Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-17
PRoPosALs FOR EIRNIsHlNs MAIL
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sKAI,xp PlorosALs for furnishing ms,l Ioeks spd
icy, OF new kinds, 70 be subetItnt for the locke
be reosi ed At this Department until si.1 eeSci o.
~: the tenth ta, Of July 1851.
new construction, ana invented e1pressy for fhe
exclusive use Of the United ststss ~ ais. DO med
for rs selection on the Tssu Is Of Mocha csi al
and inEenulty which ? tair oompetitiO NOV 10
% state thai msIl oot shou d be sci. ioefiss. sne
that T.. other principal Iesuisi.e. aLe snt rgstis
Two kinds Of nsif Iocss ! and te,.-on. Of bras
struction. rec pired; d propose sshould .5ec-
". separatey the price Of eech IRON lock esoh by
Tor same, each brass eck, aud each b. ass key for
same.
Duplicate samples or patterns Of each kind q
the proposals. one OF each lind ofsampIe oci. to 6e
rlve'ted up and finished, and anotherTo bs open o.
unrvett4d, 30 that Its nterrt al structure easiF
be sIsmiped tyey sample should be piairiI
The looks offered 'houe not be patented, roT
SHOULD their internal construction be Otherwise
Rubicly known or be SIN liar 70 any Locke hereto
vsy 20 infringe or Interfere with any patented lar
The vsrlous sample looks presented by blddere
va De sao:nlsted 70 q bosrd OF examiners TO hs
oommissioned by the fostmaster Gsnersl. FIR tie
purpose OF xamirng and reporting on g en-: and,
qnless the Postmaster Genera shs deem itto he
proposals and specimens submliie upeeS thsE az
veriisement, contracts WILL upon the report OF tha
With The successful bidder whose locks are Sdop''
%, ior mthhishins slSisr I2eLs ana keys for fo.T
the right, on the pest Of the Postu ssier General
for the time beng, 70 extend suc c1nrinus the
on giving notice in writing, 70 the ooniraotor not
less han sx months before the tern Ina,ien Of tie
kfss ie-m o. four Trer. 70 oanrs Pts sn1 o. otIa T
party for furnishing similar OF ;iferert looks kad
The contractor must az rec and De sbis 90 fnInIs.
II required snd ordered. 100 brass looks ana o..
entering into contract ana 3. 900 IRON locks ara
100 iron TO-, e, Keys xItiln eight moatSs from s!SE
night to ICcrease or diminish. the wants or -
t.rests Of the service may dems1d, the suSnttlss
Soriopsts Of fime q faTSIsh ten pro
All the locks furnished By the O. ntrnc.ar must.
yssrs. in the ordfnsr, use Of The service vhep a
subiected 20 obvious violence; such "A becnm L.
Sc,irsj aurlss that tue TO DO rep aosd with per
The contreot-r vii! Oe required TO deliver tie
ysrtm.n.. ws.Siseton d. C.. put M on s1cks.
forming separs,e bundles Of i've locks each, ard
more bal Two tundrsd sots each me ksys are are
10 bs delIvered 10 an agent of the Department SuT
the ..n sSS s sss oU 10
or,s Aet'r, TO the peparmsnt, whers both locEs
they shsIl be raid for. e"N >Pp'o'eU OeN
The OOnIrsotCr Win be required to give bond,
s@r M a .as fam 81
the contract or his Iart, both 10 IN nshing the
mai locks shd ie,. With Que s1 IVAN snsss
". ane care. No proposal will therefore be con-
sdered, II not accompanied with o writer guar-
snt from the proposed snrei lee, ~ hose respUn-
sioIllty mast be cerufed By the postmaster 81 the
zoe OF thelr rssldelee, that they val b~oome re-
sponsibe on the required bond for the fulk lment
sals ba sccsrted.
IN ascidi on the proposals and specimens, the
Postmaster o sneral MAJ deem ~ en- peoIent 10 se
lect the bfass lock Of one bidder and the iror lock
Of another. He therefore, the rlsht of oon-
naoting with different individuals for tuoh differ
emit kinds of Lexis as he NAV select
. Proposals should he carefully sealed, Addressed
70 the Postmaster Gerersl, and endorsed on the
envelope, Proposals Jor Mail Locks."
M.BLAIR,
~ WV postmsEter GensYa.