Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-18
pRuPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
OHa-fe-rnd,ter Generate QHes,
EaSksa ffoa. June ri, I9S

numher
vith,Z one month ait,r receipt II ~. order, sirO
TIE number " hoh he can dsIv4r within one veek.
The sgOns must eNsot!y ooai 'rin 70 TIE lnl OW-
ing specihcatiols aud % the estab lshed patterns
SIx-muie oOveTedl wagons, Of the sIze and de-
scrlpHon 49, follows o. VII:
hubs ten iIches Ia dlSmetsr and fourteen and .
quarter inchIs long; hind wheels iogr iert ten IN
chcs high. hubs ten and q quarter inches IN dlams
ter aud fourteen and quNTter inches &; feihes
two and half inches wide ID two and three gu r
lorg, tvo and hX { riches At tne large eni and
one and Eeven eiEh'hs inca at smsll end; tire tuo
aud bali inches wide Nv he elghths Of an inch
thick, fastened with enc screw bot ard nut m
each felle; hubs made ( gum, tie sP9kes AID ie-
iIe- 81 the be white oak Bee from deie,t "a h
wheel To nave sand had aud hnchpIn band two
and three quarter inches wide # No. band iron
quarter inch BY cae-qua ter inoh thick inside
bad one cir by tAr. SIXTEENTH mon thick; ths
! vii msasu !-oyn the iGsIde of the tire 10 the
/ arge al o. the box FIX AMI s Ia inches, aud
Lac, sscSi axe TO De three feet eleven ana
three eighth inches rom the outside II one Shcu'
| have the Wagons - - track FIVE feet from the
| centre Ia csatrU OF -na wheels. AK etrees 10 b.
| made al the beet quP " 'ehu,d Am lcap r 90,
! two SHd a Gaf IHCh-a square ~ tn shuUIdsT. Ia
Per,CE down 10 o., and h,f lEcn IN the Ia.adl :,
| tn a s" n-elghta: ILcE king b'lt hle la ,aca
sN!-trrs; washei aid uuchP for each Ak, tree;
| sIzs lInchlI ole inch W de. ihr-e htas cf
| a Inch Tacs, With 4 hole IN each end; :. O Ten
sock fur AMI thr a a.: I.cp-s v Ia. and lOur
inches eP. iast-red sun tan "a y q TIE Glutr
| vita clips on Tn ends aud with tSo DO 5. SIX in
| on e from IA midi 9. = n ten"d Ia { g hounds
srG 10 ter, he hoist, 20 b. four feet We inches
long 1--we oaeS vi &. Au1 three and q hail Ilcaes
&c p,) lth tcuT hSlf Uoh ho.t..
zoe tongue e" be Tn { ct eight riches long four
| the T"uuds, aud tao AID a qua ter Inches vide b5
Two ana tETse gua.tsL inch de- =. the front end
hang pIthIu eet al tn sround VII IN ths wagon
| Is htarv.ng at est 81 a .eve! sU face.
| Tine font hounds % be SIX feet two inches long
three inches JnIcE, AID four inChCa vide over
x,itTe~, sld q TsLsin that width 10 the back q
| al TIE o1gu-; JsUS - the hcurds one loot eight
Sal 4 90 M "a fr.arI
| ed, VITA plate q: ron two eEd a hail IncEes
wide - are. ,lsata- Ct IA zach IN %, fastened
| ngus with one half inch screw scit IN each end
aud pa e % I5oE ~ lac SANS Eize turned up Al
| eac1 eHd OGe and tai! lDcres to osE!p the frOnt
| hounds together, aGl fastened on the und5T ride
SEd AZ 'front.' rLd If hod uds WITH ha { IUoh screw
| through tonEn" and hounds IN IN" center of JaWs.
10 SEQ. r. tue !" cue IN the hounds ate oi iron
thrce Inches wide, one quarter Inch thICk aau oEs
foot Slt IUones long, secured on the INSIDE Of
JSVs - hounds, vi h two rIveis an plate 0f
| same dimensions On eHch side of the tong ue where
| tue tongue And IA. unds run together, Ieo ,Ted in
IKE ITaEEe.;a D. ace of seven elELths VI Inoh
ana take two bolts in front part of the hOuLds,
.ams brace 'hree qOaTters OF al inch rQuHdt 10 con-
| unGs 10 the bAcs P8Tt q the hounds, and 90 be
fastened with two bSits, one near tho bAoz end Of
tlte hounds and one Through the sIder ald hounds;
| one quarter of al inch thick, with bot IN each
end 10 fssten 1t % the hounds; the opening be
tween the JAWS 81 the hounds To receive tons
| four and three quarter Inches IA ont, and four
| aEd a malt inches at the back part Of the ySWs.
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| and three quartz inches thIcE, aud turee Inches
| WIuo' Jaws one foot long where they cissp the
ana five Inches wide 6y thee ircbes deeo' WI Is
| e ady lr0n two and = Ia inches wide 81 one
| and fastened or each end with three rIvsts; tbs
cor lsI stocks ard hounds 70 be secured with four
| bUlI through the o"UplIDg pole.
