The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-05

| be made Of hard and tough brass, and the key
: hole Of each lock should be in the lowest part
the wall Of the shell or case. when the lock
hanging BY its shaclxle, and should be sheltere
by sufficient juttlng out of the upper and lowe
rim around that part Of the wall. The interio
, mechanism Of the lock should be in a postio
J somewhat remote from the key-hole. and b
operated easily by it's key, which should be fiat
made of steel, and be Of convenient length AM
suiicient strength and stiffness. The bow of tn
key should be solid, with a small hole through
1t, and Is to have ~. s. Letter CARTIER stamped
on one side, and such figures and letters stampe,
| on the opposite side as may be ordered. Tn,
face of each lock is to have upon it az. s. Stree
Letter Bor'' in either raised or sunk letters, an(
any other letters besides, not exceeding three tina
may be ordered. All the locks and keys of the
same letter or letters are to be adapted TO each
other, and no lock is to be opened by any key no
marked with the same letter or letters.
The lock of each kind contracted Tor must be
delivered according to order, at the Post ONCE
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.
taiI 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.
4 lied to receive them and convey the same from
the mandatory to this Department. where both
i the locks and keys are to be inspected and APP
proved comfortable to the adopted sample
before they shall be paid for.
From the sample locks and keys submitted
under this advertisement, the Postmaster
| General will make selection for contract, un-
less he should deem 1t proper for the interests of
the service, to decline accepting any of the pro.
posals and samples presented. Therefore the
right to reject any and ali the proposals and
samples is hereby reserved to him.
A decision on the several proposals and various
| samples submitted will be made on or before the
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 which may be made will be for
the term of four yenrs from and after the first
day of January, 1874.
The contractor for Registered Mail Locks and
Keys will be required by contract to furnish said
locks and keys in such quantities, and at such
times, as may be ordered by the Postmaster
General. and must agree, and be able, to furnish
three thousand Of such locks and six hundred Of
such keys, If so ordered within three months
after the receipt Of such order, and to furnish
thereafter any further quantities of such locks
and keys as the same may be ordered. On enter
ing into this contract the contractor must exc
cute a bond in the penalty Of ten thousand dol.
lars, with two sufficient suret:es Certified by the
postmaster where they resiae,) conditioned for
the full and faithful performance of such con-
tract , Eaf
The contractor for locks and keys for Street
Letter Boxes will be required to furnish such
locks and keys in such quantities, and at such
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, If so ordered, within six months
after the receipt of such order, and 10 furnish
thereafter any further quantities of such locks
and keys as the same may be ordered. On enter
ing into this contract the contractor must execute
a bond In the penalty of twenty thousand dol
lars, with two sufficient sureties (certified by the
postmaster of the place where they reside,) con
ditioned for the full and faithful performance of
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 unfln.
ished state. They will also contain the provl.
sion that, in case of any default on the part of
the contractor, causing the Postmaster General
to annul the contract, all locks and keys, finished
or unfinished, and all such patterns, drawings,
gauges and dies. in possession of the contractor,
as may enable others to make or successfully
counterfeit such locks and keys, shall, forge or
on such annulment of the contract, become the
property of the United States, for the use Of the
na,,r aud fI.ora fha
Postmaster General shall have the right, besides
a resort to the remedy of the bond, to demand
and receive the same from the contractor, who
shall promptly surrender the same, on the
order, in writing, of the Postmaster General,
without compensation. or any claim to compen-
sation whatever for the same also, that the
Postmaster General shall, in that case, have the
full and absolute right to employ any other per.
son or persons to make and furnish similar locks
and keys, without any charge or claim whatever
for the use, thereby Involved, of any patent of
the defaulting contractor.
Every proposal must specify, Internationally,
the price of each Lock and Key offered to be
furnished, and must be accompanied with bond
in the penalty of two thousand dollars, executed
by the bidder and two sufficient sureties, (certi-
fled by the postmaster of the place whore they
resde) conditioned for the bidders entering into
contract, with bond and security, as hereinto
fore specified, in case his proposal shall be
cepted by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms of proposals and accompanying
bond and certificate will be furnished appli-
cation to the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen. |
eral. and all bidders requested to conform |
thereto in submitting proposals under this adj
vertisement
Every proposal should be enclosed in a sealed |
envelope, Endorsed PROPOSALS FOR MAIL
LOCKS AND KEYS" and be addressed to the
SECOND ASSISTANT POS rMASTER GEN
ERAL, Washington, d. G. IF sent By mail the
postage mast be duly prepaid
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Sc 23-td Postmaster General
PROFESSIONAL.
I. II SHIELDS.