The national Republican., 1867-05-10
DR0PosALs FOR MAIL BAGS
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WARRINGTON, March ID, 1857.
Sealed proposals will be received at This Depart
msnt UHTiL THE TwENTY.sEvENTH BAY OF
MAY NEXT, AT NOON, for furnishing for four
IS. m s,{ e :.
and ordered, Of the description following, to wit:
LEATHER MAIL POUCHES, adapted to railroad.
Mol. Forty. .ssht inches In length and sixty inches
No q Forty .ons inches in length and forty EIGHT
No. 8. Thrty:siI inehs. in length and forty two
inches In circumference.
No a Thirty inehe in length and thirty six inches
No 8. Twenty six inches in length and twsnty-
eight inches In circumfsrenes.
and substantial bag leather, we'll tanned, weis
for sizes Lumberedl and not less than eight ounces
and for the slsr ,iIes not less than
to the square the bottom of circular form) and
the dap to be Of good skiriuF leather we'll tanned
the to be we'll and strongly secured with the
LEATHER HORSE MAIL BAGS, (adApisd to con.
vsyAnee by hor,ebaek,) Of three sizes, nasnslyt
No. Forty-eight inches in length and twenty
bottoms being fourteen by twenty six inches.
No. q foity-hys inches in length and eighteen
inebe. in Width at the widest part the ends or bot.
toms being twelve by twenty -four inches.
No. 5. Forty two inches In length and sixteen
inches in width at the widest parts the ends bot
toms being S ten ny twenty Inches be os A., ,r,,,
tial bag leather well tanned weighing not less than
soven ounces to the square foot; the scans TO be
ryeted to be so done not to ehAfe horse rider
The construction Of the mouth or opening Of each
Of the above: described pouehs, and bags Is to be
such as to admit Of Its being locked with pad lock-
and when so locked secure Its contents from any
abstraction that may be effected without opening the
lock, lsayiRg some Obvious external mark Of viO'
No paTtieaisr % SsViss for that Osse. /. prescribed
the skin and ingenuity Of bidders being relied on to
from Which ssisetics can be made as the best and
yuFE q oIaYIs NAIL SACKS Of three ,irs,, viz.
No. I. Forty three inches in length and sixty
two inches In circumference.
No a. Porty. one inches in length and forty eight
No 5. Thirty. two inches In length and thirty.
eight inches In oireumferenee.
The sacks Of size No. are to be made OF closely
ounces 70 the yard o. 81 INCHES IN Width he yarns
Of the warp to be each doubled and twisted, and to
or wen, II not like those Of he warp 10 weigh one
ounce to about eighty Ave yards.
The sacks OF size No. are to bo made OF Jue can
Of 2t inches width the warp and wen to be nearly
as above described.
The sacks Of size No are to be made Of thinner
jute canvas Weighing not less than ~ ounces to the
yard Of 1917 inches.
Those Of sizes No. l and Q are TO be made with
which su6oient number Of sysiets~st least ten to
The former and eight to the latter-Are to be we'll
wrought and they are each to be provided with
thoroughly and strongly. Unless seAmls's, they are
to be made with two seams, secured each with two
rows OF sewing.
All are to 30 marked inside and outside "U. 8.
Mall, /" in large and distinct letters.
Proposal, for suitable improvements or modinoA-
Iials, Of any Of the aboys-deseribed pouches and
bags are Invited and the relative yaus aud adapta.
ton to the service as we'll as specified price Of aoy
such improvements notifications, will be eonAid.
erod In determining the lowest aud best bid The
proposals should specify unoonditonally the price
Of each article proposed 70 be furnished No propo
sal will be cOnHidNT0d III with
mems or samples Of each article bid for showing the
construction siIe, and quality o. materials and work
manHhip offered and also with 4 written guarantee
from ihs persons proposed as sureiiss, (Wh0ss re-
sponsbty must be certified by ths postmaster Of the
place where they Tsside,l that they will become re-
oePtsd
next; and those which shall have accom- panied the
accepted proposals will In connection with such pro-
posAls, form the basis OF the contracts to be made
Every specimen submitted should bs well and
distinctly marked with the number denoting Its siIe
and have amxed to IL sample (six iSchOs squArej
Of the principal material Of which Il 10 N Ade
All specimens deposited by bidders, which can
with safety and convenience bo used In the mail ser.
vice Will be paid for At the prices specified in the
proposals relating to the same.
RS- All the above described articles that may be
contracted for are to be deliverable at the risk and
York and Albany, N. Y. Philadelphia and Pitts.
burgh, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Washing on, d, @.
Louisville, Ky Cincinnati Ohio st. Louis, Mo. and
Chicago ILL.,, such quantities and al such times
the Department may order during the term Of the
contract and they are to bs Igidly inspected, be-
fore delivery, at the place OF their mRnufaot
being received paid for which Inferior In any
respect, to the specimens accepted and adopted al
the standard.
A decision on the bids hereby advertised for will
be made By the Postmaster General or before the
lst day Of June next aud the accepted bidder or
bidders will be required to enter nto contract with
sussnt bond and suretlss, BY the 22d day Of June,
1867.
The average number Of mall bags annually re-
quired will probably not exceed the following estl.
mate, to wit 1000 mall pouches 800 horse mail bags
10000 canvas mail saokA
But tho Postmaster General will reserve the right
to order during the term OF the contract, more or
less Of any, or all Of the same, the wants and in
tOrests Of the service may seem to him to demand
The proposals should be transmitted In a sealed
envelope, endorsed proposals for Nail BaRs ~ and
be addressed to the "sseond Assistant Postmaster
General" ALEX, ". RANDALL,
maTz2'WeW Postmaster osnsTAl.