National Republican., 1873-10-03
PROPOSALS.
pBoPosAIs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS
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Every proposal must. be accompanied with dupll.
s . ss.mI,es Of The ochs and teys thereby offered
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attached thereto. IL must also be such ~ shali be
which iRo Bidder / n not tSc p pstsnscc s OF
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gislte t9 open them, must not be like any nov o!
been clhSSd sG exposed, 1Rs p u my
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mitted II, being otherwise suitable, IL shall have
been invented specially for the purpose for which
Loeis suitable for the registered mails. or for the
Of security, strength and durability. Every such
any other means than BY s pee1lisr % Key, tanisss
dessnedly broken by eItrens and obyiou. sio.
cuTsly sha, Without i6s use d lie Icy, Tic snare
ssS 1s . 'n @ them IL % s0ss
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tinsuishable from ,he mail locks nov IN use.
I, ~ Tae Registered Mail Locks should BE- mae q
styets' which mus. be iron, the is,,.r well 'h2gl
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ANGLES, aud must be free from knobs, e,outcheyns.
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hard usage Of the service. bach loek ist9 have out
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Der, Cn hxues, each, not lees than 70 Of an Inch
required on each lock sucn word. and figures are
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be made q cast metal All the locks for registered
should be case ned iron aud nici pAteo, are
qesay epen any one ,IS and HS 81 q TIE iS
and S@f BE 6
sllid, with . small hole through q, and have
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Der On figures not lss. than one eighth q an Inch
ferent number. Of which none viii exceed four
The locks for the Street Letter Boxes arc to be
made Of hard and tough brass. ard the key hole q
ca ns or H c siss S s
shaekle, aud should be .belterod BY q sufficient
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asss As sef se a Se @aSGs y siSd q "
nsnisnt b Length @ a snd A. sqseht @ 5 stfchsth h ana ;
mail hole RPSush % Il and % have ps :Sl Yen Eve
Catrier" stamped on one side, and such figures and
fSe ses on q nG css 70 sscn &c
* $ Sire, Ls,it BE-, ,a In ei,hsr raised or sunk
three, tsat may be ordered Ali he locks and asg:
"a .ss .s H5 4 70 20 %
no. Married with the same letter or letters. W
The locks Of each kind contracted for must be de-
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put up In pasteboard boxes q i've locks each, aud
more h than two Hundred locks % each. The Rsys 10 g
such locks are 70 be strung by the natural series Of
asd sy are g s. assrea 10 X Gas %
the Depsrtment specially authorized to receive
to this Departmeni, where both The locks and fsys
are 70 be inspected and approved as ,conformable
ad ssess sat
this advertisement. the Postmaster General will
it pfoper for the interests q the service. 10 decline
.ccePiins any % the proposals and samples pre-;
he, he proposals and samples Is hereby reserved to
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second day Of February, 1874, and within thirty
possls may have been accepted must enter into
Contract with bond and security as hereinafter
The contracts which may be made will be for the
term OF tour years IRON and after the hrst day Of
:. .Tno contractor for Registered Mail Locks and
Keys will bo required by contract to furnish said
lines Se @ uderSa Sy sss esne
ral and must agree, and bv able, to furnish three
keys, 80 ordered, within three months after the
receipt Of such ORDER and to furnish thereafter any
same may Be ordered. On entering MI into % this CON.
tract the contractor must execute q bond in the
penalty OF ten thousand dollarH, with two sufficient
resids5 oSnditoned Tor the full aud faithful % Pef.
The contractor FOR locks and ksSs for Street Let.
terboIes will be required 70 furnish such locks and
Ss SrdsrSd ere y as nhd
within .. months Alter The Teeeip, " such order,
md e furnish there.iteF any further quantities q
On entering into this oontrsct the contractor must
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dlilSSnsd ioI The full and faithful performance Of
Bo,h contracts will contain q provision binding
snd bs 70 Tin nd das
and keys, III the finished and unfinished state. They
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rostm.ser General to annu, the CONTRACT al locis
lsrns. drswioss ssusos and dies, in possession Of
the contractor, as may enable others to make or
or the Ss
come the propery OF the United States. for the use
Postmaster General shall have the right besides !
resort to the remedy Of the bond. 70 demand and
rtCtNe tue Same IrOll Tue cOutfhctur, VINO bnhl
promptly surrender the same, on the order, In
writing. OF the Postmaster General, without com
pensation, or any claim to compensation whatever
FOR tho same: also, that the Postmaster General
shall IN that case, have the full aud absolute right
furnish similar locks and keys without any charge
or claim whateyer ior the nss thereby Involved, Of
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and must be accompanied with bond In the pen.
atty OF two thousand dollars. executed by the bid
der and two sufficient sureties, (cerihed by the
pottmaster Of the place where they reside,l con.
ditioned for the bidders entering into contract
with bond and security as hereinbefore specified
master General.
bond aud certificate will be fuInished on applioa
ton to the Second Assistant Postmaster General
and all bidders are requested to conform thereto
in submitting proposals. under this adyertisement
yelope, indorsed PROPOSALS. FOR MAI
LOCKS AND KEYS," and be addressed 70 the y 70
Washington. D. @. U s,nt b. mail hhs pastays mus
| BE- dsiy Prepaid. JNO. A. ]. CREswE1L.
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