The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-04
FOR NAIL.LocKs.

Posr OFFICE pEPAprnEsr,l
Sealed proposals Tor iapSisGins Mali. Lock. and
Keys Of new kisds, 70 be sub.ituted for The Locks
viii be received al thi. Department until 90 clock.
?; m. the 50 day OF February 1870, It Is de.iIs:
S1S S s0e lSs; ssd fi s S
aud. y p'setesbls; invented ssPrssasly for th =,
puSo ' ss.%RRsUs you'd
destroy. It's utility ~ The n.,ls, The bspsrtmsni
seieetiSn on The specimen Of Issiesi skill sni
ingenuity which q fair composition AMONG invent.
% tie pyp:iP Ieauses a,ii IesS.
IS follows: self.LockinE, poifotmity, security.
nd .e, 81 Ss Lsss
and keysi o. brass and the other o. iron. dif.
p are 'eSss
sao Tupiiesss Samples Of 0e each tisS q IosSs
and Keys propossd are required to be submitted
ys h " d aSs suS snh 10 Be- ops S Or
uuriystsd, SO that q Internal structaIe and ar
piS should Ts piainiy MARKED with tho bidder.
name. aud ~ the same Or any part Of be covered
pss SI ma.s 40 se atssSea *. @
Tho Internal plan Or arrapssment q the Locks
outs to TO open them. must not be like any now or
hCs s'ofore 10 use.
biiSsri. not the nies Prssrenee viii DO given
10 general c5ssfvsticn Or 6sea na6iiely described.
disclosed, or hu .restcd.
MACH. 1895 apd. ual the Pl.tmsstsI General
mont 70 reject all the proposals. and spe linens sub
g,i!tsd padsr this ,d,srtissnsn,: g IisAt hereby
tered into as soon therel fter as practicable, Tih
thc sSees.sfqi bidder EhS,i,s Lock. snsi be
SIasTsd I, %a, hslE .sIssd. to 4 T.!pf By 4.
tins being, not less than six months before It's ex
pit.ti9a. The contract may be extended aud cen, ,
on aud after the expiration Of eiihor term Of the
contract. % and Si;sr Ia iish!fu snnulHsn, a.
right q contract with or employ any other party
5G% n, lf,s z S.aP. \.
aud designs (which would enable others to make
0rISrGs sch Lock; or ksys'5 ~ the PossessoI q
bal s gssa e, Gs s1Ss ::
Ois6, 4 rsaatfsi aud ordered. 300 Brass Lock
aud ~ 90 Ira.. Key. withia lhroe months from
and fP k q. gh. e.
the wants or intersst. o. the seryies may demsud.
the quantities Of the Locks and Keys aboye speei'
hsd, with propor.ionsts allowance Of time tO
ali the Locks furnished by. the contractor mus,
iwS years Ia ihe ordinary use ofths service, when
! MT subject to obvious violence, such as become
perfect Locks without ehaIse' All iAS teef. T Ia
:hsd padTT Are e BE- each d,.sSS1itly
terS, aud ali the Keys arc 10 be numbered In The
natural orders each Key having ia appropriate
BOW Snd % ths " Gppos .as Of INT
The contractor will be required 70 deliver the
| Locks at his own expense at tho Post Othes De-
@:siRBsG TSeee s sS anJ
mote than two hu idred Locks each. The Key,
daily and specially author Eol In each case, Il
take charge ofand convey the ,smo from Tho con
both t. eks aud Keys are to DO iaspSetsd aud ap
proyed before they shSll be paid foi.
with ample sscHrIty Ia ths SUN Of Pity fhousaad
Dollars. 70 be forfeited to the United States a,
IN id"ted damages. IN case q his failure to fait
the supplies ordered within a reasonable time, q
as to gu4rding tbs manufacture Of the Mail
Locks aud Keys with dae privacy, Integrity and
No proposal will therefore be accepted n mol
a,eompaSl with = bond q the penal sum o
pr0pus d sureties, twhose responsibility must b.
eeriined by Judge - Court OF Record nehr.s
o. such Court under he seal tbsrsof.i and eondi
on The required bond for The fylhllPsnt Of IL
Tho Manufacture OF Nail Locks aud Keys Is. 0
neerssity, highly important AID delicate trust
te.llnoniAls Of good character.
ssf R1S g rnS s
loet the Brass Lock Of one bidder aud the lrol
e vim Ssi Sau. 70 TsS
4 ifsrent k nd. Of Locks as he may select
Proposals should be carefully sealed and I'd
GsueIal, b" ,apd indorsod on the envelope "PTo
" N JOHN a. J. CREswELL.
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