| . The coupling pole nlns feet eight inches long,
Iitee Itones deep, ana iYur ard hs inches vide
at bsck end; distance from the center If KING bolt
mole To the oenter OF the back etTee SIX felt one
lnch ana from the center o! king bolt hoe 70 the
| center OF tn mortlce tie IN nd end OF the pole
Asht iset nlne lnoheg; king bolt one and quarter
inches diameter, Of beet refined iron, drawn down
to seven eIghths % 81 inch where passes through
the i:on sHietreej l!Oa Plate sI inches onE. three
| inches Woe, and one eighth OF al inch thick
the dUn0 ietTee aId tongue where they rub tCgsth-
er; iron plate oae and AGlf by one quarter Of an
inca on lhe s.lcing par, fastened at each cad by
| screw bolt thTc ugh the hOuIds; front bolster 20
| have ses a'oy2 and below eeven inches lOnz,
/ an Goh thick, cOrnerE drawn oSt and turned down
on ire s'les Oi the bolster, with naI each cor
nor ana t,uT &C 2Itei suGk nalB on top; wO lands
ca t,e hile ho,Sads, Two and two ana ha.f pes
S o. 6o G !" sHid ,rGs; the run plate the
quarters inches WIDE, and one sUsItsr Of an Inch
tlstree w ieet els 1t Iroass long, all well made Of
Eic9orE WITH en- irol TinE aad clip each end the
20 Ue tHree ct two Inches long, two aud quarter
| inches y ld:, and ono apd aoartsr inch thIct.
team; te two eiGgistTees for tho led T3Nles ~
h.ye books IN the m!dclo 20 hook to the and of the
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| rlLEa 10 atiach them 70 tie don0lelree aud lead
The ff chain to be ten feet loag to the fork the
attached to EPread the forks apart the links Of the
| OF an ITCh Ia diameter; the foTE-d chsis seS ere
sixteenth inch II diameter the fifth oHGIn 20 %
seven sItee nth lrch diameter TO the frE lie fofK
70 De hye slG'eeHth Inoh diameter the links OF thess
au Oh the .OSk c!s!Hs 10 10 Lot more tn. two and
/ a SdartoT inches long.
! INC body u be straight, three feet six inchos
woe, 40 feet deep, tsL feet long a. ms botfam
6Lu teE ices ak loohes at the TOP sopi1g eauSjiy
{ be tgo and Tsf inches vide, and nrse meme
| Geep; 'front.' PIECES $40 IA ,hcs Gsep BY two And a
VIDE acI 'hgas inches 1eep, and gUuT Inches de-
an the EilCiT 10 rest on I:a coupling pole; too raj
mon VIDE; i0wer TaIis q nc inoa thick by o,' e,r
seyen-eIghth inch wide; three stads Egd ore "a
h.gh the sides; box three fee, foIr indb O.
lo1g. inc BOTTOM five inches vide front side IIss
shd haiI inehes desp, ana eight Src mali iEcEeg
a. the top IA para. 81 lao 70 ne bUdT - ~ lie
GEAR. 10 Do dhstlnt;sl!y Is teasd to the roni end
caah en1 seoafsd % It's haad piece and ir1nt Tsf
~. - GO. IA % j IassIGE thl Qua theu
good sgsP Ranges sJrSp 81 kSeeirbtb nuS , tgS
arc ana ms D"A noli iECh from tie Top eaEe and
Two 81 apo sac size tie liz Ee1r .he froHt as
70 prevent the muss from eAti.g tbs hoToS: Il
aaye I'M haaP isstfEei 70 tie middle Of tie i'd
II On on tho centre OF the box with apie ussIfnt
Inious IL 10 isAlsn the 10 20; s hi studs snd two
SIX Inches deep aud four Inches wide ~ king bot
none, IRON ROD IN II 1t ana centre, of eleve1 six
tcent,s Of al lroh round iron, with head an tHa
/ top OF TalI ana nut on tOEIer end: ron rod s5d
DiECo 3ehluN. win BhOulQe, O. TOP of tzgl ME-
ara Auts OF Lls under SIDE, and a nat on Dc 81
faLi plate Two and 2 hall inches Slas ar No "a
Ddhd ifons on tSl plecS, across the BODY: two ncr
tICS8 ia t;lll piece and hind lar two and .uartsr
iheAc5 SIDE sId one inch thick, 10 Ieo,I5ys SIsos.
Lhlue iHet !uUF Inches long, 70 30 used "a
Dearersi tour rlVets through each side stnG 49,
tGo rlHets through each front stud 10 ss~Nra tie
lhins boaidS, 10 be Of the boat suaiitT iT1n snd
riNeteC on good Bur; one iIvct thrVaEh rSob 80
o. inc rails gOoT i've O;ghths a al inch osE
Do Tdt5 G!d"s hva-eI ghths uf IN inch vETts .fTs
WI DoaTd LreCz u.gterg &! En Raa thIsk If vbIts
FlAe, 10 10 wei ciSStsd with I've "a les - 80,
en - eeCh end through the tai board an 49,
pate q zee lost CIs 1T ,noh gCrE two ard asn.r
ter i99God vide, and thTe5 eIgEtbs Of sp nah fbIo
on t4c GEueT sl's o.! the he'd rIt c. 10 exteDd g.,
ne hlEc cEC or the body 70 sight tlches IH -.
81 tho hEd BOlGters, 10 be fastene, nv lie rod -
We emu OF lie EOdy, by the lateral rod and -
LIlfee elSEths OF 90 inch screw boIts cna Al are
LOrUard o, 81 the ate and the other zbont =.
distaht OStS sen u AID the lateral rod s L.If
i@S;. 70 a. IfOH rod bolt to pass diagopsI IL
through icS .eis between the two hind stnds ~
eI.G IA ocga tas bod pleos plato under NJ win
RooG Eea2 on the fO2 aUd nut and so eyy AZ The
oottOs' 20 be 81 the top one foot SIX lnohes f,oTo
Ln-lde Of tRIl board, aud on tie bottom tsn IpoSsS
nom the hind IOu. An iron lamp two Inches
wide, One-q uRrteT OF inch thick aronpJ ,bs 80
zee, t'e center holt a. which the iock chaIn "a
attached passing through II, u extend seven inch
es on the INSIDE If the body, tie ends ton I'd ~.
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