Evening star., 1869-11-05
pRoPosALs FOR MAIL-LocKs.

Posi- OFFICE DEPATxESr,
Sealed Proposals, for furnishing Mail Locks and
key.of new kinds, to be substituted for the Locks
received az this s1 Until oosf
The Sd day Of FEBRUARY, ISso Ii is desirable TO
essinas the Taed States %ss snS
fcabe, invented expressly for that purpose. As the
nation would impair, il not destroy, fts utility for
the malls, the Department prescribes NO model for
Of mechanical skin and ingenuity which fair com
petition among inventors hereby invited, may de-
quisites of Mail Lock, follows: Self Loo king,
uniformity, security lighfness strength. durability,
kinds Of Locks and Keys one Of brass and the other
of iron, different in exterior form and interior
sss should specify spsratey the pree o eseh Sfass
Lock, each key for same, each iron Lock and each
Lock. and Keys proposed are required to be submit
be- ret ine me r Sns q each sample Lock to
mnr,xted SO that its internal structure and
be plainly marked with the bidder name, and Il the
sss sse g e AMY part o. t Il se covered by patent the
must also be attached thereto.
Lhe lnfsrpai plan or arrangement OF the Locks Of
to open them, must not be like any or heretofore
conflict with any patented invention Of which the
bidder not the patentee Preference Ill be given
general observation or been publicly described, dis
closed. or suggested.
will he n,oJs % On O. Lsr H. III a. am ~ .RpSMus pSu
$50. and nnless the PoStnaster e:eneys al ~ n tsa,
II r. be for the Interests of fine nenartment n, ret
all the Proposals and specimens ,,ndey His
advert "a riabt hershv ernressiv rer.t ~ s
him % n, III an,ar ~ a. -
fer M practicable with the ssfnl b;lor ybso
Locks Shall he adopted for fnrnisbng simiar IncIs
and X avs far fo,,r raars ~ .Ian NJ
ordered IN mntnaiiv agresd t in y & G III M % anu
tractor and fhe Postm.ster ccnars, -. &C. ~ .s ~
inc NOT less than s;~ rnon,bs Iafra ~ =, VIZ nc a,,
the contract NAV he extende, and cnns;nn ~ t a
additional term of four years But ON and after the
after its r;ghsf,l .,nri,nen. ~ ~: ~ III I'll anu
ma sfar Cenera sb ali have tho r;,ix = III. ;L
or emnyoy any other rarty IN furnssb the a
other E;9 ~ s AMI ~ @ % ~ ;fe s sas OF any
faulting contractor ali fnsbed or nnt;n;shed K ae
and abe ;nter,,ai narss o. ~ ,hn - VI neys
and All dies yma ses. and designs which wonid oa
ble others to make or forge such Locks or KEYS in
surrender to the Denartnemf shall ha ,a;d Co. I'll
same AT sncb nr;ce as nay ha ascart - III ti ruc
aprra;scr,ent F 80 ~' " ny i"Ai
The contractor must agree and he able IN fpr,;.b
Rress rys 1 tr nfsS fs Lex; &c anu 3o
tornr -, n.nt . @ N 80, M .S S .is'.u VI ~ III
Iron Knxs y;th;, ten n,ons5s fa,n ,,ch ,; ois ~
the P"stmaster General viii reserve fha rigIH q, a
service nav aenand thn anti,;ss ~ ~ ~ It % @ enS
Keys e,nss an;fna H LIZ = ~ .ne anu
Of iime to snr1n;sh tba, IN Piop' 'io"'e "o" anoe
All the Locks furnished by the contractor mnst he
Years In fbs nrep.r IN goo gooa ~ h 9raer tor Two
suhiected 70 o,xinn ,;oi.n oI w IN. sh az , Ioe ~,
fectiye w,,,;, tIas .n -, ~ e eS
Locks without CHARGE n the IpclS T,S-ni,p ~ M
Mali in e;ther 70 up pI r,;s mafe9 M
Keys are TO be nnmbered ip ibe nstur oser al ac .e
npon one Side II tb how and s.I MaiIn an H..