The national Republican., 1861-07-15
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.
QuARTEnMks1ER Generals OrprcE,

d Proposals should sta'e 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 deliver within one
week. A
The wagons must exactly conform to the fol-
lowing specifications, and to the established pat
terms.
x-mule (covered) wagons, Of the size aud
description as follows, to wit:
The front wheels 70 be three feet ten inches
high hubs teu inches In diameter and fourteen
and gu ,rter inches long; hind wheels four feet
ten inches high, hubs ten and quarter inches
in diameter and fourteen aud quarter in hes
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 email end tire two and half inches wide by
hve-eighths Of an inch thick, fastened with one
screw bolt and nut in each ftle hubs made Of
gum, the spokes and iellies Of the best white oak
free from defects; each wheel to have sand !
band and lnchpin band two and three-quarter
inches wide, Of No. band iron, and two driving |
bands-outside band one and quarter inch by |
oue-quarter inch thick, inside band one inch by |
three -sixteenths inch thi k; the hind wheels to
be made and boxed SO that they will measure,
from the inside Of the tire 10 the large end Of |
the rox, 81, and half inches, and front wheels
six and one eighth ioches in parallel line, and
each axle to be three feet eleven and three-eghth
inches from the outside of one shoulder washer |
to The outside of the other, so as to have the
wagons ell to track Eve feet from centre to centre
Of the wheels. Axletrees to be made of the best
quality refined American iron, two and halt
inches square at the shoulder, tapering down TO
one and a half 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 inch wide, three eighths of an inch
thick, with hole in each end a 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
Eve inches long, Eve inches wide, and three and
half inches deep,) with four half-inch boil s.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long,
four inches W de, and three inches thick at front
end Of the hounds, and two and quarter inches
wide by two and three-q 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
level surface.
The front hounds to be six feet 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
thick, fastened on top of the hounds over the
back end Of the tongue with one half inch screw
bolt in each end, and pla'e OF iron of the same
sise turned up at each end one and a half inches
- % 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
. - seven-eighth inch bolt through tongue and
hounds in the centre of jaws, TO secure the
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inches wide, one quarter inch thick, and one foot
eight inches long, secured on the inside of jaws
OF hounds with two rivets, and plate of same
dimensions each side Of the tongue, where
the tongue and hounds rub together, secured in
like manner; a brace of seven-eghths of an
inch round iron TO extend from under the front
axletree and take two bolts in front part of the
hounds same brace three quarters Of an inch
round to continue to the back part of the hounds,
and to be fastened with two bolts, one tn.
back end Of the hounds and one through the
slider and hounds brace over front bolster one
and halfinch wide, one quarter of al inch thick
with bolt in each end 20 tast;n 1t to the hounds
the opening between the jaws Of The hounds tt
receive the tongue four and three-quarter inche
m f-cnt and four and half inches al the bach
part OF the jaws
The hind hounds four feet two inches long two
AMI three u Ylarter iuches thick and three inche.
wide jaws one foot Ioag where they clasp he
coupling pole; the bolster four feet Ave inche,
long and fve inches W de by three inches deep
with steady iron two and half inches vide b,
one-half inch thick, turned up wo and hal
inches AZ fastened each end with three rivets
the bolster stocks and hounds to be secured will
four nalt.inch screw bolts, and one half-ncl
screw bolt through the coupling pole
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long
thr-e inches deep, and four anc halfinches wild
at front end, and two and three uarter inche
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bolt hole to the centre of the back axeltrs e, 81.
feet one inch, and from the centre of king Dol
hole to the centre OF the mortice In the hind enc
of the pole, eight eet nine inches; king bolt on,
and quarter inches diameter, OF best refined
iron, drawn down to seven-eghths Of an inch
where it passes through the iron axletree iroI
plate six inches long, three inches wide and one
eighth of an inch thick on the doubletree ant
tongue, where they rub together; iron plate on
and half by one qua arter of an inch on tn
sliding bar, fastened at each end by a screw Dol
through the hounds front bolster to have plate
above aud below, eleven inches long, three and
half inches wide, and three-eighths of an incl
thick, corners drawn ont and turned down OF
the sides of the bolster, with nail in each corner
and four countersunk nails on top; two band
on the hind hounds, two and two and hal
inche wide, of No. 10 band iron the rub plat
on the coupling pole to be eight inches long on
and three quarters inches wide, and one quarte
Of an inch lLick. Doubletrce three feet ten inche
long, singletree two feet eight inches long, al
well made Of hickory, with an iron ring aud eli
at each erd, the centre clip to be well secured
lead bar and stretcher TO be three feet two inche
long, two and II quarter inches wide and on
and quarter inch thlck. Lead bars, stretchers
and sngetrees for six mule team; the two sin
gletrees for the lead mules TO have hooks in th
middle TO hook to the end OF the fifth chain, ia
wheel and middle pairs with open rings 10 sttac
th m to the doubietree and lead bar
The fifth chain TO be ten feet long to the fox