The national Republican., 1861-07-24
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons
QrARTERMAsTER Generals OFFICE,
Washington, June 81, 1861

TTopoSAls loI army oaSSaSo Vakons'
QrARTERMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, June 2l, 1861.
PROPOSALS are invited for the furnishing Of
i army baggage wagons.
Proposals should state the prices at which they
can be furnished, delivered at New York, Balti-
more, or Washington, stating the price, delivered
at each place
The number which can be made by any bidder
within one month after receipt Of the order, also
the number which he can deliver within one
week.
The wagons must exactly conform to the fol-
lowing specifications, and to the established pat
terms.
Six-mule (covered) wagons, of the size and
description as follows, TO wit:
The front wheels TO be three feet tea inches
high hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen
and quarter inches long; hind wheels four feet
ten inches high, hubs ten and quarter inches
in diameter and fourteen and a quarter inches
long; fellies two and q half inches wide and two
and three-qusrter 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 a half inches wide BY
ive-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 a sand
band and liuchpin band two and three-quarter
inches wide, OF No. 8 band iron, and two driving
oands-outside band one and quarter inch by
one-quarter inch thick, inside band one inch by
three sixteenths inch thi k the hind wheels to
| be made and boxed 80 that they will measure,
from the inside Of the tire TO the large end of
the box, six and half inches, and front wheels
six and one eighth inches in parallel line, and
each axle to be three feet eleven and threeeighth
inches from the outside Of one shoulder-washer
to the outside Of the other, SO as to have the
wagons all to track five feet from centre to centre
of the wheels. Axletrees to be made of the best
quality refined American iron, two and half
inches square at the shoulder, taperng down to
| one and a bali inch in the middle with a seven
| eighths inch king-bolt hole in each axletree !;
washers and linchpins for each axletree size Of
linchpins one iuch wide, th-ee-eghths Of an inch
thick, with hole in each end wooden stock
four and three-qusrter 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
i've inches long, five inches wide, and three and
q half inches deep,) with four halt-inch bolts.
The tongue TO be ten feeAeight inches long,
fonr 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 at
the front end, and so arranged as to lift up, the
front end Of it to hang within two feet of the
ground when the wagon is standing at rest on q
level surface.
The front hounds TO be Elk feot two inches
long, three inches thick, and four inches wide
over axletree, and to retain that width to the
back end of the tongue; jaws Of the hounds one
foot eight inches long and three inches square
at the front end, with plate OF iron two and a
half inches wide by three-eighths of an inch
l thick, fastened on top Of the hounds over the
: back end of the tongue with one half inch screw
bolt in each end, and plate OF iron of the same
3 size turned up at each end one and half inche!
to clamp the front hounds together, and fastened
on the under side and at front end of the hounds
with half inch screw bolt through each hound
a seven-eghth inch bolt through tongue ant
hounds in the centre of jaws, to secure the
, tongue in the hounds plate of iron three
inches wide, one quarter inch thick, and one foo
3 eight inches long, secured on the inside of jaw
= OF hounds with two rivets, and plate of sam,
q dimensions on each side of the tongue wher,
e the tongue and hounds rub together, secured il
4 like manner; q brace of seven-eighths of al
inch round iron to extend from under the from
c axletree and take two bolts in front part of thu
y | hounds same brace three-Quarters OF an incl
Il round to continue to the back part OF the hounds
: and to be fastened with two bolts, one near tn
back end of the hounds and one through tn
8 slider and hounds a brace over front bolster on
and half inch wide, one quarter OF an inch thick
with bolt in each end to tasten 1t to the hounds
i the opening between the jaws of the hounds L
q receive the tongue four and three-quarter inche
in 'front.' and four aud half inches at the bac
e part of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, tw
and three q uarter inches thick and three inche
a wide jaws one foot long where they clasp tn
coupling pole; the bolster four feet Eve inche
e org and five inches " de by three inches deer
with steady iron two and half inches wide b
one-half inch thick, turned up two and a ha
nches and fastened on each end with three rivets
The bolster stocks and hounds to be secured wit
, tour half inch screw bolts, and oue hslt-iao
a screw bolt through the coupling pole
e The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long
e three inches deep, and four and alfinches wild
= at front end, and two and thre1-quarter inche
IT vide at back end distance from the centre otkug
e bolt hole to the centre of the back axeltree, 81
= feet one inch, and from the centre of king-bo
hole to the centre OF .he mortice in the hind en-
Q, of the pole, eight feet nine inches king-bolt on
d and a quarter inches diameter, OF best refine
70 iron, drawn down TO seven-eighths 0f on inc
70 where It passes through the iron axletree iro
;; plate ak inches long, three inches wide and one
d eighth CT an inch thick on the doubletlee an
y tongue, where they rub together; iron plate on
o and hah by one quarter Of an iuch on tn
= sliding bar, fastened ut each end by a screw Dol
e through the hounds front bolster to have plate
n above and below, eleven inches long, three and
half inches wide, and thIce-cighths of an incl
Il thick, corners drawn out and turned down Of
the sidej oftho bolster, with nail in each corner
n and four countersunk nails on top; two band
II on the bind hounds, two and two and II ha
! inches wide, Of No, 10 band iron the rub plat