Evening star., 1863-04-11
PROPOSALS.
FOR MAIL BAGS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
IN 1870

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT
January l9 1868.
sEALRp PROPOSALS will be received at this De.
psrtment until nine O'Clock m. the 2lst day OF
lst day OF July, 1853 n such quantities and at such
times e. may BE- reeuiI ed and ordered for the
:, LEATHER MAIL POUCHES
length and sixty inches 10 circunference.
OF size no mes.uring forty one inches in length
and forty Two inches in circumference. - ''hs'n
and thirty six inches in circumfsrsncs. ''As'h
VI size NO. measuring twenty six inches In
length and twenty. eight inches in circumfer-
IT The body Ct these pouches is to be made of good
for sizes numbered ana not less than sishS:
ounces, and for the smaller sizes not less than
and the ep Of seod
leather, well tanned the seams to be well and
strongly secured with the best iron rivsts, we'll
LEATHER HORSE MAIL BAGS,
tsaddle bags form,
VI SIZE NO measuring forty eight inches In
length and twenty one inches in width At the
widest parts the ends or bottoms being four
OF size No 2 measuring forty Eve inches in length
and eighteen inches in width at the widest parts;
snnr enGs eIs or bottoms being twelve by twenty
ofsize No 3, measuring forty two inches in length
u the ends or bottoms being ten by twenty inches.
These bags sre.to be made of good and substan.
than ounces to the square foot the seams @ 10
De securely formed and we'll and strongly sewsd or
.tiveted, to be SO done as not to chafs horse or
CANVASS MAIL SACKS.
and sixty two ncS.s in eise IN
VI size no measuf ing forty one inches in length
OF in
Length nn and thirty eight inches in circumfer-
The sacks of sizes numbered and are to be N sde
Nlth tabins or n EN- St the top, two inches wide
npon which sufficient number Of eyelet holes-at
Re 0S wGSSught 5 Snd they are each to be provided
outside C. S. Mail, in large distinct and durable Ie
In view of the present scarcity and high price Of
the cotton duck or canvass of which the mail sacks
have hitherto been made it is deemed inex pedi
ton alone. to escribe any standard as to kind or
quality of Material to be offered. Bic ders are there
Q! cotton, iax, hemp. or jute canvass. or dundee
bagging or of any material possessing requisite
an economical substitute for cotton canvass: ana
the Postmaster General will make such selection
with the bids, the most advantageous to the De
partmrEt.
Proposals for inpro vemeDts in the form or con
s;ructiop as well as in the materials of any Of the
above described bags and pouches invited A nd
we'll Of sn II as
wlli De considered in determining the lowest and
~ All articles contracted for are to be delivered
at the eNpeme OF he contractor, in Bosto Ma sa-
ehusetts; New York aud Albany, New York; Phil
eky cinennst Ohio; st. Louis, 'IMs Missoafi hsn sni
times az the De partne MT may order. And they are
TO- to be rigidiy Inspected before delivery, and nor
spcct, to the specimens adopted as the standard
bags.
The proposals should specify the price of each ar
toe proposed to be furnished.
No proposal will be considered il not accompanied
with specimens sam pies of each article bid for.
show ing the construction. size and quality of ma.
terais and workmanship offered, and also with a
sureties WHOSE responsibi!ity must be eeI td hS
the postmaster OF the place where they reside that
for the due perfurnancs Of tee contract. in case
such proposal be accepted.
til De par tment before the 2lst day of April
next, and those hich shall have accom- .niad the
cceptcd proposals will, in connexion With such
ropossls, form the basis of the contracts to be
Every specimen submitted should be well and
distinctly marx ed with the number denotins it's
size: and have af xed to it sample OF the mate rlaIs
All specimens deposited by bidders which can,
with safety and convenience, be used in the mail
proposals relating to the same - '--'1 = 'l''
"A decision ON the bids will be made be fore
dnr to she ed sdr
with sn ffcient bond and sureties, before the
2sa Tbs bSsy sfrIn Of June 'nnh. lsS5; - mail -.
auIred will probably not exceed the following es
Inmates wit:
5GU mail pouches
6n horse mail bags and
Is MO canvass mail sacks,
But the Postmaster General will reserve the right
to order more or less mail bags of the kinds above
described to be furnished and received the wants
and interest OF the service may seem to him to de-
mar d. during the term for which the contracts are
to be made.
The proposals should be transmitted in a Sc aled
envelope, endorsed Proposals for Mail Bags y and
ton. d. G. NJ BLnIR.
ia 2i-wlGw Postmaster General