The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-03
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.


Ioef OffiSt DEPARTMENT.,
TN COMPLIANCE with the l7th section of the
act Of Congress Iegaiizing and making appro-
pdatons for such necessary objects have been usu-
ali, included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority of law, aud 10 fix and provide for
tain incidental expenses Of the Department and Off
GERS Of the Government, and for other purposes, y
approved August g, 1912 sealed proposals will be
received at the Inspection Office of tins Department
until the first day OF May next, for furnishing, for
one year, or for longer period the Department
may it, and in such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered mail bags of the following de-
serpuon TO wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, to
be made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is OF. 10 the
yard, of % inches width the yarn for the fabric To
be doubled and twisted and fye-fod
NO SIZE, Al inches long and "a inches wide, TO
be made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is OF. to the
YARD, OF ~ 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 be woven as
above described. The numbered sized bags 10 have
each ten eyelet holes with good and sufficient cords
passing through them The number 2 sized bags to
have eight eyelet-hoes with cords. The number 3
sized bags to have six eyeet-holes with cords, as
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
end
Size No. /. AZ inches long aud 30 inches wide.
NO. 2 80 DO do "a do
No 3. "a do do IL do
The main body of the pouches are to be made Of
good substantial bag-leaiher well tanned the bot
tom of good skrtng leather, and in oval or round
form, as The Department may direct; the seams TO
be closed together with copper rives SET at not
than an inch part; the mouth opening of the
nhapt 10, ha.
il to receive the staples which are to be securely in
serted into the bag, at distance apart not exceeding
two and half inches, with chain passing through
them, so as to the contents of the bag when
lock is affixed to II, against being distracted. To
the top and bottom of each pouch handle is to be
put.
Horse Mail Bags, made in saddle -bags form
Size No. l. Body 46 inches long and 90 inches wide
No2. g "A do do IS do
No.3. " AZ do do l6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, J. - by "a inches.
do do No. 2. ii by % do
do do No. 3. 10 by 20 do
The horse mail bags to be made of good SUBJ
stantial bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, if by
rivets to be done neither chafe the horse nor
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
III SIZE IRON then VIII De frequently needed Tor Pc
culiar service and, 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 Without being
sized saturated toh any solution Whdieper 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. "; Philadelphia, Pa; Baltimore, Md. WASH
ngton 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 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
Postmaster Generain
c. A. WICkLIFFE
march l6-dtlmay
The Old School Republican, Ohio Kentuckan,
Louisville, Ky. Yeoman, Frankfort Ky. Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentnel New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot & Eagle; Argus, Albany,
N. Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot and Cincnna-
Ii Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send one paper containing the same TO the npec-