Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-24
PROPOSALS. FOR MAIL BAGS.

wAsHIseTos, D. O., Oct. Is. lsS4.
Sealed PIropessals will be received at this Depart
Of for the Isy
RED from the first day of December: 1864, to the
onas sHd Of aA bH is oa G
time be required AZ d ordered, to wit
JUrE CANVAS MAIL SACKS,
or size No l. (43 inches in len 9Th and 81 ches in
eircumference; Of size No. 2, al inches in length
and 40 inches in circumference;) and Of size No g.
az inches in length and IS inches in crcumfer.
The sacks Of size No. ]. are to be made of closely
the yard iacbss in the yarns
OF the warp to be each doubled and TWISTED and to
It s shose and to
one ounce to about eighty five yards.
Canvas not less De sas Of h
s.q Of hnTa the warp aud weft to be
The sacks of size No 3 are to be made of thinner
;ute CAMS SOW WEIGHING not less than "A ounces to
Those of sizes Nos. and are to be made with a
tsbling or hem at the top two inches wide. upon
ten TO the former and ght to the attsr-are to be
well wrought; and they are each to be provided
tie them thorou ghIy ana strongly Unless seam.
less they are TO be made with two seams. secured,
asss s4s. ssd
Any propos ed i'm provement that may be dssra-
.true ion will be considered relatively to price, in
No propasai VIII be Considered if not accompa,
MED with specimens showing the construe' ion and
OF The sacks bid for; and also a written guaranty
il, m me PERSONS proposed as sursies whose re-
the piace where they res de- that they will become
n'ible sufncie Mt bond, for the due peror-
nance OF the contract in case such proposal be &C.
An the sacks contracted for are to be delivered,
York, Philadelphia Baltimore and Wsshin gton,
y. u IN such quantities and at such times as may
The estimated quantity required will, probably,
not exceed thirty thousand sacks including all
right 70 ord'r and receive NOR. or less than such
quantity, during the term of the contract as The
rsnt =, and interests OF the service may seem to
The specimens must be delivered st this De part
every one submitted should be we'll and distinctly
h msrsed with the number denoting its size, and
!siI inches squsrej Of Which it Is msds. or such a.
seryire VIII 'Ss.ty and convenience, be used in the
the posais 10 at the prices specified in
De sselsSn on the bids viii be made or before
will be rsquired to enter into eontraet With snf
neient bona ana security, on or before the ist of
The is" proposal d should be tr.n,mi,,sa
snS be psdrns.ea TIE sesans for
master General, Contract OH wasb'nstnn
oc 10 wIt Postmaster General.
ORPHANS COURT, OCTOBER sTH, Is6,-
~ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WAsHIseTos CoUSrv
traitor of Charles Deviney, deceased, the Admins
traitor aforesaid has with the appreciation of the
Orphans Court of Washington County aforesaid
appointed Tuesday, the 1T day of November,
Tor the bnal and distribution of the per-
sonai estate OF said deceased and of the assets in
surned INTO money when and where all the credi-
tofs ana neirs OF said deceased notified to at
~ s,oressd' with their claims properly vouched,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from ali
benefit in said deceased = estate. nrnvidad a CO...
Of this order be published once week for three
reeks 10 Ine bsenlnx Star, previous to tha said
fet day 81 Eovem Der, 1854,
Test: &c. ROBBINS,
&c N-larT Register of wills.