The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-03

! | any intricacy in opening with the proner he,
and be capable of being securely shut vvttbor
| the use Of the key. The shape or size NJ IN
. oclxs for registered matte should be sucb as !
, make them distinguishable at glance from IL
looks Of the street letter bores and both sbon,d
by their external shape be instantly distinonIsb
. able from the mail locks now IN use
II The Registered Mail LOCKS sbon,a ho ,noaa =
{ hard and tough brass, excepting the sbaotIa an,
riyets, which must be iron. the lattar val,
shouldered, couatersunk and headed NJ hot,
! ends. The shell or casa of suoh ,oc,,. w.. ~
have sharp angles. and must be frea ero,,
knobs, escutcheons or other appendaoes Hlra,,
to be compressed. battered. or knocrs5 ont q
order by the peculiarly hard usage Of the service
Each lock is to have outside unon ;ta face ,r
letters sufficiently large and distinct. ~. s. Re
Clustered Nail" and also such number In
figures EACH not less than s.is of an inch long
as may be ordered different number. not az
ceeding four places of figures in any case be;no
required on each lock- Such words and fieures
are to be sunk by stamping, IL the shell he made
of wrought or sheet brass or to be raised ~ ,he
shell be made of east metal. All the locls for
registered mails are to be uniformly a,,ke. az.
cepting the numbers marked on them. and nll
/ their keys, which should be case-hartlened iron
and nickel-plated, are TO be also alike. So that
any one of all tbe ,tevs which NAV bo f,,n,s, a.,
| forthem shall easily at and readi,v onen ant
| one and all of tho ,ocl,s The kevs sbon,d bo 70
sbanlr near,v two ;nohas lon, no., ,,, ~.
| and the bow. and the how sbop,a be soI,i wifi,
a small hole through IT, and have slammed On
| one side the words, "U s. Reotstcred MAI, ),
and upon the opposite side such number lin
figures not less than one-eighth of an inch lone)
as may be ordered every KEY to have a different
number, of which none will exceed four p,aces
of figures. te s
The locks for the Street Letter Boxes are to
be made of hard and tough brass. and the kew.
hole of each lock should be in the lowest mart of
the wall of the she'll or casa wbon tha Ioo,, e.
hanging bv lis sbaolxlo and sbould be sboItorod
by sufficient hitting ont of the unner am, ,o,,or
rim around that mart of tho wall. Tho t,t .r,,r
mechanism Of Tho Ioc, sbon,d no a., = ,,rs,t,s.,
somewhat remota fror, tna rov.ho,a ~ -.
opera, lad "a s;,v nv ,,s rax, ,t;o,, .,,,s ~, a..
made of steel, and ba NJ conyon,e,t ,onr,,, .rs
sufficient strength and atitrnass Tbo now, ~ ,to
kew shonld be- solid with n small bola tbrouct
H. and ia 70 hava an g Ist,er o,..;or,, ,t,,,,,.a
on ono s,da .rd s,ch t,r,.as -, .....,.,ss
ON the onnostia side nc nav ho orIorad IN
face of each loci. Is n have mon a an g CO..
Letter Bor, in eitbar roised or sunlr ,ot,ors .nd
any other letters besides ~ excaadinc t,rae Tho,
NAV be ordered All tha locke and Iavz ~ tha
same letter or letters are to be adapted 10 each
other. and no loci, ia to he onened bv anv tev not
,ar,red viii, tba somo latter ar ,ottor,
The lock of each kind contraeteo TOR must be |
delivered according to order. ut the POST one. |
Department. at the risk and expense of the con.
tractor nut nm in pasteboard boxes of five ,ocLs |
each. and packed in strong wooden boxes con. |
taxing not mora than two hundred locks each
The KEYS to sucb locks arc To be strmo bv tha
natural ser;es Of pnmbsrs ON v;ra rods 4, oh CON.
tanning ono bnndrod Low. on, arc 20 no ,o,;roroa |
to nm srent of the nenart,nent snec;aI,u antnor.
lied to receive them and convey tne same from,
the nannf.otorv ~ This ne,o rtn,ort ,rharoho.,,
the rocks and kevs arc ~ no iosnoc,od a,a ~
,,royod u oor, forr,at,,a - tha aao,,,a, a..'i.
before thew sball be Maid far
rror, tha sa,,r,o ,oo,,s a,a bows s,,,,,,,...,
under this advertisement. the postnastor
ysanar.l nri,, rapo a so,oction f,r contract M
'''. "ii i.Nne - seioe''oii Aoi 'iao', un
less ne should deem 1t proper for the interests of
Ihe service 10 oecime accepting any OF the pro-
posais ana samples presented. therefore the
right 10 REJECT any and all the proposals and
samples is hereby reserved to him.
decision on the several proposals and various
samples submitted will be made on or before the
second day of February, 1874, and within thirty
days thereafter the bidder or bidders whose pro-
posals may have been accepted must enter into
contract with bond and security as hereinafter
specified. fs
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
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