Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-20
DRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA.
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more. or " Ssalns ton, stating the price delivered
n'Se Eumher which csa be made by arr bidder
withIx one month after receipt Of the order, slso
The Wagons must exactly conform to the follow
ing specifications and TO the esab ished patterns.
Six mule tsoyeredl Wagons, of the size and de-
TIE front wheels to be three feet ten inc hes high,
quarter inches long; hind wheels four feet ten IN
ches hig n, hubs ten and quarter inches In diane
two AID half inches vide and two snd three Sa:T-
Ter lncRHs deep; oast ron pIPs boxes twelve inches
one and seven elshths Inch at small end; tire two
and half inches wide oy & We ighths Of al inch
snIG s fastened with one screw bolt snd nut IN
lies OF the best white oak Tree from defe,ts; each
w WI 10 have sand bard and nshPin band two
| and two driving Gands-outslde band one and .
sS5 rs men Py 99Ses.a ter mon thiet in.fe
| hind vine Is to be E.ade and boxed so thai they
rSd of III, fIo Po the rsds Of the tire to ths
front wheels SIX and eighth inches IN a psrsi-
lei line, aed each axle TO b three feet eleven and
three tIgath inches from the outside Of one Shout
der washer 10 the outside of the other, 80 TO
have the wagons al to track Ave feet from the
| centre to centre OF the wheels. Ak etrees TO be
| made Of the best gusl ty refined AmsTicaa " n,
| two and half inches square a. the shoulder; "a
| 9Th 8 seSen-eighths inch king bolt hoe in each
axletree washers aud IInohpIns for each sxletree;
| al inch thick, with q hole in esch end; q wooden
stock four and three quart inches wide and four
with clips on the ends and with two hoiss, sax in
ohes from the mldde e, ard ta'tened 20 the hounds
lsng. five iEohes wide, aud three and half inches
de P,l With four halfIneh bots;
The tongue To b3 ten feet eight inches long, four
inches vlGe and three inches thick fro1t end OF
the hounds, aud two and gus ter inches wide b.
and SO ar ansed a. 70 liz up the ont end Gf Il to
hang within tTo feet OF the ground when the wagon
| Is standInS at rest Oh O level surface.
The front hOu eds 20 be SIX feet two inches long
| three inches thick, and four inches wide over
ot ee snd 70 retain mar Width to the bsck ea
| inches ong asi thre3 inches square at Ihe front
wide b. tires of an inch thos stened
on tip OF the houads over the back Of the
tInsue with one half inch screw bolt IN each end,
anu q pate OF lrou OF The same size turned o. at
each end one and nall inches TO clamp the front
ao9ncs together, enq iastened on the under aide
bolt through each hound, 8 seven-eieEth inch bolt
tnIonsn Tongue and hounds IN the center OF jaws.
20 secure the toysue IN the hounds; plate OF iron
thr ,e inches wide, one quarter inch thick ana one
| ioGt eght inches long, secured on the ipsId. Of
| JAWS 9l hou .Gs, WI IA two rIvets ano q plate of
same dimensions oa eech side of the tongue where
T Ths tons1s ahd h unds run toEether, heoTreI in
| lks HAaEei;h ace OF seven Gig tbs OF an inch
round roe TO exte ld from under the front axetree
bso T NIB e.1s "a front Part Of the houods
| EhGS 10 the b.ck psrf Of the hounds, and 70 be
the hounds and one throD gh the slider and hounds
bTace over front bolster one and half IGch wide
end 10 fasten 1t 30 the hounds; the opening be
tween the jaws N the hounds u receive & NJ ne
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| and q half inches at the back part Of the Avs
| The hind bounds four feet two iIohss long, two
| and three quarter inches thick, and three inches
sling pole; the bolster four feet 6veinchss onS
| anu hye inches vide BY three IEches deep, with
| h.lt Inch thick turned mp two ard q half inches
| and fastened or each end with three TIvets; the
| haif inch screw bolts, and one half-inch screw
| bolt through the coupling pole.
