The national Republican., 1861-07-15

sides; boz three feet four inches long, the bot
tom Eve inches wide front side, nine and half
in ches 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 a. iron strap passing round each
end, secured to the head pi ce and front rail by
q rivet In each end of 1t passipg through them,
the lid to be fastened to the front rail with two
good strap hinges, strap of eighth inch iron
around the box a half inch from he 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 he mid
die Of the lid, with good wooden cleat on the
inside, strap Of iron on the centre Of the box
with staple passing through 1t, to fasten the
lid to; eight studs and two rails on each side
one bolster fastened to the body six inches deep
aud four inches wide at king. bolt hole iron rod
In front and centre, of eleven-six, eenths of nr
inch round iron, with head on the top Of raj,
and nut on lower end; iron rod and brace be-
hind, with shoulders on top oftail piece, and nus
on the under eide, and nut on top Of rail a
plate two and hall inches wide of No. 10 band
iron, on tail piece across the body; two uortices
in tail piece and hind bar, two and q quarter
inches wide and one incn thick, to receive pieces
three feet four inches long, to be used as harness
bearers four iivets through each side stud and
two r vets through each front stud, to secure the
lining boards, to be OF the best quality iron and
riveted on good bur; one rivet through each
end Of the rails, hoor ive-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
riveted at each end through the tail board an
iron plate three feet eight inches long, two and
a 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 eight
inches In rsnt Of the hind holsters to be fastened
by the rod at the end Of the body, by the lateral
rod and two three eghths of an inch screw bolts,
one at the forward end Of the plate and the other
about equidistant between it and the lateral rod.
half-inch round iron rod or bolt to pass dia-
gonally through the rails between the two hind
studs to and through the bed piece aud plate
under it, with q good head on the top and nut
| and screw at the bottom, to be ut the top one
| foot six inches from inside of tail board and on
| the bottom ten inches from the hind rod. An
iron clamp two inches wide, one-quarter Of an
inch thick around the bed piece, the centre bolt
to which the lock chain is attached passing
through it, to extend seven inches on the inside
of the body, the ends, top, and bottom to be se-
cured by two three-eighths inch screw bolts, the
middle bar at the ends to be flush with the bed
piece on the lower side. Two lock chains se-
cured to the centre bolt of the body, one end
eleven inches the other two feet six inches long,
to be Of three -eighths of an inch round iron ;
feed trough to be four feet six inches long from
out to out, the bottom and ends of oak, the sides
fyellow pine, to he eight inches wide at bottom,
twelve inches wide at top, and eight and a half
inches deep, all in the ciear we'll ironed with
band Of hoop iron around the top, one around
each end and three between the end, strong and
suitable irons to fasten them on the tongue when
feeding; good strong chains to be attached to
the top rail Of the body, secured by q staple with
hook to attach it to the trough. Six bows Of
good ash, two inches wide and half inch
thick, with three staples to con6ne the ridge.
pole to its place; two staples on the body, tc
secure each end Of the bows one ridge pole
twelve feet long, one and three quarters inch
wide by fve-eighths of an inch thick: the covel
10 be OF the first quality cotton duck, No. -
fifteen feet long and nine feet eight inches wide
made in the best manner, with four hemp cord:
on each side, and one through each end to clost
it at both ends; two rings on each end Of the
body, to close and secure the ends of the cover
a staple in the lower rail, near the second stud
from each end, to fasten the side cords. The
outside of the body and feed trough to have two
| good coats of white lead, colored to a blue tint
the inside of them to have two coats of "enitial
red paint; the running gear and wheels to hsv
two good coats OF yenitian red, darkened to
; , chocolate color, the hub and fellies to be wei
| pitched, instead of painted, II required.
A tar. pot, an extra king bolt and two eItr
| .ipgle rees to be furnished with each wagon, tn
: klrg bolt and singlet ees similar in all respect
O 70 those belonging TO it.
: Each side of the body of the wagon to b
k ma ked U. S., and numbered as directed; a
other parts to be lettered q. s.; the cover fee
box, bolts, linchpins, tar-pot, and harness bear
ers for each wagon to be put up in a strong bo,
: (coopered, y and The contents marked thereon.
1t is to be distinctly understood that the wag
ons are to be SO constructed that the severs
parts Of any one wagon W Il agree and exactl
i 6t those of an, other, so as to require no mum
:. bering arranging for putting together, and a
!, The materials used for their construction to
= = of the best gu lity; all the wood thorough
seasoned, and The work in all it's parts faithful
executed in the b. st workmanike manner
:, The work may be inspected, from time to tim
y as It progresses, by an officer or agent of Il
. Qusrtermaster's Department, and nole of it sha
;. be painted until it sh III have been inspected et
!, approved by said officer or agent Authorized
:, y inspect it. When finished, painted, and accepte
= by an officer or agent Of the Quartermaster
q Department, and delivered as herein agreed, the
! shall be paid for.
y NJ. G. MEIGS,
Quartermaster General y. s.
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