Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-25

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WdSAiaFfo1, June q, 1851

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| PIoPosALs are invited for the furnishing Of
PTSgO:s: .SoYS sss.s p: ,psics =, which the,
more, or Washington, stating the prioo delivered
The number which Gao be made b, ary b,dde,
vithIs one month after receipt Of the order also
the number which he can deliver within one week.
ing speoi SostIoas and t. the sstabtshed Pstterps
Slx-rnule (coveredD Wagons, OF the slfe and de-
re front wheels TO be three feet ten Inoh hes high
| hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen and q
ches high, hubs ten snd quarter inches IN diane
Ter and fourteen and qusrtsr inches long; fellIes
ter inches deep cast iron pps boxes twelve inches
| long, two and a hail inches At the large end and
and . half inches wide Gr e ge Gig ht6s Of an inch
| thick, fastened with one screw bolt and nut IN
Of the bss White s9 e is nPSSsss SD
whee. to have q sand band and hnchpin band two
and two driving taSdseoutsde band one s and dO 3
ssd one men 6b Py fReS9s Ter Psh thIk inside
hind whesls TO be made and boxed 90 tfst they
viii measure from the inside Of the tire 10 the
front wheels and one eig ht6 inches IN para .
20 line, aId each axle 20 be three feet eleven and
der washer to the outside Of The other, 20 as 70
| have the wagons alt 90 track Eve feet from the
made Of the best quality refined hmsriess " O. Q.
two and nall inches square 81 the shoulder, ia
Pet,iSns down to one ang hSi inch IN the middle,
axletree hers and finchpins for each az etree;
SIZE 81 IlnchpIns one inch VIDE, three. eighths Of
stock four and three quarter inches wide and -four
inches dep fastened sub tan'Isly % the sIletree
chs from ths middle, and "a tened to tie hounds
ana DO ster the bolster 70 be four feet Eve inches
de.p,D with -four half inch bots.
The tongue 20 be Ten fact eight inches long, four
inches WI and tAree inches thick front end Of
| the hounds, and two and qua ter inches vide By
two and three quarter inches derP at the front end,
hang Within So set Ground 6GG The
| IL standing NJ rest or a level surface.
The font hon nds TO be ak feet two inches long,
sxeltree, and 20 retain that width TO the back ed
as Sasu sg S the soISG. one 100. ssh
| ED, with plate Of UOn two and hall inohet
VIDE b1 three elghths Of en- inch th,ck, fastened
tongue with one half inch screw belt in each end,
and q plste OF IroH Of ne Sane size tsrnsd up 81
each oud one and nall inches to clamp the front
hounds together, and fastsned ON the under aide
| ard at front end Of hounds wits half inoh screw
DOH through each hound, seven -elgl th inch bolt
through tongue and hounds IN the center OF jaws,
10 secure the IN the no uDds; Plate OF iron
| loot eight Inches long, secured the iasIds Of
gsws 81 hon :ds, wi TWO nvsts ana plate OF
1 tue tongue ana h unds run together, tecpred in
IKE manners brace OF seven -eiEnths Of an inch
And lake two bolts in front part Of the hounds,
lame D. zoe u rec quarters Of az inch r0uld TO oon
fastened with two bolts, one near the bacE end Of
the honnas eno one through the slder aud hounds;
one quarter Of an inch thick, with bolt "a each
tween tie Jaws of the hounds To- receive 4 sIpkus
and bali inches at the back part Of the avs. '0
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
aud three quarter inches thick and three inches
wide; Jaws one foot long where they clasp the
coughing pole; the bolster four feet FIVE nches ong
| ana i've inches wide BY three inches deep, viii
| steady iron two and haif inches wide bI one
ssnea o. each end with tiG fes ha vet. e:
bolster stocks and hounds to be secured with four
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long,
three inches deep. and four and 9 half inches wide
81 'front.' emo, and two and three lnoh wide
at back end; DISTANCE from the center Of kInE bot
hole to The center Of the back sxsGee six feet one
center OF tbs mortcc In the hi nd end of the pole
