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

as may be ordered; every key to have diterent
number, Of which none will exceed four places
of figures. - III
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 It's shackIe, and should be sheltered
by a sufficent jutting out of the upper and lower
rim around that part of the wall. The interior
mechanism of the lock should be In a position
somewhat remote from the key-hole. and be
operated easily by it's key, which should be fiat,
made of steel, and be OF convenient length and
sufficient strength and stiffness. The bow of the
key should be solid. with small hole through
1t, and Is to have "U s. Letter Carter stamped
on one side, ard such figures and letters stamped
on the opposite side as may be ordered. The
face of each lock Is to have upon IL W. s. Street
Letter Bor in either raised or sunk letters, and
any other letters besides not exceeding three that
may be ordered. All the locks and keys Of the
same letter or letters are to be adapted 10 each
other. and no lock is to be opened by any key not
marked with the same letter or letters.
The lock of each kind contracted Tor must be
delivered according to order, at the Post Office
Department, at the risk and expense of the con-
tractor put up in pasteboard boxes Of five locks
EACH and packed in strong wooden boxes con-
ing not more than two hundred locks each.
The keys to such locks are to be strung, by the
natural series OF numbers, on wire rods, each con-
tanning one hundred keys, and are to be delivered
to an agent of the Department specially author
ized to receive them and convey the same from
the mandatory to this Department, where both
the locks and keys are to be inspected and APP
uroved as comformable to the adopted sample
before they shall be paid for. %
From the sample locks and keys submitted
under this advertisements the fostmas'er
General will make selection for contract, I'm
iess ne sho".o .eem y p'op0, Io' 'Ao ~, y -
Inc sersice, " ueciine nescPAns "ny v sno ~
posais ana samples presented. Inereiore INC
rignt 10 relect any anu aii .he pfopoSniS s''o
samples Is hereny reserved 70 him.
Adhesion on the severai proposals ana various
samples submitted Will be made on or before tne
second day OF February, 1874, and within thirty
days thereafter the bidder or bidders whose pro.
posals may have been accepted must enter into
contract with bond and security as hereinafter
specified
The contracts whichmay be made will be for
the term Of four years from and after the first
day of January. 1874.
Inc CoutiuStoA AVA ANe6hSsSAoA hAsA.A ~1>S--S 49,
Keys will be required by contract 10 farmsh sa'a
locks ana Keys IN such quah'''ies' hn" ~ SUN Z.
times, as may De oroereo Dy Inc Fostlaas.el
General ana must agree ana Dc aDie' 70 iuii,is. :.
three Thousand Oh sueh LOCKS anu Elk huioreu -
such keys, II so ordered, withih enree ,hon..,s
after the receipt OF such order, ana 70 iurnisn
therea1ter any iur'her quanuues VI suon .oo'N'
ana Keys as the sans may % oroeleu On eA 'e
ing ih'o TINS coiitracs INC oon.i 49, n.us
cute Doho III Inc peiiai'y =. ''', ~.
lars, with TWO suincient sureties, 'cer " Sae
postmaster where they reside,) cohuiponea io'
the full and faithful performance OF such con
tract.
The contractor for locks and keys for street
Letter Boxes will be required to furnish such
locks and keys in such Quantities, and at sucn
times, as may be ordered by the postmaster
General, and must agree, and be able TO furnish
twelve Thousand of such locks and six Thousand
of such keys. II so ordered, within six months
after the receipt Of such order, and 10 furnish
thereafter any further quantities Of snch lock-
| and keys as the same may be ordered. On enter
ing into this contract the contractor must execute
q bond in the penalty of twenty thousand dol
lars with two suficient sureties' tcerthed ny IN
postmaster OF the place where tney reside') COZ
ditioned for the full and faithful performance
such contract.
Both contracts will contain provision bind
| ing the contractor to guard, with due privacy
integrity and care, the manufacture and custody
of the locks and keys, in the finished and unffn
ished state. They will also contain the provi
sion that, in case of any default on the part o
the contractor, causing the Postmaster Genera
10 annul the contract all locks and keys finished