The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-22
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL.LoCKs.

Posr oryIoH DEPARTMENT
whsgI.gros: SetobsI n. isss :
Kss l sISRSI sa: &:
and Keys now used on the United sts,es malls.
WIN be Gsy q ~ f:t esHs;sa; d:Gss
BILE 70 obtain Lock. aud ke{. n new 60 elton
s Sr II s s.sHSi c'f Ss tie s,ss :;'i: null ILL
the s5PssErs S o. nGds n. hesf an, md
destroy SS pS IL S.y he %..
pIeser bes no model for bidders, but Ieie. Tor II.
ingenuity which fair soppstitiou smoaS Invent:
ors, hereby iayited, may Develop. nspnsisss
70 assfE ds. rs RHsIt .:aS s e ~: lily
lixhtne.s. strength. dgrabiliiZ. sSysiIy q con:
,n of q Ac q ~
ferent In exterior form and interior construction Pr
are sGs ESs
sane papssis ;;Spi:: :, 9, each I'D e Issi;
with ne PioPS;s; ons Of zach ,NIpis e so.S 20 ;.
gs,d az :Sd ,ss M slnA ssrue.ars pS ar
p. should IS piainiJ n,Is.a w .hs siaa:I !;
BY. patent. the date q such patent .Pd The name
offered. and tbs, particular shape % the ksy re.
quisite to gpen them, must not be like any now or
They must Be warranted not to infringe upon Or
Th sSI Pa
to a Lock, the Key Of which has not eeen eI Posed
e general ob.srya,iGn Or been publicly described
4 dseisiGa on ~ various .gscimsSSs ard pr0pS;;
M S l ss .SS On 81 Ss,fTs ins 81
shall deem 10 be for the ia,eIes.s Of the Depart
Issss the sS, .ss
tered Into as soon hereafter as pTaeneabie. Tith
adopted, for furnishing similar Locks and Keys
for four years. as they may BE- rsSIirsd And p
contractor aud the Postmaster General Tor the
time being, not less than six months before its sI
iaas$ Y, sddli3Ssl term p GSaI year. B S
sSS t@s, he Po.fa.Sisr asusIsi shall have he
S e .a or : :R.E fe
f5S% 'HS s.s ( S .sd s S.
o. ~ Locks s%nsIss'sd tS aaS 80
or forge sosh Locks or Ksys' n the po.;s.sioa %
such Contractor, who. Aftsr thsr surrender to the
Prss ssy S Be SS 81 X; .ssn
Tss ma. sg,sSs sI. s' Ldss
sHa 80 5i BF.ss KEYS s With tSTss month. rom
the time Of entering into eontraet and sou ltgn
hSss' . and .iSs lFIs k s2s
viii reserve the right to Increase or dimtuish. s
lie aasntitiss o. The Locks and Keys Iboy. spsei.
ned, with pFoporhonAle allowance OF Time TO
Hi The Locks furnished By tho contractor must
be warranted 70 kesPin good y3rhina order Tor
tS yfSss 10 the SSToa sus
perfect Locks without charge. Al the Locks fur.
marx ed ~ s. Nail, In either sunk o. raised lei.
teIs, and all the ksysaIe 70 DO numbered in The
S S% '% SS upSS Sso s' Of the
%GS s 3: 'sfuSS he PS g
RsI!%SS! SsssJ., st a,i ~ ;;S5
seeur. " packed in wooden boxes containing mol
more than two huadred Locks each. The Key,
are 70 be delivered TO sa aren't Of The Department
s sS S@srss sSu sSSTS' s ps Ben. TS% SSa
proved before they shall be paid ior,
Tho contractor will be required 70 i've bond
Dollars. 10 be iorisiSed 10 he balISi si.':, as
liqpidated damages, In case 81 h. fAIute 70 nm.
~. slppIIss os sdS Within fs..onsbs lime q
| as to guarding the mRnuf4etnIs y we mai,
Locks aud Keys with due privacy Integrity and
No proposal will therefore, be accepted u not
S doS duly sissSsd BY ,Ss
proposed sursties, tEhe,s TespoPsiGly must Dc
Of such Court under the seal thsrso1. and soldi.
O9s feT HS5 SSS SSS 5SsspG1;ssS sST's
contract 10 case such proposals shall he accepted
The manufacture Of Mail Locks and Keys il, o.
which lie Department viii sonSds to no bidder
whose proposals are not also accompanied with
10 deciding on the proposals and specimens The
PS;RRs'iRsr Ssns5s nay Sss% dss siss sa n. ir"n
a5ss NM is q Ep's j: s. Si5 ; ..:. and
SS ss:ss y s lndsfd on he :a'siops PRO
posAis for hah-L0esjI oHs A. j. CREswHLL,
9.TuFlot Postmaster General.