National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-27
D RoposALs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS


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will be reeeiyed "a his RePartpent until 4 Sslack
me Under .easrS Ic
different Kinds OF padlocks and Keyi ono for the
Sd sse aas iSr hs use ia USE
lsts, bort,.
RsssS PSPS 81 s' Ss
% y furnished; one q each hind o. sample lock
and arrangement may rsadily b. esamineS. Each
sd be %aSs rs ne
cred by patent, the name OF the psieptee must be
NalTansd not nrn.e on ' any p r iaVen
ton Of which the bidder is not the patentes or as
Ihe Internal plan or arrangement Of the locks
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fulness for the mails: and u will be an important
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fos ss suitable for registered mails. for the
street letter b9iss should not exceed eight ounces
81 sSa Gssry s
lock. while 1T mu.t he secure from being opened by
d esneSy brofen p ~ extreme and oSyous Sio
be any ss n
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Tue Registered Mail Locks should DO made Of
.Rd :: ssshs e ne ss caf
dsred. countersuni, and headed at both ends. The
snes and us SS irss from fnobs eseihso
Or She5 se 70 Be y mp "a,
hard usage q tue service Zach oSL iss9 have onf
side upon its face, letters sufficiently large and
SSr n a e. ssSS aos % " an inch
lonsJ Is may be ordered; different nuinbei. not
,SSired on each lock such words and as,ircs are
q ne Sna ~ o % y
made e fst metal lms h Is
should be case ed Iron and nickel pAten, are
@sy Be- furnished Tor item shall essiiy as and
readily open any and All Of the locks. The keys
solid, with 4 small hole through II, and nave
pns sd liz .aS
Der lin figures NOS less than one eighth Of an inch
ferent number. u which none viii exceed four
/ places OF iispres,
made q hard and tough brass, and tho 10y hole Of
each Lock should be ~ lhe lowest part q The wall
jatins Out Of he upper md lower rim sroina that
part q the wal; The Interior mechanism Of the
The lsy hole, and y opsratsd easily ~ its key,
which should be fiat, mnde OF steel, And 10 Of con-
os sna hs nss e so tnd
81 no one sss and s sSes nsr and
dersd. The. lace Of each iOek i 70 hsys upon 4
~ Ss L a,Ss sG IN ssnsr I Az OF sn
three, tsat may be ordered Ali The locks and fsys
OF the same Letter or letters are to by adapted to
E.Asr Sgfsss y al' key
The locks Of each Kind for must be dc
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put up in pasteboArd boxes Of Eve locks each, and
more than two hundred locks each. Ths asys s &
10 Ks are to be stTaIs Sy the natural series q
dred keys, and are y 20 delivered 10 an Agent Of
hs 70
s u sha SS she .osas snd
to the adopted sample beiore they shall be paid for
From the SAMPLE locks apd keys unlimited nnasr
mako selection Tor CONTRACT, unless he should deem
for me intssess o. ne service to decline
scented. Therefore the rthtit2 reject any and al
ne proposals AND Samples 10 hereby reserved &c
a decision on the several proposals and ysriou,
| samples submitted viii DO maze on or before thu
sss Str T %ass sh Try
posals may have been accepted must enter int
Tho contracts which may DO made will boil for III,
JANUARY. lsIt.
| The s0rtractor LOT lteHlstered NAL Locks ant
locks and keys in such ,qaanti.ies and 1t saci
| times. IS may be ordered by me Postmaster Gene
raj, and muhtag and be able, 70 furnish thIe,
thousand OF such locks and slk hundred q suel
seys 70 ordesed w ma ,hTs9 ser IN.
may be tnerns into III CON
PENALTY q ssn ttSSsana dc.rs. with Two san,e,sn an
| suroiies, iceruneu W wy posunasttr where they
reside CONDITIONED Ior the iuu and faithful rer
formance oi suon eohtrhcL
The contractor Tor locks AND keys for street Let
ter-bo1es WI DC required 70 FURNISH huch locks all,
| keys such quantities, And at such times, as maj
DC ordersq Dy tne fostnahter ,GanerAl, And mus
Asree,ana pe Apio,t Of sue
locks and sii th9nsand q such keys so ordered
within slx m0nthh MIer the recelpt OF such order
and TO furnish thoreaiier any further quantities
| such locks ani Keys as VIZ tane may DO ordered
On entering into ihls contract the contractor mus
execute bond IN the psnalty OF twenty thousan
The posmaster Of the place whers they ra.ids, 5eo,
ditiSned for the full and faithful Performance
Both contracts will contain q provision blpdip