The Cecil Whig., 1869-11-13
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON.
OctnLrr Ii. lSiil !

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT. WAsHIyGrox
October Ii, lsG,.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing Nail Locks and
Keys of new kinds, to /" substituted for the lochs and
Keys row used on the Uuited States Mas .!iI .4 re-
ccired at this Department np; O'Clock, NJ, the I'd
day Of FEBRtA Any. 1870 II is desirable to obtain
Locks and Keys Of construction fur the exclusive
Of the United States Mails anil If Practicable. in
vented expressly for that purpose As the exposure
model Lock and Key tn public examination would
impair, if not destroy its utility for the nails the De
partment prcscrihcs model nr bidders. la relies for
ats selection on til" specimens of !nrcia."il si and
ingenuity which fair rrinrr,itim "moI,g Inventors
hereby invited. may develop. Il i sufficient to Il, scribe,
the principal requisites Of Nail .rt f,ows: Self
Lochi"J gho"5itG secGrti. i;+tt~S, stEe&gih. d.,d
bH. aorcLt9 II cJaSt'uctio ari fIriiity Of Vxy Tive
kinds of Locks and Keys Of brass air the other Of
!r"i di!i"rcii IN exterior. frl. :i interior.
tion or arrangement required AMI Frnps;sl, should
specify separately The price OF each brass 10, /. each hc,
cate samples Of each iiin oi locks aud k-y, proposed
required. t" be submitted with t pr",,D-.,I- one of
each sample lock t" he rirtel up "it ii,si.l and
another Ia be "rrH Unrivitrl, that il. internal
,trur'su" ami arrangement NAY easily he "laitlreh
Every s'.:ite -'"i b" r!a My n;arks w the bidders
NAME ami II iti sam" "r any part # il l., covered 10y
patent the date of surh patent and the name of the
patcntrt must also Inc attached thereto.
Ihr internal plan or arrangement of the locks "fre,
ami the particular shape OF tit. Key requisite open
them. i';at not be like any heretofore in use
They must be warranted infringe ul"n or con-
ict with any patented iu:eGtipn Of which ,.. ihcr is
not the ra"ntcc. Preference will ru we, t. n lock
the key Of Ehlrh la l' h,n cxpn,s 10 general oscr
decision the v:ti"ns specimens and proIp>tIs will
bo made on or i'"ire the I'd day Marin, -" and
unless the Postmaster General shall d, fr tin.
interests of the Department to rcj.,t Ill the PROPOSAL,
md sierihis submitted under this adv ;isr,l T.,
right hereby expressly reserved fr i.m. rHt:artS will
tc entered nn so"n i.irrHr PIE -;i.:.l!c will!
the successful bidder whose locks s all Ii. I1ntr far
furnishing similar locks tnl keys for f,ur wears AZ they
may he rr4ared AM ordered If mutually agreed in
writing by the contractor and the pus,m ester Cn,rI
Tor the time being. not less ti!ag six MONTH, h,f,rr it,
expiration t rpninci may he eNtualed and continued
70: an adit"il trn nf four years But on .nI after
ct .rI, t
after ITS r@htfn! annurcn mt any time. Postmaster
'hriii shall have the rif,lt contract with or c.n,y
any other party tn furnish the sane or any other kind
oi locks and Keys and If he shall ocm proper. 10 de
nind and receive from til" ian f. uit;ise ,,,,n.
all hnsed or unfinished keys and the Internal parts of
the locas contracted iT aid al! ,.. -t,"cs and de
signs. twhi" would enable ctirs make i f,rg >nt
OK ar IN !!e possess e sEi 4trr,o wo.
after thei" !',ier i-rir!t STALL be- ,,, for
th" same al su'h price as :Hy hc acrGtancd by fair
appraiSvnrnt
The contractor must agree and ho able h furnish If
regnrtd and ordered! 0Oh Brass IGck. and 900 Brass
within three months from the tmo ,f .u,,; INN
eontiact and ae,Nt IRON Losks aaa r0tH1 Iron kevs
WITHIN ten months from such time Hut tho PuSInstr
General will reserve thr right increase or diminish m
the wants or Interests of the service NAV demand tn,
quantities OF the Locks and Keys above ."cifici witt,
pr"p'ri":iai" allowance Of time "a fur u- :,ln
All the Locks frrnis!r,d I.y the contractor I!;.t H..
warranted I" keep III good working ur.er ur ears
ia the ordinary ut the SERVER w n II -,,;i4rtrd t
'bvios Violence: snch Income ,"t:ctivc within that
tim" :" be replaced with i":i.ct Locks without .!.1r
All the Locks tI.r:,. !.cl ,.I.r contract arr t L. .h
distinctly marked L. :. Nail. in either .ruk ar ,..l
letters, air all t! ncvs are L, be ni: ar! IL; , nat
,t'l I""F r'c!. ii'f lialn- IT. arirn iiat u:cr il,
uiirtiN sia!'ii"u upon H.i- II the Lun .ri l. :
Mail On til" Opposite Sill
The contractor viii i'e required To ,:"lis.l e LIS IT
ms own exp tn" ir>: Office r.piTtu,.iI: Nr.l
InSton. ID. G.. put upon rtiks. trlu. >eperat" h!!.s
"f hvc lock- each and srUrrly .c.rd in wu!u t,yr,
containing v; r"rc than two hundred 0rks Zach The
keys are To h" delivered II .ri,t e! the DEPARTMENT
duly nnl s"itH authorized in r.t' cas, II. tale charge
of AMI con'.r tii s!'.ir from the ron"rt,s, itnuf:c-
tory 10 fr n"laI tIrt, wirr" h"h u, * and hy :r
to Q inspected and arpr we'd hrf,rc t!r, shall b. p.I
for. '
The contractor will be required 10 i've bond wit, ,n,
PIE security in til" f Fifty ThuusaId Dyliar, IN hc
forfeited to t." mted States uuidatnl ,l;ma"r. in
case of his failure faithfully pei form tie ci,t.rt
either as II furnishing lii" suppl ordered within n
reasonable time. to guarding thr r,anf nf
the Mail Locks and hyS Wit, ac pIi " ~it, ,,n
care " ''''''
No Pr"n'- 80. will therefore br accented if NOT ,,.,
panied with n bond o the penal sum of Twenty Th,rs
ana Dollars. lriE executed by the p-ooso1
twhose responsibility must be certified Iy Judpe f
Court OF Record nearest TO their place q, Residence at
tes, ny te ,i"rk Of such Court under the seal ,lcrrnD
ana conditioned for their becoming Responsible as sur,
tirS on III" required bsid for the iuiElrut of ,c CON
tract IN case sich Proposals shall lie accented rlo
manufacture OF Mail Locks and KEYS is of urcesStv ,
hShlN important and delicate trust which tn. Dnnart
mcnt will conf ie bidder whose pronos,ls arc mo,
ais" accompanied with testimonials Of good character
In deciding on the Proposals AMI Specimens the post
master General may deem it cXprfirnt to select tho
rass Lock of one bidder and te Iron Lock of another
lie therefore reserves the right Of contracting with diff
select. " "
Proposals should be carefully sealed and addressed IN
inc Second Assistant Postmaster General ana endorsed
on the envelope Proposals for Mail Locks"
JOHN A. J. CRESWELi.
"t ~, iNT9-Sw Postmaster General. !