Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-27
pRoRosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA.
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The number which csa be made by sny bidder
within one month after receipt Of the order, also
The W agOns must ex actiy conform 20 the foIlow-
ing sPeoltcanors and 10 the established patterns.
slx-muls te9yeredl Wagons, of the slze and de-
Tee front wheels to be three feet ten inches HIGH
quarter inches long; hind wheels four feet ten in
ehes ing n, hubs ten and quarter inches IN diane
two and emo w inches s 4 SS ies.
yer inches deep; cast iron pips boxes twelve inches
one and seven eishths inch al small end: lire two
AND hslt inches wide 0y five eighths Of an inch
saSb s. listened with one screw bolt and nut
nee OF the best white oak free from defeota; each
sps 70 nave sand band and lInehPin band two
| AND two driving Gands-outside bard one and a
bad one Oh By Ter iRSn nh tsIes inside
| hind whesis to be made and boxed 90 thai thew
large end of the box six and Ia ,noses s .nSs
| Eont wheels six and one-eig htE inches IN a para
e Inc, ana each axle 70 Dc three feet eleven and
der washer TO the outside Of the other 40 "a 10
have The wagons g.! to track i've feet from the
| made OF the best quality refined American " .,
| two and half inches square at the shoulder. ia
perlns down 10 one ana q hslf inch in the middle,
IN a seSen-eighths inch king bolt h9ie il each
| axletree; washers and hnchpns for each axletree;
a. inch thick, with hole in each end; a wooden
sioek four and three sEart inches wide and -four
with clips on the ends and with two bo,ls sJx in
chas from III. midd e, ard ia tened to tSe hounds
long. five ches wi e, sd three and hsIf iIohes
| de, P,l with four halfin bolts.
The tongue tu be ten feet eight inches long four
inches wide and three inches thick at front end of
| the hounds. ard Two and qua ter inches WIDE by
ard SO arranged as TO lit up, the font end Of Il TO-
hang within two feet OF the ground WI the wagon
| Is shading at rest on a level surfaoe.
The frOIt hOu nds to be SIX feet two inches long
| three inches thick, and four inches wide over
aTsI;ree and to retain thst width TO the back eEd
4 tIe nna fnng aIGh
lnoGes loLs Sad th' 60 Inche' square at Ihe front
ead, vita a plate 9t IRON two and hall inche.
| on top Of the hounds over the back enc of the
tongue with one hslf inch screw bolt in each end,
ana pate OF IrOa OF tho ss37e tize turned 40 al
each end one and hall inches to clamp tbs font
hounds together, snd fastened on the under aide
| Giid at fro1t end Of hounds with half mon screw
bolt through each hound, seven-eiE hth inch bolt
thTolsh tongue and hounds In the center of jaws,
Sds no sS Sd 6O.
ioot elsnt inches long, secured on the inslde Of
ssmo dimensions OF esoh side of the tortns SSsSe
| the tongue and hounds run together, secured in
round ron to extend from under the font AZ
and take two bolts in front part Of the hounds,
nnue t. the b,cf part of the hounds, and 70 be
,astSne6 with two bolts, one pear the bssE end Of
brace over front bolster one and half inch vide
one quarter of an inch thick. with . bot in each
tween the jaws of the hounds reoei We 4 tongue
four d and thISs quarter inches in oIt and four
Il .
The hind hounds four feet two inches lonf, two
and three quartsI inches thick, and three Inches
pole; the bolster four feet i've inches long
| anu hve inches wide BY three inches deep, viii
| half inch thick turned MP two ard a bslf Ipebes
ard fastened OF each end with three nvets; the
6oist3r stocks and hounds TO bs secured with four
hail inch ecrew bolts, and one hnlf-inch screw
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long,
three inches deep, and four and half inches wide
at front end and two and three usrter uohes wide
at back end; distance from the center Of klng bolt
inch, and from the center Of king bolt hole 10 me
center OF ths moruce In the hind end Of the pole
inches diameter, Of best refined iron, draw down
70 seven ghths of Inoh where II passes throuxh
inches wide, and one 81 ghth Of an inoh thick on
the donbletTee and tongue, where they rub tcgeth-
on he sons bar ny a ssSs ssd q
screw bolt through the hounds; front bolster TO
three and half inches wide, and three eiS LthS OF
an isoh tlok, corners drawn o5t and turned down
aud four ooantersunk pals on top;t wo bands
on the hlId hounds, two and two half inches
coupling pole be Gig bit inches long, one and NEE
quarters inches wide, and one quarter Of isoh
tlqtree two feet eis ht IEohss long All well made of
n5okor5 WIN an lrHn ring and elP a. each end the
to be three fset two inches long two and HsIse,
inches vIde, and OILS and quarter INCL thick.
