The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-25
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.


IN COMPLIANCE with the I7th section of the
act Of Congress "legalizDg and making appro-
palions for such necessary objects as have been
ally included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority OF law and 10 fix and provide for
tain incidental expenses OF the Department and Off
GERS OF the Government and for other purposes, 4"
approved August q, 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 the Department
may see ni and IN such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mail bags Of the following de-
scription, TO wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No. size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, to
be made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is TO the
yard, OF % inches width the yarn for the fabric TO
be doubled and twisted and iye-fold
NO Z size, al inches long and "a inches wide, 10
DC made oi cotton canvass, weighing Is OF. TO the
yard, oil ~ inches width, the cloth 10 be IN
every respect like that of the first size of bags.
No. size, 80 inches long by 10 inches wide,
weighing ~ OF. 10 the yard, the cloth TO be
above described. The numbered sized bags To have
each ten eyeetholes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them The number sized bags to
have eight eyelet-boes with Gods. The number 3
sized bags TO have six eyeet-holes with cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole TO be marked inside
and outside thus ~. $. MAIL" and To be deliver
ed free from expense and subject TO inspection.
LEATHER NAH. BAGS.
Pouches, or bags that open and laced al the
end
Size No. |. 4s inches long and 80 inches wide.
" No. 2. 80 do do "a do
=" No 3. "a do do 10 do
The main body Of the pouches to be made Of
good substantial bageather well tanned the bot
tom OF good skirting leather, and in oval round
form, ms the Department may direct the seams to
be closed together with copper vets set at not more
than an inch part the mouth opening Of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits Into
II 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, 10 secure the contents of the bag when
lock IS affixed to il, 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 20 inches wide.
No. No.. - y do do do do l Is DO 90
Ends or bottoms of size No, L. IL by "a inches.
do do No. 2. III by % do
do do No. 3. Toby 20 do
The horse mail bags are to be made Of good sub
stantia bag leather well tanned the seams To be
closed together by good and strong sewing, if by
rvets, to be done neither to chae the horse nor
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
in size from them will be frequently needed for pc
cuar service and, the lengths of all such bags
will bear to their dameers 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 diameter, for
each kind of bag offered for
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made of fabric which is waterproof ,ciihout being
sized saturated cih any solution phaierer 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, ID. c., and Louisville, Ky, will be re-
CURED All articles contracted for are TO be deli
vered free of expense to the Department at the 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 invadate the contract
The proposals should be endorsed 20 Proposals for
mail bags and be addressed to the % Third Assistant
Postmaster Generain
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; HIPS New Hampshire Patriot; and Cncinna-
! Ii Republican will publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the same to the lnspec-
ton Once.