Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-29
pRoPssALs FOR MAIL.LocKs.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

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Sealed Proposals, for furnishing Mail Locks and
keysof new kinds, to be substituted for the Lock.
be received at this Depar;ment until clock a m
the Sd day Of FEBRUARY, $50. IL is desirable 20
AZ %s
tcsble, invented expressly for that PURPOSE AZ the
nation would impair, IL not destroy. It's utility Tor
shs %n the RrsTt%sos prs-S5Se' no model Tor
Of mechanical skill and ingenuity which lair
seioP II e saeens 70 describe the erneies
Quisites If Mail Lock, as follows: e-lf Locking,
novelty OF construction, and facility Of use. Two
kinds Of Locks and Keys of brass and the other
Of IRON, dinerent in exterior form and interior
struction arrangement required; and prOpo-
sails should specify separately the price oi each brass
Key Tor same. Duplicate samples Of each Kind Of
Locks and Keys proposed are required 60 be submit
be rveted up and finished and anSiher 70 be .Sen %
unrveted, that It's Internal structure ana arrange
be plainly marked with the bidders name, and Il the
s ssme or SnS part q Il &c seysrrd By patent the
must also be attached thereto.
fered and the particular shape Of the Key rsSasits
70 open them must not be like any now OF heretofore
They must be warranted not to infringe upon or
conflct with any patented Invention OF which the
TO a Lock the Key Of which has not been exposed TO
general observation or been publicly described. dis
A decision on the various specimens and proposals
will be made on Or before the 81 day q MARCH,
il TO be for the interests 81 the Department 20 reject
al the Proposals and specimens submitted Under thls
h,l contrscts viii be entered INTO as SON thereaf-
Locks shall be adopted for furnishing similar Locks
and Keys 9r four ears as they may be required and
tractor and the Postmaster General for the time be-
ing not less than six months before its expiration.
additional term q four years. But and after The
expiration of either term Of the contract, and
a RaVe the Right 10 rae With
orempoy any other party TO furnish the same or any
propr to demand and from the is ae or SsSa
faulting contractor all finished OF unfinished Keys
and all dies, guages, and designs, (which would ena
BE others 20 make or forge such Locks Keys in
| surrender 10 the Department shall be paid for the
came, At such price - may be aseertained by lar
The contractor must agree ana be able to furnish,
pt REQUIRED and ordered, 9ooo Brass Locks and saa
ffeTng INTO sSPiTa -; ,nd Iron Looks and
the Postmaster General viii reserve the right 20 in
crease or diminish, the OF interests 81 the
Keys above specified with oportionate alloSaaes
oil tine to furnish them
years in the ordinary use of the service when NOT
ect,ye within that time 70 be replaced with perfect
der Contract sSs m he All the Loec, fIrnshsd nn
Mail in either sunk or raised letters, and all the
ksys are to be nmbered in the natural order; each
upon one side Of the bow and ~. s. MslS on the
The contractor win be required TO deliver the Lock.
At his own expense at the Post once Department.
y each. CT snd
IN wooden boxes, containing not than two hum
drea Locks each The eys are to be delivered e. -,
agent OF the Department duly and specially author
lied IN each case, 10 take charge Of and convey the
same from the CONTRACTORS msnufactory 20 the De-
partment, where both Locks and Keys are 10 be in
spotted and approved before they shall be paid for
The contractor will be required 10 give bond with
ample security in the sum Of Fifty Thousand Dollars
10 I've forfeited 90 the United States dam
ages In case Of his failure 20 faithfully perform the
contract either as TO furnishing the supplies ordered
ufacture Of the Mail Locks and keys with due pri-
yscy, integrity, and care.
No proposal viii therefore be accepted II not ac-
eompanied with bond of the penal sum Of Twenty
Thousand Dollars, duly executed BY the propos.d
suretles, whose responsibility be certified by
Judge OF Court OF Record nearest TO their place az
residence attested by the Clerk Of such Court under
the seal thereof and conditional their becomne
responsbe as suretes on the required bond for tbs
fuhlment Of the contract, in case such Proposal
shall be accepted. The manufacture OF Mail Locks
and Keys is 81 necessity, highly important and DELI
cste trust winch the Department VIII confde 20 ne
bidder whose Proposals are not also accom- panied
with testimonials OF good character
In deciding on the Proposals and specimens the
postmaster neral may deem IL expedent 20 select
the Brass Lock OF one bidder and tie Iron Lock Of
another de, therefore, reserves the right of con-
racting with different indiyiduas for such diferent
KINGS OF Locks as he may select.
Proposals should be carefully sealed and aidressd
10 the second Assistant Postmaster Generaln and
tndorsed On the eloRe Proposals for Mail Locks
JOHN A. J. CRESwELL,
&C no Postmaster General.