The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-04
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

:
TN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section Of the
/ act Of Congress legazing and making appro.
patons for such necessary objects have been usu.
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, .
approved August 6, 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 as the Department
may fl, 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 OF. to the
ward, of % 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 OF. to the
ward Of 81 inches width, the cloth TO 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 or to the yard the cloth to be woven as
above described. The numbered sized bags to have
each ten eyelet holes, with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number 2 sized bags to
have eight eyelet-holes with colds. The number 3
sized bags TO have six eyelet-holes With cords, as
aforementioned and the whole to be marked inside
aud outside thus: "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
Gnu
Size No. /. AZ inches long and 80 inches wide.
90 No 9. &c do do "a do
" No 3. "a do do Is do
The main body Of the pouches are to be made Of
good substantial bag-leather well tanned the bot
of good skrting leather, and in an oval or round
form as the Department may direct the seams to
be closed together with copper rivets set al not
than an inch part; the mouth or opening Of the
pouches TO be covered with flap with Sits cut iato
Ito 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
item, so to the contents Of the bag when
lock affixed to it, against being distracted. To
the top and bottom Of each pouch handle is to be
put
Horse Naa Bags, made in saddl e-bags form:
Size No |. Body 46 inches long and 20 inches wide
No.2. = Al do do IL do
No g. AZ do do l6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, I. IL by "a inches,
do do No. 2. IL by 90 do
do do No 3. 10 by 30 do
The horse mail bags TO be made of good sub
stantal bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing, or if by
ryes, to be done neither to chaie the horse
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
princinaly used for mail service but bags differing
VI SIZE IRON 'hem VIII be frequently needed for pc
CuIar service; ana, the lengths oil all suot
will bear to their diameters the same proportion
which exists between the lengths and dame,ers Of
the bags whose sizes above described, all propo-
sails must state the price, pc, inch in diameter, for
each kind Of bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof toilhod being
sized or saturated ioh amy 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,
NY; Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Wash
ngton City, d. c., and Louisville ny, will be re-
CURED. All articles contracted for are TO be deh-
yered 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 oil
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 inyalidate the contract
The proposals should be endorsed E" Proposals for
mail bags and be addressed to the Third assistant
Postmaster General"
c. A. WICKLIFFE.
march l6-dtlnay
The Old School Republican, Ohio; Ken,uckian
Louisville Ky; Yeoman, Frankfort, Ky, Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot Eagle; Argus, Albany
~ Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot and Cincnna
Il Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send one paper containing the same to the lnspec
ton Office
WRITING FLUIDS, COPYING AND WRITING
INKS.
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rect from the manufacturers In London,
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dyes cJlors, common Inks. II has been IN ex'en
sye use in all climates for several years. IL answer
admirably for use with the Copying Machine, and
used in several of the offices Of Government, par
tcularly the Department of State.
TERRY'S COPYING INK.-The peculiar pre-
perty Of this Ink is the facility with which IL render
most perfect copy 1t also possesses every othe
essential quality requisite in the best writing Ink Tn
ink will Weld a copy within twenty-four hours afle
writing.
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IUTrlON IN FRENCH-'lhe subscriber re
Il pectlully informs those gentlemen who oall'
on him since the formation OF his last class, and sue
others may be DESTROYS Of studying the Freno
language, that he intends to open class early ne
week, either at his residence Pennsylvania ayenu
fourth door above the War Department, or at
school room on lth street, over the Washington |
bray, opposite the City Post Office, as may be agre'
upon at the First meeting Manassas oral syste'
with which the subscriber has been familiar for &
last fifteen years, is altogether pursued by him in
classes.
Application for terms, SC may be made to him,