National Republican., 1873-11-15
PROPOSALS,
pRoPosALs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS
N ,G.sIIsoIoS, p; z Sept Sept X is1a :

sEPARahInrET ARahsInETSI32ifiR sl3ifik6 pi,SpRosi SiR5 iiiA
s So he 5sssfff Il A' R'R,sYs55s RS2Y u ny
different RiDds of psaosE. ssis Ssnd keys: one f0i lie
md lie other iSr he use solo "a S.S Of @
Every proposal must, be accompanied with dupii.
70 9s S iTrnshed rirIsa e each Kind q s,rls oGs
on. or unpiveted so Hal NJ % n1.rnS nnfr strusupe ~
and hd sE rsndy b sH,pnSd Zach
nshc, aud the ssms Or any yars thereof, @ be Gov.
erred BY patent, the name oi The psis9,ee must 6e
% no ns on any ~ sasnsd saS ts 4a he
ticn OF which the bidder Is not the patentee or
Inc Internal plan or arrangement Of the locks
offered, aud the particular form o. the keys 70
1nsitc 70 Opon them. must not Do Ike any nov @ %
have Oeen exhibited, described or exposed, ~ any
tndns az hT n Ss s. ~ npa
confederation IN favor OF any LOCK and KEY SUB.
inltted II, being otherwise suitable, u bnan nNe
BEEN invented specially tor the purpose Tor Shich
LosEs suitable for the registered MATS or for the
street letter boxes, thvuld rot exceed eYht ounces
each In weight, aud should possess q hlsh dcsree
q security, strength aud durablli,y. kyery srsh %
assisiGay broken " ssiTsiRc aud o6Sioi. 10;
NTH ne p5ope5, PC key and Be y s,psSl. Of being Sc
or sl u oa iS :s hsua
such as 70 make t9em disilnsuishabie at glance
.SSad as heir q es :h.pc MI
tinguisnabe from ,he mail locks now ~ use.
naTa S' sGq q. e
syess which ,nuss Dc Iron ne ,i,tes &c vel, ,h9Hl
assHp e G sa s5s snH headS1 p2ih SS end
ANGLES. and must DO free from Knots. escuthsons.
Or o,he5 se 70 be
hard usage of the service ZACH lock Is have out
sIds np1n ~ faee !. letter. ygiieisnuy lasSe and
Der. TN h<uies, each. not less than IS OF Inch
excey ding i0ur places Of hgure- In any cnsc beng
required on each lock. Sricn word. and hHurrs are
% be sgns BY strnpins; 4 the shsi 6s ina Tsas q
maiis are % 20 uni oTmly alike e,segtins inc mum.
should bs esse hardened iron ard nickel paso, are
% b sso 20 w. sny one "a. q AZ the No. rhsh
rssaiiy qrsn amy ono sna u q tts issfs Tkstyss
;sSsa a 2 nSss' sas SSas be
.Sa ssa On One ta sa Poe ssGsth 4 faS sa.s
ber 2in nsures not less than one eighth of an inch
4 e' q sG ncns e s,Sssa f
n "a n; ,sss :ssi Letter BSs srs E. ss
s,Gh os hSn, 10 Il hH ,is o M
GS S The snd lower r q thss
which should be nat, made OF sseel, and 10 Of con.
.ss hcs ss E1Sush EGs q Ac A. GSs sS Ss T .
% Ssrsa The fscs o. essh loss Z % nave apsn /
three. that may be ordered Ali lho locks and key
9, sae6 nc otscr aaS ocs 3 Spsnsd sS Any tsS
mot marked with the @ sans Letter q letter.;
liyered according TO order. At the Post Ofiiee Do
more than two hundred LOCKS. each. 1hc Keys q
nambers. on wire rods, each containing one hun.
dred 10, . and are ts " deiiyered TO an asent Of
thsm AZ convey tie ssme from The msnuisc,ory
70 this Department. where both the locks aud ssy,
e the edopted ssmpe before they snail Be- psd for
From The sample loeks appIisy 3D.. ,nomitted gnasl @
L piSper Tor me ihisre.i. q shs service 10 decn,
lie proposals and samples Is hereby reserved Z
Sp "a I g. sns S4s Ss,GS
ssy e se Ssr sr baa.r ao.
posals may hare been accepted must enter int
contract with bond and security Is hereinafter
Tho contracts which may be made viii be for tn,
term Of f9u, years IRON and sitter the hrst day Of
Tue contractor for Registered Mail Locks snt
times, as may be ordered By The Post,nas,er Gene
& thSisa.d Of such locks al and % SIX hundred Of aasi
keys, II 40 ordered, within three mouths after til,
same may be ordered. On entering into This con
penalty Of ten thousand dollars with two suiicien
surenes, certified ~ ihe p3sin.s,sr s whefe the,
fOrinauce of such contract.
The contractor i0r locks and keys for Street Let
Keys IN such quantities and at such times as maj
lie ordered BY tho Postmaster General, and mus
locks and six Thousand OF such keys. so ordered
within six nionthB after the receipt OF such order
snsh Il Ioess aSd teys as Inc sao may orisroS
on entering into ,his contract the contractor mus
sSna saS af e sspy
the postmaster OF tho pace wnere they reside )coi
dtloned for the full and faithful performance Q
Dotn contracts will contain . provision bndin
the eontr1GaSE hs 20 saSd wan dae pryley in;e
and keys, In the finished and unfinished state. The
M s9 eoas ,s n.r ne ~ fd IN cane %i *
Iostmaster General 10 annu The contract, all loci
nna aeyr nsnos ~ nj a,s; ana w M son pa
the con rarior, - may enable others to make 9
aSs on nch al a. nsn tSe eanT.s, ~ y
come u, propsrty Of the United sta!es for the Y.
9 nss SnSs ss a hsao the ia i SiSs
L
| resort to the remedy q the bond, to demand an
| receiye the same from tho contT lstur, who Hha
promptly surrender the same, On tho order, |
/ whiting, OF tho Postmaster General, " about cou
pentation, or any claim TO compensation whateye
/ Tor the same: also that the Postmaster aeneri
shall In that case have the full and absolute riHl
| to employ any otner person or persons to make al
furnish similar locks and keys without any char
or ciAini whatever for the use. thereby inyolyed
any patent OF tho defaultiny contractor.
| Every proposal must specify, unconditienally,t IL
| prlca Of each Lock and Key offered to b. furnishc
and must be accompanied with bond In the pc
atty of two thousand dollars, executed by the bi
der and two sufficient surctios, Certified by u
| postmaster OF tho place where they reside, co
ditioned for the bidders entering Into contra,
with bond and security, As heroinbufOre spccine
In case his proposal shall 10 accepted by the Po
master General.
Blank forms OF proposals and Aocompanyii
bond aud certificate wall be furnished oa apple
ton to the SECOND Assistant Postmaster Gcncr
and all bidders aro requested to conform there
In submitting proposais puder this alyertlsemel
yelope, Endorsed .PRQPosALs FOR MAJ
| LOCKS AND KEYS" aud be addressed to the sE
Washington. ID. U. " ssni BY maH "a. pasta2s N,
saip-fSw postms-ter GsIaIal