The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-03

per Will not only be allowed liberal commission on
sums RENTED, but receive our warmest thanks
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFicE DEPARTMENT.,
TN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section of the
1 act Of Congress legalizing and making appro-
patons for such necessary objects as have been
ally Included in the general appropriation bills with
authority OF law and 10 fix and prov de for
tain nclden,a expenses of the Department and Off
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
NAV see fiji, and in such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mali bags Of the following de-
scrption, to WIT;
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No SIZE 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, 10
he made of cotton canvass, weighing Is or. TO the
ylrd of % inches width the yarn for the fabric TO
b.. doubled and twisted and fiye-fold.
No 2 size III inches long and "a inches wide, TO
be made of cotton canvass weighing Is or. to the
ward Of 81 inches width, the cloth to be woven in
every respect like that of the first size Of bags.
No. 3 size, 80 inches long by 10 inches wide,
weighing 10 OF. to the yard, the cloth to be
abLye described. The numbered sized bags to have
each ten eyelel holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number 2 sized bags to
have eIght eyeIelDOlto Win Soius. >
sized bags 10 have six eyelet-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. 49,.
Pouches, or bags that open and laced at the
end
Size No. l. As inches long and 80 inches wide.
No. =. 80 do do "a do
No 3. "a do do Is do
The main body of the pouches are to be made OF
good substantial bag-lealher well tanned the bot
tom of good skirting leather, and in oval round
form, as the Department may direct the seams to
be closed together with copper rycts set al not more
than an inch part The mouth or opening Of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut ato
II 10 receive the staples which to be securely in
serted into The bag, at distance apart not exceeding
two and half inches, with chain passing through
them, 50 to secure the contents of the bag when
lick affixed 10 il, against being distracted. To
tie 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
No2. Al do do Is do
" No 3. AZ do do Is do
Ends or bottoms Of size No, /. - by "a inches.
do do No. .. IL BY % do
do do No. 3. 10 by 20 do
The horse mail bags are TO be made Of good SUBJ
stantial bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or If by
rtyet 10 be done neither TO chale the horse
the rider; and the mouth opening which is on 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
N size from them will be frequently needed for pc
cuiar service and, the lengths of all such bags
Will bear 10 their dlameters 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 ia diameter, for
each kind OF bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof Without being
sized or saturated ruth anu solution rherer will be
considered and proposals for furnishing waterproof
lslih,T mail bags VIII also be considered.
Separate bids for the supply needed at each OF the
following depots, 10 wit; Boston, Mass New York
~ Y; Philadelphia, Pa; Baltimore, Md. Wash
ngton City, ID. C., and Louisville, ny, will be re-
CURED All articles contracted for are TO be deli
,ered free Of expense to the Department at tie de-
pots bid for, 10 be Inspected and received and TO be
paid for after such inspection.
Al 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 bis obligations will invalidate the contract.
The proposals should be endorsed " Proposals for
MAI bags and be addressed to the Third .9ssisfanf
c. A. WICKLIFFE.
march l6-dtlmay
The Old School Republican, Ohio; Kentuckian,
Louisville, ny; Yeoman, Frankfort, ny. Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel New York Union x
Aurora Hartford Patriot & Eagle; Argus, Albany,
y. " His New Hampshire Patriot; and CIuoinna-
@ Republican, viii publish the above advertisement
and END ono paper containing the TO the lnspec-
ton Office.
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INKS
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L pecttully informs those gentlemen who called
90 n since the formation Of his last class and such
Others as may be DESTROYS Of studying the French
nNrngc that he intends TO open a class early next
week either at his residence, Pennsylvania avenue
'ogr.h door above the War Department, or at hI,
school room on lth street, the Washington IL
rlry, opposite the City Post Office, may be agreed