Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-13
FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA.
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RasIiastos, June n, is8i.S
PnofosALs are invited for the furnishing Of
Proposals should state the price at which they
can be furnished, delivered at New York Bslt.
more, or Washington, stating the price delivered
TSs number nns which oaa be made by auy bidder
the number " hioh he can deliver within one week.
sn sSIs 10 & SSasTn 70 the f0s
W.aons Of Ss sls sad as
scrlptlon As follows. 20 wit:
hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen and q
inches long; hind wheels -four feet ten in
ter and fourteen and qusrter inches Iorg; feies
two and half inches wide aud two and three quyr-
long two and half iSches At the .Tse en4 snd
one ana seven eIshihs inch at small emu; tire two
with sn s s SO Of an not pGh
eacn ieIie; hubs made Of gum, ire spokes and fel-
wheel to have q sand bard and ilnchpin band two
ana three-qusrttr inches wide Of No. band iron
quarter inch by one-Qua ter inch thick, inside
baud one Oh by three sixteen ths inch thiok; the
will msasure from the inside Of the tire to the
fad ggee mo 81 the box ak ana ma Inches, and
lei line, aud each axle to be three feet eleven and
| three eighth inches from the outside of one Shout
have the Wagons al to track five feet from the
| centre TO centre of tho wheels. AK etrees to be
| two and q half inches square At the fhoudsr, ts-
PeIlnx down 70 one and hSlf inch in the middle,
sxietree washers aud iiHohpins for eaCh axietfee
size OF llnchpins one noh vide, three Gig hths Of
stock four and three quart inches vide and four
Inches Deep 1asteued sub tan Ia y TO the sXletrce
chss from tbs middle and "a tened ned to V tie hounds
ana bolster 1.-THE bolster to be four feet Eve inches
desp,) with -four half inch bolts.
Inc tongue to be ten feet eight inches long. four
| the hounds, and two and qua, ter inches wide By
two and three inches deep at the front end,
hang within two feet of the ground whsn tho wagon
| Is stanGing at rest on level surface.
three inches, thick, and four inches wide over
a1eltI and 10 retain that width TO the back end
ons sd Il s ncheo rSuaT Une at e
cad, with a plate of iron two and a half inches
wide by thTe3- elghths of an inch thick, fastened
| on top of the hounds over tao back emo of the
t11gue with me half inch screw belt in each end,
| Ara ate CT lrO1 OF The SANS EIZs turned NJ at
each end one and half inches to clamp the font
hounds together, and fastened on the under side
| snd al front end Of hounds with haifiL screw
| bolt through each hount, seven-eIy 18th inch bolt
tnrouG tonGne and hounds In the oenter OF jaws.
TO secure the to que III the unds plate OF IRON
three InGhss wide, one quarter inch t5I0k ana one
loot eght inches long, secured on the insId- of
jaws 81 hounds. WI h two rIvetS anu q plate of
same dimensions on eson side of the tongue whsre
ths Tongue AND NJ nds run osetheI secured il
round ron TO extend from under the front ak ltree
sos sT brs bolts IN ie6s tss Of the dGJuDd
| Llnue TO the baog part of the hounds, and to be
ths 6osn, and co tIa, oIe , sa th9 oIGk eno oil
| brace over front bolster one and h.ifipch vide
end 10 tasten it to the HOUNDS; the opening be
tween the jaws of the hounds to receive T. e nsue
and half inches at the back part Of the Jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three auaIset inches thick, and three inches
| vice; JAWS, one loot long whore they clasp the
coufns pole; the bolster four feet i've inches long
1 eaoS n SS td half
q In ha Fan fof,r
| half inch screw bolts, and one hsif-inch screw
| bolt through the coupling pole.
