The national Republican., 1861-05-20
Proposals for Furnishing Mail Locks.

April y, isGi
,,tAIlr tkvIusALs iur furnishing mail lorss and keys
- O. lew kinds BE- substituted Tor tue locks and keys
now used the tinted states mal5, NIL he received at
this Department Until HiHt ocl2k u the tenth day Of
Ii beng desirable to Obtain locks AMI keys OF new con
structon and invented expressly for the exclusive use OF
the United States mails model Is prescribed for bidders
ne department l!hg LOT us selSttou on 'e iysu's "
mechanical skill and ingenuity which lair competition
10 state that mail lock should be ss!Ctocking aud tina, its
other prucipal requisites are UNIFORMLY security, hghnes
strength dIdti dy "ore!ty q construction aud tdc''y
Two kinds OF mail 10 Ks and keysone of brass aud the
other Of irOndl1rcrt in form and construction are re
CURED and proposals should specify separately tue price
OF each lock each key tor same each brass lock- and
each brass key for same
Duplicate samples patterns Of each kind Of locks pro
posed required be submitted with the proposals
Of each kind Of sample locks to be rvetted up and I'M
,ra and another to BE- open OF unrveucd that its
trrua structure may easily he examined. Every sanp"
sloOld DO plainly marked wih the bidders name
The locks offered should not b. patented NJ" should Their
internal construction be otherwise publicly known or he
similar any locks heretofore used and they must DO
warrar" not in any way onirng" or interiors with any
patented invention
The yariou. sample locks presented by bidders will be
submitted tn board Of examiners to be commissioned by
the Postmaster General tor the purpose OF examining and
reporting on them and unless ia" Postmaster General shall
to he for the n est {" tho Department TO reject all
the proposals aud specimens submitted under ts adver
tscm-ut will upon the report Of the examiners
be entered into soon as practicable with the successful
bidder whose locks adopt tor furnishing similar locks
and keys for four years they may be required and or
dCred with the right the part OF the Postmaster Gene
raj for the time beng extend and continue the contract
force for additional term Of four years on giving no
writing, the contractor not less than SIX months
before the Termination Of the first term of four years or
the expiration Of the first OF tour years 10 contract
with any other party for furnishing similar or different
locks and keys the Postmaster General may determine
The and be able TO furnish, re
CURED ordered G0oO brass locks and 600 brass Keys
within three months from the time OF entering into con
tract and $4,000 iron locks and 1000 iron keys, within
eight months from such But the Postmaster Genera
Will reserve the right 10 Increase or diminish, as the wants
interests o the service may demand the Quantities OF
the locks and keys above specified With proportonate
allowance of time 10 furnish them
All the locks furnished by the contractor must be war
rantcd to Keep gond working order for two years in the
ordinary the when not subjected 10 obvious
such become defective, during that time, 70
| be replaced with perfect locks, without charge.
The contractor will be required 20 deliver the locks at bis
expense, ut tho lost Office Department Washington
D. {, put up sticks forming separate bundles Of hvC
locks each and securely packed IN wooden boxes contain
lug not than two hundred locks each. The keys ar.
10 be delivered agent of the Department duly and
specially uthUrZ In each to take charge OF and con
vey the IRON tue contractors factory 10 the pepIr
mcn where both locks and keys arc TO be Inspected anC
. approved bCiOr. they shall be pad for.
The contractor will be required give bond, with ample
security the twenty live thousand dollars for The
faithful performance Of the contract on his part both as
the mail locks and keys with due privacy integrity
anu NJ proposal will therefore be considered, no
accompanied with written guarantee from the propose
surCtes, (whOse responsibility must be certified by tn
postmaster the place Their rcsIcECe) that they wi
become responsible the required bond for the fuhmen
Of the by the bidder IN such proposals be az
Crp'Cd.
In deciding the proposals and specimens the Postmas
Ter General may deem rxpodent 10 select the brass lc
Of bidder and tn" iron "ck Of another He therefor
the right ii contracting With different Individual
tor such diirrrIh kinds Of locks US h. may select
Proposals should he carefully sealed addressed to til
Postmaster General, and endorsed q" The "Ivo"le, Pro
NJ BLAIR,
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