The national Republican., 1867-04-13
PnoPoaALa.
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL BAG
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10. y nNy III issss. in length .ss for,y-,vo
v. Isiriy issS. IN length .ad thirty ..lrissh..
No. q Tveaiy .six ipshs. In length and twenty.
eight inches In cireumfsrsnee, - .uHH
..s ssssy q %.d. e sSSd
for siiss sumbsrsd and 4 less than eight ounces
and for the .iief .sss not less than ssven ounces
z ). ss
the seams 70 be well and strongly secured with the
bes. iren Iiyes.. wall tinnsd,
vsyanes By horrebaek.) Of three siiss, nsmslys
No l. Forty y.sisht inches In length and twenty.
one inches In Width at the widest psrts the ends Or
No. .. fotty-hy. ipehes in length sad eighteen
Inches IN Width at the widest part the ends OF bot
ton. ssi9g t.s,,. n ,S.n'y .fSsr inches. n, .,,
hobes In width at the vi est pats the ends or bot
toms being Ten By twenty inches.
d. s :'.. .. s mad; !: ssss 30 ss..
securely fsin.S sd w.ii sai Strongly ..Tsi srif
"a. sos.ssusss1 ~ ~ 81 % q The assh o. oy.sins u each
Of the above describei pouchs- and bags Il 70 be
such 70 admit ef 4. bsing locked with pad ios
.bs,Tae,ios hat may bs sfsetsd -iihoui opening he
loek or lstvsr some vbyieus external mark Of vio-
isnse upon the pouch Or bag.
the sf and ingenuity Of bidders being relied on 70
supply. By their specimens, plans Of construction
from which .,sisetOn 80 ssn ss made as the best and
JUfR Canvas NAIL SACKS Of three sizes, viz:
No. l. Forty-t three inches In longth and sixty.
No. Porty one inches In length and forty eight
No. 8. thirty two inches in length and thirty.
eight inches In eircumfeie ienee.
The sacks Of size 30. are 10 be made Of closely.
ounce. 70 III. yard d si asSs. In Width the yarn.
weigh oanee to about NY yards and Of The niing
or weft n not like those Of the warp, TO weigh one
ounce Tss 70 s .sou, !, eighty Ave yards;
vas eishipg not less than eleven ounces TO the yard
Of inches width the warp and weft to be nearly
The sacks Of size No s are TO bs made Of thinner
lut. eAsys. weighing not less than ~ ounces to the
Those Of siIss No ! and . are to be made with a
tabling or hsm At the top two inches wide, upon
which . Sufficient number Of eJests-at least ten to
the former and eight to the lAiter-aro to be well
wrought and they are each to be provided with q
good and sunetnt hemp cord 10 lace and tie l. en-
thoroughly and strongly. Unless seamle O. they are
10 be made with two seams, secured each with two
All are to Be- marked Inside and outside "U. 8.
Mail, in large and disdnct letters
Proposal, for suitable improvements or modiheA-
tiOns IN the form or construction, as we'll as mate.
Iials, Of any Of the boye.deseribed pouches and
bags invited and the relative value and adapta
on 10 the serviee, as well as specified price Of ADy
such improvements or modincations, will be eonsid.
cred In determining this lowest aud best bid. The
proposals should specify uneonditionally the price
sal will be considered ~ not with speei-
mems or samples Of each artiee bid for showing the
SaSship ossrsd and also With a written % guarantee rate
from ,hs persons proposed as sureties, (Wh 80 re-
sponsibility must be eertned By the postmaster of
place whore they residej that they will become
syonsibie on sufficient bond for toe due performance
Of II. contract in ease such proposal shall be &C.
esR,sd.
this Department on or before the nth day Of May
next and those which shall have accompanied the
accepted proposal will, In connection With such pro-
posals form the basis Of the contracts to be made
Every specimen submitted sh uld be we'll and
distinctly marked with the nu nbsr dsuoting its sIs
Of the principal mstsrisi Of wSiss Il is n sds. t'
All specimens depos ted by bidders, which can
W th safety and convenience be used In the mall
proposals relating to the same.
ss- All the aboye-deser, bed articles that may be
contracted for sre TO be deliverable at the risk and
NApohso vh No ~ boetoug mass NNW
York and Albany, N. r. Philadelphia and Pitts.
burgh, Pa; Baltimore, Md. ; Washing on, D. @.
Louisville Ky Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, No. and
Chicago, Ill In such quantities and at such tines as
the Department may order during the term Of the
contract and they are to be iisidly inspected, be-
fore delivery at the place Of their msnufGet re- bons
being received paid for which Inferior In any
respect, 70 the specimens accepted and adopted as
the standard
A deelsion on the bids hereby advertised for will
be made by the Postmaster General on or before the
lat day Of June next; aud the accepted bidder or
bidders will be required to enter Into eontrte et with
1867.
Tho average number Of mail bags annually re-
quired will probably not exceed the following sst-
nAts,to wit 900 mail pouches $50 horse mail bags
80 700 oAnvas mail sacks.
But the Postmaster General will reserve the right
TO order, during the term Of the contract more or
less Of any, or all Of the same, as the wants and In
terests Of the service may seem TO him to demand.
The proposals should be transmitted In a sealed
envelope, endorsed Proposals for Nail Bags and
be addressed 10 the "Second Assistant Postmaster
General" ALEX. W. RANDALL,
mar22'wew Postmaster General.