The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-11
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.


Posr OsFioE DEPARTMENT,
IN COMPLIANCE with the 18th section Of the
l. act Of Congress iegalizing and making appro-
piaons for such necessary objects have been usu
ally included in the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of law, and to fix aud provide for GER
tain incidental expenses OF the Department and OH
GERS OF the Government, and for other purposes"
approved August 6, 1912 sealed proposals will be
received al 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 see IT. aud 10 such quantities and al such times
as may be ordered, mail bags of the following de-
scripuon, TO wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
No. | size, 43 inches long and 81 inches wide, TO
he made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is TO the
yard, Of % inches width the yarn for the fabric to
be doubled and twisted and hye-fold.
No size, Al inches long and "a inches wide TO
be made of cotton canvass, Weighing is to the
yard 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 or 10 the yard the cloth to be woven
above described. The numbered sized bags TO have
each ten eyelethoes, 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,
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and 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
end
Size No. ]. AZ inches long and 80 inches wide.
No. 2. 36 do do "a do
No 3. "a do do 10 do
The main body Of the pouches are to be made of
good substantial bag-ieather well tanned the bot
tom Of good skrting leather and in an oval or round
form, as the Department may direct the to
be closed together with copper rivets set at not
than an inch part the mouth or opening of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut iso
to receive the staples which TO be securely in
serted into the bag, at distance apart not exceeding
two and q half inches, with chain passing through
them, so as TO secure the contents Of the bag when
'ck Is affixed to it, against being distracted To
the top and bottom of each pouch handle is to be
put
Horse Nal Bags, made in saddle -bags form:
Size No. l. Body 46 inches long and 90 inches wide
No.2 A. do do Is do
No.. g. AZ do do I6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, l. l2 by "a inches.
do do No. 2. II by % do
do do No. 3. 10 by 20 do
The horse mail bags TO be made of good sub
stantial bag leather well tanned the seams TO be
closed together by good and strong sewing or if by
rvets, to be done neither to chafe 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
principally used for mail service but bags differing
in size from them will be frequently needed for pc
cuar service and, the lengt tbs of all such bags
will bear TO their dameers 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 in diameter, for
each kind of bag offered for.
Proposals for furnishing mail pouches
made Of fabric which is waterproof oiho,a being
sized saturated ruth any solution phaieper 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
ngton 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 part of the contractor TO per-
form his obligations will inyalidate the contract.
The proposals should 10 endorsed " Proposals for
mail bags" and be adore sed to the Third ASSISTANT
Postmaster General
c. A. WICKLIFFE.
march l6-dtlmay
The Old School Republican, Ohio; Kentuckian,
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