Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-13
PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL
LOCKS
PoeI OHRICK DrPxRTNExr-
DEPARTMENT.
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sKALED PROPOSALS for Furnishing raaI lacks ga
key, Of lev kinds, TO b tub.trtgt for the locks
snd ieys now used O. the United rates nsi 10, vii;
W; the tentn dar ofJuly 1861.
IL being desirable TO Obtain locks aud keys Of .
exclusive use cfthe United STATES > ais. no m. d
|. preseribea for bidders: IN. Dspartrirnt reI,IrS
TOT lss seieonnn on the reer 10 Of meoks ical ikl
and infeIuItr which far oompelitiO +, now ia
70 sa,s nay p,o6sSs h6 dSons s'ss ar on,
. .a,s i,s gtssr .rpci.,l Tssusi,e Hst ,,atiI
&c s,,.,. 1900, .,r.as dsraS'ifV' "or,!
Two kinds of mail och and teys-ono Of brass
the ether Of lrOG-dif, roit IN form O. d @ q
~ separate y the priee Of esob IRON iocf esoh Ky
for same. each brsss lock and each b ass Ike, for
DuPlios,s s;mres or pattern. of each hind Of
TIC paoPose1, are rec qiTe6 60 se tueoItsa wi
rlyetsd rP snc hnisi ed ana another q b. pea or
pnriveLt 50 that rs inter al irUcture Ma, essIy
NAKED with the bidders mare.
,,hhea l Eek; offered houa not be patented, ror
PUP 10y known or he $40 i'sr 10 an, LOCKS heroic
vs, 70 infringe CT A;sstere vita any patented i'm
venuon.
vii 5. ,uB%sd e T 6s hl O. :.
commlssi2ned by The 'os'Ins'ier Gsnersi. ET q =
Snirss The Postma ter Gsretp sha 90 DEEM en- ~ are
Tor the interest OF the DsPsrimeS, 10 reject eli the
Tsr.ement, Contracts M, GToa the re"o,t ~ the
examiI ers, be ente ed into, seen prGrtic, 3,
Win succc ssIul cl0uer whose looks ADOPT
cd for 10 rushing siElIar Locks and keys for four
yean a. the, may BE- rec lred sDd ur:s odi with
Tor the time bell 9, 70 extend 400 nhe the oos
Gact 10 iorce Tor az sddinons term o. four year,
ham ~. n9 months x f seps 70 ,ss not
frst term Of four years. at the expiration Of the
n.ttt 70, ?Ss e eSnr' St9 any ot.s
keys. as tn P.'stnsster c. lorsi ns, determine.
n I..urs sss or Hg.t 'Sa 70 GIrsh
bre.s keys, within three month"; ON the tune OF
500 iron Keys. within eight mott from arch S
time. But the Postmaster Gene o. vii reserve thr
tfests Of the service m.y sems d. the au,n itiss
S oor the sG Of s Wit pro
AZ the lock. furnished by the Q ntrac;or Inu & b.
v.rr.Etea 70 ke.p N good yorkins ords for ro
suoectea 20 Obvious ioIencc such as Secdm, r..
feotive during that re. 70 DO rep eced with ger
The ooItrsot Z will &c required to delrver IN.
iooLs, AZ hiu ovn sxeense, a the Post Ofhoe De
fas .pss SrsS. D. q sus Y on sesS
securey packed IN voooea boxes, containing not
70 70 an g..
and specially Authorized IN each case 60 tsks
ors kct,rJ TO the Department, whers both looks
and yssre {, be Inspected ana approved before
The conTsStor Win b. required to give bond.
thna.sS sesss u fny ibs IN tIs s1m 81 tveny i've
the eontrsot or bis ta, DO, as 20 ,a mi Rims the
supplies Ordered snd guarding the manu- sofare Of
and No preso.s Mi sh.rsiop. tbs s can
siderod, II not accompanied With q written rusr-
ant,e from tss proposed sure, les, whose Iespon-
ability must be cefIied BY the postmaster o. the
p.ee Sf thar IssIdsnes, that they Wi become re-
spousibe on the req utred bond, for the fluff meut
eals b acceeted.
In oscidi 9 ON the proposals. and speoIn,ens, the
Postmaster o, neral may deem u eS peoient 70 fe-
lect the brass loo VI one bidder and the fror lock
OF another he herefore reserves the rag ht Of oop-
tracing With different individuals sor suck differ
crt kinds OF lrck. ~ he MAJ select
Proposals should be carefully sseled, addressed
envelope, "PSeSssals Jsr Maj Locks. "
M. BLAIR,
ap ~ vsw Postmaster 6enerN.