three inches deep and four and q kaif Inches wias
at end, and two and thr quarter Inches wide
hole to the center OF the back OK sree six feet one
inch, and from thu center of king bolt hole TO the
Gig ut feet nine inches; king bolt one and quarter
| Inches diameter, Of best refined iron, drawn down
the iron axlstree iron p!ate SIX inches long three
inches WIDE, and one eiEhth OF an Inoh thiok on
er; iron pate one and half by one natter Of an
| inch on the Siding bar, fastened at each end 6y
es sbovs and bo% esysn mont aoss to
three and half inches wide, and three eig hths OF
on tins sides Of the bolster, with nal In each cor
| ner and four countersunk nails OF top; wo lands
u band Sna s wo f nnS hs inches
coupling pole to be eight inches long, one and three
thick DCub tree three Zee ten Inches iopsa sin
tlstroe two feet el hit inches tong, all well made of
dip to be secnfed bar snS sa Se
10 be three feet two inches long, two and auarter
esd bars stiOscsrs a.. for n SIX tnSk
| team; the two singleuees for the leaf m lies To
have hooks IN the mldoe 10 hook to the end of the
| fifth chain, the wheel and middle pairs with OPEN
rings TO attach them to the aoabetree and lead
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork; the
i1ts one foot ten inches long, with the stretehsr
doubletree stay and tongue chains three. eis hths
OF an l.ch in diameter; the lorked chain seven
Il m atar.
sixteenth inch diameter to the t6. e oG Gs
to be rye sixteenth inch diameter. the llnks ofthese
| quarter inches long.
Tho body 20 be STRAIGHT, three feet six inches
and ten iset SIX llches st the TOP. sIopiar eauaI
at each end al IN the clear or irside the bed pieces
dean. rorI c;s,as i mems woe snd three inches
half inches wide; tail piece two and = h.Ir Lohos
vice snG three inches coep. ana Tour Inches aoep
In te lcG!T 70 Tost on the coupling pole TOP raj
one ana halI lnoh thick by one and seven-tighth
| seyen-elghtn inoL wide; three studs and one raj
Ii 'front.', with seat on stra? hinges 20 close as
long. the bottom Eve inches wide front sido. nine
and nall lnchsb deep, and eight and half inches
oeer, to Be substhniiEiy steaed to the rom end
OF the body. to have an iron strsp passing round
by rivet IN each END Of il passing through them.
the nd 70 be fastened TO the front reIl with two
h 81 f Inch ,O9
two straps sane size the tic near ths front edge
have join. hasp fastened to the middle Of the lid d.
with q good wooden clest on the inside, strap of
IRON on the centre OF the box with staple passing
through IT. 70 fssten the lid to- studs and two
ras on each sIde one bolster fastened to the body
mole, iron rod In front and oantre, of eleven six
| teentns OF an I1oh round iron, with head on tie
Top of Ieil and MAJ on lower end; IRON rod and
orsce behind with shoulders on top OF tail piece,
ana Hnts on the under sISe. and q nut on Top OF
1 Iall; plate two and half Inches wide of No 10
band iIon on tail pieoe across the body; two NOR
tlces IN Lall piece 6nc hind bar two and Suarter
inches wide and one inch thick, TO Ieoelye piecea
three leet four Inches long, to DO used as hsruess
| bearers four rlvets through each side stud and
Two Tlyets through eaoh front stud, TO secure the
lining boards, to be OF the best suality iron and
Ilyeted on good bur; one IIvet through enoh end
OF the rails. floor five eighths Of an inch osk
/ boSIdsj sides hve-eIghths of an inch white ping
tall board three quarters of nch thick Of white
pine, to be well cheated with Eve OAK clests ryet
cd at each end through the tail board; an iron
plate three feet eight inchSs long, two and auar
ter lnches wide, and three eighths of an inch thiok
on the under side OF the bed PIE CO. to extend from
the hind end of the body to eight inches in font
Of the hind sterE To be fastened By tho rod At
the end OF tie body, By tho lateral rod and two
three elshths of an inch screw belts, one at the
forward e.d OF the plate and the other about co
| distant bst-sen lt and the lateral rod A ksff
llcc r"a:G iron rod or bolt TO pass disgopaIly
1 through tee rails between the two hind stads N
aEc ia orgn tne + sd piecs plate undor IT. with
| goOG .6SG on the TOP and nut and screw ST tha
Dottom 10 be az the top one foot ak inches from