Leat bars, sdetohers I'D sjntletrses for ak mule
team the two sngletrees for the led mnle. 20
have hooks 10 the MIDDLE to nook the end Of the
NTH chain, ths Wheel and middle pairs with open
The fifth chain to be ten fee. long 70 the forks tia
IoIk one loot ten inches long, with the EtretchsT
stsohed to spread the forks apart; the links Of the
douDietree, sts5 and tongue chains, three eie hths
sixteenth inch ia diameter; the fifth Cham TO De
seven -xtse.th inch diameter to the forE the FORK
and of the lock chains TO be not more than TWO AID
q su6Tt5r inches long.
The tody. TO be straight, TIRES feet six inches
a esoh ED n Tie Oesf or inside; tie BED pieces
deep; font Pisoss two nshsS essp By tSo sEd
half inches TlGsj tail pieces two aud half inches
II tho middle 70 res: on ting coupling pole; top ran
one and half inch tLiok 5y one AID seven-eighth
seyen-eIEhth iHoh vide; three stud5 AID one s aa
in 'front.' with Sea: on Strap hinges to close il ap as
long. the bottom five inches wide font side nine
and half luchcs desp and eight and half Inches
cesT 10 Ec sutS;SEtisy Sstsnsd to the iront end
Of ths body, 20 have iron strap passing round
y rivet % SSH end Ct i psssins through Them,
Sde I'D to be fastened 10 the front raj with two
fRs b6i h inch
two sGaps ssToe size the iG near tbs front e. Ee
nae Ss mads q e:
with good wooden cleat on tie inside, q strap of
H SS m tho he az sass .Ssd
rails each side; one bolster fastened 10 The BODY
six inches deep and four inches wide at k!nr bolt
hole; iron roo IN fr' Mt End CENTRE of eleven six
teeItha or az inch round iron, with head on the
top OF rail and nut on lower end; iron rod and
brace behind, with shoulders OF top of tail pieoe
and nuts on the under AIDE, and nut on tor OF
raj; plate TWO and 3 half lnchea vide OF No 10
band lron on tail plect, soross the body; two NOR
ucee IN tsil piece ans hiud bar two and suarter
lpohes wido and one iDch thick, 10 reoelye pioees
three feet four inches long, 20 be used as htrness
bearers; fonr rlvets through each side stud and
two rIyets through eSeh front stud 10 secure The
lining boards, TO pc OF the best suslify iron and
OF the rails, foor Ave, eishths of al inch oak |
boSrds; sides fve-eighths of an inch white pine
tai board three uartsrs Of 81 inch thick of white
PINE TO 6e well ested with i've oak oleats rvet
% at each cad through the tell board an iron |
plate three fest eli inches orE, two aud Guar
ter lHohes wde, and three elghths Of an noh thIok
on the under SIDE OF the bed piece, 70 extend ffom
the hind end OF the body 70 eight inches In front
Of the hi2d holsters 70 be fsRtsned by the rod at
the end OF the body, by the lateral rod and two
three eiEhths of an inch screw bolts one A. the
Forward erd OF the plate and the other about e
distant b5tvsen IL and the lateral rod. half
iaca rcu:c iron rod or bolt to pass diagonsI1y
through tee rails betx cen the two hind studs ~
aaS ;h-ocgn tae bed pieoe ID plate under IT. with
Q goOG sSS1 on the Top and nut and SCREW Al the
bottom. 10 be at the top foot ak Inches from
lnslde Of tall board and on the bottom ter inohss
from the hind ROD. An iron clamp two lnohes
wide, OF inch thick arou nd the raj
peoe, the center bolt To which tbs Jock chan n