The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL.LoCKs.
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Posr orPIoE DEPARTNEsr,l
Keys q new Kinds. 70 be ,ub;!ltatsd tor the Locks
viii s. fscslysd al iii. % sH until sces
z; m, The 80 DAY Of fs6Iu.ry, $50. II ia dssiTN.
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and. u practicable: Invented expressly for tbs.
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:,Iygf!iSn and facility Of ass I've kinds Of LOsts
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are sie an
each key fsr same, Zach isoa LSss s1a ksy S fof
same duplicate samples Of each kind Of Locks
rVstsd up and aai.hsd. aud saO,hcrt 10 Be opeS or
PIE Should ss pisiniy Ssrssd viii tSs6iddsr's
ss' s S e Pssl he "s%s
o. the pAtentee must also be attached thsreto,
offered. and the psiteular shape Of The aey eyre re-.
quisite to open them. must not be like any now or
They mqsi b warranted not to infrlpge upen or
Sddsf " u sye as
to Lock, the hey Of which has not Teen expYsed
disclosed, or suggested,
4 dseisiou on the various specimens and propo;
MARCH. isiOs and unl 5, the r Sstmsstsr neral
shall deem It to be for the in,srests u the Depart
asd i u ,SSss III.
expressly reserved ~ him. contracts will be en-
s s sasS H0H bddSr Who's LcsFS we
adopted, for furnishing similar Locks and Keys
ordered Il nut sliS asrsSd 70 i wfiiiaS BY iS9
contractor and the tc:tHs'!sr GePsIa i, iPI ne
piration, The contract may be extended aId con.
on and after the expiration Of either term Of the
contrast q on snd sI!ss II sisG!tai SaHnbTsat
fsRt 70 eopSI.eS Win or SIMPLIFY any gthef party
iSLarni,h M 4, SANE any other kind q Locks aad
an he'd Or undnlshsd aud he iatsrnsi naT T
SnS ia %ssS you'd iS sSSS d der, max
or ,Srs, ,nsh Lock- OF ksys n the
BAL - i Ra s. az %Si
rlsS, Z feaaifsd aud Srdsrsd' 100 Brass I9sk.
a.. lime u utS ssrS and q IRON
Locks aud co,ooo iTSp Keys within ten mo9ihg
Il reserve the right to increase or dimiS sG. as
the wants or interest; Of the seryiee may demand.
ned, with propordonate allowance Of time To
Ali The Locks furnished by the contractor must
be warranted to keeptn good working order ,Ipr
two years In the ordinary use OF the service, whfp
decisive within that lime to b paced With
perfect Locks without charge. All the Locks FUR
mark ed 20 5, Mail, 10 either sunk Or Iaised let
ters, aud all the Keys to DO numbered In the
natural S5dsr each Key having Us .RRIOITss
BSS sud % the u opposite S Of the
The contractor will be required to deliver the
Locks at his own expense at the Post oncs Pc
S put s %% .sl
secur " packed In wooden boxes cyntGrping MOI
thar h i've aS1dTsd LSst % as A
duly aud specially Authorized ~ ra'h tsse, 10
msSuftriSTy - the department where
both LoeEs aud Key; arg to be tp.pee'ei and Gp'
proved before they sPPl be PAID iST. f., .,v, ,.,
bGiIars. 70 be forfeited to The ueitsd States As
IS perioTm the Contract either as 10 III nlShiug
he supplies ordered within a reasonable time, OF
as to guarding the manufacture Of the Mail
No proposal will therefore be accepted II not
fSsa T6Suaaa do Suy 'S SxSS SSS ' ~ to-
propos d sureties, twhOse responsibility must By
certh ed by Judge q court Of Record nearest
Of such Court under the seal thereof aud eoadi-
O1H for HS5 SsSSgpts ISspGISGs 'S Of liz
eSntT w Ia case sTSS proposal, Sks be Gccsp ed
The manufacture u Mail Locks aud Keys Is, Of
necessity, q highly impOrtSDt ard delicate trpst.
whose proposals are not also accompanied with
Of good character.
aH on sH P1PSS HnS the
iect The Brass Lock u one bidder and the Iron
Lock u smother. he therefore reserves the right
different X, nds Of locks as he may select,
Proposals should be carefully sealed aud Ad-
dressed 20 the Second Assistant PosInssrr
p pS1N icr Msil.LSsSs SS 0A 'HO ea'''OFg
JOHN A. }. CREswELL:,
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