The republic., 1851-03-15
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT.,
DEcEMBER "a, 1850.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until O'Clock a. m 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 as may be required and ordered for the
mail service, Mail Bags Of the following dcscrip
tion, to wit:
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
Size No (4a inches in length and 60 inches in
circumference) to be made OF cotton canvass,
weighing is ounces to the yard Of ~ inches width;
the yarn of the fabric to be doubled and twisted and
five fold.
Size No. al inches in length and 4S inches in
circumference) to be made of cotton canvass,
weighing Is ounces to the yard Of 81 inches in
width, and the cloth to be woven in every respect
like that Of the frat size of bags.
Size No. (32 inches in length and 3S 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 Noe. / and are 10 be
made with sufficient number ofcyelet- holes, and
provided with strong cord to secure their mouths.
All are to be marked inside and outside thus: 'sU.
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 60 inches in
circumference.
Size No. 2, al inches in length and 4s inches in
circumference.
Size No. 3, SO inches in length and az inches in
circumference.
Size No. 4, 30 inches in length and 36 inches in
circumference.
Size No 8, 26 inches in length and 2S inches in
circumference.
good and substantial bag leather, well tanned,
weighing for Nos and 2 not less than 8 ounces.
and for the smaller sizes not less than the
square foot; the bottom and flap to be of good skirt
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and strongly secured with the bestiron rivets well
timed.
The canvass pouches arc to be made Of dcnsely-
woven canvass, as to resist water. like the can
vase pouches now in use for the mail service.
HORSE MAIL BAGS, (IN sADDLE-BAGs roRM.)
Size No. l. Body 46 inches long and 40 inches in
circumference at widest parts.
Size No. 2. Body a inches long and SO inches il
circumference at widest parts.
Size No. 3. Body AZ inches long and 80 inches ir
| circumference at widest parts.
Ends or bottoms of size No. !, IL by "a inches.
Do do do No. 2, II by % do
Do do do No. 3, 10 by 20 do
The leather horse mail bags are to be made o
good and substantial bag leather, we'll tanned
weighing not less than ounces TO the square foot
and the seams to be we'll and strongly sewed, or,
rvetcd, to be 80 done as neither to chafe horse mol
rider.
The canvass horse mail bags are to be made 0
the same quality of fabric as the pouches above
described.
DROP LETTER POUCHES, with SIDE POCKET.
| Size 26 inches in length and 2S inches in circum
| ference.
| Proposals for improvements in the construction
| of any Of the above described mail bags, in tn
materials thereof will be received; and the relativ
value and adaptation to the service, as well a
price OF such improvement, will be considered IL
determining the lowest and best bidder
| o. All the articles contracted for are to be dc
livered at the contrac tori expense at Boston, Mas
rh,,ca fta. Xork nd Ruffa Nayv Ynrlr
] Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Balti
more, Maryland; Washington, D. c.; Charleston
South Carolina; Macon, Georgia; Huntsville, Ala
see; Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; 81
Louis, Missouri, in such proportions and at sue
times as the Department may require; where the
arc TO be rigidly inspected and none are to be re
ceived which shall be inferior in any respect tn
specimens or standard bags.
| No proposal will be considered if not accompa
MED with samples Of each article bid for, showing
manship proposed, and also with evidence Of th
competency and ability ofthe bidder to execute tn
work according to contract.
The specimens must be delivered at the Depart
ment on or before the 2lst day of April next, ano
WILL in connection with the proposals, form the ba
sis of the contracts.
Tho bidder or bidders chosen will be required 4
give bond, with sufficient sureties, Ito be so cert
| they may residc,) in sum Of money double thu
| amount of contract, for q faithful performance o
| the obligations entered into.
| 1t having been suggested by Postmasters of ex
perience and others that the common canvass bags
first above described. (of sizes Nos. and 81
should be mnde so as to be locked, proposals ane
specimens are invited for canvass bags constructed
accordingly, with the addition also of handle a
the mouth and ut the bottom of each bag.
For the information of bidders in reference to thu
number of mail bags which will probably be re
quircd the number, kinds, and sizes Of bag
manufactured for the use of the Department during
the year. from the lst July, lS49 to tho 30th June
| 1850, are given as follows: l52 No. /, 63S No. 2
TIC No. 8, TAT No. 4, and 290 No. pouches; 254
No. 1, 332 No. 9, and 276 No. horse bags; anc
6,575 No. 1, ,525 No 2, and 274 No. common can
udss bags.
| The proposals should be endorsed; PROPOSAL
for Mail Bags" and be addressed TO the Postmaster
| General.
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.