Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-20
PROPOSALS. FOR NAIL BAGS.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, I
SEALED Proposals win be received .s this his De-
April next furnishing for four Years, fron the
lst day OF July 1868 in such quantities and At such
vic, Mail Bags Of the following description, to
LEATHER MAIL POUCHES
OF size No: measuring forty eight inches In
OF size No. measuring forty one inches in length
and forty eight inches in CT cnmfsrence.
Of n1s Nos measu,ng thirty, siI inches in length
VI .Is No mrasrIing thirty inshes in length
CT size No. 5, measuring twenty six inches in
length and twenty eight inches in circumfer
The body Of these pouches is to be made of good
and substantial bag leather, well tanned. weig. ins
ounces, and for the smaller sizes not less than
seven ounces to the square foot the bottom tof
leather. well tanned the seams to be well and
strongly secured with the best iron rivets, well
''' LEATHER HORSE MAIL BAGS,
SADDLE bags form.D
length and TWEEN ty one inches in width at the
widest parts the ends or bottoms beng four
teeI by twenty six inches.
Ofsize No 2, measuring forty Eve inches in length
and eighteen inches in wild tn at the widest parts;
the ends or bottoms bt ing twelve by twenty
OF size No g. measuring fort, two inches in length
and sixteen inches in width at the widest parts;
the ends or bottoms being ten by twenty inches.
tisi beg leather, we'll tanned, weighing not Ieas
than seven ounces to the square foot the seams to
tNeteu, 10 be SO dcne as not TO chaie horse or
CANVASS MAIL SACKS.
Or size No. !, measuring forty three inches in
lie 9Th and sixty two inches in circumference.
or size 30. 2, nessur ing forty inches in length
and forty eight inches in circumference
VI sife NO. s. measuring thirty-two inches in
length and thirty eight inches in circumfer-
The sacks of sizes mum bered and are to be 10 ale
with tsbiiDg or hem at the top, two inches wide,
upon which a sufficient number of eyetet noles-at
least ten to the former and eight TO the a.er-are
with good and sufficient hemp cord to See and tie
tn, thoEoughy Al are to be marked inside and
iett sla T. . MAIL III large distinct and durable
view of the present scarcity and high price of
the Gotten duck or canyass of which the nal sacks
have hitherto been made, it is deemed mex pedient
o 70 iir me ptoPosea Mater OF such SACKS T. cot
99aliy q material to be offered. Bic there
O. cotton, fax, hemp, or jute canvass, dundee
b4.gging or OF any material possessing reqaisite
an economical substitute for cotton canvass; ana
the Postmaster General will make such selection
with the bids the most sdvan.as sOas to me Ds
rucicr as well as in the materials, Of any Of te
above described bags and pouches are invited. And
well as specified price of any su ID im proYements
VIII be considered in determining the lowest and
~ All articles contracted for are to be delivered
al se eSpSSn Tf the 1SnsTSeGr in B0sto Ms
adelphia and Pittsburg, Pennsy anis; Bal imore.
Maryland; Washington, ID. G.; Louisville, Ken
lucky. Cincinnati, Ohio; st. Louis, Missouri, aud
Chicago. Illinsis, in sue Quantities and such
times IS the De partme Mt may order. And thew are
are to be received which are inferior in any re.
spect, to the specimens adopted the standard
bags
tiele proposed to be furnished
No proposal will be Jsidered If not accompanied
With or sam plies of each article bid for
terials and workmanship offered, and Also with A
written guarantee from the persons proposed as
the postmaster OF the place where they reside that
they viii become responsible, on sufficient bond
Tor The Que PERFORMANCE of the contract in case
The specimens or samples must be delivered st
this De partment on before the 2ist day of April
next and those which shall have accomp inied the
ceepted proposals will, in connection wit d such
roPosals, form the basis OF the contracts to be
Every specimen submitted should be we'll and
distinctly mark ed with the number denotine its
size, and have affixed to it pie of the ateras
All specimens deposited by bidders which can.
with safety and convenience, DE used in the mail
service viii be paid for at the prices specified in the
A decision on the bids will be made on or before
the 9th day Of May next; and the accep ed bidder
withsuffici bond and sureties on or before the
23d d8y of June, 1868.
The average number Of mail ags annually re-
CURED will probably not exceed the following es-
',"a's'' 'V sooS mail pouches.
600 horse mail bags: and
600 canvass mail sacks,
But the Postmaster General viii reserve the right
to order more less mail bags of tn. kinds above
and interest OF the service may seem to him to de-
MAJ during the term for which the contracts are
The proposals should be transmitted in Q sealed
envelope, endorsed Proposals for Mail Bags. :" and
be addressed 70 the Postmaster General, Washing