The national Republican., 1867-04-30
r. PnoPosALs,uH L
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS
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wAsHIrsros, March 10 led1. Is q
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s.r. Iisn lhs Ia, az q Jsiy issi sssh qssp,i,..
and ora.r.d q ne a..sriRion feliovias, 70 yis ?
"a sess soSysyss.s s u si. e % fsiiSss
. MI Perry tashss N length and sixty iashss
loa Ter,y.sn. issh.. in Length .ad forty -.ish.
No ! thirty ..is s.A.. Il l.,s,h ..i forty two
10 Tsiliy isss.,is ,sss,h ana ,s,ry en- ia,A..
Ne D twenty .,in i.sh.. 4. i.ss,s; .ad ,v,.,y.
.iS suSs;satai Sss i,ssSsi, s.ii ,ssssS siiss,
ssd rss ,Ss .%aii .s.. ass i..s ssss s.ss. ssss..
70 the square foot the bottom of crsuiar fern and
The Sap 70 be Of COED stiriins leathst. well famed
u. seam, 2 b veil saa ..Ionsiy sssarsd win 'h'
'IkiTHks Hossn NAIL slos, tsasp.sd 70 con.
vsyshss ey hor,ebaskO Of three drssy namsiyil =
ons Inches in vidih At lhs widest parts ths ends
bottoms being fouftssn By twenty! six inchss
e. s,ss .ss; ;: y ak. ss 4. .ss
toms being tvelvs by twenty .fuuf inehss. -ll ..
No. o FORTY two inches IN length and sittsea
SsS's Y sis,h ~ y. S,s,s q '''
uai bag leather, Wen tssssS w.s sine not i.s. thsa
:.ss1.s ssn Ssass fss..S sss w. % "a sossiy s
Tho construction o. the month or opening o. sssh
such - TO ADMIT Of is bsng locked viii paA-Aoef,
and when 90 locked, 70 SECURE is ocutsnt ffem any
abstraction that may be Effected vi .ho9t opening The
i.ss. .s spon ssyinss 4. psses sSSs '1s '
No psrtesisr Ssvies iof tkas ssjss. 10 ps..ssb.d;
the si sna ins.saiiy q sisds,: bsiss rs,.e sa 70
from which selsetion can be nns As the best and
yuTs o1syasP VA H2fI SACKS 81 ,hr.. .r..
No. I. Forty -thre. inches IN isnsth and sixty.
two inches In eircumfsrsnoe. 7 - r1f il. 81. = J.
No, a rerty one ipehss in length and forty. eight
Eo, g. thirty two iaeh.s in issgth ana thirty.
eight inches In ercanfefcnes. .. 'bT 70 % ~ on ~
The sacks Of siss 10. are 70 be made o. sls.sly.
ounses 70 ,hs yard q iBsSss IN Width The ysra,
Of the warp 70 be each doubled and twisted, and 70
ws Z. I. .nd q sss
ounce 10 about eighty AVE yards. Z, r.
Ths sacks Of sine NO. are 70 be made Of Int can:
Of s! inehss Width the warp and wen to be nearly
a. above described. I.0 l'..
tbs sssis Of siis No are 10 bo made Of thinasr
uts eAnyas weighing not less than ", ounces 70 tho
those Of siIss No. 4 aad Q are to bs mad. with .
taslipg or hem Al the top two inches yids, upon
the former and eight to the isiisf-srs 70 Be well
wrought, and they are each TO be provided With
good snd tlasi.ni h.nY sSrt to lac. saA ns tssn
g be made with two SEA ms, secured each win i've
: All are oTss mariss d>in.id. and ou,stAs az. o.
Mall, - In large and ,Iirtiuct Isttsrs l. -I Is, %
Proposals for suita bio improvements or modhea'
tons In me form or oonstruetion, as well ~ mate,
bags are invited and thu relative vaus ssd sdspta'
on to the service, a. veil as spseihsd price of any
such impIeyements or nodihsaiions, yin ,. s,nsss.
proposals should specify Internationally the prize
Of each .rtiele proposed 20 be furnished Ne propo
sal Will be eos.deIsd n not .ssongAnisd with sp.si
oonstruction, siIs and quality OF mAterAls and work
manship offered; and also with written gus rAnte'
.ponsibls on ,leisnt bond for ias dss perform
Of The contract in ease sueh proposal shall bs ae'
fhe specimens or samples must be delivered tc
this Department on or before che a7th dsy of Nay
accepted proposals wil connection with such pro-
posas, form the basis Of the contracts to be made
Every specimen rbmi.ted should b. vel snd
Of the priheipai material Of which 1t Il made. =
ass X Ssf Ss
vice. will be paid for At the prices specified In the
proposal. Relating to the Same.
contracted for srs TO be deliverable at the sk and
expense 81 the sontIaetor, at Poston, hsss.j ney
York and Albany. n. T. PflladelphA and Pitta'
burgh, Pa Baltimore, Nd. washing on, d. O..
Louisville Ky Cincinnati, o hio; 81 Loais, Mo, and
Chicago, ~ In such quanutiss and st sueh times a
the Department may order during the tsrm q th'
fore delivery At the place Of their mlnufaet none
being reeeiyed or paid 70, which inferior 10 any
the standard. rT1' N 4 .Tf''H| q
A dSeisioa on the BIDS hereby advertised for vii
be made By the POstn astsr General bsfoIs thl
lat day Of June next and the accepted bidder q
bidders will be rsquir ID to enter into contract viii
susisnt bond and " resies, By the 37d day of Juns
The average nan ,bsr Of man bags annually 70
quired will prob ably not sxoesd the following esd
Sc, 600 canvas mall sAeka .' "i ri" . +.
Bat the Postmaster General will reserve the righ
TO order, during the term Of the contract, more .
less OF any, or all OF tho AAne ths wants and in
| teresu Of the ser'hcs may seen TO him 70 demand.
The proposals should be transmitted In scale
envelope. sndors ed proposals for Nail Bags, an
| be addressed u, the "Becond Assistant PostmAsts
| 0sasralp Yr ALEX w. RANDALL,
800 n....