National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-11
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
p PROPOSALS FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS


- SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS.
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@ for IN npdeT separate s eon, n ts
and the other for the sole aud exclusive Of s,i
Every proposal must DO aceomrsniod With dupli.
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be ssa ana ind ns y BE
,smPie s6eeld be Pisiniy mafted VIII the bddsfs
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ahe Internal plan or Arrangement q the locks
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been e ,Ssr r
iu f for he mails; and twill 30 an imporisp,
| consideration n favor OF any LOCK and key sub
been invented Specially Tor tho purpose Tor which
Locss suitable for the registered mails, or for the
street letter boxes should not exceed eight ounces
each In weight, and should possess . high degree
loci, whs Il mass 5e secure from being opened By
any othSr means than BY r. Peeplia. 6sy !unisss
lence,l must be devoid Of any inricacy ~ opening
S hS sas Be- sss Of SS .s.Ss
or .lss q the Loeb. for ,,g.,.,.d sa should b
from :, sS 70 oe. q a'% ss
* ,hs5 st ,ss n. be dis
Inc Rssisteied Mali locks should b. mase Of
hard anu tough brasS, excepting the shnehs and
asrss and Ssaasa a SSh end. Tho
shell or case o. speh locks must not have sharp
Of eSsr sPpensssss iseiy % % esnprssssd S.l
tered Or fn9sssd on, o. Srdsr by By ne Psc1..i{
astisst, ~. 4 Sssl,.1.a 9s, and sisS such mum.
onsj Va a. a may 6e ordcrsd dneTent number. not
four Rsccs Of nSue s n any essss beng
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are t. p uni sf the HsS
should Sc case h.rdsnsd IRON aud pistec arc
to be also ALIKE SO that any ono q Al the which
resayy open amy one and n q The iecis I
should have shank neary two inches long DO,
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stamped on one side the words. "U. 4 Resissref
Ssa res sai sss tsn ons ssh of an Sos
ionsl as m,y be ordsrsd every key to have df.
placer q nsufes. Vi ""''A A'A' wan eA''eu 'oui
me- IgfIs iof q. Stree, Letter goIss are 70 BE-
S1f cSs rhOnIs Be II the ST Sss pir % hs VA
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Scs should Be in Position sSneW6ss rsmoto from
the Key hoe, and DO opsrasssa easily 6y ~ Key
srni S sns, e ana saSsps sstshsfh and s 81
pHs one sdc and such s and
letters stamped gu the opposite side as may be or.
vi. s. sasS, Iss.f BsI', in ,eitbsr raised or sunk
ettsrs, any other iett,rs BESIDES mot Ioeedins
each other and no lock is 10 DO openei By any key
The iocss el each kind son,raessd Tor must be do
liyered according 70 order, at the h9st Once De.
II sOsss Ave lSSl: each md
such locks to be strung ~ the natural series q
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are - be inspected and spproved q e3nf9rms5ie
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this advertisement. the Postmaster General will
aoper Tor The Hsfests q the seryics, 70 Seens
accepting any o. the proposals and samples pre-
the proposals and samples is hereby reserved TO
% a' s e al snS .cns q:
second day Of February, islt. and within thirty
pcssls may have BEEN secepted must " enter into
contract with bond and security as hereinafter
fbe contracts which may be made will be for the
term Of Gar years from and after the hrst day Of
Tine sS4iraetor for Registered Mail Locks and
keys VII % asaphpea OK eontrsSt to furnish snd
times, IS may be ordered BY the Postmaster Gene
raj and must agree, and be able, to furnith three
| thousand OF such locks and slI hundred OF such
keys, II 30 ordered within three months after the
further quantities Of such locks and keys as the
same may DO ordered. On entering into this con.
penati q desrs. WITH two 1 saesn
~ M ~ @ sns 'ney
Ths sentr.stor tST iSef: sna key. for Street Let;
keys IN such Quantities, and at such tines may
be ordered by the PostmAster Geperal and must
agree aud be ofurnIah tweye OF such
iocss and siI thonsand Of such Keys, Il so ordered,
within six months after the recept Of such order
and 10 furnish thereafter any further quantities 81
| such locks aud keys as the same may be ordt red
execute q bond In ihe penalty Of twenty Thousand
dollars with two suffsient sureties (certihed by
ditioned FOR the full and faithful performance Of