The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-11

/ s<cshS Sttt0Sfc wi thc icbiotphco ih~b9s VI IVA
the street letter boxes, should not exceed eight
ounces each in weight, and should possess high
degree of security, strength ana durability
Every such lock, while 1t must be secure from
being opened by any other means than by Its
peculiar key, (inless designedly broken by ex.
| treme and obvious violence.) must be devoid Of
any intricacy ip opening with the proper key,
and be capable of being securely shut without
| the use Of the key. The shape or size of the
| ocks for registered mails should be such as to
| make them distinguishable at glance from the
locks Of the street letter bores and both should,
by their external shape, beinstantIy distinguish.
able from the mail locks now in use.
| The Registered Mail Locks should be made OF
hard and tough brass, excepting the shackle and
rivets, which must be iron. the latter we'll
shouldered countersunk, and headed at both
ends. The shell or case of such locks must not
have sharp angles, and must be free from
knobs, escutcheons, or other APPENDICES likely
to be compressed battered or knocked out of
order by the peculiarly hard usage of the service.
| Each lock is to have outside upon its face, in
letters sufficiently large and distinct, "U s. Re-
oistered NALL and also such number, lin
figures, each, not less than 5.l6 of an inch ong)
as may be ordered a different number, not ex-
required on each lock. Such words and figures
are to be sunk by stamping. IL the shell be made
of wrought or sheet brass, to be raised If the
shell be made of cast meal. Ali the locks for
registered mails are to be uniformly alike. ex-
cepting the numbers marked on them, and all
their keys, which should be case-hardened iron
and niekelplated, are to be also alike, so that
any one of all the KEYS which may be furnished
for them shall easily fit and readily open any
one and all of the locks. The keys should have
a shank nearly two inches long between the bit
and the bow and the bow should be solid, with
q small hole through it, and have stamped on
one side the words, gu. s. Registered MAIL"
and upon the opposite side such number Tin
figures not less than oneeighth of an inch long)
as may be ordered every key to have a different
number, of which none will exceed four places
of figures. Na
The locks for the Street Letter Boxes are to
be made of hard and tough brass, and the key
hole of each lock should be in the lowest part of
the wall of the shell or case. when the lock is
hanging by its shackle, and should be sheltered
by a sufficient iutting out of the upper and lower
rim around that mart of the wall. The interior
mechanism of the lock should be in a position
somewhat remote from the kev-bole. and he
opera.ed easilv Inv its kew. which should he flat.
made of steel, and he Of convenient length and
sufficient strength and stiffness. The how of the
kew sbonld ba solid with n anal, hole through
n and 10 10 boyeoU 9 Ie,ter oorr,er,, stamned
on one aide ara snch figures and letters slammed
on the opnostie side as NAV be- ordered. The
face of each LOCK- is to have unon It an s. Street
Letter Bor' in either raised or sunk letters, and
any other letters besides not exceeding three that
NAV be ordered. All the locks and KEYS of the
same letter or Ietters are to be adapted to each
other and no loc,s il IN he onened bv anv kew not
marked with the same letter or letters.
Tho loc,r of zach Kind contracted TOR must he
delivered according to order. at the POST Office
Department. at the risk and expense of the con.
tractor mt nm in rasteboard boxes Of five locks
a,oh aud naoba5 IN strono wooden boxos CON.
toiy inc NOT mora than two hundred locks each.
The KEYS to such locks are to he strunp. bv the
notural ser;es ~ nnYohers on wire rods each con-
ta,n;no ono hnndred uavs and are n he delivered
| ~ an apant of tho Densrtment special,v author.
| ized to receive them and convey the same from
| tho ynannfactorv IN this Denartment. where both
| The ,oc,ra and l,evs ara To he nspscted and an
,,rovad as conference.-the 10 the adonted sample
hoforo ,hav shall, ha Maid for
Eroro +ha sarnn,ag locks and ,xevs spbmitted
under this advertisement, the Postmaster
General will make a selection for contract, un-
-, \, ,l.,a ,., a. ,,,,,o. f,r Al a a, +oraste of
less ne should deem II proper LOT tne INTERESTS u
Tue service, W oecllie accoptiis ''ny "a 'ne P,o
posais ana samples presehtcu. Aaeieioio 'ne
right 70 REJECT any ana al Inc proposals ana
samples Is hereny reserved 10 MN.
Adhesion on the several proposals ana various
samples submitted VIII DC MADE ON OF before the
SECOND Jay Oh feDruary' iof4, anu "i'n,l .Aii9
days tnerealter Tue Dlooer OF oiaoers wnoso pio,
posals may nave Deen aceepteu mus. enter tn'o
cohlracs Will ooAo ''n'ii '''if''' %
specinea. q.
| the contracts winch may oe hiaae Wni 70 ~.
the term OF 1our years from anu ai'ef 'iie nis'
day OF January, 1874. AaE
Inc contractor ior aesis'eieo iuai. A-o.ne oe
Keys Will De required ps eoh'racs 10 iurhish saia
locks and keys in such quantities, and at such
times, as may be ordered by the postmaster
General. ana must agree, ana De apie, 70 iurnisn
three Thousand OF such locks and SIX hundred Oh
| such keys If so ordered, within three months
after the receipt OF sucn order, ana 10 iurnish
thereafter any further Quantities OF sueh LOCKS
and keys as the same may De ordered. On enter
Ing into this contract the contractor must exc
| cute a bond in the penalty OF ten thousand ooi-
lars, with two sufficient snret;es' tcertied oy tne
| postmaster where they reside) cohoitioheo ior