Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-21

The boiv OF TIE leather pouches is t be rlade 81 srf
aud substantial bag ieaher, well tanned weighiz r Nos
and no;less than ounces aud FOR he sizes not
less than the square foot the bottom ana An
to be OF good sfizQ leather Il tanned and the scans
well timed.
The pouches are 10 Be u:zis Of dsnselr woven
ca vas 20 as to resist water or 81 least tqua that q
which the pouches n II in the service are made
Sirs No J. Bod as inches 0ng aad AZ inches in cream.
ference at the widest Psrts ends bottoms Of sas 4
size No Body a. inches long and So inches in cir.
l9 BY "a inches.
Size Nos Body AZ isches lora and IS inches 10 ceur-
ference AZ he widest parts ends or bottoms Of same 20
by 20 inches
The leather horses bags are to be made or good ana
substantial oa Gather veil lsnred Weighing less
ounces 10 tia square foot ard tbs b well snd
strorgf sewed rivstsd, 10 be dune shais
horse or rider.
The canvas horse mail bses arc to be made Of th. sss
quality Of fabric as tbe pouches above described.
Czgas and Latter DropLSsr P7nelss with side pocke
Size No 81 inches in lssEth aad 80 IN circumference
dlasr, Gs.rsrspsr Ys.i seea
SIZE No t4s inches ia enFh and CO inches IN circar
ersnee 10 be made Of cotton canvas weighing least IS
% The yard of e inches in Vdh the warn of IN,
fabric 70 be doubled ard twisted ard evsod sna ina bc
to be so constructed as to be locked have ksnss
Siss No a. inches long ard IS inches IN slreunsr-s
suce 70 BE 81 the sane na,ersl ard manner OF eousne
non with size No {.
Prnpo-aIs Tor improvements IN the eop.tueo- AZ srx
Of the sbovedescri5ed mail bags lsieras tsr
Of are invited and The relative value adaptation 10
the service well pties OF such nuroEsmen VIII Be-
considered IL Determining the lowest and best bidder
No proposal viii be considered if not accompanied WITH
samples Of each ieie bid for showing TIE nSfruco
quality Of materials. sad SOFkmunsh pr,possd and s
with evide Of fhe conpsfslcy ab y Of toe tider
to execu'e the work Eceordirg To contract. l7
The mems g. delivered tie deparfnant On
befTe the 2d dIv Of phil next snl will Ia courec-soo
with the proposals. ioI the bass Of the ntracfs s
deposited BY bidders which with saet snd oos
venience b. rsed IN toe mall service viii be paid for AZ t
rates proposed bT ihsm- -17-
dscsion the bids win 30 de On or before tbe drst
day Of Nay next and the bdt bidisrs chosen vii be
required tn enter into contrac ef fsh day o
June next with bond and sufficient suretiss Tor faithiL
performances q the DOL cations entered into
All the articles contracted for be dsvsrsd Al the
contractors expense. at Boston Mass New York ard But
fao. Phi adelph's aud Pitfsburg Pa Baltimore Nd
Washington, u CT Chars-t0n, G Augusts Ga; Moot.
goms-y, Ala; New Orleans La Nashville Team; L,uss-
villa, ky; Cincinnati Ohio; aud II Louis No. in sucft
quantities and 81 srch times the departments nav rs
qure and they are - be gdlg Inspected before delivery
and none are n be received which shall be inferior 10 he
specimens standard bags. - -
To enable bidders TO estimate the number OF thu d-
ent kinds Of ms bsgs which will prubesIv be recrirsl
they informed that there furnished for he us AZ
tbs department during the year which ended Sh Juns ss
SlS6 leather pouches 5S75 pouches 4s0 sathsr
boFsenaf bags sys eanVas borssa Gags; and II 10
canvas mall bags.
Tbs proposals should b endorsed Propoezs f lffs7
B17s, and DO addressed to the Posna1s GSsasral"
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Jan.o-IeNi2w Postmaster GsreTst