The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-20
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PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.



Posr OyrIcE DEPARTMENT,
TN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section of the
| act Of Congress legalizng and making appro-
priaons for such necessary objects have been
all, included in the general appropriation bills with
ou authority Of law and TO fix and provide for GER
tain incidental expenses Of the Department and Off
GERS Of the Government, ind for other purposes"
approved August 6, 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 AS the Department
may see it, 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. l size, 40 inches long and 81 inches wide, 10
be made of cotton canvass, weighing 10 o. To the
yard of % inches width the yarn for the fabric to
be doubled and twisted and fve-fold
No. size, Al inches long and ~ 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. size, 80 inches long by 10 inches wide,
weighing 10 to the yard, the cloth to be woven
abLye described. The numbered sized bags 10 have
each ten eyeet holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number sized bags to
have eight eyelet-holes with cords. The number 3
sized bags TO have six eyelet-holes with cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus: /" u, s. MAIL" aud to be deliver
LEATHER MAIL BAGS.
Pouches or bags that open and are laced at the
end
Size No /. AZ inches long and 30 inches wide.
No 2. 36 do do "a do
No 3. "a do do 10 do
The main body of the pouches to be made Of
good substantial bag-lcather well tanned; the bot
tom of good skrting leather, and in oval round
form, as the Department may directs the seams to
be closed together with copper rvets set at not more
than an inch part the mouth or opening of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut isto
Ito 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, 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 Nail Bags, made in saddl e-bags form:
Size No /. Body 46 inches long and 20 inches wide
:" No2. a. do do Is do
No.3 AZ do do l6 do
do do No. 2. III by - do
do do No. 3. 10 by 10 do
The horse mail bags to he made Of good sub
stantial bag leather well tanned the seams 10 be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or 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 that described
for the pouches.
The above described sizes Of bags are such are
principally used for mail service but bags differing
in size from them will be frequently nec,ied for pc
cuar service and, the lengths Of all such bags
will bear to their diamelers the same proportion
which exists between the lengths and dameters Of
the bags whose sizes above described, all propo-
sails must state the price PEI inch la d'afer, Tor
each kind Of bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made OF fabric which is waterproof rithoM bring
s.ed or SATURATED rih any solution ,chaiertr, will be
considered and proposals for furnishing ~ater-prooi
leafher mail bags will also be considered.
Separate bids Tor the supply needed at each Of the
following depots, to wit; Boston, Mass. New York
ny Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Wash
ington City, ID. c. and Louisville, ny, will be re-
CURED. All articles contracted for are to be deli
yered free of expense to the Department at tie de-
pots bid for 10 be inspected and received and 10 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 inyalidste the contract
The proposals should be endorsed :" Proposals Jo'
mail bags" and be addressed TO the +" Third .is,isian
Postmaster Generain
C. A. WICKLIFFE.
march l5-dtlmay
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Louisville, Ky; Yeomap, Frankfort, Ny. Bostor
Times Ph,lsdelph, Sentinel New York Union
Aurora Hartford Patriot h Eagle; Argus, Albany
n. Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot; and C,ocnna
Ii Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send one paper containing the 10 the nsPec
ton Office.
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