Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-12
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE Wa
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can De furnished, delivered At New York, Bait,
more, or Washington, stating the price delivered
The number which can be mads by any bidder
the numbsI Which he can Sser ~ within ons .eeS
The agons must exactly conform TO the follow
5 and e the q
scripten as follows. TO wit:
hubs ten inches IN diameter and fourteen and Q
sSSsIteer inches ioDs hind wheels four feet Ten in
ter and fourteen and ausrter ipches Iona: feiIe,
two and half inches wide aud two and three qusr-
eT inches s deep cast iron Ps bore. twelve inches
one and seven elEb tbs inch at small enc; tire two
aRG fs inches s Tide BY s q an inch
sa df tSs 81 s PSsss and &
Wheel to have sand band spe band tSn
AND thfsesusrter none: wide of NJ band and IRON ron
quarter inch by one-Qua tar inoh thick, inside
band one i oh By thrse sixteenths inoh thick; the
hind wheels to be made and boxed SO tat they
large end Of the box siI and hs 4 inches, and
front wheels SIX and one-elshth inches IN para,
three eighth inches from the outside Of one shout
| der washer to the outside of the other, 30 as 70
centre to centre of the wheels. AK etrees to be
inside Of the best quality refined Am .ricsn "a n,
perinE down TO one and half incn in the middle,
%th a seven, eighths inch king bolt hole in each
size of lnchpins one inch wide, three eis hthf OF
an inch thick, With hois in eseh end; a wooden
deep sstsnsd SUB 70 the sIls aGe
with clips on the ends and with two bolts, sx in
ana DO stef (the bolster TO be four feet Eve inches
long hye inehes vice, and three and half inches
despD With four hall inch bolts.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long four
inches VIE and three inches thick 1t front end of
ne hounds .na ana two and "a ter inehe. wide 3,
and SO arranged a. to lift up, the front end Of
hang within two feet Of The ground when the wagon
Is standing at rest on Level surface.
The front hounds to ha six f. two inc he's lonf
three inches thick, and four inches wide over
Of the tongue; jaws OF the hourds one loot eight
inches long and three inches square at the front
wide bT thres- sighths Of an inoh tn Ok, fastened
on top OF the hounds over the back enc Of the
And Da:e lion ' of bs ,zs ,n, esSn enc
each end one ana nslt inches to clamp the front
hounds together, AND fastened on the under aide
bolt through each hound, seven lth inch bolt
through tongue and nounds In the center of Jaws,
70 secure the TO sue IN the hounds; ate OF iron
thr e inches wide, one ter inch thick aHd one
foot eght IEones long, secured on the insld- Of
same dimensions each side of the tongue where
the tongue and h, unds run together, fec"red in
round ron to eKte nd from under the ont az elree
and take two bolts in front part Of the hounds,
tnus To the bsc: part a the hounds and TO be
iastentd with two bolt, one nesc the bsox Ed Of
brsoe over front bolster one and inch vide,
one quarter of an inoh thIck, with holt la esch
tween the jaws of the hounds to Teceivet st nsue
four and th5sS susr,er inches in tSnt an four
The hind hounds four feet two incht l. z two
and three auaFtsI inches thick, and three inches
cous ing pole the bolster four feet i've iuca.s ons
ana hve inches wide By 'hIee inches deep, with
ady r Iron Ibi two ard Ia inches VIDE By ns.
and Fastened OF each end with three TIvets;. the
6Olster stocks and mounds to be seoe.ed with four
hail inch screw bolts, and one h6lf-inch screw
boil through the coupling pole.
