The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-23
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL-LoCKs.

Posr OFFICE DIrARTnEEr. I
Keys new fFiSa: g Be- .aS:is.sd or Ss Losf'
Sff ). iT.s.S u Ps
4, m. the 50 day Of PsbyuAIy, $50. y e desirs
Ss S': sIs n9;ti :sS f
aud. Il practicable. Invented sIPre.slY foI th.i
81 Ssss a ss: 81 4!
Ingenuity which fall eoRpsti.ion ,n9aI Invent,
!: hs .saSs. & A
.asSn and saT fss; az xs LS se
and Ksys one Of brass and the ether o. iIon. dif.
INFRINGEMENT are rea1irsd and proposals should
specify separately the price Of each brsss Lock.
: SAME KY byup III s|s ssis d"e s sd
and Keys proposed are required TO be submitted
rivstsd up and anlshsd, and AHolhei 70 Be open or
unrlveted, so that It's lnterusl struetuIe AID ar
pis sssSuia m - plainly @si.sd with sSdasI.
pane, and II the same o. any part q II be covered
iths pstsntss must also be- attached thereto,
The internal plan or arrapGemeat q the Locks
auislts 20 open them. must not be like any now OF
heIstotore IN use.
sgnais, Win ~ p.satsd iay.atiss y %sisS y.
bidder e not the patepse Preference Will be oven
TO general Observation Or been publicly described
disclosed, or suggested; p
MARC i'll, isioi and, unlss. sSs 7 s.tms.tsI General
shall deem II TO be for the interests Of the Depart
aittsd qSasi iii. styslsi:sassi n HsSs hereby
tered Into as soon thereafter as pIae.ieIbls, VIII
he s9ccss.f1i Slddsr yhS,,s Lock, shsR ,.
ordered, II na,SsiiS agreed to IN wTidns BY u,
time being not less than sig months before its en-
piration. the contract may be extendsd md con
n sas sitsF 'as and sisr IL rsh,fai
ssSSs %y ~ Viz s%siss e.i,
furnish the same. nny other kind q Looh' ans
from " JsS|'ISss sS.II:siS, u
and designs, (Which w2uid enable others 70 mAk.
SSIss HsS h:esi as S q.
s ss PAID J 4: :.%s; !:
nis6, Il reauSJed and ordered, 200 Brass Lock
s sSs line q stas sSHtrs aud 5000 Iron
Locke and eo,ooo Iron Keys within zen G months
iTVR saSh S w n me- or simiSsS.
the wants or interests OF the setyies may demand
the quantities Of the Locks ahd hsys .p0Se spse,,
Locks fSIn'hsa BY the ssHsGE %g qc,
two years In the ordinary use oft service, when
Ssst w e He' aSsi %: use %s
perfect Locks without charge, All the Locks fur
% ashss ~ Ii either sank q raised lei.
natural s oIderi each Key having Its spPropIi.i;
bS% .% Ss 4. SSSs Hs' s' Of TIT
| The contractor will be required 70 deliver Thu
Locks Al his own expense az the Post once Do
SSSd Iaei s on an
security packed In wooden boxes eentaininx. no
more than two huadted Locks each. The Key
are to be delivered to an agent Of the Department
| duly aud specially authorized In each case,
hs ne the
PTs Prov SsiOfs hey shall be paid iOf', T -
Dollars, 10 be forfeited to the United States a
iSiiy perform ass ocptrsst, sithsr. 10 istHishia
the supplies ordered within 4 reasonable nihs, 4
Ss 70 gasrding The naapt r,saex' IptegIty AM
N" No proposal will therefore, be accepted u no
propnssd suTeties, twhose responsibillty must b
t tS thsT u y iSsa,acs tsssd GlsT
Of such Court under the seal thereof, and eondi
ss Rs S SSsd "a is:PSISs 'S OF
contract, ~ ease such proposals shall b accepted
which he Department will eonhdo to no bidd,
whose proposals are not also accompanied vii
Postmaster densrNl may deem y cxpedient to .,
Icsk Of another de ihefsfors reserves The rial
Of contracting with different individuals for sue
dssIsni s,nd; q h9sf: as hs %Yty .s.is a,
drssssd 10 the ;" Second Assistant PostmssiI
Gspefsl.S and Endorsed on the envelope "Pr'
's'Ai' ,e' A''rA'ioa s4 !, SEEs%SILL:,