The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-19

A<oSho otitutio fot tue registered malls, IL
the street letter FOXES, should not exceed eIgi
ounces each In weight, and should possess a his
degree Of security, strength ana durabilit
Every such lock, while 1t must be secure frol
being opened by any other means than by Il
peculiar key, (unless deslgnedly broken by 9,
IRENE and obvious vlolence.) must be devoid
any intricacy In opening with the proper KEY
and be capable of being securely shut withou
the use Of the key. The shape or size Of th
ooks for registered mails should be such as
make them distinguishable at glance from tn
locks of the street letter 1ores, and both should
by their external shape, be instantly distinguish
able from the mail locks now in use.
The Registered Mail Locks should be made o
hard and tough brass, excepting the shackle AM
rivets, which must be iron, the latter well
shouldered, countersunk, and headed at boil
ends The shell or case of such locks must no
have sharp angles, and must be free from
knobs, escutcheons, or other appendages likely
to be compressed, battered, or knocked out o
order by the peculiarly hard usage of the service
| Each lock is to have outside upon its face, IL
letters sufficiently large and distinct, "U s. Re
gfsfered MAIL and also such number, (r
figures, each, not less than 6l6 of an inch long
as may be ordered different number, not ex.
ceedng four places of figures in any case, being
| required on each lock. Such words and figures
are to be sunk by stamping, If the shell be made
of wrought or sheet brass, or to be raised if the
shell be made of cast meal. All the locks for
registered mails are to be uniformly alike, ex-
cepting the numbers marked on them, and I'LL
their keys, which should be case.hardened iron
and nickel-plated, are to be also alike, so that
any one of all the keys which may be furnished
for them shall easily fit and readily open any
one and all of the locks. The keys should have
a shank nearly two inches long between the bit
and the bow, and the bow should be solid, with
small hole through 1t, and have stamped on
one side the words, az. s. Registered NATL"
and upon the opposite side such number Tin
flgtfes not less than one-eighth of az inch long,
as may be ordered; every key to have a different
number, Of which none will exceed four places
of figures. L
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 its shackle, and should be sheltered
by sufficient jutting out of the upper and lower
rim around that part of the wall. The interior
mechanism of the lock should be in 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 CARTIER 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 1t ~. s. Street
Letter Bor In either raised or sunk letters, and
any other letters besides, not exceeding threethat
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 loci Of an oh Bind con,roo,s, ,nr ,nust >.
aeI;varad occord;no 10 ordar ~ ~. post oro.
nenartmant At the ris,. and axnensa os tba con.
tractor mt mn in nastabo,rd boxes of Ave- Ioc,,s
zach and noepad In strono y,oo,an hoXo. cor-
az, II, rot NV. thor ,,vo hrndroa ,oo,,s oooh
Tho kev. 20 snch ,oo,,. .ra % ho s,rrra hr ,ho
tnroi sar,as =, ~, ,,-,ro rod. Oh con-
~ 49,, 49,, - Il s.,.,.o,
- :, ara,,. 80 ~. n.,,1
;zad ~ reca,va them AVA con,o,, Il. cow fro,,
,ba r,arnfa ctoru 10 mi. nen,r ont ,yhora ho,h
"A ,ocLs and rev. arc 10 he insrected ana ON.
,,rovo, os corn forn.h,o 10 ,bo aao,,,oa .ar,,,,o
bofore tbav sbal, ba Maid for
From tho samn,a ,ocLa and rsvs snb,,;t,ea |
nnaar this advertisement. the postmastar |
r1enara, ,yi,, ,nara a selection far contract nm.
- -
ess he should deem 1t proper for the interests OF
ne service, TO decline accepting any OF the pro-
oosais ana samples presented. Therefore the
right to reject any and all the proposals and
samples Is hereby reserved to him.
A decision on the several proposals and various
'amples submitted will be made on or before the
econd day OF February, 1874, and within thirty
lays thereafter the bidder or bidders whose pro
'osals may have been accepted must enter into
contract with bond and security rs hereinafter
pTha ots which o =, oao ,,,,,, ,,o for
No town, 80 sour 700 !. fro,,, "a ae.or .ho a..
,on ~ Ion,oru 1sy. -
nv, $1,000. g. ., !. p,,.s.os nr.pY,,,s
ya,. MI, 10 rarrod h1 -, ., so,5
oclxs and KEYS In such quantities. and at such
ines. as NAV be ordered bv the Postmaster
and muat aeree. and be.abIe. to furnish
hree thousand of such locks and six hundred OF
uch KEYS. IL 40 ordered. within three months
fter the receipt of such order, and to furnish
any further quantities of such locks
nd KEYS as the same NAV be ordered. On enter.
no into this contract the contractor must exc.
ute n bond in the pena,tv of tan tbousand dol.
arg with two suff1ciant snrat,a. fcertf,ed bv the
,o,It,n .s,ar xyhora tbov rss,do :, conditioned for
!. - |