Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-02-16
LEATHER and Glnras Nil Pou

The body of the leather pouches be made of good
and substantial bag leather well tanned weighing for
smaller sizes not less than seven to the foot
the bottom of circular orm and flap TO be Of good skirt
ing leather well anned the seams to be well and strong
" secured with the best iron rivets well timed.
The canvas pouches TO be made of cotton canvas
denscy woven to resist WATER weighing for pouches
of No. l. not less than % ounces to the yard of 81
inches width II the yard Of 81 inches width
for pouches Of size No. not less than to the
yard of inches width for pouches of size No. g. not less
than is the yard Of % inches width the threads
of the warp and welt to be composed of at least
EACH The pouches. of sizes numbered and
to be made of cotton weighing not less than II
ounces the yard of 10 inches Width less than q
ounces to the yard inches width the threads of the
warp and welt to be composed Of at least four EACH
Leathera and C1ncas horse-Nau Bugs.
SIZE No. -Bcdy As inches long and 81 inches wide in
the widest parts ends or bottoms Of same being IA by %
SIZE No. Body As inches long and IS inches wide in
the widest parts ends or bottoms of same being u by "a
inches.
SIZE No 3-Body 4s inches long and Is inches wide in
the dest parts ends bottoms of being 10 by 90
inches.
The leather horse-ma bags be made of good and
substantial bag leather well tanned weighing not less than
seven ounces the square foot and the be well
and strongly sewed rvited to be done not to
chae horse rider
The canvas horse-mal bags to be made of cotton
canvas like that described for the larger sized pouches
Proposals for improvements in the form construction
OF of the bags and pouches in the
materials thereof invited, and the relative value and
adaptation to the service well specified price of any
such improvements will be considered in determining the
lowest and best bid
All the articles contracted for to be delivered at the
expense Of the contractor in Boston Mass New and
Albany n Y; Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Pa; Baltimore
Md Washing ton d. c.; Richmond Va; Raleigh, n. c..
Charleston, s. e.; Savannah Ga Mobile Ala; New Or
leans La Knoxville Nashville. and Memphis, Tenn; Lou
isvilie ky Cincinnati, Ohio ST. Louis No.. and Chicago
H. in such quantities. and at such times the department
NAV require and order; and they be rgdly inspect
ed before delivery and TO be received which shall
be INFERIOR any respect TO the specimens adopted the
standard bags.
proposed be furnished No proposal will be considered
If accompanied with specimens samples of each
Gle bid for showing The construction size, and quality Of
materials and workmanship offered and also with written
guarantee from the persons proposed suetics Whose
responsb ty be certified by the postmaster of the
pace where they re>dc that they will become responsible
sufficient bond for the due performance Of the contract
in such proposal be accepted
The specimens samples must be delivered at this de-
parment before the 18th day of April next. and
those which shall have accompanied the accepted proposals
WILL in connexon with such proposals. form the basis Of
the contracts to be made. Every specimen submitted
should be well and distinctly marked with the number de-
noting its size and have affixed 10 it sample of the mate
rails, canvas leather of which it is made. All spec
venience. be used the mail service, will be paid for
the prices specified in the proposals relating to the
4 decision the bids will be made before the
third day Of MAY next and the accepted bidder bidders
will be required into contract with sufficient bond
and surees before the twenyrs day Of June next
To enable bidders estimate the number of the differ
kinds of mail bags which will probably be required
they informed that there furnished for the of
the department during the year which ended Both June
last $50 mail bags; lilo leather mail pouches
400 mail pouches, and 500 horse-mail bags.
for Mail Bags aud be addressed to the POSTMASTER Gen
eraL"
AARON " BROWN,
Postmaster General.
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