The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-20

PosT oFYIoE DEPARTMENT, /

POsT OFPICE DEPARTMENT
Keys 81 new Kids, 70 be subs!iuiCd Tor the Lock
VIII be fccovsd At this Department until clock
2 10, ,h1 "a day Of FEBRUARY, 1879. II Is deSirs
ST Ia exSlasys use seS 81 he GritSG ssts iSss
aad, Il p'gotIeable. invented expressly for tn I
Key to public sxsHibstioH would impair. il not
destroy. is utility for The mails the Dsp4rtiae,G;
selection on The specirnons Of ncehaGieal skill on
Ingenuity which fair competition gm9ns haven't
ore, hereby iuvttad. may develop. II II suGicieat
to ds,1L,SS ne pEtpSgH ToqGisitiSs Of Mail L9SE
sIrgf!Sn and iast!5 Of VI, Tw2 kiG1S Of Lo Si;
ietsnt Ia exterior orm and iaIosinr construction YT
atfapi'tGent arc REQUIRED and proposals should
each key r ssnc % each on LcSE Snd key f Tor
same duplicate samples OF each kind Of Lock.
With The rFTop.sss; one q zach ssnpis Lock T. s.
riyeted up and flushed. and snolhcr To be open or
% may s" easily be- sxam,ncd Every TyG .n
pl. should hs plainly mnrsed With ne bidder Z
a Se isa aud nc n
o. he nstenia- must also DO attached thtreto,
rs and he psreaSr .hsps ~ thu s ty ST rS
quiste to open them. must not DO like any now or
They must be warranted not to infringe upon or
Conflict with sny patented ,nysntion Of which tho
10 Lock, the Koy of which has NOT racn expose
70 general observation or becu publicly described.
A decision on the various specimens and Propo-
ssls Will ba made on or before the I'd day Il
Shtl dc'n il to Gs Tor Tie ia'ovCss u Tie Dcpart-
mrnt TO reject all the proposals and specimens sub
expressly reserved to hun.I contracts will be on
tered iut0 ~ Sgon there nter Ms pTaGlea with
Idoptsd, Tor furnishjnS similar Locks and Keys
for fupr year,. as they may he required aud
StSlS az s .tfsS1 q oSrI a BY Inc
TIM hciug, mot loss than six months before Its eN
tjluot Tor 0 II adlitionai term OF four years. But
oa and after the expiration Of either term OF tho
aSy lime. tho Fo.t,9astor GsasiSI shall have tie
right g contract with or employ any other party
Keys and Il Ne Ihii dosp pTSpsr, = doRaai and
receive from the late or dsfaulHng contractor all
Of The Locks contracted for' aud ali diai' gauge,
nnl designs (which would enable others to max.
;rch clutracGr. who, RftCT their surrender 10 tho
nGT.r'@Ss, Ihii 6s PEd for hS name at ,%Sa
ana SI. dSssSs Sgs b able T. Sr
u" tlihe ~ into e0ntract and 5000 Iron
rS sn. S s irGg k tSS F Tha ten
YIN reserve the right to Increase or dlmaish As
the qunntltle Of the Locks and Keys above speri-
Nod, WIN mopoT.onate allowance Of time to
Ali the Locks furnished by the contractor must
s %arrntsG 90 sSGP god T2rsisE SIdS, for
n p yiar' "a .He a. OF T %mgs
S%ifS'i Tr S ehs : to pS tSs& T s
msTSSd VI. :. @ii, Ia either LUX Or faIssd lst
tsrs, and ali the Keys to DO numbered In The
EEasSTd dPS srP p a. GPSa GGe Sse Of the
The Contractor viii he 6sqaircd % deliver the
Locks Rth!a own expense AZ tho Post Ofdce De
s .sS %aisGS Sn4. e. LOCKE $ SS iS ss
more than two huudTel Lock- oaCh. The k6ys
are - ba delivered u an agent Of tho Department
tako charge Of and convey the ,gme froui 'he CON
tr4gt9r y manuf4etoIy T. InG Department. where
TS, SsfyrS Sy he ppd w "4u AP
Tho contractor will bo required 10 give bond
Nlii ample security H. o " sun 81 Ely Thousand
liqnidatdd damages. In case q his failure 10 faith
Iuly perform the contract, ollhorss 10 furnishing
~ to guarding the manufacture Vf tho Nail.
Locks And Keys with due privacy, Integrity and
No proposal will therefore be accepted II not
A. c0mpani d will bond Of tho rrqal suia vi
Twenty Thousand dollars, duly executed by the
pTupuS d burGlies, twhOss responsibility must be
certified by Judge Of n Court ~ RscTtI nearest
u thalr place OF residence attestod by tho CLERK
q spth Court under the seal thereof and condi-
oq the required boad Tor the fnldiiment Of the
Contract, i2 case sueh proposals shall be accepted
n"crssitY, q highly important and dsliosto trust,
y, wR,'h Tue DGp1Ltmsal WI condo 70 no bldiIGT
trstipnnials OF good cLaraotor.
GsGyTt, NAY deem Y SxGGdisS! 70 r sc;
I eSltTsetias with diicrsai iudiyiSaals Tor such
irssSsi to he sssoha xssistanl rostm9ster
Joagral,,' and indorssd on tho envelope FRO
g.TuPISt Postmaster General.