The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-01
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
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Il act Of Congress legalizing and making appro-
pdations for such necessary objects have been
ally included 10 the general appropriation bills with
out authority of law, and 10 IN aud provide for GER
tain incidental expenses of the Department and OIL
GERS OF the Government, and for other purposes
approved August 6, 1912 sealed proposals will be
received AT the Inspection office Of this Department
until the first day of May next, for furnishing, for
one year, or for longer period as the Department
may III, and ia such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mail bags Of the following de-
scrpton, 10 wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No. / size 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, TO
be made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is or 10 the
yard, of % inches width, the yarn for the fabric TO
be doubled and twisted and hve-fold
No. size, Al inches long and "a inches wide, 10
be made of cotton canvass, Weighing Is OF 10 the
yard, of q 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 as
above described The numbered sized bags to have
each ten eyeleth holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number sized bags to
have eight eyeet-holes with coids. The number
sized bags TO have six eyelet-hoes with cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus u. s. MAIL" aud to be deliver
ed free from expense and subject to Inspection.
LEATHER MAIL BAGS.
Pouches, or bags that open and are laced at the
end
Size No l. as inches long and 80 inches wide.
No 2 30 do do "a do
F." No 3. "a do do 10 do
The main body of the pouches are to be made OF
good substantial bag-eather well tanned; the bot
tom Of good skirtiDg leather, and in oval round
form, AS the Department may direct the seams to
be closed together with copper rvels sci al not more
than an inch part; the mouth or opening Of the
pouches to be covered with flap with sits iAto
Al N rpce w are In he in
serted into the bag, at distance apart not exceeding
two and half inches, with chain passing through
them, as 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 saddle-bags form:
Size No l. Body 46 inches long and 20 inches wide
Noe. AZ do do 10 do
a" No 3. 4" AZ do do l6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, J. y by "a inches.
do do No. .. IL by % do
do do No. 3. III by 20 do
The horse mail bags to be made of good sub
stanal bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, 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
will bear to their diameers the same proportion
which exists between the lengths and diameiers of
the bags whose sizes above described, all propo
sails must state the price, PEI Inch in diameter, for
each kind Of bag offered for
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof cithou being
sized saturated Wih any solution ichaieper will be
considered and proposals for furnishing waterproof
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 ,ol}altimore, Md. Wash
ington City, ID. c., and Louisville Ky, will be
CURED. All articles contracted for to be deli
vered 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 the contracts entered into will be based
upon them.
Any failure the part of the contractor to per-
form his obligations will invalidate the contract.
The proposals should be endorsed " Proposals for
mail bags" and be addressed to the Third assistant
Postmaster General
c. A. WICKLlFFE.
march l6-dtlmay
The Old School Republican, Ohio Kentuckisn,
Louisville, Ky; Yeoman, Frankfort, Ky. Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot & Eage Argus, Albany,
n Y; HIPS New Hampshire Patriot; and Cincinna-
Ii Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the to the lnspec
ton Office.