The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-07

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L act Of Congress egazing and making appro-
patons for such necessary objects have been usu-
ally included IL the general appropriation bills with
out authority OF law, aud 10 fix and provide for GER
tam incidental expenses OF the Department and off
GERS OF the Government and for other purposes -
approved August 8, 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 a longer period as the Department
may see h and in such quantities aud at such times
as may be ordered, mail bags of the following de-
scriptioD, to wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No. size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, TO
be made OF cotton canvass weighing Is OK 10 The
yard OF % inches width the yarn for the fabric to
De doubled and twisted and hye-fold.
NO size, Al inches long and "a inches wide to
DC made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is to the
yard oil ~ inches width the cloth TO be woven in
every respect like that of the first size Of bags.
No. size, 80 inches long by IS inches wide.
weighing IO o. TO the yard the cloth TO be woven as
above described. The numbered sized bags 10 have
each ten eyelethoes with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number 2 sized bags 10
have eight eyelet-holes with colds The number 3
sized bags TO have six eyelet-hoes with cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole To be marked inside
and outside thus I" 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. l. AZ inches long aud 80 inches wide.
No. 2 SO do do "a do
No g.. "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 skirting leather, and in oval round
form, as the Department may direct the to
be closed together with copper rvcts sci at not
than an inch a part the mouth or opening of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut into
il 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, so 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 20 inches wide,
Mo- : Al do do 10 do
No. 3. AZ do do I6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, /. IL by "a inches
do do do No. No. ) ) 10 10 By By % % do do
The horse mail bags to be made of good sub
stantial bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing or il by
ryets to be done neither chafe 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
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, per inch in diameter for
each kind of bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof ,cilaoui being
sized saturated tch any solution ,ohaieper, 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
ington 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 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 nvalidate the contract.
The proposals should be endorsed sc Proposals for
mail bags and be addressed to the Third 4ssstani
Postmaster General"
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
~ Y; HIPS New Hampshire Patriot; and Cincinna-
Ii Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send one paper containing the to the Inspec
ton Office