The national Republican., 1861-07-24

long, singletree two teet eight inches long, all
we'll made of hickory, with an iron ring and clip
at each end, the centre clip to be well secured
lead bar and stretcher to be three feet two inches
long, two and quarter inches wide, and one
and a quarter inch thick. Lead bars, stretchers,
and singletrees for six mule team; the two su-
pletrees for the lead mules TO have hooks in the
middle to hook to the end of the fifth chain, the
wheel and middle pairs with open rings TO attach
tn m to the doubletree and lead bar.
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork
the fork one foot ten inches long, with the
stretcher attached to spread the forks apart; the
links of the doubetree, stay and tongue chains,
three -eighths Of an inch In diameter; the forked
chain seven sixteenth inch in diameter; the fifth
chain to be seven sixteenth inch diameter to the
fork the fork to be Eve. sixteenth inch diameter
the links of these and of the lock chains to be
not more than two and quarter inches long.
The body to be straight, three feet six inches
wide, two feet deep, ten feet long at the bottom
aud ten feet six inches at the top, soping equally
at each end all in the clear or inside the bed
pieces to be two and half inches wide, and
three inches deep font pieces two inches deep
by two and n half inches wide tail piece two
and half inches wide and three inches deep,
and four inches deep in the middle to rest on the
coupling pole top rail one and a half inch thick
by one and seven-eighth inch wide lower rails
wide; three studs and one rail in front, with a
seat on strap hinges to close It up high rs the
sides; boz three feet four inches long, the bot
| tom FIVE inches wide front side, nine and half
! inches deep, and eight and half inches at the
top in parallel line to the body all in the clear,
to be substantially fastened to the front end Of
body, to have an iron strap passing round each
end, secured to the head piece and front rail by
rivct in each end Of 1t passing through them,
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good strap hinges a strap Of fve-e eighth inch iron
around the box half inch from the top edge,
and two straps same size on the lid near the
front edge to prevent the mules from eating the
boxes TO have joint hasp fastened to The mid
die of the lid with a good wooden cleat on the
inside, a strap of iron on the centre of the box
with staple passing through 1t, to fasten the
| lid to; eight stlds and two rails on each side ;
one bolster fastened to the body six inches deep
and four inches wide at king. bolt hole iron rod
| In front and centre, Of eleven-sixteerths Of an
inch round iron, with head on the top Of rail,
and nut on lower end; iron rod and brace be-
hind, with shoulders on top oftail piece, and nuts
on the under side, and a nut on top Of rail a
plate two and halt inches wide of No. 10 band
iron, on tail piece, across the body; two mortices
in tail piece and hind bar, two and a quarter
inches wide and one inch thick, to receive pieces
three feet four inches long, to be used harness
bearers four rivets through each side stud and
two vets through each front stud, to secure the
lining boards, to be OF the best quality iron and
riveted on a good bur- one rivet through each
end of the rails floor 6ve-eighths Of an inch oak
, boards sides hve-eighths Of an inch white pine,
tail-board three quarters Of an inch thick, of
white pine to be well cleated with five oak cleats
rveted at each end through the tail board an
iron plate three feet eight inches long, two and
I q quarter inches wide, and three-eighths of an
inch thick on the under side of the bed piece, to
extend from the hind end of the body to eigb,
inches in trent of the hind bosters to be fastened
by the rod at the end of the body, by the lateral
rod and two three e-eghths Of an inch screw bolts
one at the forward end Of the plate and the Other
about equidstant between it and the lateral rod
{ A half-inch round iron rod or bolt to pass da.
gonally through the rails between the two hind
studs to and through the bed piece sad plate
; under it, with a good head on the top and nu
I and screw at the bottom, 10 be at the top one
foot six inches from inside of tail board, and OF
{ the bottom ten inches from the hind rod Ar
iron clamp two inches wide, one-quarter Of ar
inch thick around the bed piece, the centre Dol
h, To which the lock chain Is attached passing
through 1t, to extend seven inches on the inside
I OF the body, the ends, top, and bottom to be So
! cured by two three-eghths inch screw bolts, tn,
middle bar ut the ends to be flush with the bee
piece on the lower side. Two lock chains So
= cured to the centre bolt Of the body, one enc
eleven inches, the other two feet six inches long
: TO be Of three-eighths of an inch round iron
a feed trough to be four feet six inches long from
out to out, the bottom and ends of oak, the side
n ofyellow piue, to lie eight inches wide at bottom
twelve inches wide at top, and eight and hal
inches deep, all in the ciear well ironed, with
a band of hoop iron around the top, one arount
a each end and three between the end, strong an,
suitable irons to fasten them on the tongue whel
= feeding; good strong chains to be attached t,
the top rail OF the body, secured by staple witt
h Il hook to attach it TO the trough Six bows o
q good ash, two inches wide and one-half incl
" thick, with three staples to confne the ridge
e pole to its place two staples on the body, +
"a secure each end of the bows one ridge pol
a twelve feet long, one and three-quarters incl
Ia wide by fve.eighths of an inch thick: the cove
-. TO be of the first quality cotton duck, No. -
A fifteen feet long and nine feet eight inches wid'
"a made In the best manner, with four hemp cord
"a on each side, and one through each end to clos
1t it at both ends; two rings on each end of tn
"a body to close and secure the ends Of the cover
~ Il staple in the lower rail- near the second stu
70 from each end, to fasten the side cords. Th
n outside of the body and feed trough to have tw
m good coats Of white lead, coored to blue tin
,t the inside of them to have two coats of ~enita
"a red paint the running gear and wheels to hsy
n two good coats Of venitian red, darkened to
a chocolate color, the hub and fellies to be we
\. pitched, instead of painted, If required.
,e A tar pot, an extra king bolt, and two exit
,e singletrees to be furnished with each wagon Il
k, king bolt and slngletrees similar In all respec
to those belonging to it.
TO Each side of the body of the wagon to |
es marked U. g., and numbered as directed q
* other parts to be lettered U. S.; the cover fet
box, bolts, lnchpins, tar-pot, and harness bes
70 ers for each wagon to be put up in strong bo
az (coopered,) and the contents marked thereon.
,e 1t is to be distinctly understood that the wa
90 ons are TO be so constructed that the sever
n parts of any one wagon will agree and exact
1y fit those OF any other, so as to require no nun
,if bering arranging for putting together, and
a; the materials used for their construction to