The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-08
DAHL
WASHINGTON: SATURDAY MORNINGS MARCH s, 1851
PROPOSALS Eon MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFICE DEpARrMENr,
nxc mo n u od .lSsO

ass
rosT -OFFiCE DfPARTMENT,
DxcEAsEr2 "a, 1850.
- Department until O'Clock a. m of the 2Ist day
Of April next for furnishing for four years from the
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-
tion, TO witt
CANVASS MAILBAGS.
! :,
circumierenccl so ue naue u o9on oah.sys ass
Weighing ounces 20 tn yara o. ~ inches width;
tne yarn OF 'nc iaD'io " " a'u 'wis'eo ano
rE ;..t.s a, ,.no,h. ,,,d 40 ;,.h., ..
circumfsrcnce) to be made Of cotton canvass,
weighing Is ounces to the yard Of q inches in
widtn' anu tne clotn toee woven In every respect
hko ina, OF tne nrst sze oi pags,
bic TO. I ~ incnes in Ieng.n ana 80 inches IN
clrcumfsrence) % % made of cotton canvass,
Weighing ~ ounces 20 tne YARD anq the ciotn 70
The canvass bags Of sise.s Nos I and are to be
mace Win su.nclent NUMBER OF eyeet noIes, aho 1
proyided w;n strong core 70 secure tnsr nouany
AZ nre 70 DC ih''ae anu ootsioe mus ~
/ LEATHER AND CANVASS POUCHES,
Or mail baps with circular bottoms. opened and
! .stensd ~ One end. 0F0 -
S;1a Nc "a ;r.h.. &, ,na so ;nche. in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. = = =
| S;ye No . Al inches in Ienotb and AZ inches in
circumference. tss ..sn,,,.o r
| Size No 3, SO inches IN length and AZ inches In
circumference. AT
Size No. 4, 80 inches in length and 36 inches in
circumference.
Size No. 8, rs inches nlength and % inches In
circumference .gi. slt -
The body OF the Leather pouches ID to be made o.
good and substantial oag leather. well tanned
weighing for Nos. and z not less than . ounces,
and for the smaller sizes not less than ounces the
square foot; the bottom and Hap to be good skirt
ins leather, well tanned, and tho seams to be well
tho hoot
| timed.
The canvass pouches are to be made Of denscly
woven canvass, 30 to resist water, like the can
vaAas pouches now in use for the mail service.
AAo - - NJ 49, go ~ -''I
Size No. l. Body 46 inches long and 40 inches ir
lcircumfcrence at widest parts Ntai
Size No. 2. Body ~ inches long and 36 inches II
circumference at widest parts.
Size No. 8. Body AZ inches long and 80 inches il
circumference at widest parts. at.ts
Ends or bottoms OF size No. l, II by "a inches.
Do do do No. 2, ii by ~ do
/ 4 Do do liEel do No. 3. 10 by 20 do
4 The leather horse mail bags are to be made 0
good and substantial bag leather, well tanned
weighing not less than ounces to tho square foot
! and the seams to be well and strongly sewed, or
rveted, to be so done as neither to chac horse mol
rider hf@ A-e
| The canvass horse mail bags are to DO made
the Same quality Of fabric as the pouches abov'
lderribsd. F asaf a
DROP LETTER POUCHES. with eide POCKET.
c;. oe ;.ho. =, To-, ,,h vd % ;n.h.s =, c;rcr,o
ference - ' - ''As - AAN - A-''''' = ~ '' -
80 psros,s o,r ;,rr,ove,r.r .. IN ,bn con.,r,,ct;o,
loesnY of ibs .hova de.crihed mail hags' or in In
~ thcraof will he rcce;yed. ana he reiativ
.1,sa a.s ~ =. .,,snr u shn $1,000 80 we'll
;.. oS s,,sh ;nrcvey,,.rs .v;ii he cons;dsred /,
ft.tsrm;r;nT y; tbc ipuest = nd best h;ddcr
ms. All tbc articles contracted for are to he dc
lvsred nt the neuse. at Boston. Mas
sachusetts: New York and Buffaio, New York
pS;IsJeinh;a snd p;,fahmro Psnnsvlvan;a. Rsiti
,nnra Msrvland. wssh;nrSon. n. e. Charlaston
| Sn".h - roi;nn. Macon cssorg;s. HuntsvilIc. Ar
bams: New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashvilie, Tenncs
see; Louisville, Ksntucky; tCincinnat, Ohio; 8
Louis, Missouri, in such proportions and at sue
times as the Department may require; where the
70 be rigidly inspected, and mono are to be n
ccived which shall be inferior in any respect to h
Iepccimensor standard bags.