Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-22
PROPOSALS.
pBoPosALs FOB MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS,
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
W ANIMATION ID q sent Il ls-g Z

Separate Scaled Proposals viii be received at this
AY OF DEURaBER, is7s, for furnishing, md n
seIarre contracts, two Different kinds of blocks
and KEYS ens Tor the sole aud exclusive rsgis
t,rsf through mails, and the other for the sole ana
exclusive use Of strest Letter 5Urts.
eets sample. d the locks and keys thereby offered to
Dc i9Ehished Sae Of each Aind q sample lsck be
ubrive9ed go that it's Internal structure sea arrange
,a' nt may readily he examined. Bach sazp. should
.etne, or any part thereof, BE- covered By q patent
r. Ism o. me pasentee I,1.t be attached thereto
nust also De such as shall be warranted to not in
IN &c on any patented invention Of which the bid
| Ger II not the gatentee assignee.
Ibe internal plan or arrangement of the locks
onered, and the particular form % the keys reqni-
Inse or pr,ste 1 and s n ns~ n or h mn,
sssa - hstset, described or exposed in ssy nea.T
me nails and it will be an in, ortant
.s,1r o. r; ssy iocs and key ,ubnit.,d II being
cId 49, 70. me snrps.e for which ], i, offered
sr.f sss bsSs. sssun nst e1.ee a .,, or r the
.sS5r,, $500 sns ssSnd gos.es high deere, d
while II muss b seeare from being 1880 =, -,
Si9pfdlT h19h ,nsh by rs peculiS key, a.le~ ia
must be devoid Of any insricaey 10 wtb -.
Key, and be capable Of being securely shut
locks for rsEisei mails should be such a. 70 make
.n m oistlnguishable at glance from the locks Of
ernal shape, be instantly distinguishabe fr0m the
The REGISTERED Mail Locks should b, made Of
htr! and tough brass, exceptins ths shacbfe and
red must be iron, the after well sboaI-
sbeii or case of such locks must not have share
o. and must be free from knobs, escutche1us
o. otneI appendages likely to be cOmpresssd bat
or hnockes out of order BY the culiariy hard
n 1870 OF me service. Zach lock is to have out.ide
,lict, ;" Z. S, Rssiaaed Ma, ard also snch num-
I"ns. az nsnres, ,sch not les than SIG of in3h
snu on hour saces of figures in any being
B. srnk 5, s mel . SoTd' and figures are I.
or to be RAISED if he shell be made of
"a METAL: All the locks fer registered mails are to
re .hIlornly alike, excepting the numbers marked
on then, and all their keys, which shonld be case.
SO that any one Of all the keTs which may be
,hIsned i9r them shall easily fit aud readily open
: shank nearly two inches long between the Bit and
pow, and the bow should be solid, with sni ali hole
S. Resisted MdiI and upon tse oppesite ida
an ineb n On figures not less than oneeghth Of
number Of which none will exceed four
The locks for the Street Letter Boxes ara 70 ,s
nhne or hard and tough brass, and the key hole of
esoh oGS Should be in the lowest part of the wall OF
shaekle, and should be sheltered By snfsisnt us
o S 90, 81 he upper and lower rim aF0ua th part
Ssgssi Dc IN position somewhat remote from ths
bda y, and an, sufficient strength snd saAsss The
roGsh sGd IS TO have Ss s0t La. s hS
stamped on one side, and such figures and letters
The face Of each lock is to have Heon is"D ST.;
Lsfts BOZ in either raised sunk lsstsrs, and any
Be ordered All the locks and seys Of tie ...s .tssy
20 De opened BY any key not marked with the same
The locks Of each Kind contracted for mn,t he IA.
according to order, at the Post Ofies Depat-
ment at the risk and expense OF the csntrsoor pat
packed in strong wooden boxes cSntaning NOT m,re
Ihan Two hundred locks each The keys 10 such locks
wire rods each CONTAINING one 5nndre, SeIsni
are 70 De delivered 30 agent Of the pertnaent
sane from the mandatory TO this Department, |
spS both the lock, and KEYS are 70 be Inspected
oTI%Ie they shall be paid for;
this advertisements. the Postmaster General will
ma6e selection for contract, unless he should
decline accepting any Of the proposals and sa1pIsS
presented. Therefore the right to reject any and ali
the proposals and samples is hereby reserved 10 him
samples submitted will be made on or before the |
thereafter the bidder or bidders whose proposals
may hare been accepted must enter into contract
with bond and security as hereinafter specified.
The contracts which may be made will be FOR the
term OF four years from and after the first day Of
The contractor for Registered Mail Locks and
locks and keys in such quantities aud at suca tines
as may be ordered BY the Post master General and
Of such locks and six hundred Of snch keys II so
ordered, within three months afIer the receipt Of
ther quantities of such locks and keys as the
same may be ordered. On entering into this con
penaty OF ten thousand dollars, with sufficient
pr the se full and
ance Of such contract.
The contractor for locks and keys for Street Let
Keys in such quantities, and at such times, may
agree, aud be able. to furnish twelve thousand Of
such tcks and SAX thousand of such keys, if 50
ORDER and 10 furnish thereafter any further quanti
on snt.Tns sha @ &C m sa a es
must execute bond in the penalty Of twenty thou.
by the postmaser Of the place where they reside!
eondiloned for the full and faithful performance Of
BoIh OqSsIss.s win cOntain provi.lan binding
the eontratsf to guard, with due privacy, integrity
and KEYS, in the finished and unfinished state They
Will also contain the Proyisio that, in case of any
Postmaster General to annul the contract, all locks
aud Keys, finished or unfinished, and all such pat;
terms, drawings, and dies, in possession Of
the contrasssr, as may enable others to make or
sn Ss forge or oOpnssrfeit speh Locks and
come the property Of the United States for the use
Postmaster General shall have the right, besides
resort TO the remedy Of the bond, to demand and
promptly Surrender the e' se%s on the orasr f Ia
writing, Of the Postmaster General, without COM
Tor the ss1e also. thai the Pastmass.r G.Sesa
shall IN that case, have the full and absolute right
TO employ any other person or persons TO mass and
furnish similar locks and Keys, Without any charge
any patent of the defaalting sontracpr.
Every pr9P9saI mus sPseify unsOn1sionsii, the
| and must be accom- panied with bond in the penal
/ ~ eftwo thousand dollars, executed BY the bidder
and two sufficient sureties, (cerIsd By the post
mas,er Of the place where they reside conditioned
FOR the bidders entering into contract, with bond
and security, hereinbefore specified, in case his
proposal shall be accepted By the Postmaster Gen.
| eraI.
| Blank forms Of proposals, and accom- anying bond
and certhca ate will be furnished apple alton the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and all bid
| proposals under this advertisement.
| Every proposal shOnd be enclosed in sealed en-
| yelope, insorsel "PROPOsALS FOB MAIL
| L0CkSAND KEYS, and be addressed 70 ths SEQ
| OED ASSISTANT POSTMASrHB GENERAL,
Washinston, ID. c. Dsent By mail tts yossass DsEs
| - soly prFosd. JN0. q. J. CR1SWlLL,
| sep4 lavov Postmaster General.
| PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
| EIRh-ALARM TELEGRAPH IN THE
CITIES OF WASHINGTON AND GEORGE