National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-17
PROPOSALS,
HoPosALs ron MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS
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different kinds Of padlocks and tey,i one for ~,
md other fcr the sole and exclusive use Of '
hys,S gTopos q mus, be ssSCmnsPIed With asgij
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VARIETIES 70 not nnss on 's any p sS9 aven
ton Of which the bidder Is not the patentee or
Inc Internal plan or arrangement Of the locks
offered, and the particular form "a the kcya re
gn,ihsi,e Y open them, must not 6e NE Any now o.
have been exhibited. doscripeior elp?sed, in any
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sop,adstaicn favor o. any LEX md ssY s ssS
besh fcs hs or
osfs suitable for tho registered nsIIs OF for tn,
each In weight, and should possess high deere.
and Ssnl Esry si
}|ssispsay broken " extreme and o5iiSas Ia
Sq, ,ls nm Wight a 6s use The Sn s55a,
such a. to make them disiingpishabie at a glanc,
from ne l9sks Of the .t'ss, !.tiu,eofs, and b2th
tinsuishsbie from the mall iocss now 10 use. '
T1e Registered Mail Locks should be maze Of
dersd. eoan,ersnni, and bsaded Al both ends III.
angles and must be itce from Knobs. b. cscuthsgn
% other apgendascs iisciy to be eomprss.ed 6is
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AIDE upon 10 face, letters sufficiently hrse and
lousy a may be crdsred; dinerent ha@6cr. not
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to he sunk by stamping. y the shell be giade a
mails are 70 be uni, ormly alike excepting the mum
should e % and @ sie
to be also aliae 50 ,h,t any one e Al the swhsh
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solid, Win small hole iSTeaEh Il, aud have &c
,s.nIed On ono sds me woFa', M,g's,sd
Der I'm figures not less than one eighth Of an inch
BE- o. ssh non ' exceed
The loSfs for The stree. Letter DoIc. are to be
sfG shc nSu Gaze. E, When H.
psSs d the vail ' TRs iptSfiop %sehsnism q he
Which siSad &c iai y. msdo y ssp ssa g y eSS S
.msil hole through u. and Is 70 have "G \ I@.s
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not marked with The sane letter 9r letters; a.
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partmcnt At the risk And expense Of the CONTRACTOR
pscsed II p strong wooden boxes Son,ainns not not
more thsn two hundred LOCKS each. The Keys TO
NUMBER on wire rods each sun
dred key q, Ind are . be delivered TO an agent OF
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TO this Department, where both the locks and Keys
70 he sdoped sample before tSey shall be ad Tor for
=. From the sample locks and keys submitted under
make selection orcontrsct, unless he should deem
oper for the interests Of the service to decline
sented. Therefore The ris6iito reject my and al
ths proposals and samples is HEREBY reserved to
n. = aee!.lon on the .syc,s proposal. and yarloa,
days thereafter the bidder o. bidders ShSss gro
contract with bond and security as hereinafter
the contracts which may be made will 10 for the
term Of tour years iron and after the hrst day Of
The, contractor for Registered Mail Locks and
Keys will be .qutred by contract TO furnish SAID
times, = may be ordered BY t5e Postmaster Gene:
and q s1s SS res E 6
keys, 4 % ordered. within three months after the
receipt Of such order and TO furnish thereafter any
same may be ordered. On entering into this con.
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will be required 70 fprnish such locks and
ssreesna BE- @ such
%thn II mouths ssr ,as receipt u such sfae
and TO furnish thereafter any further quantities Of
On entering into Ills contract the Contractor must
execute bond In the penalty Of twenty thousand
the posimsster Of he psee wnsrs they reside Scoh
ditioned for the full and faithful performance Of
10th contracts will contain q provision binding
the contractor to guard with due privacy, Integrity
and keys ia the fnished and unfinished state. They
will ALEC contain the provision that in case Of any
and koys. fnished or unnni.hed, and all such pa:;
the contractor, as may enable others to make or
successfully forge or counterfeit such locks and
come ne prS on Of he uned ses or the
Of the Post Office Department; and. thereupon, the
Postmaster General shall have tho right. besides
resort to the remedy q the bond. 70 demand and
promptly surrender tho same, on the order. In
writing, Of the Postmaster General, without com
pensAtion, or any claim TO compensation whatever
Tor the same: also, that the Postmaster General
shall In that case, have the full and absolute right
TO employ any other person or pert2ns 70 make and
furnish similar locks and keys, without any charge
or claim whatever for the u.s., thereby Involved u
any patent Of the defaultins contractor.
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and must be accompanied with bond IN tho pen
atty OF two thousand dollars, executed by tho bid
der and two sufficient sureties, (certihed by III,
postmaster OF the place where they residc,l con
ditioncd for the bidders entering into contract
with bond aud security, az hereinbefore specified
in case his proposal shall DO accepted by the Post
Hank forms Of proposals. and accompanying
bjnd and certificate will be furnished on applici
ton to the SECOND Assistant Postmaster General
and all bidders are requested 2 conform there,.
livery proposal should be enclosed IN sealed y
yeiope iHdoEsssl "Ph9bostAhS i0 81 N, NAH a,!i,
9NY ASSISTANT P0sTMAsfE8 GENERAL
Warrington. D. G. u ,,g BY mali hs pastaY, nus
be dsigIrepaid. JNO. a. j. ChE5WtLL,,