The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-21

February, l543.
IN COMPLIANCE with the l7th section Of the
4 act Of Congress legalizng aud making appro-
Pdaons for such necessary objects as have been usi-
ally included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of law, and 10 ix aud provide for eer
tain incidental expenses OF the Department and Off
GERS oi the Government, aud for other purposes"
approved August q, 1912 seaed 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 hi and IN such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mail bugs Of the following de-
seriptlon to wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, TO
be made of cotton canvass weighing Is OF. TO the
yard of % inches width the yarn for the fabric TO
be doubled and twisted and live-fod.
No. size, al inches long and "a inches wide, 10
be made Of cotton canvass, weighing is on. TO the
yard, of "a inches width, the cloth 10 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 the yard, the cloth TO be as
above described. The numbered sized bags 10 have
each ten eyelet holes with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number sized bags 10
have eight eyelet-holes with cords. The number
sized bags 10 have six eyeel-holes 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.
LEATHER MAIL BAGS.
Pouches, or bags that open and laced at the
Size No. l. AZ inches long and 80 inches wide
=" No. 9. 36 do do "a do
&" No 3. "a do do ls do
The main body of the pouches are to be made of
good substantial bag-leather well tanned the bot
tom of good skirting leather, and in oval round
form, as 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 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, 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 l. Body 46 inches long and 20 inches wide.
No.. Al do do 10 do
No. 3. AZ do do l6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, !. l2 by "a inches.
do do No. 3. loby 20 do
The horse mail bags are 10 be made. of good sub
stantial bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or if by
rives, to be done neither to chaie 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 are
principally used Tor 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 10 their dameters the same proportion
which exists between the lengths and diameters Of
The bags whose sizes above described, all propo
sails must state the price pei inch in diameter, for
each kind of bag offered for
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made of fabric which is waterproof ioitout being
sized on saturated to,M any solution phaerer, 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 TO be deli
yered free Of expense 10 the Department at tie de-
pots bid for TO 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 invadate the contract.
The proposals should be endorsed 90 Proposals for
mail bags and be addressed to the " Third assistant
Postmaster Censrdi"
c. A. WICKLlFFE.
march l6-dtlmay