TIE coupling pole nine feet eight Inohes long.
ct front emo, dtvo and three quarter inches wide
at back endi distance from the center of InE bolt
inch, and from the center Of KING bolt hoe 20 the
center OF tbs mortloe in the hind end of the pole
inches diameter, Of best Tehnsd iron, drawn down
oseven eghths of an incl whore 1t passes through
inches WIDE and one cir Of an inch tSicf ee
the douoletree and tongue, whore they rub tugeth
nh he ShS sPs ss Ss q
| scres bolt through the hounds; front bolster to
three and half inches WIDE, and three shthS Of
an iHoh thlok, corners drawn oIt and turned down
ner, and four oounrersurk nails on top So bands
on the hlpd hounds, two and two ana half inohes
to be nun J n S1 sss
sfterS inches wIue. End one quarter Of an iLch
Flstree two feet eis ht inches "Gz n veil msde Of
hiokoTI, Snh an iron ring md dig s eseh end, the
20 bs three feet two inches long, two and uaTter
inches vide, and one and a quarter 1no6 tSicf.
team; the two sinEletIses for the lead mules TO
aeye hooks IN the midGe TO hook to the end Of the
bar. 's~1
The Hh chain to be ten feet Ion. to the fork; the
to sprssd the ofEs apart he eff linz If aSs
doubletree stag aud tongue chains, three eirhths
sixteenth inch il diameter the Inn onaIn % De
seven glIteenih inch diameter to the forg the FORK
and Of the look chairs to be not than txo And
| quarter inches long.
vias ssSy sS be ssh three feet six inches
and ten feet 'iI inches at the COP, slopnr equally
T. emo ssd ss nstss 2, aside re bed
half lnohs. vide; al plsoe two and hall inches non
in the middle TO rest on the coupling pole; SOP raiI
one and half lroh thick By one and even-eirhth
seysn-eIghth inch wide; three studs and ons rsii
in front, with seat Oh strap hinges to close il Sp as
the bottom Eve inches vide fro 'front.' aH sde. nG Sn
and half inohes deep, and eight and half iIches
eIesF. . So suGstanusy fastened to tie front end
OF the body. to have az iron strap passing round
the I'd to be fastened 70 the 'front.' rail WITH two
,hs bGi hs inR noh 1o9
two straps same size on the Inc near the front eIre
have JOINT 6asP fastened to the middle OF the Ind
with good wooden cleat the II sde, a strar of
" ~ on the centre OF the box with staple
tEroUsG :, TO fssten the lid to- ely ut studs And tWo
ras on each side; one bolster fasten ed 20 the hody
SIX inches deep and four inches wide al kIur holt
hoe; IRON rod IN frHrt and centre, of eleven siI
teentas OF an lnoh round iron, with head on the
TOP OF IaIl and nut on lower end; IRON rod and
ana nuts on the under Elde, and q nut on tor OF
rall; plate two And q half Inches vide OF M TX
bend IRON, on tail piece, the body; two NOR
noes In tai pIece Ann hind bar two and q usrter
,nches vide and ore inch thick, TO Ieoelye sieoes
thTee feet four lnohes long, 10 be used S. harness
bearers; four rIvets through each side stud And
Two rlye1 through each front stud, b secure the
lining boards, 10 be of the best quality iron and
rlyeted on good bur; one rIvet through each end
81 the rails, floor hve-eighths Of al inch oaf
poSfds; SIDES fve-eishths OF an inoh white Pine.
Al board three-S uarters of an inch thick Of vhite
pine, TO be well cheated with FIVE och olests rivet-
ca 81 each end through the tail board; an iron
pate three feet eight inches ony, two and GUAR
on the under side Of the bed peoe, to extend from
the hind holsters, 70 be fastened by the rod n
ne end Of the body, By the lateral rod and two
three elghths Of an inch screw bolts one Al The
Forward end OF the plate and the other about e nj
distant between il and the lateral rod A hnff
lEcc rounc iron rod or bolt to pass dagonally
through the rails between the two hind studs "a
enc :h:orCn tne bed piece d plate under IT. viii
2 gooG ses1 on the Top aud nut and So ev a. the
bottom TO bs at the top one foot SIX Inches from
II ide Of TAIL board, And on the bottom ten lnobee
rom the hind rod. An iron clamp two Inches
zoe, the center bolt to which the iook cham NJ
throu n 10