Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-15
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAesAss WA.
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Proposals are invited for Tire furnishing #
A rIny BssEsre WAGONS. 30 -" "
esa be furnished, dslIyeTed at New York. BsIt
more, or Hashlnston, stating Tie price dsIVeres
Tee number which csc be made By a-y bidder
With one month after receipt Of the order "A so
TIE number vhieh he can de liver within one week.
s,Ie@uis Covered Wagons, OF the nss and de-
TSs f.nt Sseis to Be tSres sr, ten inches hugh
hubs ten inches In dismster and fourteen and .
che. heS hub. Ten and aI ssster nOass IN dsas
two and . sIfinChes wide aod two and three ca =
long, two and hsf iSchet 1t tSe rye en- and
oue and eeven eishth. inoH at smsn en1I tire tvo
thick, fastened wrth one screw bot AID nut m
eaohfeli hubs msds Gf gum, tre pokes aed TEL
w5sei to have ssnd band and chpin band two
and three-qu7rter inches vide Of No. band iron
quarter inch by nne-qRs ter inch thick, inside
nand ons on by thr slKtet nths inch thIok; tbs
vii ,.sae iroI.l the inside Of the tire 70 the
large Nns "a the oYx six AID . "a inches, aud
ie line. AID each axle 10 be three feet eleven ana
Oh rec tignth inches from she outside of one shoul-
have he wagons 81 To TACK i've feet from the
ceBtrs 10 csIt.s "a the Eht els. AK etrees 10 be
made Of the best quality refined Am iIieaa " -,
two and half inches square al the should II, q
pering down 60 one and q half inch In the middl,
IN q seven eighths inch king bolt hoe 10 each
sIzs of linohpns one Inoh vide. Tires ei. htht oil
al Inch thick, With hole 10 each end; a W, Oden
inches sp fastsned sub tan siy to the sxIstTes
Wl,g cups on thu epis and with two boi 8, SIX in
ana DO ster. 1.-THE bolster be fJar feet ave inches
long i've = es vi e, aUo three and half inches
The .onsu - be ten f-rt EIGHT iache, long. four
Ip~es wire and three inches thick 81 frolt rud OF
thu hounds, and two ard 8 qua. ter inches WIDE b.
and tErae 0UNTtPr inch 4 deem he front nd
and so a. 70 .Iit up the front end of Il 70
is az -ulaE at ! est Oh level surface.
The front hounds to be six feet two inches long
.hscs inches thick, and four inches wide over
oFtts tong ue; jaws OF tbs hounas one loot eight
inc nee long sSd tn &c lnche- squsre at the front
vIoe bv thrse-eig htbs Of an inch h1c1, fastened
or top OF the b1uCa over tie DECK enc of toe
.1sas witt one half inch screw bolt in esoh end,
and plate # iron Of ne same size turned up 81
each end one and hall inches to clamp the font
hounds together, en9 fastened ~ the under side
and at front end of hounds with half Iuoh screw
bolt through each hound, seven-eiE nth inch bolt
through tongue and hounds IL the center Of jaws,
inches sds on. men hos sS ~
foot eight inches long, secured on the ,tnslde OF
same dimensions on eaen sids of the tossus wore
the tongue and hounds run together, seeared in
round 70 extend from under the font aIeitr e
and take two bolts in front part Of the hos % 8,
tnue to the bsct parf Of the hounds. sud 70 be
fastened With two bolts, one near the baos ID a
a brace over trout bolster one and half icch Sids,
one quarter OF an inoh thIok. with bolt In esc
tween the Jaws Il the hounds to reoeive Z tongue
four and three quarter inches IN f'out, and four
| and 8 half inches at the back part OF the Jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two Inches long, two
and three quarter inches thick, and three Inches
wi1e: Jaws one foot long where they clasp the
and i've inches wide by three inches deep, wi q
stfadJ lIop two and = he inches vide bT Cne-
and o. On END win ss h fHst. the
bolster stocks ana hounds to bs secured with four
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole zine feet eight inches Ions,
three Inches deep. and four ani hal inches wide
at back end; distance .rop the center Of El1S bot
hole 20 the center the Back az stree ak fett ors
sas Is h G sns e S the :. h
eight feet aL1e inches; kII{ bolt one and susrter
% seven Ehths lnos vSsre Il passes ihSSSs
the iron sxletreo; iror pate SIX inches eng Ihree
the doubletTee and tongue where they rub tossth
or; iron Plate one and halt by qu8rter Of an
soTaS bolt thrc The hounds; 'front.' eola.eg 70
nave piaaes soays enc below eleven inches long,
an fsoh thick, corners drawn OFT and tuTned down m
on the sides Of the bolster, with nail in each cor
nsr; and fopE Sogntersuns S..ls on topt y9 6epds
wide, OF No 10 band lrohi the run plate on The
coupling pole 70 be eight inches long and three
thick Douk tree three 'est ten inches long. am
,stree two feet eir ht inches long, ali well msde of
center ep TO be Il secared lead bar nd e. etahsf
10 be three feet two inches long, two shd suArer
lead bars, stIsto6sTt, ..d fsr siI @Sis
the sK" ,ss g 5 hs Lea
ffeh chain, the wheel and middle pairs with open
rings 70 attach them 10 the aololetree and lead
The fh chain to be ten feet long to the fork; the
IoIk one loot ten inches long, with the stretchrr
attached to sPresd the forks apart the links Of the
sixteenth ipaA il dissa.teT the th oasin 70 e %
TO be five sixteenth inch diameter the of rhose
and OF the look chains 70 be not thsn two and
quarter inches long.
