National Republican., 1873-11-11
ID RoposALs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS
Posr OYrIoE DEPARTMENTAL
wAsnIsoIos, y. Y Sept A ina

- bEPAhATE SEALED PhOPOsALS
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snd tho other Tor the sole and exclusive use q 's
Every W proposal must be accompanied with dupli.
70 % b Be riveted Sp and fnished. and another 70 be
SRdn SRd may y resdy @ be eia%nsd
Ismpe should g plainly marked VIII me bidders
cred 6y patent. the name oi ths psisatee mug, ss
hs5ss % po sss be ssss s 9e
ton Of which the bidder Is not the patentee or ss-
Tno internal plan or arrangement Of the locks
offered, aud the particular form 81 the Keys re.
Ssen IN eiGSSs iss %
she and % e. an
eonsd dsTaton = ion, IN favor Of any iock and KY sub sub.
been invented specially for the purpose for which
Losfs suitable for the registered mails, or for the
street letter boxes should not exceed eight ounces
Of security. strength and durability. Every such
lock, while 1t mu,t be secure from being opened by
by sna oSoSs s
lenee,( must be devoid Of any inricacy IN opening
s &c q hs ssS Of
or size q the locks for ysg,,sd Sg, NJ should be
from ne i9sis q the .Tss i.asT SsIs,. md b9.h
* hs5 ss fsaHs ss In @ dis
Tne Registsred Mali Looks should DO made Of
rivsts. whie must % Se RON the latter e we'll thon
dered. countersunk, and headed at both ends. The
ANGLES, % and % mus, be isss irom tnots escnihson.
or other appendases likely TO be compressed bat
sara or o shs service Sss sane
sds NY \ ~ fsSs letter. sSncise.tlS srse and
Ssr. On isure. each. not less Than d o. an Inch
ionsJ as may 6e ordered; = different numbe,. not
required on each lock; Sucn words and figures are
ne Sna Sy rpn 4ass er ss bs shell
be made OF cast metal ALI the locks Tor registered
r on hs na m the
should be case hardened iron and MCKEE. paea, are
readily open any one and ali Of the locks The keys
iSa .cS. WI Win p % sns SSs % ana h.Ss
Der }ln asares not less than one eish,h d an Inch
isrsnt @ i number. q which none viii WI exceed four
The ieefs ior ths stree, Letter poIes arc to be
made q hard and oGsh " Az srr and hs S
shscEIe. and should be Sheltered BY 5 saiacient
h0 ssa Swss c q 's
lock should be In position somewhat remote from
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venient length and sqiiicient strength and sttd
sss s$si heis through w. " sna 3 . have G G:as,
Cdrrier" STAMPED on one SIDE, and such figures and
Sssss fss fses q ssss IO.S i,i Z % ssSS sPSa
letters, and any other letter. bssides not
three, that may be ordered. All the locks and key
% sssl sS i e q sS u sSs
q sas &c RSi Ss Be
psItment. = !hs ri.s and sIpsnss 3 & font5sctoI
pss ppssisa Il :ifSSs Wooden SOiss O. sians no
more than two hundred iof.s , Zach The ssys :,
nu4bsrs on wire rods n esch CONTAINING one hun
srs pec g II a %
them and convey the same frSm AZ The s Ianufscsor, q
to the adopted sample before they shall be raid foI
VS ss s .PS asssf.
make selection for contract unless he should deen
noseptfns p Al any W q the proposals. and Samples Prs
sented Therefore the rishtltq reject any and d
the proposals and samples Is hereby reserved
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contract with bond and security rs hereinafte
The contracts which may be made will be for tn
term Of iGur years from and alter the hrst day c
The Contractor for Registered Mail Locks an
Keys will be required by contract to furnish sal
saa ans =
raj. and must agree, and be able 70 furnish thr,
sSs 50 81 ordsrs @ within ISrss @ NOUNS ater u 4
receipt Of such order and TO furnish thereafter
may g. afasa 6a no
h S SSsa
~ ihs sp a sns 1s
Ths oontt.Sior iSI ISsLs IND Keys for Street Ls
s. yordersa bs 1hs PSstnss,sr densr.l, sba nui
locks and six thousand OF such keys II 80 ordeTe,
within siI months after the receipt Of such orde
Iesss WA M ssS osdsIs,
dollars, With tao sufieient suretiss, tcertined 8
ss ana
such contract
sS c s sG1an Ss p53ysS1 SsS
and care ha and sn5spdg q the 9el
will also contain the provision that, in Of an
default on the part OF the contractor causing u
ma Rsss' anshsa or 70 Snani.hsa sSa al ssch "a
terms, drawings. saases and dles. n possession {
R successfully foiss or colnierfeiI such locks an
Keys sha on such arnumIfnt m q The e0ntraSs @ I
os 3Ss tSs and ,hst
rssart 10 the remeay of the bond. 70 demand AZ
~ receive the same from the contractor, who shl
Prtihs, Sf he PSstmaster deaeTa, Without ecr
., pensadon, or any claim % compensation whAteyt
ihs tat case Rsre % the T ial sSa asseluts snsI ni
employ any other person OF persons 70 make Al
| or claim whatever for the uns, thereby involved,
10 any patent OF tho defaultins contractor. :
TO Every proposal must speeiiy, uneonditionAlly,t I
Of and must be accompanied with bond In tho pt
atty OF two thousand dollars, executed by the b
" der and two sutbcient snreties, lcertihed by I
III postmaster Of the place where they residc,l &C
'" dltloned for the bidders entering Into contra
.ss ss:s SESSo:s sSs5o accepted SS lie ~
BLANK forms Of proposals and aecompanyi
ton to the second Assistant PostIl laster dener
and all bidders are requested 10 conform there
In submitting proposals. under this adyertisemei
Every proposal sh suld be- enclosed IN scaled .
yelope, indorssd 'PRoPOSAIS FOR MA
LOCKS AND KEYS" 4 and ns addEss q ssd e The 4 81 I
20 Washington. n. q. U ssn! BY mail ht postage nj
% b sduiyPrpoid. JNO A. y, OREswEl.Ii,,
- selrfUW Postmaster General