Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-29
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
QHdrtsrudStsy GsasraPs IEee,
Wa Shir gtoa Iune 81 1851


can be furnished. delivered ct New Yo,k, Bslt-
mo- or WASHINGTON, stating the price delivered
a. each pace.
The rumher which can be made by any bidder
wIthia ne month after receipt IF thu order alec
the num- Der Shlch he can deliver within one week.
The W agons must exactly conform TO the fol .ov
Ing speclhoatons and T. the established patterns.
Slx-mule covered Wagons, of the size ana de-
scTIptlOn as follows to VII;
re front wheels to be thr ee fe ten inches high,
hubs ten inches In diameter ami fourteen and
quarter inches long; h.rd wheels fogr fest ten in
| ches high hubs ten and quarter inches ciame
| ter and fourteen and quarter inches .org; feIes
ter inches deep; cast ron pipe boxes twelve inches
long, two and a hs inches st the l,rge en- ana
one and seven eighrhs inch at small enI tire two
and a half inches wide by fve Gig hths Of an inch
| thick, fastened with one screw bot AID nut In
les of the best White oak free from deest each
| wheel to nave q sand band and lInchpin band two
and three-quaIter inches wide gf No. band iron
| and two driving tauds-outsIde baod one aid a
/ quarter inch by one-qua ter inch thick, inside
| hind wheels to be made and boxed so tLat they
will measure from the INSIDE of the tire TO the
| large md OF the box six and a ma inches, and
front wheels six and oae-eIg nth Inches an para
lei line, aid each axle to b. three ieet eiey and
three eighth inches rom the outside Of one shout
| der washer To the outside Of the other 80 as TO
| have The WAGONS gil to track FIVE feet from the
| made of the beat quality refined Am rical " "a,
| two and Ealf lnches square 81 the shoulder. ia
Perlns down to one anu half inon in the mIdda =,
| 9th seven eighths zach king bllt hoe in each
ekletree washers aud llrchp'ns for eacE lttree;
| an inch thick, with a hole in ach end; a W, oden
| stock four and three quart inches wide and four
with clips on the ends and Ith two bO! s, SIX in
ches from th, midd Q, and ia tened to g hounds
long five ches wi e, aDd three and half IL ches
de;pJ With four lIalfineh bolts:
The tongue To be ten feet eight inches long, four
inches wlGe and three inches thick front emf Of
| the hounds, aud two aCd qua, ter inches wIde By
two and three quarter inch de- at the front end
and arrans ed to lift up the font crd of il to
hang within to feet Of the ground VIII an the wagon
| Is standing at rest on a level surface.
| IGe fTUIt hOuGCs 10 feet inches long
| three inches thick, and four inches wide over
axeltTee, aid 70 retain that width TO the back
| OF the torg ue; Jaws OF the houuds loot eight
| inches long aad tn 90 inchs, square at me fr0at
cad, with a plate Of iron two aud a half inches
wIde bv three Ighths of an inch tn, ck, fastened
| on top of the hounds over the back enc of the
| tongue with one hat inch screw belt in each end
And plato ofiron of ne sams size turned up at
| each end one and Eali inches TO clamp the font
| .ud at front end of hounds with half inch screw
| bolt through each hound, seven-elslth inch bolt
| through toAgue and hounds lii the center of jaws,
TO secure the togsue IN the hounds; plate OF iron
thrse inches vide, one quarter inch thick ana one
jaws IF hounds. WI Ia two rIvets AM a plate of
sams dimensions on esoh side Of The toague where
like manner;a b-ace OF seven eighth OF an inch
round IRON to extend from under the ont ak etrse
ame acs shrse 1artsfs Of 81 r in h round to CON-
tnae to the back part Of ice hounds, and to be
the hounds and one through the slider and HOUNDS;
q brace over front bolster one ard halfInch wide
end 10 fasten it to the hounds; the opening be
tween TIE jaws of the hounds to receive u NJ ue
| ana hall inches at :he back part of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet Two inches long, two
ara three quart inenes thiex, ana turee inches
cousng POls the holster four feet five inches ong
anu hVa lnehes vide BY three rches deep, WI
| St"ad7 IrOn two ard J. hS f inches wide b. one
| halt inch thick turned mp two a. d hat inches
ana ana listened on each end with three rivets the
bolster atocks and Eouuus to b secured 18th four
haf inch screw bolts, aud one hai-inch screw
| bolt through the coupling pole.
