The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-25


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PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS. 4ui sie
Posr OFFicE DEPARTMENT., "a.
TN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section of the
i act of Congress "legaZing and making appro-
priaons for such necessary objects have been us-
ally included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of law, and 10 fix aud 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 tins Department
until the first day of May next, for furnishing for
one year, for longer period as the Department
may fit and in such Quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mail bags OF the following de-
scription, to wit; sa.1 faF3 g. pPaat7t ,Dtfe.t
CANVASS MAIL BAGS. iaiQ js3 y
No. i size, AZ inches long and 81 inches wide, to
be made OF cotton canvass, weighing l5 o. to the
yard of 90 inches width, the yarn for the fabric to
be doubled and twisted and fve-fold.
No. 2 size, Al inches long and "a inches wide, TO
be made of cotton canvass, weighing Is o. to the
yard, of 81 inches width, the cloth TO DO woven in
every respect like that Of the first size Of bags.
No. 3 size, ~ inches long by 10 inches wide,
weighing 10 or to the yard the cloth to be woven
above described The numbered sized bags 10 have
each ten eycle holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number 9 sized bags to
have eight eyeet-holes with colds. The number 3
sized bags TO have six eyelet-boles with cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus: az. s. MAIL" and to be deliver
ed free from expense and subject to Inspection, ''
$3.50 LEATHER MAIL BAGS. pr aFo
Pouches, or bags that open and are laced at the
end r - ait.He 3! t.g sJaa
Size No. |. AZ inches long and 30 inches wide
No. 2 30 do do "a do 10 ia
No 8. "a do do Is do
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The main body of the pouches are to be made Of
good substantial bag-leather well tanned the bot
tom OF good skrting leather, and in oval round
form, as the Department may direct; the seams to
be closed together with copper rves SET at not more
than an inch part; the mouth or opening Of the
pouches to be covered with Hap with Sits cut into
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 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 +.t..g.,...
Horse Mail Bags made in saddl e-bags form form: 70 '-'
Size No l, Body 4G inches long and 20 inches vide
Mo- ~ do do - do
p" No.3. {" AZ do do l6 do
Ends bottoms of size No, |. II by "a inches. y
do do ~ No 2. II BY % do ~.
The horse mail bags are 10 be made of good SUBJ
stanal bag leather well tanned the seams To be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or il by
rves, to be done neither to chafe the horse nor
the rider and the mouth opening which is on the
SIDE to be secured by flap liar to that described
for the pouches 800
The above described sizes of bags are such as are
principally used for mail seryss M. hog differing
IN size from them W i'll be frequently needed for pc
culiar service and, the leng tbs o all such bags
will bear to their diamelers the same proportion
which exists between the Lengths aud diamcters OF
the bags whose sizes above described, all propo-
sails must state the price, PEI inch IN diantfr, Tor
each kind of bag offered for. p. ,usalu b. i.uH|
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is Waterproof pittota being
sized saturated vts any solution uhnferer, will be
considered and proposals for furnishing proof
leather mail bags will also be considered. .a. H.
Separate bid. for The supply needed at each OF the
following depots 10 wit Boston, Mass New York,
N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa; Baltimore, Md. Wash
ngton City, d. C., and Louisville, Ny, wall be re-
CURED All articles contracted for 10 DC deli-
vered free Of expense 10 The Department at tie de-
pots bid for, to be- inspected and received and TO be
paid for after such Inspection. ltri..s q. f'
All bids should be accompanied with evidence oil
he competency and ability of the proposer TO exc
the work and with samples Of the articles offer
ed for and the contracts entered into will be based
upon them. HfH .fli- i'fst. ua ni
Any failure. the part of the contractor to per-
form his obligations will inyalidate the contract
The proposals should be endorsed |" Proposals for
mad bags and be addressed to the /" Third Assistant
Postmaster General y l .l..s OH JlW- rl F
c. A. WlCkLlFFE u
march l5-dtlmay ..,, -
The Old School Republican, Ohio Keptuckan,
Louisville Ky; Yeonan, Frankfort Ky. Boston
Times Ph,laleipbis sentinel /; New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot & Eagle Argus, Albany,
N Y Hills New Hampshire Patriots and CiDcinna-
Republican win publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the same TO the inspec-
ton Office. f... .#.ll.. af. f l...-l1ll o.
WRITING FLUIDS, COPYING AND WHITING
INKS.
w FISCHER, importer and dealer in fancy and
w staple Stationery, has recently received d.
rect from the manufacturers in London,
sTEPHENS'5 PATENT BLUE BLACK WRIT
ING FLUID.-Ths article, which writes OF ablue
at first has the peculiar operty OF becoming an IN
tense black afterwards II contains combinations cal
cuated 10 ensure higher degree of Prominence
with greater facility OF writing, more especially witf
Steel Pens than ever can be attained by the black
dyes, cJlors, common Ink. II has been In extcn
slye in al climates for several years. II answers
admirably for use with the Copyins Machine, and 4
used in several Of the Offices Of Government, par
ticularly the Department Of State.
TERRY,S COPYING INk.-The peculiar pro
pery Of this Ink Is the facility with which i, render
most perfect copy II also possesses every othc
essential quality requisite inthe best writing Ink Thi
ink will Yield a copy within twcntyiour hours aftc
writing
COOPER AND PHlLLIPs's formerly walkdcn
EXTRA FINE BLACK WRITING INK.-hso
constantly on hand, the best Inks, black and red
made in this country NY Maynatd Noyes, ID Pei
Co. and Edward Kent, FOR wholesale and rctaI
at Stationers Hall.
STEPHENS INSTANTANEOUS BLACf
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mar 2t-B t'' .
fNUlTlON IN FRENCH.--1he subscriber re-
Il pectfully informs those gentlemen who Gale
on him since the formation Of his last class, and sue
others as may be DESTROYS Of studying the Frenc
language, that he intends TO open class early ne,
week, either at his residence, Pennsylvania ayenu
fourth door above the War Department, or at b
school room on llth street, over the Washington l.