Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-13

PROPOSALS.
PRoPosALs FOE M1I1 LOCKS AND KEYS.
Posi- uFFlCE DEFARTyE<T,
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NR-HiNsr' y, d. G., sept n, ISIS
Separate Sealed P,-als will ne receives, at ria
DAY OF DECE5B r ISIS for furhishirs 2. : ma
- Syl,.i sseis, two -er-Ut kilds Of ptdi"cLs
80 LaToEsa "'dtk, and the her for the sole and
E'ery ProP---sl n.--t be 4-con,rar,eI with dup,i-
SAts ssm = = she locks aud rhe.-hy offer-d o
rtveted up and d. i-h-d and -, .s ~ ~ 20 70 70
unryetrd hat it, st rn,l structure AID arrange
De plainlN maxi d with the bfd.T'- name and II The
.sme, OF ary pert ti~r-of, be covered b. patent,
the nsfne q fh~ pstsr be attached th-r-fO
IL n ust also b. n. - -hal b. w-rrAnted 10 not in
trlnge on ar pairn ID i-'ruti IA " which The bid
der J. =. { %" lsisni." r assignee
HE intfTr2l pc. ~ aTTa1g meIt q the locks
size To "psr them. nin-; ut h. like huh
erto ~ pntitc r priys'' rs, and must not have
ttrdiUr q. raj ~ IT. urt, and rsafnln--- for
the mails. ava u - 900 b. Az important consideration
otlsrwI-, uirsbI. Or hail have been invented sse-
eisiy 1 -. I"rs ~, N4l.h .. - ,''sr"a f- ,h.
street istter l-N.s. p ID NJ exceed light ounces
each in wsish', = pa ,--.-s high degree o.
other H.saus nm i- psculta,. KEY, Cunls.s' de,
must b. devoid f ary lufrirty J. opening with the
WitRru' III NET rnrt-, Tit- -hlpr or -izs { The
IoCE- rsgisr.l mails ID nii D. such as % make
~, ,he e,lg ~. - i 49, ~ Iar. b. th.Ia e2.
terusl stsi.',t 20 .-u'iy di-iinEush'hlc RON the
Tie Beri.tered Mail Lo-k- should b, male Of
aTd Aud ,-t bias, exc Pttug tn- sl"IEl9 AM
d,rsd, can r-uus. auI . ed Il At b,.h ends. The
sLsH ~ 80 ." w. 80 ~ ~, Erof. - u}css'np
or 0tl er apv-'issr- s-!y o. D." comp ID, bat
usage ~ H. 80. Etcb ck Is 70 have out de
uPos it, f. tsg, IN to- ,i-l-a'F large AID dis
tsr,ti hsUI :. ach, 90 Be- tHau 5 L # an inch
lcng - nay D. H errf, %" er~ut number, Mt
guired ~ esrh LEX. SI.h ri -asd hgare- s-4 to
q sunk b sta -" IL the - j J. male Of wrought
cast natal Al ias Io- Is To- site ed n ais ar 60
be uniformly Al Le e1cep'r. z the numbers marked
on them, ami sii n Ert-, which should b Gaze
haIteTed n. n and nicke'-Piaiei. are TO b. also
furnished , III r. ,nal +a-iE III aud r-aaiiv 80, nc
any one and al q IA l,ck-. Tn. lie N MID htya
boa, sLd bow oqii BE- s5ld, with I'M N b ',l
thTough lt, and Ia S-1np-d on Que side the word;
=. hsEsNtsys9 MGii =" aud upon the on ooSiie siis
such number ON figures not Ices than onrsetgbtb If
~ .neh .oiEl a, may be ordered key t. have
adinersnt number, II which none will exceed four
The locks fo5 tn Street letter Boxes are to De-
ssch ioGk should De in the lowest part of the wall Of
shsc I'M - Csc when The lock il hanging by It's
tps on 81 b Fper aUd lower RIM around that part
shor'd ~ ~ ~ Lh- intrr-ur mechanism Of the lock
~ LI Or ~ : p sti'n -"fnewhat rem re from tha
sbSuI9 sna Peraied rerily b. its key, which
length and sufficient strength and stiffness The
DOW 81 The Key sh MD b. solid with a sm4U hole
lain tSi on one side, and -Hch h4ur aud letters
TN - ~ me p1.s site side As mas be orisr-I
Luz boz T. either raised sunk letters, aud any
m vlttr7 b. 's-s ut exceeding three, that may
y ntutitu sl the locks and H., tn sam ietfar
2tieittr- ar o. b. aisp ed each other and no lock
It. e. by any key not marked with the
The !, ck- each Mad c ntracted f,rmu.t be de-
LNt.ed hcs"rd & q" order, at the Post One Depat
nett a. tn I-A sni pens Df tae Bntractsr pIt
- ln Pas,et"atd boxes Of five lpcks each, AMI
ptcktd T.. -fr'l oliru b,xes c,rtaiunq not m re
thaItNn hundred I,ch- zach The krys to- icb I 90
on ~ p, ,I1.gI o. n n,tura series Of number,
- vi 1'-, eNr D uiAlUtug one SundTei KEYS. and
