The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-21
FOR MAIL.LoCKs.

| Posr oYyIoR DHrAsrnnHr.}
Sealed proposal. for faGsi.Siu .So s.i Loci. and
Keys q new Kinds 10 be sub:liiated tor the Loef
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., m, ths ID day Of February, 1870 It Is desire
"f tS S0.S u.s u GsS ss:. %
aud, u setiesblc. Invented expressly, for TIA,
ko9 PS' puSiis exam Ssiion would impair. il not
destroy Il. ability I9r he mails the DEPARTMENT
selection on The specimen. Of msehssiesi sini All
Ingenuity which fair competition among Invent.
% ds ssf ,bs yIeaais!s. s iese
IS follows Sell. Lock lag, uniformity. security,
I'd s; 81 fisa r L sss
aud Keysi Of brass and the other Of Iron. dif-
specify sspsrstely the price o. each brass Lock.
same, Duplicate samples Of each find Of Locks
and Keys proposed are Iequt,ed to be submitted
rivsted up and Gaishsd. and another 10 be open or
unriveted, 80 that i!s internal structure and ar
PIE should 30 pi.inly married. Win he Siddsf'.
pane, and II The pane q anS part q u % covered
81 ths pstentss must also DO attsehed ihsrsio.
The, internal plan OF, arrans cement Of the Locks
quislte 70 open them. must not Be like any nov OF
heIetofore 10 use.
sop 1Hs WITH say pa"asi aT.Hiloa y SsisS he
BIDDER not patentse Preference will be siyen
Y general observation or been publicly described,
disclosed, orsuEsested;
MARCH. $50; aud, unlrs. the p 5stmaster General
Iitted under this, sdysilissment. q IG6t hereby
srsa istS as .ooS thereafter as prsesisssis. win
| the successful bidder whose Locks shall b,
for four years, as they may be required saS
ordered. II NUT. ally sxreed to IN wri,iak by n,
lime Being, not less than SIX months before IL sI
piration. the contract may BIO extended ADD con
5ssda s.l fadn ISs Of b.
contract, OF on and after It's rightful ment a
t. s .sy Ssssf
fsssvs tG from he ATE 81 dslsapI ii
aPI he'd q unhn!.hsd ~. and The Internal parts
and a." designs, (which would snabis, others 10 max
iorge sch Locks or Keys, IN the possession o.
pIes as may be sses' tatnsd BY fair .pprai.emsnt.
uisS, Z Tsaa1sd and orisfsd Brass Iesf.
aud ), 900 Brass Keys within three months from
the time OF entaTn g Into contract, and b,UO Iron
from such time. But the Postmsster, General
he wants or interests Of the seIyise may demand.
The quantities Of the Locks and Keys Aboys .peei
ned, With a prOPorsionAte allowance OF time to
XII lie Locks furnished by. tho contractor mus.
Two years In The ordinary q.e ofths service, whsn
not subject to obvious yioleneet such as become
p psifst'ii Locks .H wh% sSn as Te
nished under e9gtTset are e be. each. distinctly
isss sPo erdsr each Key Earss ts
BOW i1%Rsd upon HG' OF the
The contractor will be required to deliver the
Locks al his own expense at the Post ofaee De
%ssSs SSdss fTess s SS i'Ia
seeur " packed In wooden boxes eontaipinS no
more than two huadrsd Locks each The Key
lake charge Of aud convey The same from The con
proved before they shall be paid for
viii AMPLE security 10 the sum o. finy Thousand
| Dollars, 10 be forfeited to the United states
2pdsssd damages rag In case 81 sl1 10 tSi.has
| the supplies ordered within Ieasohapi9 hms, II
as to guarding the manulaelate ~ Wy na
Locks and Keys with due f'"''' '"''"'' "AN
No proposal will thsrstYrs, be accepted e not
TW ssp1Tb Susand dollars. duly executed BY II,
pfopSsSd suTeIiss, (whoss Iespopsibility must b,
sStasd SE y % Gtsssasaes stestsd By Inc Ciers
az such Court under the seal thereof,l and oondi
SPs T HSI SSSd af S S H.
contract, ia ease sash prSpIsais shall Gssseep'ed
The msauisGsHgss % Mall L9sk an Ss N.Y. Is;
which the Department will cOnhde to no bidds
whose proposals are not also accompanied will
In desi ding on the proposals aud specimens Nh
Pc:pssisr depsrsi may deem !, sxpsd,eHt tG 50. Sc
Of cOutractIng with diGereGt individuals for such
dPsGSS sad .sSa kpss l. RE sealed and
dressed 10 the Second Assistant Postmaster
General. % ,and Endorsed on the envelope FRO
p''Ai' '0i JOHN A. J. oREs%ELL.,
oclO-TuFIa Postmaster General