Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-02
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
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the humber which Gao be made BY sry bidder
the number which he can deliver y Ithn one week.
ing .pecifs,toas and h the estsb ss6ed patterns.
SIX mus Ieoyeredl Wagons, Of the size and de-
Te front Theeis to be three feet ten inches high.
hubs ten 1nches In dIsmCter and fourteen and
ones high. hubs ten and qusrtsf inches IN diane
Ter and fourteen and gu Srter inches org; felhes
Ter inches deep; cast PIP. boxes twelve inches
\ long, two and nsf inches at tne rye en- and
aud a 1aif inches wide Sy & eiebtss G Of an inch
thick, fastened with one screw bot AID nut IN
lie. Of tn best white oak Eee from P SsIe a?c s
| Wheel to have q sand baud and hnchpin band two
and two driving Ia Ids-Outsde bard one AID a
quarter inch by one-Qus ter inch thick, lntide
hlIdd whe Is to be made and boxed so t.t they
s!lI measure from the inside of the tire 10 the
front wheels sax and once hth inch 9 20 3 para
,el line, asd esch axle 10 b three ieet eleven and
three tlgnth inches rom the outside of one Shout
DER washer TO the outside Of The other 90 as To
to ce Of tbs S6Se. h's tss5 from 20 the
m,de Of the beet qua ~ rchned Am .~icaa g,
dow na 10 oas na az mem sR n h6s %
| lfh seyen,eishths iach king bolt hole in ach
size Of linchpins one inch de ihr~e eir hth. Of
| 80 Inoh thick, With a hole in esoh end; W. oden
inches d sp fsstsued sub tan IA " 70 the aILtrse
win CT ps on tn ends snd It'll two bots, s,x in
bo ter 1.-THE bolst to be fur feet Eve inches
iHnS hve ehes WI e, and three and q half Inches
The tongue Q" be IN fo.t eight inches long. four
IN hes wi . and three inches thick al fro tsna of
two and THEE gu.rter inch sd = a. the front end.
and so ar, ansed as to lift up, the front erd "
hang " Ithln teet of the ground when the wagoa
| Is STAGING at rest on q level tu. face.
The front houuds to be six feet two inches long,
.1lee inches timex, and four inches wide over
| OFT tongue; JAWS OF the nou' Gs one foot eight
wide b. ;hrea- eIghths Of an inch IN OK. fastened
on p Of the hou de over the bsok emo Of the
ngu- with ehe hall inch scEsw IL IN each end,
eacn end one aad nalt iaones to clamp IN. font
Aud at front end Of hounds wit" half lnch screw
bolt through ssca Mound. seven-els III inch bolt
through tons Ne And mounds In the center of jsvs,
to see.re the 10 sue IN the mounds; ate OF iron
foot egnE Inches long, secured on The insid Of
JaSs ct hon u.s. WI b two rIvets sn q plate of
| the tongue and h unds run 10. ether, acc req 10
| IKE manne.;a b ace of seven eigBths oI an iuoh
70 oH HsG part the Sad
aTne b ace hree eTteEs VI a. inch round to oUn-
fastened with two bolts, one near the bscx emo Of
| the hounds ara one through the Ider and HOUNDS;
One quarter of 81 mon thick, with a tot a. each
| end 10 iasten II 90 tire hour Us; tire opening he
four and tbrr.. quarter inches in ont, and four
anu half inches at the hack part Of the Jaws
| 9 q,
wi 9; laws one foot long " hers they ctasp the
AMI hye Inches vide by IN, zee I.ches deep wi g
| e ad5 iron two aud ha { inches vide 81 ne
aud 5 stoned OF each end with th1es Tivets; the
Dol Ter stooks and Hounds 20 b secured with four
hsf inch screw bolts, and one haIf-.noh screw
Dol. through the coupling pole
| The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long,
at front enc, and two and thrSe saartsr inches VIDE
at back eBdi distance from TIE iter Of ,Ing bolt
hole to the center Of the back etree feet one
inch, and from the center Of king bolt noe 10 the
| center o. IN mortIce In the hind end of the pole
inches G1smeter Of best rekned ron, DAN down
seven elghths Of az inch where It passes through
inches wldJ, and one eshrh OF a. inch thick on
| the dUubietree And tnEue, where they rub LIg 9Th
I Ss az end % 81 a.
