The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-19
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
PosT OFvIcE DEPARTMENT,

TN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section of the
/ act of Congress legalizing and making appro-
priaons for such necessary objects have been us-
ally included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of law, and to fix and provide for GER
tain incidental expenses of the Department and Off
GERS of the Government, and for other purposes
approved August g. lS42 sealed proposals will be
received at the Inspection Office of this Department
until the first day of May next for furnishing, for
one year, for longer period as the Department
may see ft and in such quantities and at such times
as may be ordered, mail bags of the following de-
-cription, to wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No. l size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, TO
be made of cotton canvass, weighing Is 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 "a 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 Is inches wide,
weighing 10 o. to the yard the cloth to be woven as
above described. The numbered sized bags to have
each ten eyeetholes with good and sufficient cords
passing through them. The number sized bags to
have eight eyelet-holes with cords. The number
sized bags to have six eyelet-holes 18th cords,
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus f" IT, s. MAIL" and to be deliver
ed free from expense and subject to inspection.
LEATHER MAIL BAGS.
end
Size No. l. 4s inches long and 80 inches wide.
No. 2. 36 do do "a do
No 3. "a do do l8 do
The main body of the pouches are to be made of
good substantial bag Heather 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 rives, SET at not more
than an inch 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 10 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 90 inches wide
No. ~ DO do IS 90
Ends or bottoms of size No, !. IL by "a inches.
do do No. 3 IL by % do
do do No. g. 10 by 20 do
The horse mail bags are to be made of good SUBJ
santia bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing if by
vets to be done neither to chale the horse
the rider and the mouth or 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 proportion
which exists between the lengths and diametcrs Of
the bags whose sizes above described, all propo
sails must state the price pc, inch ia diameter, for
each kind Of bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing canvass mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof Without being
sized saturated torh any solution trhaierer, will be
considered and proposals for furnishing waterproof
leather mail bags will also be considered.
for h. I.I IF ~.
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 par, Of the contractor TO per-
form his obligations viii invalidate the contract
The proposals should be endorsed /" Proposals for
mail bags" and be addressed TO the Third assistant
Postmaster Generain
C. A. wICKLIFFE.
march l6-dtlmay
The Old School Republican, Ohio; Ken,uckian,
Louisville, Ky; Yeoman, Frankfort, ny. Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot x Eagle; Argus, Albany,
~ Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot; and Cincnna-
q Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the to the nspec-
ton Office
WRITING FLUIDS, COPYING AND WRITING
INKS.
Nv FISCHER, importer and dealer in fancy and
w. staple Stationery, has recently received d.
rect from the manufacturers in London,
SfEPHFNS'S PATENT BLUE BLACK WRIT
ING FLUID.-This article, which writes of blue
al hrst has the peculiar property OF becoming an In
tense black afterwards II contains combinations cal
culated 10 ensure higher degree Of permanence
with greater facility Of writing, more especially with
Steel Pens than ever can be attained by the black
dyes, cJlors, common Inks. II has been in extern
sye use In all climates for several years IL answers
admirably for use with the Copying Machine, and is
used in several Of the Offices Of Government, par
ucusry the Department Of State.
TERRY'S COPYING INk.-The peculiar pro-
perry Of this Ink is the facility with which 1t renders
a most perfect copy IL also possesses every other
essential quality requisite in the best writing Ink This
ink will Weld a copy within twenty-tour hours after