The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-14

| Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
DECEMBER "a, 1880
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until 8 O'Clock of the 2lst day
of April next for furnishing for four years from the
first day OF July next, in such quantities and at
such times may be required and ordered for the
mail service, Mail Bags of the following descrip
| ton TO wit
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
Size No / (i3 inches in length and 81 inches in
circumierence) to be made OF cotton canvass.
weighing Is ounces TO tn yard Of - inches width;
the yarn of the fabric to be doubled and twisted and
! five fold.
| Size No. al inches in length and 45 inches in
eircumierence) to be made OF cotton canvass,
weighing 10 ounces to the yard of u inches in
width, and the cloth TO be woven in every respect
| like that of the fret size of bags.
Size No. 3 (32 inches in length and IS inches in
circumference) to be made OF cotton canvass,
weighing 10 ounces to the yard, and the cloth to
be woven above described.
The canvass bags of sizes Nos. and 2 are TO be
made with n sufficient number of eyelet holes. and
provided with strong cord 10 secure their mouths.
All are TO be marked inside and outside thus: ~.
S. MAIL"
LEATHER AND CANVASS POUCHES,
Or mail bags with circular bottoms, opened and
fastened at one end:
Size No. |, 4S inches in length and 90 inches in
circumference.
Size No, :, II inches in length and 48 inches in
circumference.
Size No. 3, 80 inches in length and AZ inches in
circumference.
Size No. 4, 81 inches in length and sc inches in
circumference.
Size No 5, 20 inches in length and 2S inches in
circumference.
The body of the leather pouches is to be made Of
good and substantial bag leather, well tanned
weighing for Nos. and not less than ounces.
and for the smaller sizes not less than ounces the
square foot; the bottom and flap to be of good skirt
ing leather, well tanned and the seams TO be well
and strongly secured with the best iron rivets well
timed
The DOuches be made of urnseIy
woven canvass, to resist water, like the can
vass pouches now in for the mail service.
HORSE MAIL BAGS, (IN sADDLE-BAes FoRaI.)
Size No. |. Body 46 inches long and ~ inchds in
circumference at widest parts.
Size No. .. Body ~ inches long and 80 inches ia
circumference at widest parts.
T. Size No 3. Body ~ inches long and 81 inches in
circumference at widest parts.
Ends or bottoms of size No. |, II by "a inches
Do do do No. . II by - do
Do do do No. B. 10 by 70 do
The leather horse mail bags are to be made of
good and substantial bag leather, well tanned
weighing not less than ounces TO the square foot,
and the seams to be we'll and strongly sewed, il
riveted, to be done neither to chae horse nor
rider.
The canvass horse mail bags are TO be made "
the quality Of fabric the pouches above
described.
4 DROP LETTER POUCHES, (wIrH SIDE POCKET.
Size 20 inches in length and 2S inches in c,rcum-
ference.
Proposals for improvements in the construction
of any of the above described mail bags, III the
materials thereof, will be received and the relative
value and adaptation 10 the service, as well as
price Of such Improvement, Will be considered III
determining the lowest and best bidder.
o. All the articles contracted for are TO be de
livered at the contrac tor Expense Boston, Mas
sachusetts; New York and Buffalo, New York
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Balti
more, Mary land Washington, ID. c.; Charleston
South Carolina; Macon, Georgia; Huntsville, Ala
baina; New Orleans, louisiana; Nashville, Tennes
see; Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; st
Louis, Missouri in such proportions and at sucl
times as the Department may require; where the,
to be rigidly inspected, and none are TO be re
ceived which shall be inferior in any respect to tn
specimens standard bags.
No proposal will be considered if not accompa
MED with samples of each article bid for, showing
the construction, quality Of materials and work
manship proposed and also with evidence OF tho
competency and ability of the bidder to execute the
work according to contract.
The specimens must be delivered at the Depart
ment ON or before the 2st day OF April next, anC
will, in connexion with the proposals. form the ba
sis of the contracts.
The bidder or bidders chosen will be required t,
give bond, with sufficient sureties, Ito be cert
fled to by the Postmaster of the place where he OF
they may reside,) in sum OF money double th'
amount OF contract, for a faithful performance o
the obligations entered into.
II having been suggested by Postmasters of
perience and others that the common canvass bags
first above described (of sizes Nos ] and %
should be made so as to be locked, proposals anq
specimens invited for canvass bags constructed
accordingly, with the addition also of handle a.
the mouth and at the bottom of each bag.
For the Information of bidders in reference to the
number of mail bags which will probably be
quired, the number, kinds, and sizes of bags
manufactured for the use of the Department during
the year, from the lat july 1919, to the 30th June
1880, are given follows l52 No. |, S3S No .
776 No. 8. 747 No. 4, and 800 No 5 pouches; 25-
No. l. 332 No. >, and 2I6 No horse bags; anf
6,575 No. l, 1925 No. 2, and 274 No. common can
UdSs bags.
The proposals should be endorsed ." Proposal
for Mail Bags" and be addressed to the, Postndse
General
n. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Dec 25