Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-14

The body Ot leather pouches 10 be made OF good
and substantial bag leather well tanned weighing for Nos
and not less than ounces and for the smaller not
less than ounces TO the square foot the bottom and flap
be of good srtng leather well tanned and the
TO be well and strongly secured with the best iron Iyets
| well timed
The canvas pouches are be made of densely woven
canvas resist water; least equal 10 that
! which thepouches now in the service are made.
Laler ami Ciau1s H5rsqaI Bays lin saddle bags form)
Size No Body AZ inches long, aud ~ inches circum-
ference at the widest parts ends bottoms OF same, IA
| bv 26 inches.
Size No p Body a inches long and &c inches in cir
conference at the widest paris ends or bottoms of same
Y by "a inches.
size No Body42 inches long and 80 inches in circum-
ference at the widest parts ends or bottoms of same 10
by 90 inches.
The leather horsema bags to be made of good and
substantial bag leather well tanned weighing net less than
the square foot and the TO be well
strongly sewed rveted to be 50 done not to chaie
horse rider.
The canvas horse mail bags are to be made of the
quality of fabric as the pouches above described.
CIar1saaI Leather Drop-Lee Pouches with pocket
Size No : so inches in length and SO in circumference
Size No s. % do do % do
GlHras Newspaper NdI Bags.
Size No l. as inches in length and GO inches in crcum
ierence to be made of cotton canvas weighing at least Is
the yard of 90 inches in width the of the
fabric to be doubled and twisted and veOd and the bag
to be constructed as 10 be locked and TO have handle
at each end.
Size No . al inches long and As inches in circumfer
ence TO be of the material and manner of constTuc
Proposals for improvements in the construction OF any
of the abovedeSCrbed mail bags in the materials there
Of iaved and the relative value and adaptation to
the service well price of such improvement will be
considered IN deermnin gthe lowest and best bidder
No proposal will be considered if not accompanied with
samples of each article bid for showing the construction
quality of materials and workmanship proposed and also
with evidence of the competency and ability of the bidder
TO execute the work according to contract
The specimens must be delivered at the department on
before the 23d day Of April next and WILL in connection
with the proposals. form the basis of the contracts Spec
mems deposited by bidders which may with safety and con-
venence be used in the mail service will be paid for at the
rates proposed by them.
decision the bids will be made before the first
day of May next and the bdCer bidders chosen will be
required to enter into contract bere tn 10Th day of
June next with bond and sufficient surees for faithful
performance of the obligations entered into.
All the articles contracted for 10 be delivered at the
contractors expense at Boston, Mass New York and But
fao, n Philadelphia and Psburg, Pa; Baltimore, Md ;
Washington DC; Charleston, S C.; Augusta, Ca Mont
gomerv, Ala New Orleans, La; Nashville, Tenn Louis
VILE Nv; Cincinnati, Ohio; and st Louis, Mo in such
quantities and at such times the department may
Gue and they to be gdy inspected before delivery
and be received which shall be inferior to the
specimens standard bags
TO enable bidders TO estimate the number of the differ
emf kinds of mail bags which will probably be required
they are informed that there furnished for the of
the department during the year which ended 50h June last
235 leather pouches 397S canvas pouches 450 leather
hOSemail bags; COG horSema bags; and II ll0
canvas mail bags
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Kta
BUS" and be addressed to the Postmaster General"
JAMES CAMPBELL,
jan26-lawl2w Postmaster General.