The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-03
TWO CENTS.
pRoPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.

- Poss ossoE paAxr~sss, yan. H. 1850.
SEALED AIS wlbe rscsyed department
years day july neat quantities such
me as may eo required ordered for the Service ma bags d
u fg-.5. - caauas MAI Bass o. Sacks. -, \ 5.r.r
size No inches in length aud % inches ~
q 22 threads the warp bc
sac inches ia isrsh as ncesl ereunlsreDcs
be made q oon canvas weighing a least fourteen ounces % The
size No, ssa inches length aud as inches %
d 20 inches wide the threads Of The and wen @ be composed
canvas 'agso naaberei
ablng OF hem az e top Of MO inches Wide which susent
woasIt and they are 70 Sc provided Win good
sufficient hemp cord 70 laee and ts them strongly An are 70 e
'ils- L4rsAsr and caaeas MAJ Poaches f,e @
size No As inches length inches circumference,
n sizs No 8 80 do Sosaf ~ do q gifI DO t,tt,sg
s'ss s'ss ss ss Is 80 DO 90 S 80 % d. 90 aS ".
anial leather well weighing and
no, loss than eight ouncos and for the smaller sizes no, loss a1
-g ~ e s ara vii, ne best iron rgels well ,inned
The pouches dcnses
yard inches width Or ounces
yard Of = inches width for pouches Of size NO no less than
@ than ls the yard Of " inches width the threads
The canvas pouches q sizes numbered and are 70 be made
cotton vanya weighing not lcss Than "a ounces e the yard q 10
the threads Of the warp aud wel 10 be composed Of at least four
Leather and can,as no,se, Mail Bags,
Size No BODY As inches long wide in the widest
parts ends bottoms Of being IA by 2e inches.
ends or bottoms OF same being ~ BY "A inches
parts ends or bottoms same being 10 BY 20 inches n
The leather oeai bags 70 be made Of good and sub,an
the foot and Tho % be se and strongly
ryied, 70 be done not TO chait horse rider. e
described the larger sized pouches. Y
Proposals improvements Of
invited and the relative value and adaptation the
well specified such viii be considered
In determining the bid. S g4t1 si4 ksg
Al articles eontraeed for be delivered at the expense Of
dclphia aud idttsburg Pa BALTIMORE, Nd washington b.
chmond, Va Raleigh, ~ O Charleston : e Savannah Ga
Tenn. Louisville, Ky Gneinnat Ohio 81 LOUIS Mo- and Chi
H. in such quantities. and at such such times as the de-
c delivery aud to be received which shall be Inferior
any respect the adopted the standard bags
proposals should secy tho of each article proposed to
furnished No proposal viii be considered not accompanied
quality materials offered
and With written from the proposed
responsibility by the
place they rcsc tina, they viii responsible suf
the due performances of he contract in such
The specimens samples department
ccrpancl the accepted proposals wi pro-
poas Of tho be made Every specimen
noting its size affixed TO asampc the materials (can
lcshsr of which y y made A., seeinlcn aepoIea b
seryc viii be paid Cor at the prices specified in the proposals re
decision on the before tird day Of
May and the accepted bidder bidders win be required 70
fore the twenty first day Of June M sts X a1aa
10 enable estimate The number Of the dnrent kinds
there we're furnished department during year
which ended Both june last. mail bags leather
The proosas should be outside Proposals
npgs and be addressed TO the ros,mnstcr General ,
Jan I9--law12w frszssr1 $3.50 Postmaster General