Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-29
Leather and Canrds Mail Pouches.
a No l. 40 inch . h, lanath nd eL Innnna

good and substantial bag leather well tanned, weigh
and for the smaller sizes net less than ounces To-
the square foot; the bottom tof circular form) and
seams to be We'll and stronSS secured with the best
iron rvcts, well timed
vas, densey woven, TO resist water, Ching,
for pouches OF size No. not less than 25 ounces to
offY inches IL in Whit for po1ches of Size So nnt
less than - ounces t. the yard of Is inches width
the Yard Of z inches width the threads OF the warp
and wet To be composed of at least hive yarns each.
to be made Of cotton canvas weighing not less than
IL ounces to the yard of 10 inches width, nor less
threads ofthe warp and Wen to be composed of at
least four yarns each.
Leather and Cdnras HorSs-maH BAGS.
sIzs No. BODY % inches long and p inches wide
in the widest parts ends or bottoms of being
Size No 2-i,ody Is inches long and IL inches wide
in the widest parts; ends or bottoms of Same being
Size No 5-Body y inches long and I6 inches wide
in the widest parts; ends or bottoms ofsams being
The leather horse mail bags AZ tn s made good
and substantial bag leather, well tanned, wciS thing
not less than ounces to the square foot, and
the to be we'll and strongly sewed or II rv-
The horse mail bags are to be made OF cot
ton canvas like that described for the larger sized
Proposals for improvements in the form or con-
struction of any of the aboys-descrbed bags and
pouches, the materials thereof are invited and
the relative value and ada ptstion to tho service as
well as specified price of any such Improvement.
will lie considered IN determining the lowest and
All the articles contracted for are TO he delivered
at the expense Of the contractor, In Boston Mass;
PittshuTg. Pa; Baitmore, Md; WsshinGt"n "i D..
c.; RIchnond,Ea.; Raleigh. &c; Chare5town. :.
Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis. Tenn; Louis
willie, Nv; Cincinnati, OHIO: ST Louis. Mo-; and
Chicago, ILL.,, In such quantities. and at such tunes
AS the department may rcqnIre and order; and they
are IN be rIgIdly inspected before delivery. and
AZ. 10 tie received which shall be inferior. in any
bags.
Tine proposals shonld specify the price If each ar
tica proposed tC be- furnished. No proposal will he
samples of each article bid for, showing the con
structIOn, size, and quality of materials and work
nlansfIP offered, and also with written guarantee
from the persons proposed sureties, (whOSe re-
spOnslbllity must be certified by the posta strr of
the place where they reslde) that they will become
Responsible, on sufhcent bond, for the due perform
cepted.
The specimens or samples must DO delivered at
next, and those which shall have accompanied the
accepted proposal will, in connection with such pro-
Every specimen submitted should be well and dis
tnctly marked with the number denoting its size
and have aiIed to It sample of the materials can
Vas or leather, of which IT Is made. All specimens
deposited by bidders which can, with safety and
convenience, be used IN the mail service, will be
paid for at the prices specified IN the proposals
A decision on the bids will be made on or before
the third day Of May next and the accepted bidder
or bidders Will be required to enter into contract
with sufficient bond and sureties, before the
2lst day of June next.
different kinds of mail bags which will probably be
required they Informed that there furnished
for the use OF the during the which
ended 5th June last: 1850 canvas mail hays 5llO
leather mail pouches 400 canvas mail pouches,
AARON V. BROWN,
lR-WlDw pOstml St.rt ,punral