The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-01
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
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Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
DEcsMBER "a, 1880.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department untl9 O'Clock a. IN. of the 2lst da v
Of April next for furnishing for four years from the
trst day OF July next, in such quantities and at
such times a. may be required and ordered for the
mail service, Mail Bags of the following descrip.
ton, TO wit:
CANVASS MAIL BAGS.
Size No (43 inches in length and 81 inches in
circumference) to be made Of cotton canvass,
weighing Is 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 n inches in
width, and the cloth to be woven in every respect
like that of the first size of bags.
Size No. 3 (32 inches in length and 80 inches in
circumfcrence) to be made Of cotton canvass,
weighing 10 ounces to the yard, and the cloth to
be woven as above described.
The canvass bags of sizes Nos and 2 are to be
made with sufficient number Of eyelet- holes, and
provided with strong cord to secure their mouths.
All are to be marked inside and outside thus: "U.
s. MAIL"
LEATHER AND CANVASS POUCHES,
Or mail bags with circular bottoms, opened an
fastened at one end:
Size No. /, as inches in length and 60 inches in
circumference.
Size No. 9, Al inches in length and 4s inches in
Size No. 3. 80 inches in length and ~ inches in
circumference.
Size No. 4, 80 inches in length and Sc inches in
circumference.
Size No. S, 26 inches in length and % inches in
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 bestiron rivets well
timed.
The canvass pouches are to be made of densely-
woven canvass 90 as to resist water, like the can
vass pouches now in use for the mail service.
HORSE MAIL BAGS, (IN sADDLE-RAas voRM.)
Size No. /. Body A6 inches long and 40 inches in
circumference at widest parts.
Size No. q Body ~ inches long and 36 inches in
circumference ut widest parts.
Size No. 3. Body ~ inches long and 80 inches in
circumference at widest parts.
Ends or bottoms of size No. !, ~ by "a inches.
Do do do No. 2, ii by % do
Do do do No 3, lOby 20 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 well and strongly scwed, or, if
riysed. to be so done as neither horse nor
The canvass horse mail bags are to be made OF
the same quality of fabric as the pouches above
described.
DROP LETTER POUCHES, (wIrH SIDE pockEr.)
Size 26 inches in length and % inches in circum-
ference.
Proposals. for Improvements in the construction
of any of the above described mail bags, in the
materials thereof, will be received and the relative
value and adaptation to the service, as well ns
price of such improvement, will be considered In
determining the lowest and best bidder.
o. All the articles contracted for are to be do
ivered at the contractor expense, at Boston, ns-
| snchusetts; New York and Buffalo, New York;
Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Pcnnsylvsnia; Balti-
more, Maryland; Washington, d. c.; Charleston.
South Carolina; Macon, Georgia; Huntsville. Ala
bama; New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, CCennes-
see; Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; st.
Louis, Missouri, in such proportions and at such
| times as the Department may require; where they
to be rigidly inspected, and none are to be re-
ceved which shall be inferior in any respect to the
| specimens or standard bags
| No proposal will be considered If not accoInpa.
MED With samples of each article bid for, showing
the construction. quality Of materials, and WORK
competency and ability ofthe bidder to execute the
work according to contract.
The specimens must be delivered at the Depart
ment on or before the 2lst day of April next, and
will, in connexion with the proposals, form the ba
els of the contracts.
The bidder or bidders chosen will be required tc
give bond, with sufficient surees, Ito be 90 certi
fed TO by the Postmaster OF the place where he OF
they may reside,) in sum of money double the
amount of contract, for a faithful performance o
the obligations entered into.
II having been suggested by Postmasters Of ex.
perience and others that the common canvass bags
first above described, (of sizes Nos. and %
should be made 80 to be locked, proposals and
specimens invited for canvass bags constructed
accordingly with the addition also OF handle al
| 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 re-
quired, the number, kinds, and sizcs Of bags
manufactured for the use Of the Department during
the year. from the let July, ls49 to the 30th June
| 1850, are given follows: l52 No. l, S35 No. 2
776 No. 8. TAT No. 4, and 290 No. pouches; 25i
| No. 1, 332 No. 2, and 276 No. 8 horse bagsj and
6675 No. ], ,525 No. 2, and 274 No common can
| vass bags.
| The proposals should be endorsed /" Proposaf,
for Mail Bags" and be addressed to the Postmaster
| General.
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Dec %
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.