The national Republican., 1861-06-28
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.

Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.
QuARrRRMAs1E IN GENERALS OFFfcE,
Warrington, June 81, 1851.
I 1)ROPuSALS are invited for the furnishing of
i army baggage wagons.
Proposals should sta the prices at which they |
can he furnished, delivered AT New York, Balti-
more, or Washington, stating the price, delivered
at each place. ... n....
The number which can he made by any bidder
within one month after receipt Of the order, also
the number which he can deliver within one
week. W.. w.. ......I,a.... .y.
. The wagons must exactly conform to the fol.
lowing specifications, and 70 the established pat
terms. ''' .r. ....r..
s;x.mule (covered) wagons, Of the size aud
description as follows, to Wit:
The front wheels 10 be three feet ten inches |
high; hubs ten inches in diameter and fourteen
and qu .rter inches long; hind wheels four feet |
ten inches high hubs ten and quarter inches
In diameter and fourteen and quarter inches
long; fellies two and half inches wide and two |
and three quarter inches deep; cast iron pipe |
boxes twelve inches long, two and half inches
at the large end and one and seven.eighths inch |
at small end tire two and half inches wide BY |
Ave eighths Of an inch thick, fastened with one |
screw bolt and nut in each fellie hubs made OF
gum, the spokes and fellies Of the best white oak
free from defects each wheel to have q sand
band and linchpn band two and three-quarter
inches wide, of No. 8 band iron, and two driving
bands-outsde band one and quarter inch BY
one-quarter inch thick, inside band one inch by
three -sixteenths inch tbi X; the hind wheels to
be made and boxed SO that they will measure,
from the inside Of the tire to the large end OF
the box, sis and half inches, and front wheels
six and one eighth inches In parallel line, and
each axle to be three feet eleven and three eighth
inches from the outside Of one shoulder-was
to the outside of the other, 80 as to have the
wagons all to track five feet from centre to centre
of the wheels. Axletrees 10 be made Of the best
quality refined American iron, two and half
inches square at the shoulder, tapering down to
one and a half inch in the middle, with seven
eiehths inch king-b bolt hole in each axletree
washers and linchpins for each sIletree; size Of
linchpius one inch wide, th-ee-eighths Of an inch
thick, with hole in each end q wooden stock
four and three-quarter inches wide and four
inches deep, fastened substantially to the axle
tree with clips on the ends and with two bolts,
six inches from the middle, and fastened to the
hounds and bolster, (the bolster to be four feet
FIVE inches long, Eve inches wide, and three and
half inches deep) with four hslf-inch Dol s.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long,
four inches wide and three inches thick at front
end of the hounds, and two and quarter inches
wide by two and three-quarter inches deep q,
the front end, and so arranged as TO lift up, the
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ground when the wagon Is standing al rest on
level surface.
The front hounds to be six feet two inchs
Q long, three inches thick, and four inches wid
9 over sxletree, and to retain that width to tn
q back end Of the tongue jaws Of the hounds on
y foot eight inches long and three inches squar
n at the front end, with plate Of iron two and
'r half inches wide by three-eighths Of an inc
~ thick, fastened on top of the hounds over tn
back end of the tongue with one half inch scre'
CT bolt in each end, and plate OF iron f the sam
D. size turned up at each end one and half inche
ID to clamp the front hounds together, and fastene
Ct on the under side and at front end Of the hound
with half inch screw bolt through each hound
r, q seven-eighth inch bolt through tongue an
80 hounds in the centre of jaws, to secure th
tongue in ths hounds a plate of iron thre
y inches wide, one quarter inch thick, and one Zoe
80 eight inches long, secured on the inside OF jaw
Of hounds with two riVets, and plate OF sam
81 dimensions on each side of the tongue, wheI
e' the tongue and hounds rub together, secured
like manner; q brace of seven-cighths oil a
1- inch round iron to extend from under the trol
ne axletree and take two bolts in front part Of Il
hounds same brace three-q quarters of an inc
round to continue to the back part Of the hound
no and to be fastened with two bolts, one near u
back end of the hounds and one through Il
'c' slider and hounds a brace over front bolster
and half inch wide, one quarter Of An inch thic
- with bolt in each end to asten II to the hound
the opening between the jaws Of the hounds
receive the tongue four and three-quarter inch
Ain in 'front.' and four and a half inches 1T the ba
see part Of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, t,
nc. and three quarter inches thick and three inch
'na wide jaws one foot long where they clasp I
ep' coupling pole; the bolster four feet Eve inch
long and Ave inches " de by three inches de-
with steady iron two and q half inches wide
: one-half inch thick, turned up two and
inches and fastened on each end with three rive
the bolster stocks and hounds to be secured "
four halfinch screw bolts, and one half-ir
screw bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches 10
Nm three inches deep, and four and halfinches W
VII at front end, and two and three.quarter inc
wide at back end distance from the centre ofk
rner bolt hole to the centre of the back axeltrte,
feet one inch, and from the centre of king-t
hole to the centre Of the mortce in the hind I
top of the pole, eight feet nine inches king-bo
ned and Q quarter inches diameter, OF best rehr
her. iron, drawn down to seven. n.eighths Of an II
SON, where 1t passes tnrougn the iron axietree u
and plate six inches long, three inches wide, and
C- eighth of an inch thick on the doubletIee
and tongue, where they rub together; iron plate
ual- and a half by one-quarter of an inch on
m sliding bar, fastened at each end by screw
through the hounds front bolster to have pli
above and below, eleven inches long, three al
half inches wide, and three-eighths of an !
thick, corners drawn out and turned down
yton the sides ofthe bolster, with nail In each corr
T., and four countersunk nails on top; two ba
., ~ on the hind hounds, two and two and
''"' inches wide, Of No. 10 band iron ; the rub p
,.n, on the coupling pole to be eight inches long,
ne and three quarters inches wide, and one-qua
Z" of an inch thick. Doubletree three feet ten inc
TP long, siugletree two feet eight inches long,
well made of hickory, with an iron ring and