hno NJ
| three Inches deep hnd four and Ia IN chss wide
at front enu and two and three quarter inches vide
hole TO the center OF the back etree SIX feet ono
linen, and from the center Cf KING bct hoie to the
Isht feet nine inches; king bolt one and uarfer
inches dan!Yter, Of best refined iron, dra wn down
the iron et6ee iron plrts SIX inches iong NEE
| inches wId', ana ons eighth OF an inch thick on
er; iron pate and half 10y ons-quaTter of an
ZION on the q dlLS bar, IA Led at esch end by
screw Doit thrE ugh the hOunds; front bolster to
| nave pia es abovs AID below eleven Inches long,
IN 90 etd hat Inches :" ice, and three eighths OF
on the sldes of tho bolster, IN : La Ia each Or
| her. aud iOor oouutersuGk nails on TOP; tVo apds
WIDE, 10 hsnI Sros sre Gun cum me- 10, ia ne
coupling poe to DE EIGHT inches long, .nd h ee
quarters lnches vide, and one quarter Of an Il Oh
| thick. Doubl tree three feet tea inches iorg am
si2tF % Two feet 81, ut inches "rs, ws maze of
hIckoy win an iron ring and cl. n end, the
oeLtsI to De w secured; lead bar and 1T etcher
TO be three let two inches long, tvO ana quarter
| inches VIDE, ard ons and quarter Inci thick
LEAD bars, stEetcheTs, a. d leir for Six m lie
| team the I'VE single.Tees for The eaa mules to
nave hookz In the md lie 10 hook to the end of the
| NTH obaiE, the wheel and nidd pairs with open
/ ilLss 10 atach them 10 tie dou1letree aid lead
The fifth chain to be ton feet Ong to the fork; the
tso Sas y, io01 d ihcfs' long With the stretehyr
d91Dietfse sEaj ard tongue chaigs, three eis hths
sixteenth inch Ia ,sm,tsT; the 9th oaiS 10 he
seven tAteenth inch dlaet Ia the fors; the fork
10 Dc hve SIX eenth mon diameter the these
Il lac mn a han uya> and
| quarter liches long.
The body 10 be STRAIGHT, three feet six inches
| WIDE, two feet deep, ten feet long at tho bottom
and ten ieet SIX II Ches at the top, sopiny equally
at each end all IN the inside The bsd pieces
| deep; front pieces TWO ia hes Geep by two and a
hall inches wide; Ia piece two and > half inches
in the mlddle to rest on The conpipg poIe: tor raI
one and a nal: inch thick by one and seven-f fght
seyen-elEhth ilch wide; thee studs and one rsi
Ia front vita sea. on strap hinges to oore it as
long. the bottom FIVE inches wide front sIde n! ne
aud hall inches deep, and eight and halt IL ches
GEAR, to be u6slanEaily ia tened to the front end
OF ths BODY, TO havs an ifon strsp passing round
by Iivet IN each end Of i passing through the m,
around the box half inch frc m the .up Se, agd
two sta pS sa e size on The lid the front els
hsye JOINT hasP fastened to the middle OF the lid.
with good woodel ci,at on the inside, q STRAP of
through It, 70 tasen the lid TO- Gig ht rtuds and two
rails on each side; DO steT fastened to ths body
SIX inches deep and four inches v ids at kiGg bolt
hole; lroP rod IN fr mt and centre, If eleven Fix
teenths OF an inch round iron, with q head on the
| top of rail- and nut on lower end; iron rod and
| brace behIuG. wita shoude. Q. top of Ia pieoe
| TaIi; plate two and half Inches VIDE of No 10
band IRON on tail piece across the body; two NOR
tees IN tail piece an! hi nd bar aid quarter
Inches wide and ole Inch thick, 10 Iecelys pieces
three feet Tour inches lOGg, to used as harnef
| bearers; 1our rivets through each side sFud and
Two rlv1fs through g. oh front stud TO secure tbe
inning bOsIcs, t. % OF tie best su.lity iron and
| riEeted on good bur; one lvot through each end
| OF the rails, floor i've eighties of an inch OAK
| boSras; sides hve-eIghths of an inch white pin :.
tali board three quarters an inch thick of white
| plne to be well cheated with five oak cIeat. riyet
| Ell at each end thTouyh the tail board; an iron
plate three feet eig ut ZACH iODg, two and auar
ter inches wide, and three ishths OF An an oh hlok
on the unuer sie of the ted pf ce, to extend from
| the hnd end OF the body TO eight inches IN front
OF tee hi,d holsters, 10 be astened BY the rod at
| the end OF the body, by the lateral rod and two
three els hths OF al Inch screw bolts, one At the
forward o. OF the pate and the other about eoui-
| distant between II and the lat sral rod half
| Inch round iron rod or bolt to pass diagonaIly
| through the rails between the two hind studs To
| ana thI ough the bed piscs plate under IT. with
| good head on tie Io2 ard nut and sc ew AZ the
bottom, 10 be at the top one foot SIX inches from
IN lde Of tail board, aud the bottom ten inches
| from the hind roo. An iron clamp two Inches
Wide, 0n6-q uaTter of IA ipG hick arOund the Rad