Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-24

The body OF tina leather pouches is to be ma1e of
ing for sizes numbered aud not less than ounces
and for the smaller sizes not less than ounces To
Zap to he of good skrfins leather. we'll tanned; the
seams to bo well and strongly secured with the best
The canvas pounches are to he mado of cotton
vas, densey woven, "a to resist water Ching,
the yard of 81 inches width, or u ounces tho yard
ofz inches in with; for pouches of size No. 2, not
for pouches of size No s. not less than 10 ounces to
the yard off inches width the threads of the warp
The canvas pouches of siz ~ numbered end s are
be aa IF Ss Of IS W
than y to the yard of 81 inches width the
threads ofthe warp and wet to be composed of at
least four yarns each. ..
ID Lenfhsr anil Cnnras Horss-mnH Bags.
Size No. BODY a. inches long and q inches wide
in the widest parts ends or bottoms of same being
size No. a~i,ody Is inches long and 10 inches wide
in the widest parts ends or bottoms of Same boing
Size No. s-f,ody q inches long and l6 inches wide
in the widest parts; ends or bottoms ofsame being
The leather horse mail bags are to be made of good
and substantial bag leather, well tanned. weighing
the seams to he well and strongly sewcd or. il riv-
sts to DO so dono AZ not to chafe horse or rider.
The canvas horse mail bags To lac made oil cot
ton canvas ike that described for the larger sized
strncfion Of an, Of the above DESCRIBED bags and
9s ra Inc anal ARIA and
well specified price Of any such improvement,
viii be considered in determining the lowest and
All the articles contracted for arc to be d. yered
- the expense Of the cont .sctnr IN Boston, Mass:
Ssw 1Stk and hhsfns n ii FHa irPha and
G.; Richmond, Va; Raleigh n. G.; Charlestown, :.
C.; savannah, Ca; Mobile Ala; New Orleans, ~;
| Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis, Tenn Louis
vile, n.y.; Cincinnati. Ohio: st. Louis, Mo-; and
Chicago, ILL.,. in such quantities, and at such times
as the department. may raqnlre and ORDER and they
are tn be received which shall be Inferior in any
respect, To the specimen adopted AZ the standard
The proposals should specify the price of each ar
tIce proposed tn be Furnished. No proposal will he
samples Of each article bid for, showing the con
"truction, size, aud quality of materials and work
nIanship oh-rsd, and also with written guarantee
sponyibility must be certified hy the postmaster of
the place where they reside, that they will become
responsible sutiic ent bond, for the due perform
ance OF tho contract IN case such proposal DO az
ceptsd.
this department before the 18th day of pril
next, and these which shall have accompanid the
accepted proposals. will, in connexion with such pro-
Posals, form tho IN is of the contracts to be made
Every specimen submitted should be we'll aud dis
tincty marked with the number danoting its size
and have athx I'd to il sample of the materials can
vas ar l"ather, Of which 1t is made. All specimens
| deposited by .hdlers which can. with safety and
convenience, be used IN the mail service, will b..
paid Tor at the prices specihed IN the proposals
| A d cision tho bids will be made on OF before
or bid iers viii b. leanired to enter into Contract,
with sufficient bond and sureties, on or before the
Hst day Of June next.
different kinds Of mail bags which will probably BIO
required they are informed that there Were furnish
ended Jth June last: 1880 mail bags ITO
leather mail pouches 44OO canvas mail pouches,
AARON V. BROWN,
ia 18-wl2w Postmaster General.