National Republican., 1873-11-20
First Lieutenant Third Artillery, 4. o. 8.
D RoPosAIs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS.

LEWiB SMITH,
ID RoPosAIs FOR MAIL LOCKS AND KEYS
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shell Or case of such locks must not have sharp
angles. and must be free from knobs. escutheoni.
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required on each lock; Such gords and figures are
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be made OF cast metal All the locls for revstered
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readily open any one and al Of The locks. Thekeyi
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each lock should be IA the lowest part Of the wal
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The locks Of each kind contracted FOR must be do
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Contract with bond and security Is hsrsinafto
The Contracts which may be made will be for tn
term Of four years from and aitsr tho hrss day Q
The Contractor for Registered Mail Locks an
/ Keys will be required by contract TO furnish sal
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and ~ sSa es rGs e tas
Seys, 4 so ordered. within three month"; sitsr Il
receipt Of such order aud 70 furnish hereafter an
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tract the contractor must execute bond IN u
sn srsas, q tcePtiaed Sy ths Whsrs he
reside,J conditioned for the full ana faithful re
The contrsetcr FOR locks and keys for Street Il
ter.Boxes will be required to furnlsh such locks
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agree and be sbe. furnisht thousand o. SUI
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and 70 furnish thereafter any further quantities.
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execute bond IN the PENALTY of twenty thousaI %
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Both oontrscts will contain . proviaion blndiI
the contractor to guard. with due privacy inteeri
and and ssys N the nshsd and anansSea Il ssats % III
will also contain the proyision that in case o. q
Postmsstsr ~ aessrsi TO snnSl ths contrast al ioc
and keys, nnished or unini.hed. and ~ such y
successfuly forge or counterfeit such locks q
keys shall, on such Arnulment OF the contract,
come the property Of the United States for the U
Of the Post Once Department; and. thereupon. I
Postmaster General shall have the right. beaides
| resort TO the remedy Of tho bond. TO demand p
| receive The same from the contractor, who al
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shAi. in that case have the full aud sbsoluts M
furnish similar locks and keys, without any char
| or claim whAteyer for the use, thereby involved.
| any patent Of tho defaultins contractor.
Eyery proposal must specffy, nditionAlly.i 4
| price Oh each Lock and Key offered 70 be furnish
| and must be accompanied with bond In the p,
| alty On two thousand dollars, executed by the b
| der and two suihcisnt sureties. tcertined by
j. postmaster Of the place whore they reside,l c.
with bond and security, - hereinbefore spocin
Bsnk forms Of proposals and acoompanyt
i,old and csrtincats will be furnished on appli
and all bidders are requested 70 conform ther
I'M subInitting proposals. under this advertisems
= Every proposal should be enclosed IN sealed
: LOCKb AND KEYA." and BE- addressed V the y
oND ASHfBTANT' P0STMAsTER dENERl
Wilmington. b. o. U cent 6v mad Me Pestaae- .
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