wlds. two feet deep ten feet ioaT e ne bottom
Z bs tEo and half inohss wide, and throe lneSes
deep; front pieces Two inohes GsaP by two and .
wlde and three iLohos deep. ana four inches deep
IN she mn fis 70 ISst 3a iS coupling polls snp raj
GSh vide lower fsIis ~ns insk lick ~ one sDJ
ss-na-eiEs:h iHoh wide; threo srLd3 snd one raj
6,sh as tbs Sides L GoI thrSs feCt four inches
iOns. TIE ootgT3 ave Inches vide FROM slds. nine
s,G "a h t inches PC sssS Snc eight and half Ohes
oisaT y sc -GUsa 1tfly fastened to the front end
o ne . DJ - 1Hss "a iron STEP PssSlng round
TIE IA 10 Dc fsste1od 10 tie front raI VITA Two
sood sIaP hins ca, strap OF Ave GIG hth inal iron
around the box hslf ildh frCIn the ,Op cage and
tso 81 aps az" size on the lie near the frot edge
have j.i1t nasp fastened to the Eidde OF ths ia
With sood wooden clest on the inside a strs, Of
Iron on the qeltrs OF the bog with % aple nas.ns
Though IL, TO flsten the lid to; sight studs nd
Fals ON each side; one boster astened 10 ths bodS
ak lnehes deep and four Inohes wide NJ Ene Lolt
no.ei iron RCD IN II nj Sno centre, OF eleven ak
ssentis oi az mon round iron, with head on the
Top Of rlIl and nut on lower end: non roS 80
brace behlGd with shoulders o.. top of tail pieoa
and nuts on the under side, and a nut on tnn ~
Tali; & plate two and half inches WIDE Of 40 Il
band iron, on tail bleoe, across the bodyI ryso ,f
lloes In TAI piece ano hind har two ard sn.rts,
ipchos g!ds anq one inca thick, to leoelve pieces
Inrso ieet Tour Lndhes long, 70 be used Sc hsfnoss
sesreIs; ioor rlvets through esoh side STUD And
two Tlyets through each frout stud 10 seoNse ~
lining eoaEda, 10 pc Of the host quality iron And
Ilvstel o. soPJ buIi one TIyet tbrousL Zach end
pi tbs rails, hOor i've -eighths Of al inch oar
hISc-s; SIDES hVS-sls hths of an inoh white nins
lalI board three quarters If ineh thloE az vhIts
piGe, to be well oeated with Eve osE ole.te rivet
e. 81. AZ ssch en- ilLorgh the tail board; an iron
ter inches wide, and three eighths ofs m 81 tsink
on tho under side of the bed piece u s.tand 60
the hind end of the body "a eng 81 tnohes - lot
OF the biLd bolsssre, 70 be fastened by the rod A.
We eud or tue body, By the lateral rod and two
three etghths OF IN inch screw bolts one AT TIE
forward ED OF the plate and the other about e. NJ
nee teaS: iron rod or bolt TO pass disronsIIr
through Tee rails between the two hind sfsds IS
a1S Ia .oc % tie bed nleos plate under ~ v,sS
gooG Hes9 OF the top ard nut and screw al the
bottom, 10 be 81 the top one foot an lnohss 49,
IN lde Of tai board aud on the bottom ten Inc Ses