The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-30
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL-LoCKs.
Posr orrIon DIPAsrnEs'
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Posr oPYIoE DIPAsTnEsr,l
Sealed proposal. fos aS sSSii @ and
e new Kinds: p be ;abiiitH.sd e, the Lss.
VIII VII bs'y sss PSS s SssSa %
S e s0ss aSs u .sd II s %
and. Y practicable. Invested expressly for tbs,
pubic 'ss You'd Sf
Si 6 81 s s'
Selection on ,hs specimens q mech sniesi .fIi AL
ingenuity which fair eompetition imcnG Invent.
ssiss i.y psS:P .fy sss:
as follows: Self LockinE, ,pnifoImity; security.
.fssss nd i sss; S 81 s. fst L SCR
and keysi one o. bras, ssd ne other 81 iron: dii
s4ranssnsns are rsaaiiss and prepcs.is .SSuid
specify separately the price Of each ersss Lock.
sS ny TSuP III Sample. u 0s s.sS q Tos2
and keys pIOpo.ed are rsqa.5ed to Dc i snSmit'sd
rivstsd up aud aaisLed. aud another TO be open or
unriys,sd so that H. Internal s.rSstqIs and ar.
PIE should be plsiniy married. With he bidder.
pane And The zane par 81 s Ss soT sss
oi,Is pstsstss SCI must also BE- sttsched thsrsto.
The lateral plan a. q ~ hs Ss LSf Rs
quiste to open them. must not be like any now or
thy mqsi g warranted no, TO infrlpEs ,rpSn Or
bidder u not, pae1tes Preterenee viii be siye9
10 general oSsefSstion Or been publicly dstsriSss'
disclosed, or suggested,
saIs will be made on or bsfaIe the sd day Of
MARCH, ls70i and uulsrsthe Postmaster General
ment 10 reject ali the proposals and specimens sub
nitisd under this advertisement, "a right hereby
Tered Into as soon thereafter as practicable, With
he s1ees:,f1l Sddsr whS S Lock- sas be
fOrt four years, as they may be required and
ordered II mut, ally agreed TO N writing by the
time being, not less than sI months before Ia eI
piraton, the contract may DO extended AID co..,
ss ia s:i nd SSs Of P Ss
contract, OF on and After ~ rshtfpi snnu,meni a.
9iarni.h ,hs same ~ sny other Kind q Lock, AID
tR rom he 'hi Of as
DAT he'd or IN finished Key. and ths internal parts
Saa az d. .IS seqid .asSls other: max:
sneh Locks or ksys n the posSs,s, I, Of
price as may be ssoe tained BY fair spprai.emsnL.
aud J, 900 Brass Keys within three p96ths from rom
LOeks and CO. 900 Iron Keys within ten month;
from such time. But the Postmaster Ser, SepersI
the wants or Interests Of the service may demand.
the quantities OF the Locks and Keys nboye speel.
ned, with a proporuonste Allowanee OF time to
XII he Locks furnished by, tho contractor must
two years The ordinary use Ofthe seivies whsa
| not subject to obvious yioleneei such as become
perfect Locks Without charge. An the Loci. M.
n,as a p3d-T .R.P saSS o. S
S! az e key Sr S % II
BSs saa a'Ps2 ' Il. 1ppo.fs wv
The contractor will DO required 70 deliver bhe
..psIss SssSd. 81 Ioe each
more than two huudred Locks sseh. The Keys
70 an 5SS Of The Rsspa.%'I Is
take charge Of and convey the same from the con :
I.s.Gr to hs psPss.%sSSt; ShsD.
p PROV before they shall be paid foI. 49,,
Tho contractor will be Iequired 70 EIye bond
boIsTs.p 10 ' be iorisssS % *. bsissd ss...
lgqidatsd damages In case q hts failure to irith
he supplies ordered within a reasonable time, a
Ss 70 EasratnE The pAnGiasturs q ne MAJ AL
no No proposal will thsrof9rs. be accepted 4 not
TSea9y TsSusand iolpSTs. duly executed BY. tls
proposed sureies. twhoss Ts,popsin6i.lty mus, u
thsiT place r'SS..sd By iSS s SiSTs
HeP e. i n.qa shS SoSd fof he o. III
stsT 81 as Iosi. and Keys
nSsc; hsG ,RPSIirn soS sSd ds ~ a SS E.
testimoniAls Of good character.
$sSRs sS tnS 10 p
iect the brass Lock Of one bidder and the lro
Lock q another; ts therefore reserve, he Tisl
q SsfsasSiaa, q LosEs as he may sslsst, W. SUI
Proposals should Be SsrsiHlS sssIsSS and :, =,
GsDsIAl," and indoTIsd on the envelope "Pr
oela-TuFiet Postmaster General.
CYU0HhIN,s gRua sT9RE. 9PPosl1
- hssOn,s Temple fr sn, goods received wi