Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-28
DRoPOsALS FOR FURNISHING MAIL
Il LOCKS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT

AprIl 2, s5S
sEALED PRoPosALs for furnishing mail locks srd
snd keys row iced on the United states mails will
be reoey al tnIs Department until HiHe 0'clock
m. tue teIth C6s Of July 1861.
Ii being desirsbe 10 obtaIn locks and KEYS Of a
&c oGnstTGctJ1i sna invented expressly Tor ne
Is presoTlbed for bidders: the Dsrartuent relytnG
ana nteHGitT wRicRS fsiT oomre.Tiot now tt IN
vlted, TnaJ produce, II lB deemed eons-srv only
that lis other principal requisites ae NnfOru7iIy.
security, tsghfHeSS, SfTsngh durability sorelfy Of
constructions, and fdciiitv ofbte
Two kinds of msIl locks and keys-one of brass
and the ether of iroa-dih-rsnt in form aid oop-
struction. aTe resuired; al proposal should spec
for same, each brass lock, and each brass key for
Duplicate samples or patterns Of eech kind Of
looks proposed, are rec uiTed 20 he submised with
rveted up and finished and snotherto bs open or
unrvetted, so that Its internal structure easIy
NAKED with the bidders nsme. 'n0u'o % Pain'
The locks offered rhouls not be patented, nor
pubIoiy known OF he siGisar 10 sny locks hereto
fore used, and they must be warranted not. in any
way 20 infringe or interfere with any patented in
The various sample locks presented br bidders
commissioned by the Pok>ssster General, for tie
purpose OF sIsmlnlng sno report ng op teem; and,
for the interest of the Department 70 reject al the
pIePosas ana sPecimens soom'ttel under thls S e
examiners, be entered into. as soon practicable,
with the successful bidder whose locks are sdopt-
ed, for Furnishing similar locks ana keys for four
yeas, a. they may be rosulred and ordered; with
he night, On the part 0f The Postr sstor General
trEct In force for additional term OF four ARE,
es han SIX ontSs hefaTe fhs terIIraiieS ter Of tho
brat term OF four JeSrs; or az The expiration of the
party for 1rnishng aImaT or TeHt oots @ sEa
keys, as ths Postmsste. q Gsneral NAV determine.
II required and ordered. & zoo brass iocks and SO
brass keys, wltdln three months I ON the tune ot
kys WtSn sae e $o6tss fSa om .SoS
time. But the Postmaster GeneI al vll reserve the
rets q dhs the seTos m1y Sesd The qasntSs
Of the locks sod KEYS above sp cited. with q pro-
All the locks furnished BY the contraotor must be
warrsr ted TO keep IN good working oroe for two
saSisctsd 70 osVioas viosHoe % saeS a. S.oome 6S
fsctve during that time, 70 be rep soed with per
The ooS,isotsf vii IS s. required to deliver %.
looks, st HE own exeense, a. the POst Once pe
folmlnt .:psfse BuSses Of i've 0t oSR. On each. and
seoar.ly psoked in yocden boxes, conesinIns not
% gs dsysssS 70 a. agent y the p.p.r.nsn: s9s
an seeSlsI I sSThe5sa ne IN each % Csc s 70 s.
ors factory 70 the Department, vhers both locks
aud k;ys are to be inspected and approved before
The oOntrsctor ylll be required 70 give bopd.
,haa.sna SosTs fer the m fahfS Sm ps4formanos 81 hw T
the contract on his part both a. % furnishing the
95dsree s spa Sus5aIns the manu- sSssss o.
y; ane care. No proposal will therefor. be Don
| ante from the proposed .uretlss, (yhoss re.pon-
slbilIty must be certified By the tstmaster ~ the
aoe Of their rssadence that they wal boone re-
sponsible on the rec ured bond, for the fuf ment
OF the contract BY the bidder, suoh BrOpO-
sails be acceptsd.
| In oscidi & on the proposals. and speolmens, the
1 Postmaster General mas deem it expedient 20 &c
leet the brass lock Of bidder and the ron loof
of another, He therefore reserves the night OF onn-
tracing with different rudividuas for suoh differ
4 emit kinds Of locks es he may select .
Proposals should be carefully sealed, eddreessd
I 20 the Postmaster General, and endorsed on the
4 M. BLAIR,
1 apH ysv Postmn stsr y ru~rs'