The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-01
~: TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL /, 1851
PROPOSALS Foa MAIL BAGS.
Z Posr OrFicx DEPARTMENT,
DEcEmBER 2f. 1880

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H iaip mt Fosr OFFICE DspAarmErT, i0
4 .s.,i., DEcrmsra "a. 1850.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
y Department until9 O'Clock a m. ofthe 2lst day
first day OF July next, in such quantities and at
such times as may be required and ordered for the
mail service, Mail Bags Of the following descrip-
ton, TO wit: fnAfi rf'
II CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
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Sa. Eo Sss nc I - 'nsde ~ ro,,nn "a
,,. ,;a,s, ~ 90 .hs vsrI Of 10 inches ,s;S,s'
.ho yarn OF the iaoric % anu '~iS'co anu
nvs Sn Ion; "a, 4 40 ;uo.a. T..
ciroumIerence) to be made of cotton canvass,
weighing ~ OUNCES TO ths yard o. y inchos in
wid'n, ana !nc cl9tn 70 pe woven ~ cry rcsPecs
hxS 6; mat OF sne 10, nrst size q Dagsi 40 !.
oizc no. ~ incnes IN ieng.x anus .. incncs IN
cllcutuer9ncel 70 % ,nsne % ooSon oIuvass. ...
%eignlng ~ ounoes " na yasu Ano''he c'otn 70
pe woven as ABOVE oescIiDeo; %,
inc cahvsss ssgs " s.aes os lily rls pg
mace WIN nuoer 40 o. e; aha
WIN ~ Jora 70 m
M u1o ~ DC lna' A00 'n''u' anu ou'e'"' '''''
p MAI
IA LEATHER AND CANVASS POUCHES, ~
Or mail bags with circular bottoms, opened and
fastened at one end: 80 ,---' va
Sic No. /. "a inches in length and 60 iuches in
circumference.
TS;zr M D Al inchea In lcngth md 48 inches in
circumference. i.3I..''l. a
Size No. 3, S6inchcs In length and az inches in
clrcumIerencc. n
Size NO =, Solnches IN length ana 80 lhchcs IN
circumference. ,yt,.,
Size No. ., 2oinches In length and 20 lnches In
circamierenoe. c, oe
Inc po1y OF inc ioasner pouches iS 70 De mace Oh
gooo ana supstantiai pn8 lea'her, weta tahheos
weighing ior nos. ! sha not iees 'nan ounces.
anu Ior tnc smae. s.zcs nos .ess shnn ,nc
square foot; the bottom ana nap to be OF good sEtrt
ing leather. well tanned, and the seams to be well
and strongly secured with the besslron rvets well
| tinpcd. ,t,..,.., ,..sit r y, s,4ls! -
The canVnss pouches are to be made OF dcnseiy-
woven canvass, so as TO resist water, like the can
| vass pouches now in uso Tor the mail service
\ HORSE MAI, BAGS. frs SADDLE pAos roam.)
-, 49, !. 81 :, q
| Size NO. 1. Body 40 inches long and ao inchcs IN
circumference at widest parts:
| Size NO 2. Body ~ inches long and 30 inchcsln
circumierence at wildcat parts, R@,.
MD sIo 70 ones long ana hohes
Ends or bottoms OF size NO. !, ~ by "a inches.
Do do DO No. =. y by = DO
| Do ,r do do No. 8, TO- by 70 do
The leather horse mail bags are to be made oil
4 good and substantial bag leather, well tanned,
weighing not less than ounces to the square foot,
and the seams to be weliand strongly sewed or. il
rvcted to be 80 done as neither to chafe horso nor
rider. Fl aB 3ie ,sa.a
Tho canvass horse mail bags nre to be made o
the Same quality Of fabric as the pouches above
described.
l DROP LETTER POUCHES, with SIDE roc EFT.
| Co.; oe ,,,.ho, 4; IL, ,l ~ "a ;,.i - T. s;s,,nr,
| s.Ss ~ N'o'' 40 AS'S - anu - AN'o' 80 wv o-
pr"'sc. l. e.. ACKNOWLEDGMENT; g; a.. .,,s,.,o,;o,
!. ~, ~ ','o oons.' ~
~ .ho.0o1 ;II ~ maj oa , ~, ~ i,; ~
ai,Hn mJ Nv, ~ T.. H. so,, a. ~, Wy ,aiI ~
nT;ce of such ;rpnrove,ncnt viii he cons;dered h
| determining The lowest and heat bidder. - -
n1s- All the articles contracted 6or are TO be de-
liyered mt The contractors cx al Boston Mas
! socbusetts: New York and Buffalo. New York
Ph;ladclnb;c and Pittsbnrc. pcnn.ylvnnia Rail-
| more, Maryland: Wnshin1 n1ton. ID. e.: Charleston
south Caroiinn; Macon. rra; Huntsyiilo. Ala
bama; New Orlcans Louisiana; Nashville Teunes
see; Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; 81
Louis, Missouri, in such proportions and at sue
timcs the Department may require; where the
are TO be rigidly Inspected and none are to be re
ceivcd which shall be inferior in any respect to tn
specimens or standard bags. aa,ti