The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-29
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
posf Oflleg DEpAkrMENr.

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| N COMPLIANCE with the 18th section Of IN
l. act Of Congress legalizing and making appro
patons for such necessary objects have been usl
ally included IN the general appropriation bills with
out authority Of law, and 10 TX and provide for Ger
tam incidental expenses OF the Department and off,
GERS OF The Government aud for other purposes,
approved August 8, 1912 sealed proposals will b,
received at the Inspection office of this Department
until the hrst day Of May next, for furnishing fol
one year, OF Tor longer period the Department
may see nj, and ia such quantities and at such time,
as may be ordered, mail bags Of the following de-
scriptiop, TO wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS
No, ! size, AZ inches long and 81 inches wide, ia
be made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is or to the
yard, of 22 inches width, the yarn for the fabric 10
DC doubled and twisted and ive-fold
NO size, Al inches long and "a inches wide, 10
DC made OF cotton canvass, weighing Is 10 the
yard, Of " inches width, the cloth 10 be woven in
every respect like that of the first size of bags.
NO. size, 80 inches long by 10 inches wide,
weighing ~ or TO the yard, the cloth to be woven
above described. The numbered sized bags 10 have
each ten eyelethoes, 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 eyeet-holes with cords, as
aforementioned, and the whole to be marked inside
and outside thus ~. 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 30 inches wide
No. 2. 36 do do "a do
No g. "a do do 10 do
The main body of the pouches are to be made of
good substantial bag-leather well tanned the bot
tom OF good skirtng leather and in oval or round
form, as the Department may direct the seams to
be closed together with copper rvets set at more
thah an inch part the mouth opening of the
pouches to be covered with flap with Sits cut into
II 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 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 Mail Bags, made in saddl e-bags form
Size No. L. Body 46 inches long and 20 inches wide
No.2 A do do Is do
No. B. AZ do do I6 do
Ends or bottoms of size No, |. 10 by "a inches.
DO do do Mo- No. z z u d BY BY 90 DO DO
The horse mail bags to be made Of good sub
stantia bag leather well tanned the seams to be
closed together by good and strong sewing if by
rves, 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
principally used for mail service but bags differing
in size from them will be frequently needed for pc
culiar service and the leng tbs of all such bags
will bear to their diameters the same proportion
which exists between the lengths and diameters 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 tciH,out being
sized or saturated cih amy solution 1haeper, 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
CURED. All articles contracted for TO be deli
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 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 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; kentuckaD,
Louisville Ky; Yeoman, Frankfort Ky Boston
Times Philadelphia Sentinel New York Union &
Aurora Hartford Patriot K Eagle; Argus, Albany,
N. Y; Hills New Hampshire Patriot; and Cincinna-
Republican, will publish the above advertisement
and send paper containing the 10 the lnspec-