The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-05

Each lock Is to have outside upon its face, in
letters sufficiently large and distinct, so. s. Re.
Gfsfered Mall" and also such number, Tin
figures, each, not less than sic of an inch long,)
as may be ordered different number, not ex-
ceeding 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 IL the
shell be made of cast metal. All the locks for
registered mails are to be uniformly alike, ex-
| cepting the numbers marked on them. and til
/ their keys, which should be case-har1ened iron
and nckelplated, are 10 be also alike, so that
| any one of all the keys which may be furnished
for them shall easily At and readily open any
one and all of the locks. The keys should have
shank nearly two inches long between the bit
and the bow, and the bow should be solid, with
small hole through IL, and have stamped on
one side the words, "U.l is. Registered Mail,s
and upon the opposite side such number Tin
figures not less than one-elghth of az inch long)
as may be ordered every key to have different
number, of which none will exceed four places
of figures ,aa auGl1g
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 shaczle, and should be sheltered
by sufficient Uniting out of the upper and lower
rim around that part of the wall The interior
mechanism of the lock should be in q position
somewhat remote from the key-hoIe. and be
operated easily by Its 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 |
IL, and is to have "U s. Letter CARTER stamped
on one side and such figures and letters stamped
on the opposite side as may be ordered. The |
face of each lock is to have upon IL "U s. Street
Letter BoD' in either raised or sunk letters, and /
any other letters besides not exceeding three that
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 not
marked with the same letter or letters ts.-a
The lock of each kind contracted Tor must be
delivered according to order, at the Post Office
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. /
tain 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.
zed to receive them and convey the same from
he mandatory to this Department, where both
he locks and keys are to be inspected and APP
proved as comfortable to the adopted sample
before they shall be paid for,
From the sample locks and keys submitted
lnder this advertisement, the Postmaster
General will make selection for contract, un-
ess he should deem it proper for the interests of
he service, to decline accepting any of the pro.
'osals and samples presented. Therefore the
light to reject any and all the proposals and
amplss is hereby reserved to him.
Adhesion 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 |
ontract with bond and security as hereinafter
pecifed.
The contracts which may be made will be for
he term of four years from and after the first
lay of January 1874.
The contractor for Registered Mail Locks and
Keys will be required by contract to furnish said
ocks and keys in such quantities, and at such |
lines, as may be ordered by the Postmaster
ieneral. and must agree, and be able, to furnish |
hree thousand of such locks and six hundred of !
UGH Keys, IL so ordered, within three months
fter the receipt of such order, and to furnish
hereafter any further quantities of such locks |
nd keys as the same may be ordered. On enter
ng into this contract the contractor must exc ,
ute bond in the penalty of ten thousand dol.
ars with two sufficient sureties, Certified by the
where they reside,) conditioned for
he full and faithful performance of such con-
ract.
The contractor for locks and keys for Street
4etter-Boxes will be required to furnish such
ocks and keys in such quantities, and at such
lines, as may be ordered by the Postmaster
}eneral, and must agree, and be able, to furnish
welve thousand of such locks and six thousand
+ such keys. If SO ordered, within six months
fter the receipt of such order, and to furnish |
hereafter any further quantities of such locks
nd keys as the same may be ordered. On enter
ng into this contract the contractor must execute
bond in the penalty of twenty thousand dol |
ars with two sufficient sureties, (certfied by the
of the place where they resde,) con
tioned for the full and faithful performance of
UGH contract.
Both contracts will contain u provision bind
ne the contractor to guard, with due privacy,
ntegrity and care, the manufacture and custody
+ the locks and keys, in the finished and unfin.
shed state. They will ALTO contain the provi.
ion that, in case of any default on the part of
he contractor, causing the Postmaster General
# unfinished, and all such patterns, drawings, ]
auges and dies. in possession of the contractor,
$ may enable others to make or successfully