4 n ha a mol as zida
a. LORI ENG, SGd Two ana three quarter inches wide
hole to the center of the hack AZ etree ak FEET one
men, and from the center of klag bolt hoe TO the
eight feet nine inches; king bolt one and su.rteT
inches diameter, OF best refined iron, drawn down
iron sxe-ee iron psts s ,hTSTs
inches wldS, and one eighth of an inch thick on
err iron plate one and 8 half bJ one suaStsr Of an
mon on the siding bar, fastened at each cad by Q
SSye eSs bh6Tegh ne bounds. front bolster to
IN ss fnd pail inches wide, and three eiEhths OF
the sldos Of the bolster, with nal To- Each cor
neT, and tour oourtersunk nails topj NO bands
wide, OF no 70 T,snd ron: the nm satn IN
o0nPing pole 70 DC eight inches long, one and three
trick. DOuh tree three Ieet ten inches IousD sin
,tree TWO leet eli ut inches lnng al well made of
center to be Il seoured lead bar and at etoSr1
10 be three toct two inches long, tzo and auarter
ssd bars sties6 ton GLs ara sSaJssf inch thiok
teaIA' INC Two slnsleIees for the Iesd mules 70
fifth chain, the wheel anu midd Q pairs with Omen
Linss 10 attach them to the 0Oubletree and lead
The ffh chain to be ten foet Ione 20 the fork; the
IOTE one loot tan inches long, with the stretchsr
stsGhed to spread the foTksaPsrt the links OF the
douDistr-e say AID tong chs;Hs, three eiS hths
OF an l!ch Ia diameter; the fofk-d ohain seven
seven sixteenth inoh diameter TO tbs fors: me oS
70 be i've eenth nch diameter the lInfs IF theee
quarter inches long.
The body to be strsisht, three feet six inohes
wade, two feet deep, ten feet long at The bottom,
ii end the clear or ore n1ds Ss 5.t s s!sCs,
t. he tso and half inches wide and three inobes
halt inches Efds; tail preoe two os s5d a aIo
wide and three inches deep, and four Ipobes deee
snd half inch Sof 81 ahd sSS I
.nca vice. ioEoI ralls che inch thick b. one and
In 'front.' vita seat strap hinges 10 CLOSE Il a.
hish az the sides; box three feet four fnches
aad nail inches deep ana 81 ght and hall iEohes
a. .le w 10 parallel line 70 the body al in the
of the body, to have sn iron strap psssips Touna
cash eGd secured 10 the hsad piece and front ran
fast stsnsd q m o8s fsTOs sS shsH
ESa sST ~, FHPScs q inch iron
STRIPS ss me size on the lie near the front eiIe
20 prevent the mules from eating the boxes; TO
with good wooden c!est on the inside, strsp Of
iron on the centre OF the box with q ABS easfn.
rails on escH SIDE one bo.ts sseas sn % iso hts9
SIX inches oeep and four inches wide az kinr holt
holei IRON roo In frcut and CENTRE of eleven six
teenths of an inch round iron, with head on the
top OF rail- and nut on lower end; iron rod And
oraoe Oehluo, with shoulders o. TOP Of tai pisos
eno nuts on the under side, and mt on foo III
Idii plate Two and ESlf Inches wide OF No IL
Dano iron, on tai piece, sorOxs the BODY; two NOR
nces IN Tall piece anu hind bsr two aid nnrter
lohes wide and one inch thick, 70 ieoeIye piecss
IhIee eet Tour Inches Long, - BE- used az hsrness
DeareIsi iour TlVets through each side stud and
Two rlyets through each trout stud, 10 secure the
lining 3oards, ~ be OF TIE bost quality iron and
rlyeted on good bur; one TIvet throurh each end
OF the rails, floor hve-eighths Of AZ inch o.E
DoTasj sides hVe-clg lths of an inoh white Pine
tall BOARD three u6rters of inch thick OF vhits
pine, TO be well cheated with FIVE oak cleats riyet
Cd 81 each end through the tail board: an iron
plate three feet eight inoh q long, two and susT
ter inches WIDE, and three eghths Of an poh fSiok
on the under slde OF the bed pIeoe 10 extend from
the mind end OF the body to eight inches m font
OF The hnd holsters, 70 be fastened bY the rod At
the emo OF the body, by the lateral rod and two
tnIee elgnths OF an inch screw bolts, one n the
Iorvard end OF the plate and the other about es1i
distant between II and the lateral rod A SsIf
iScS rGasS ZION rod or bolt to pass diagonaIIy
tnIoEgn zee raIs between the two hind studs ~
gooo css9 OF the Top aud nut and so:ev Al the
10 oe az the top one foot six Inches from
inside S1 AL board, aud the bottom ten Inohea
from the hind rod. An iron CLAIM two inohes
wide, one-quarteL of inch thick aTounS the I'd
zee, the center bolt 70 which the iocI o6aIn m
attached passing through il, to extend seyep inch
6s on the inside of thH hOdy the "a. 49,