The republic., 1851-04-10
PROPOSALS FoR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OrrIcE DEpARrMEsr,
npcUMprp of 1870

Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT.,
DECEMBER "a, 1850.
CtEALED 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
hrst 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, 10 wit;
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
Size No (43 inches in length and 62 inches in
circumfercnce) to be made Of cotton canvass,
weighing Is ounces to the yard Of 22 inches width
the yarn of the fabric to be doubled and twisted and
five fold.
Size No. 2 (4l inches in length and 4s inches in
circumference) to be made OF cotton canvass,
weighing is ounces to the yard of 27 inches in
width, and the cloth to be woven in every respect
like that Of the fret 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 tNos. and are to be
made with sufficient number OF eyelet-holes, and
provided with strong cord 70 secure their mouths.
All are to be marked inside and outsideth gu.
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
Size No. 2, II nchcs in length and 4S inches in
circumference.
Size No 3, SO inches in length and AZ inches in
circumference.
Size No. a, 80 inches in length and 36 inches in
circumference.
Size No. s, 26 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 2 not less than ounces.
and for the smaller sizes not less than the
square foot the bottom and flap to be ofgood skirt
ing leather, we'll tanned, and the seams to be well
and strongly secured with the bestiron ryets well
timed.
The canvass pouches are to be made of densely-
woven canvass, 80 to resist water, like the
vass pouches now in use for the mail service.
HORSE MAIL BAGS, (Is sADDLE-BAas roRn.)
| Size No. l. Body as inches long and 40 inches in
| circumference at widest parts.
Size No. 2. Body A inchea long and 36 inchesin
circumference at widest parts.
Size No. 8. Body AZ inches long and 80 inches in
circumference at widest parts.
| Ends or bottoms OF size No. 1, IL by "a inches.
Do do do No. 5, 10 By 20 do
| The leather horse mail bags are 10 be made Of
| good and substantial bag leather, we'll tanned
weighing not less than ounces to the square foot
and the to be well and strongly sewed, or, II
riveted to be done neither to chafe horse MOI
! rider.
The canvass horse mail bags are to be made o.
the same quality of fabric as the pouches above
| described.
DROP LETTER POUCHES, (wirH SIDE POCKET J
Size 26 inches in length and % inches in circum
| ference.
Proposals for improvements in the construction
of any of the above described mail bags, or in tn
materials thereof will be received; and the reatv
value and adaptation to the service, as well a
price of such improvement, will be considered IL
determining the lowest and best bidder
0J- All the articles contracted for arc to be de
livered at the contractor expense, at Boston, Mas
sachusetts; New York and Buffalo, New York
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Pennsylyania; Balti
III, sIsor lAaf,r
South Carolina; Macon, Georgia; Huntsville, Ala
bama; New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, Tenncs
see; Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; 81
times as the Department may require; where the
are TO be rgidly inspected, and none are to be re
ceived which shall be inferior in any respect to tn
specimcnsor or standard bags.
No proposal will be considered il 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 tn
competency and ability ofthc 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, AM
will, in connexion with the proposals, form the ba
sis of the contracts.
The bidder or bidders chosen will be required I
give bond, with sufficient sureties, Ito be certi
fed to by the Postmaster OF the place where he o
they may residc,) in a sum of money double tn
amount of contract, for a faithful performance G
the obligations entered into.
It having been suggested by Postmasters of ex
perience and others that the common canvass bags
first above described, (of sizes Nos. ] and 2,
should be made to be locked, proposals an
specimens are invited for canvass bags constructs
accordingly, with the addition also of handle q
the mouth and at the bottom of each bag.
For the information Of bidders in reference to tn
number Of mail bags which will probably be re
, quircd, the number, kinds, and sizes Of bag
manufactured for the useof the Department durin
the year, from the lst july l549 to the 3Oth june
, 1850, are given as follows l52 No. /, S35 No.
TIC No. 3, TAT No. 4, and 290 No. pouches; 25
No. l, 1872 No. 2, and 276 No. horse bags; an
6,575 No. 1, l,525 No. 3 and 274 No. common can
vass bags.
The proposals should be endorsed: Proposal
for Mall Bags, and be addressed to the,Postmaste
J General.
NJ X HALL, Postmaster General