The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-24
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OsyIcK DErAsrMEsr,

PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS. hr..a
Posr OSEIcE DEPARTMENT,
TN COMPLIANCE with the l7th section Of the
| act of Congress "legalixins and making appro-
paons for such necessary objects have been
all, included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of law, and 10 fix and provide for GER
tain incidental 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 rs the Department
may see fit and in such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mail bags oil inc ioho"'pS oo-
scrption, to wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No. size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, to
be made of cotton canvass, weighing 10 or. To- the
yard of % inches width the yarn for the fabric to
be doubled and twisted and five-foid:
No. 2 size, Al inches long and "a inches wide, TO
he made of cotton canvass, weighing Is or. to the
ward of a 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 to the yard the cloth to be woven as
above described The numbered sized bags to have
each ten eyele holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number 2 sized bags to
have eight eyelet-holes with cords. The number 3
sized bags to have six eyelet-holes " it'll cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus: ~. 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. l. 4s inches long and 30 inches wide.
No 2 36 do do "a do
No 3. "a do do l8 do
The main body of the pouches are to be made OF
good substantial bag-leather well tanned the bot
of good skirting leather and in oval or round
form, as the Department may direct; the seams to
be closed together with copper rvets SET at not more
than an inch part; the mouth opening Of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut ato
to 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, 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 Mail Bags, made in saddl e-bags form
Size No l. Body 46 inches long and 90 inches wide
No2. Al do do IS do
No3. AZ do do l6 do
Ends or bottoms Of size No, l. IL by "a inches.
do do Nos. II by % do
do do No. 3. 10 by 20 do
The horse mail bags are to be made Of good sub
santlal bag leather well tanned the to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or If by
rvets to be done so as 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
cuIlar 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 per inch in diameter, for
each kind Of bag offered for
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof riLhouf being
sized sotuated tch any solution ,chaferer, 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. Baltimore, Md. Wash
ngton City, d. c., and Louisville, KY, will be re-
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 the contracts entered into ill 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 {" Proposals for
mail bags" and be addressed to the " Third assistant
Postmaster General"
c. A. wICKLiFFE
march l6--dtlmay
Louisville, Ky; Ycoman, Frankfort, Ky. Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot s. Eagle; Argus, Albany,
N. Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot and Cincinna-
Ii Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the to the inspec-
ton Office
WRITING FLUIDS, COPYING AND WHITING
w FISCHER, importer and dealer in fancy and
w staple Stationery, has recently received di
rect from the manufacturers in London,
STEPHENS'S PATENT BLUE BLACK WRIT
ING FLUID.-This article, which writes of blue
at first, has the peculiar property Of becoming in
tense black afterwards II contains combinations cal
culated to ensure higher degree OF permanencc
with greater facility of writing. more especially with
Steel Pens than ever be attained by the black
dyes, cOors, common Inks. II has been in exten-
siye use in all climates for several years II answer:
used in several Of the Offices Of Government par.
ticulery the Department Of State.
TERRY'S COPYING INK.-Tbe peculiar pro
perry OF this Ink IS the facility with which ii renders
a most perfect copy II also possesses every other
essential quality requisite in the best writing Ink This
ink will yield copy within twcnty-four hours after
writing
COOPER AND PHILLIPS'S formerly walkdon'
EXTRA FINE BLACK WRITING INK-Also
constantly on hand, the best Inks black and red
made in this country by Maynard & Noyes d. Fell
Co, and Edward Kent, for Wholesale and retail
at Stationers' Hall.
STEPHENS INSTANTANEOUS BLACk
WRITING FLUID.-This fluid has the property o
writing Immediately black. Ii is the purest bacl
ink ever offered to The public. II has no sediment
and forms no incrustation about the pens nkhold
err, and flows with remarkable facility.
mar 24-3t
TUITION IN FRENCH.--lhc subscriber res
pectully informs those gentlemen who called
on him since the formation Of his last class and sucl
others as may be DESTROYS Of studying the French
language, that he intends to open class early mex
week, either at his residence, Pennsylvania avenue
fourth door above the War Department, or at hi.
school room llth street, over the Washington u
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