Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-07
Leather and Canvass Pouches.

Inc body OF the leather pouches is to be made of
good and substantial bag leather well tanned weigh
ing for Nos. and not less than ounces, and for
the smaller sizes not less than ounces tn the So
foot; the bottom and flap TO be OF good skirting
leather, well tanned and the same to be well and
strongly secured with the best iron rive s, well
TUNED. The canvass pouches To be made Of
densely woven canvass, as to resist water, at
least equal to that of which the pouches now i'm the
service are made.
Leather and Canvass Horse-niaiL Bags, Tin
saddle bags form.)
Size No. l. Body 4S inches long, and AZ inches i'm
circumference al the widest parts ends or bottoms
of me, IA by 20 inches
Size No. .. Body A inches long, and Sc inches in
circumference at the widest parts ends or bottoms
of same, II by "a inches
Size No. j. Boly AZ inches long, and - inches IN
circumference at the widest parts ends or bottoms
Of same 10 by 20 inches
The leather horse mail bags are to be made of
good and substantial bag leather, well tanned, and
weighing not less than ounces to the square foot,
and the seams TO be well and strongly sewed or, If
rivetted, to be 10 done as not to chafe the horse
rider.
The canvass horse mail bags are to be made of
the same quality OF fabric as the pouches above de
scrbed.
Canvass and Leather Drop-lsttsr Pouches,
with side pockets)
Size No. d. 80 in. in length and &c in circumference
Size No. 5. 26 do do % do
Cdnpass Newspaper Mail Bags.
Size No. L. (4o inches in length and 62 inches in
circumference,) TO be made of cotton canvass,
weighing at least ID ounces to the yard of % inches
width the yarn of the fabric to be doubled and
twisted and five fold and the bag be constructed
rs to BIZ locked and to have handle at each end
Size No. =, an inches long and AZ inches in cir
cumerence,) to be of the material and man
ner Of construction with size No. i.
Proposals TOR Improvements i'm the construction of
any OF the abOvedescrbed mail bags, in the ma
terials thereof, are invites; and the relative value
and adaptation to the service well IA price of
lmDrOyPmpnt IN IN min
ing the lowest aud best bidder.
No proposals will be considered If not accom-
panied with samples Of each article bid for, showing
the construction, quality of materials and workman
ship proposed and also with evidence of the COM
potency and ability Of the bidder execute the work
according TO contract.
| The specimens must b. delivered al the Depart-
mont on or before the 23d dry Of April next, and
WILL in connection with the PROPOSALS form the basis
of the contracts. Specimens DE- posted by bidders
which may with safety saa convenience be used in
the mail service will be 80! fCE 81 lie rates pro-
posed by them.
A decision on the bids Si.i be rapde on or before
the first day of May newt and the bidder bidders
chosen will be- required 20 enter into contract on or
before the 18th day O! ycas neII will, bond and
sufficient sureiies iof fsits;H Seyxt, .lce Of ti.
Obligations is entered fss3.
All the articles con:.scted Gor &c he delivered
AZ the contractors expense, at Boston, MassacI-
| seus; New York and Buffalo, N. Y; Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh, Pa; BALTIMORE Md: Waslling t0n,
%. C.; Charleston SC; Augusta, Ga; Montgomery,
| Ala; New Orleans, La; Nashville, Tenn; Louis
| vile, KY; Cincinnati, Ohio and St. Louis Mo- in
such quantities and IL such times as the Depar;-
| ment may require; and they to be rigidy IN
spected before delivery, and be received
Which shall be inferior to the specimens or stand
| ard b g.
| To enable bidders TO estimate tie number of the
different kinds of mail bags which will probably be
required, they arc informed that there were fur
| u-hed for the use of the Department during the
year which ended 80 h June last. 2 I35 leather
pouches; 1913 canvass pouches; $50 leather horse
mail bags; 6O5 canvass horse mail bags and H. 10
| CANVASS mail bags.
The proposals should be endorsed " Proposals for
| MGH Bags" and be addressed to the " Postmaster
1 Generql.' JAMES CAMPBELL,
| jan l5-lawl2w Postmaster General.