Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-06
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS roc MAIL LOOKS AND KEYS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, .
W A u &c r.N- il Q S-nt Il ls-a

Separate Sealed Prop,.als viii be r.ir.S ~ rs.
DAY OF pE1.. 1ao1 In sot %, r,IsIEENd
seTarste c0nU acts two dirsrett fsnSs ~ n,s,ocl
fTsf ff,ovsA ,aG.is. And The ober flr m. sos 40
exclusive q 4Irs.t I.f..r 5eres '-' 'O NV
Rvery DR. po-al mu.t b. Accommodated with 6nnIi-
cate PIE. The locs. aad ey. thereby offered o
rivetei Up and fpi.,ed and snoibsr fo be- on-n o1
rnrve:ed that 10. st-rnsl structure and arrange
n Sa mSy Tssd y = :b N, Sch sarl ,hogd
same, or az par, Is.rsof be eorered b, p.ients
mus, also BE- .ss - .sa 4. s,sraS,as H. ,h her
fringe on ssy pa,ens-d inysntion 81 which the bid
The intsrnsi pIsS on = arrssS' n,ut Of the lock.
offered snd Ihs particular form Of the keys reani,
srtO in r.slis - ,ri.sss u.s. ami mu-t not have
fsndiDg 70 npsis their ss.rIi, and n.sshn.s Per
the mails; sus 10 will Be an i'm ,oTtant consiiersiion
sa@xss s.Hssie, Il ,hsll have bsen invented spe,
Loeis ssssSl. Sor an. r.,',.r- o. for the
sreet lete. s.H.s, ss.sd not exceed sight ounc IS
SCI p vs1s.i - .s..lt Yo..s-- high degree Of
while IL mn-s be sessrs fros being opssed BY any
sntdi sToa.s ;, .Is s.a bsS..t I riosse Se
must BE- devoid % asy inpiescr s opening with the
ase % p hs being s, ssGuj1 h hat
locks for ysstsf-sd 1a,i, houd b. such as to make
The se r sS and 90 should b Sne tb bSfk' eS St
nail locks now In 10. I'S'aoie from 'he
TIE RegIstered Mail Locks should be made Of
fiTvts when nuss b. IRON I'M sisF III Ian. ana
dsred, coun-trsuuk, and h add AT both ends Tba
aIsies, and mus bs FIRE. from tnOs,, essutcheons,
t,res or on, OF oy5.r b., the picIisr b.J
usage Of the service. Bach lock j. 10 have out-ide
tincf, O. S RSsisi.Ts 81 Mai ard ais5 s1ch nuns gs
Der, in figures, each not -s n An "a ~ an incb
seeding four pisces 81 xGre in sI ba hoI ex
quired eses lock snch word. asd fgr,res are TO
or sheet bras or 10 T. ra. II b maj. 81 wrought
ssst metal All the locks fer registered m ais are to
uniformly a H. AZ
on them, and all thsir KEYS, which shonId h, rsse
alike 30 tbs. sny on. ~ ali are 20 be also
furnished for them shall essjl, m - raaiiiv y 80 U
shark nearly Two i5tbas on ssss s9 H., i have
bow, and the bow should be solid, with small hole
o. S. R,gf5tsrsI Ms.I And n,on the Oh pesite Id
sch number in figures not les THAI one,eghth Of
adiferert rnmb-r 81 vhich nons Iii Sa ~ i've i've
The locfs n, IN. Stree, I.t,sr po~a. aro .. ~
made Of hard and ton sh hrsss and the kew hole Of
ssch lOck shonld h. I, -. I1,-,st =, - az ~, I, -
the shell n case -h.. tse loek 4. bSnsing bT IN
ting out Of ~. ..s1, % .ns,sred o sncisn. tut
Of the wall M i,s.T. o. 80 - " th RaL pay
Key hole ard X. on.r.ss5 .~, s1 ~, S's from me
should be FIAT S.d. ~ 49, 80 ~ ~ asg, WHICH
bow q the k.y ssssd Re dfid ans stiffness The
through it, and !. 20 hsv. o. s Lst.sr C1ry1sy
stamped On M. o..osi, iI eh nIuas- ana letters
I1t,1s Boz in 70 az. ns1h IT.. u 5 Srsst
other letters bssse. bot s1s.sdina three that nav
ordered alo~k "A -. Co.,
Is to he op a by e 1920 r. each Other and no lock
latter or fatfsr, my NY H"' ai hou Win the same
The Iocks 81 each kind Contracted for NINA, h.,0
nyered according to order at the Post once Depst-
UP in pa.tebosrs bo,!. - 49, snG n Pni
tbsn tS,n W0oSen = containing not more
sTe TO be stInng ~ az ..,.I 70 suon LOCKS
are to BE- deSersdto an aeet 81 ib DnsysI sna
specially authSrz. 10 them t as ca @
sSsfe beth le des aad S to this
before tbey i S, ,e to the adopted sample
From me sanpIs ISL ISL nd kew. s,b-,i,ts, 5
ma saci. the PesTA51er General vii,
deem II prGper for IN. i1t.Tsts ~ ~. aeryir 10
9 STsseBisS s1y G The P,QDo, and
the proposals and sam pies is hereby reserved To- HIM
samples submiIt-i viii BE- ns on or bfTs f5s
fh.Heafs2 ne ba. y, ~ ala wlhn thlrtg Gays
NAV haye been accs.,ed I,'sf t~ ~, .ts
viii bond and :eegT1f' = hfTsiafisr
term Of four years from and ster the trst day Of
The Contractor for Registered Mail Locks and
locks and keys in 81 qnaufii.s and AZ -ncb fimes
as may be oriereS by The psf raster General and
~ 40, anu ~ &c aoIe ,4 Ia,n7h three ho1ssnd
ordeTei WifbiS thr1. nn1tb AZ sf mn m SO, II 20
s Sen GIf, and 70 IGInih thereafter any fur
same may be ordered On entering into this CON.
penalty Of ten Thousand d., r. b tT9 spf{cien9
suTetie-, certified By the postaa-ter where they
aaee Of such contrsrt
The contractor fpr Iocks and ks,sf,r S,raat Ia,
e-r boxes viii h. re11ir- - pIrntsb snch 49,. "a
'.r3.HS - ~ anu az -lCh times, IS may
.srse And l. All. n. fgITish ,I,1Iy ~ ~ nus
srh Iscks and s1 Thousand of snrb wv. n 40 or
Erred within sir mo.th- Are- The recsin At ~ sncb
order and furnish th.r..ffrr apy fnrthsr ousDti
r5-s "a srsh losl-r .nd ~. =. sb zanas n.y. -
ss . On ;s IN, se ,, ss
sod doIi.rs M - a. -, y y. 1,is1
by the 1c~iIna.sr 81 ne pISrs where tbax rasids
ssnfifiored for the fall AL fNithfI narf,ryn u
such coBtrsst, -- '''0' Vi
Both oexrn0u ID contain a proyisioD bindin
s,d carr, the rsnnfss ore ssd stOdy Of the locks