The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-28
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS,

nsr will not only Do eUOWc0 nOcraI commission Oh
sums renittsd, bet receive our warmest thanks.
PROPOSALS. FOR MAIL BAGS,
Posr OsSicE DErAarNxsr,
TN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section Of the
l act of Conxress +" lcgAlixing aud making appro-
patous for such necessary objects have been
ally included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of Law, and 10 fix and prov ide for
tain Incidental expenses of the Department and off,
GERS Of The Government, and for other purposes"
approved August 6, l842; sealed proposals will be
rscsivod at tho Inspection Office Of this Department
until The first day Of May next for furnishing, for
year. for longer pssSdi :. IA ne psrsr,%sss
al may " ordered, mail bugs Of the following de-
scriptSou, 70 wit 4e @gnba1 ~
49,. CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
~ - p $3.50 s.sssssJ- weighing is OF TO the
yard, q q inches width, the yarn for the fabric to
be doubled and twisted and hvc-fold.
No. . size, Al inches long and "a inches wide, to
be made of cotton canvass, weighing Is OK. to the
ward. of 81 inches width, the cloth TO be woven in
every respect like that Of the first size of bags.
No. size, 80 inches long by 10 inches wide,
weighing 10 or to the yard, the cloth to be woven
above described The numbered sized bags to have
each eyele holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number 2 sized bags tn
have eight eyelet-holes with coids. The number
sized bags to have six eyelet-holes With cords,
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus =" U. s. MAIL" and TO be deliver
ed free from expense and subject to inspection.
LEATHER MAIL BAGS.
Pouches, or bags that open and are laced at the
Size No !. 48 inches long and 80 inches wide.
No.2. 36 do do "a do
No 8. "a do do 10 do
The main body of the pouches are to be made Of
good substantial bag-leather we'll tanned; the bot
of good skirting leather and in oval round
form, as the Department may direct the seams to
be closed together with copper rvets set at not
than an inch part; the mouth or opening of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut iHto
to receive the staples which to be securely in
serted into the bag at distance apart not exceeding
two and a half inches, with chain passing through
them, so to secure the contents of the bag when
lock is affixed to it, against being distracted. To
the top and bottom Of each pouch handle is to be
put
Horse Nail Bags, made In saddl e-bags form:
Size No. / Body 46 inches long and 20 inches wide
No.2. Al do do IL do
No. g. AZ do do I6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, l. II by "a inches.
do do No. 2. IL BY % do
do do No. 3. ~ by 20 do
The horse mail bags are to be made of good sub
stsntal bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or if by
rives to be done neither to chae the horse
the rider; and the mouth opening, which is the
SIDE to be secured by flap similar TO that described
for the pouches. -
The above described sizes of bags are such as are
principally used for mail service but bags differing
in size from them will be frequently needed for pc
cular service and, as the lengths Of all such bags
will bear to their diameters the same proportion
which exists between the lengths and diameters Of
the bags whose sizes above described all propo-
sails must state the price pc, inch in diameter for
each kind Of bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof pithom being
aIed saturated w,h any solution ,c.aerer, will be
considered and proposals for furnishing ~acr-proof
Leather mail bags will also be considered
Separate bids for the supply needed at each OF the
following depots, to wit: Boston, Mass. New York,
N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa; Baltimore, Md. Wash
ington CITY, ID. c., and Louisville, KY, will be
CURED. All articles contracted for TO be deli
yered free Of expense TO The Department at tie de-
pots bid for, to be inspected and received and to be
paid for after such inspection,
All bids should be accompanied with evidence OF
he competency and ability of the proposer to exc
cute the work and with samples Of the articles offer
ed for, and tho contracts entered into will be based
upon them.
Any failure on the part of the contractor to per-
form his obligations will invalidate the contract.
The proposals should be endorsed; I" Proposals for
mail bags " and be addressed to the Third assistant
c. A. wICKLIFFE
march l6-dtlmay
The Old School Republican, Ohio; kentuckian,
Louisville KY; Yeoman, Frankfort Ny Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel; New York Union
Aurora Hartford Patriot & Eagle; Argus, Albany,
n Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot; and Cincinna-
Republican will publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the same TO the lnspcc-
ton Office.
WRITING FLUIDS, COPYING AND WHITING
INKS.
w FISCHER, importer and dealer in fancy and
w staple Stationery, has recently received d.
rect from the manufacturers IN London,
STEPHtNS'S PATENT BLUE BLACK WRIT
ING FLUID--This article, which writes Of blue
at FIRST has the peculiar opcrty OF becoming an IN
tense black afterwards IT contains combinations cal
cuated to ensure higher degree Of Permanence
with greater facility Of writing more especially with
Steel Pens than ever be attained by the black
dyes, colors common Inks. 1t has been in exten-
sive use in all climates for several years. Ii answers
admirably for with the Copying Machine, and is
used in several Of the Offices Of Government, par
ticulsrly the Department Of State.
TERRY'5 COPYING INK.-Thc peculiar pro.
perry OF this Ink Is the facility with winch 1t render.
most perfect copy II also possesses every other
essential quality requisite in the best writing Ink Tb
ink will yield copy within tweny-four hours anc'
writing.
COOPER AND PHiILIPs's formerly walkdcn'
EXTRA FINE BLACK WRITING INk.-Also
constantly hand, the best Inks, black and red
made in this country by Maynard & Noycs, ID, Fel
& Co, and Edward Kent, for wholesale aud retail
at Stationers' Hall.
STEPHENS INSTANTANEOUS BLACK
WRITING FLUID.-This fluid has the property o
writing Immediately black. II is the purest blacI
ink ever offered to the public. 1t has no sediment
and forms no incrustaton about the pens iokhold
er, and flows with remarkable facility.
mar 4-3t
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