are 10 ," G-iiNeredt, N agent uf the D-p.rtiasnt
spey'-.-y A., W. receive Them aud convey the
whsr- both h- ck- aui seys are % b. iu- pect-i
sS a, ruf 113hle to the adopted sample
- NJ -'ali D. pad Tor
from me --utrls Locks aud keys submitted under
p al ii,. thc fs,na5isT G'srrai vii
Cctm Il proper TOR the interests Of thu seryice,t1
presented Trf he r t. fec i' aav S and al
the PI"r -'l~ AMI san rs j. hereby reserved 10 him
samples -Jl1. itt.d viii De- made "a or L.S,r. the
ssc.fd day & F.h.Usry .l,, .: = w.;In rairty days
~ nav T. a. scsrsirf nus, euter iuto Contrast
H1rh 10 q nd -'cUr't' - h-r-iuSfIer sP.cih. 3
Inc y 7giE which Ma, be nal VIII be f'r the
term - 'yu5 y'a's '-om am sr tue hrst day Of
Tn 5rrrrsttor fr Registered Mail Locss AID
hey WI BE- required - clhtrac; U furnish said
locks en- e. iu sch guaLIiti aud at scc1 times,
Hust agree, and be able, 10 fIrE-h three tho sand
OF such leCl ard ~ hundred II such keys, II 30
ordered, vifhlF thee months af eT the ipt If
suen order, al to uInish thereafter any fur
ther guaH',tie- q such l'cks and Keys as the
same nay Re ordered. On entering into This con
tract the contractor must execute a bond in the
pthaty II ten H. usaHd d'ilrz, vith iws sufficient
suTtil~s, '.r'lned b. tie p,stu. as;er where they
reside col dIt"ued for the fun and faithful perform
The eouIrac.cr for locks aud key-flr Street Let
teT bqNvs " u be required t. furnish such locks aai
be crdsTe, by the P..-irlaster G. neral, and nus
.g1ec. aud 4. ALE. t. furnish twelve Thousand #
deIsd, Suhiu six mosths after the receipt Of such
order, and . furnish thsre.fter any fur,hsr qqant
uee 81 suth iOrks sni k-Ns as The same may be or
GeIed On euih,ns into his cDatract tie contractor
snid dOl.ars WITH two sCfi.eht sur-ties, Certified
- ne IoslmA, Z he place where they resided
eendloned Tor ths full and faithful performances Of
BOrh c0ntrsc:s will contain a pro4i.ion binding
and care he rs and eD.tdy y ths aess
and KEYS, in ths finished and unfinished state. Thsy
VII also cpptaiu the proTiso th,t in case of any
default th~ part u the contractor, causing the
Postmaster General 10 annul the contract, all locks
and keys, finished or unfinished, AID all such pat
terms draw iuSs, gauges and dies IN possession Of
successfully forge or ep1Bt-rf.it s1rb iocSs and
keys shall On such asuullment Of the contract, be-
come the property - tn United States for the
Of the Post Ofiie- department; and, thsreupon the
Postmaster 6rntrsl shall have the = ght, besides
Seiye The same from the contractor. VINO shall
II9mPs SUR. g6-I the same, on the order. ia
lensStlon ct asl claim TO CON pen-ation whatever,
shall in thai case, have the full absolute right
70 employ abN othrr person or persons to maks aud
or claim h4teyer Tor the U.s., thereby involved OF
any patent e The dsfsnlting contractor.
price Of each Lack and Key n red t. he Furnished
and must u acc mpanisd with bond In the penal
" oftVO thousand q J. srs, executed hy the bidder
and two ~uffclrtt suroti.s, tc-rti-d bY the post
Las er e tn plsr- where they reside } conditioned
Tor The htCdrl' entering into set, with md
ard SO N itJ hrr~iub-fJre specified in HIS
eTsl.
Il ark forms q pr p0-als, and accompanying bond
shd a'e " Ii b. ia -uished Agplcail the
sc nj Assistant P9-ims-,er Gvn,ral and all bid
d"I- ar rrgue~'fd ~ conform thereto ia submitting
proposals. UT der this advertisements.
kvery proposal shuuld b. e.cIp-@d in a seaIet en-
vel p, ir-yrs- = PROPOSALS FOR MAIL
Luz hS ND h ~ - - md be addressed q tn SEC
SND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
ashiuE-"H, D. c. n s.Hf b. mail tas pos'ass mas
Dc dtlg pT'Tatf. JNO. A CRESWELL,
sti-- luNt@ Ps-tmastar c. neral
40 s.,r,..1-,. II