eIsht ieet nine lnohes; klnG bolt one and quarter
toseven eighths of an noh whore II passes through
the IRON s1letree; iron plate six inches long three
the doubletree and tongue, where they rub togeth-
er; iron Plate ono and half By one quarter OF an
screw bolt through the hounds; front bolster 70
have Pajes ab2ve and below eleven inches long,
an inch timex, corners drawn oct and turned down
on the SIDES OF the bolster, with nail in each cor
on the hind hounds, two and two ana half in hes
VIDE, Q: NO 10 band iron; the run plate on the
suaftsrs inches WIDE, and one quarter 81 an iGoh
Thick DoubSIee three feet ten inches loIE, AN
hcEofy with an IRON Hr and op al a. zach end sSs
center dip TO be W secured; lead bar aud stretcher
inches vide, And one and q quarter inch thick
Lead bars, stretchers, AID sins letTees for ak male
have hooks in the middle to HOOK to the emu Of the
NTH ohaln, the wheel and middle pairs with open
IinES 70 attach them 10 the doubetree and lead
The fifth chain 70 be ten feet long to the fork; the
attached to Spread the forks sS.t he iinss ~ tSe
doubletr"e, stay ana tongue chains, three eithths
sixteenth inch in dIsmstsT; the mn Cham I" ne
seven Axteenth inch diameter to the forI the GorE
and Of the lock chains to be not more thar two and
| quarter inches long.
Iso sNdy 70 ss srsSh three feet sI inches
and ten feet ak inches at the top, slopinE equally
at sscn END 81 m the clear or lp.ide the bed pieces
Deep front pepes two ieshes deep By two and
half Ine9s. vide; tail piece two and q half inches
in the middle to reSt on the coupling pole; top rsi
2ns and nd nall inch thick By one eHd seven-eishth
| seyen-eishth inch wide; three studs and one rail
In front Tith seat on strap hinges 70 close it 0P
long. the bottom five inches vide front side. nIne
sId hal Inohe. deep, and eight and half Inches
oiear, 20 be substantially fastened 70 the front end
eacb inc s DSoy 70 1ase IN IRON strap PassRE round
s ID g e stsnsa . ths oht i IoS stS i1 s@G
| around the box half inch from the TOP edse, and
Two staPS 50 Ie size the iiG near the front ed
20 prevent the mules from eating the boxes: 10
have JOINT hasp fastened to tho middle of the lid
with good wooden olest on the inside, q strap OF
IRON on the centre OF the box with o. aple pasfipr
through IL, 10 lasteE the lid to- eight studs and two
TALE on each tide; bolster fastened 70 the body
Sx Inches deep and four inches wide at king bolt
noIe IRON rod IN IN Mt fDd centre, OF eleven six
teent1s OF an lpon round iron, with head on the
DIaoe behHo, vita shoulders o. top of tail piece,
And nuts on the aEdcr slde, and q nut or TOP OF
TAIL, plste I've and half Inches vide of No 10
oond IRON, on tall peoe, across the body; two nor
pes3 In Tall piece tn9 hind bar two and q uaFter
inches wide and one inch thick, to IeoeIve pieces
three teet four inches long, 70 be used as harness
Osarersi lour rlvets through escb see stud and
Two rlyets through each front stud, 20 secure the
lining boards, to be of the best quality iron and
IlVeted on good bur; one rlvst through each end
OF the rails, floor i've eighths of al inch OAK
boards; sides i've eghths Of an inch white n me-
Tall board thresS uarters Of ineh thick Of white
PINE to be well oleated with Eve oak olests riyet
ed 81 each end throqEh the tail board; an iron
ter lnohes wide, and three eighths Of an inch hIok
on the under slde Of the bed peoe, TO extend from
the hind end Of the body 20 eight inches in font
Of the hind bolsters TO be fastened by the rod Al
the end OF the body, by the lateral rod and two
three elEhths of a. inch screw bolts one Al the
lorward erd OF the plate and the other about esu
distant between 10 and the lateral rod hsH
lGcc rcnnC iron rod or bolt to pass diaEonaIlx
throcgb Tee rails between the two hind studs n
sIc Ia oegn tae bed piece o plato under It with
| sooG cea2 on the Top aud nut and 90 fev Al the
potion, to be at the top one foot six Inches from
ln-loe Of TAI board, aud the bottom ter Inches