| screw bolt through the hounds; front holster to
III and half incRe. vide, and three Gig 6,hS q
an zach thIck, corners drawn oct and turned dovH
ner and four oountersunk mails N top; wo bands
ON the hind hounds, two and two ana half in hes
coupling pole to De eight inches long, one and hree
n 1Se, slde and one STs6tsI Of an .oh
ssrse two feet 81, hi inches long, all well made of
center clip to be il seoured lead bar and 81 etcSeT
% be three ct two inches long, two and quarter
cad h,rs, retcGers, id sing esr.es f'r slI mUIe
/ seonli We two sing esreeS Tor the lead mules 10
fith chain, tIs heel am mide 8 ,airs with open
rings To attach them ~ the cOIpIeuee and lead
| r6r.
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork; the
i9,s one foot ten inches long with the stretehsI
dSubietTae stay AID tongue Chains, thres ei, ht5s
Of an I,Sh IN diameter; the torksd chain SCI en-
sven ,kteenth inch di.meter to the for; the lori
10 he rye six, eenth IEo diameter the nks these
asuarter inches long.
VIDE, two feet deep, ten leet long = The bottom
A. or ssSs s ssse,
{. be two aad half inches wide, and three inches
inches vide; tail plsoe two os and hsf iae6s.
vide aud three inches dse7, ana four inches deeP
oF 81 o1s and
mon w.aei lover rslis me Inch thick by oDe and
Ugh az the sides; box three feet four inches
| the bottom i've inches wide front side. nIle
half inches deep, and eight and half iLohes
enc sor In Parallel me % the body "a IN ths
OF tns body, 20 have An iS0n strap passing round
tie I'D to be fastened to The front raj VITA two
SSn sdTa hs baf nsRS q dg inch iron
two sta Pc SAFE size on the lie the froLt edge
nave JONI hasP fastened to Tie riddle Of the lid
VIII good wooden clest on the inside, a strap of
through it, fssten the lid to; it ht st'Ss and two
rals on each side; one bolster fastened 70 the body
rod r NJ dS osnrs Of es rns eS
teenths of an inch round iron, with a head on the
| Top OF rail and nut on lower end; iron rod And
brooe behlno, with shoulders O. TOP of tai piece
and nuts on the under side, and a nut on top OF
rall; plate two and half inches wide Of No 10
band iron, on tan piece, aoross the body; two mor
noes In ttll piece an hind b:r two and quarter
Inches wide and one inch thick, to receive pieces
threa feet four inches long, 10 De used as hsrpess
| beafersi four rlvets through esch aide stud and
two rIyets through e1ph front stud, 20 secure the
Inning eoards. to be of the best sualitJ iron and
| nEeted on good bur; one TIvet through each and
| OF the rails, floor i've .eig hths of al inch oaE
| boSrds; sides hve-elghths VI an inch white pine !,
tai board three uaters Of inch thIok of white
Plne 70 be well cheated with five OAK ceat, riyet-
| cd at each end through the tail board; An iron
plate three feet light inch long, two and q mar
ter inches WIDE, and three eighths Of an Inch hok
on the under slde of the bed pe oe 10 extend from
the hind end Of the body to eight inches IN front
Of tie hind holsters TO be fastened By the rod Al
TIE end Of the body, BY the lateral rod and two
thIee elEhths OF "a inch screw bolts, one at the
| distant between IL and the lateral rod A half
| iHcc oars iron rod or bolt to pass diagonaIly
| through ne rails between the two hind studs 10
sIs IA ocsn tne bed piece q d plate under IT, with
gooG cea1 on the TOP AID nut and SO ew AT thu
bottom, 10 be ~ the top foot SIX inches from
IN lde Of tall board, aud the bottom ten inches
| from the hind roi. An iron clamp two Inche.
wide, one-q uerter OF ga inch hiok a oupd the bed
ece; the center bolt TO " moh ths Iock onaIn ne
attached passing through II, To extend seven inch
| es the inside of Ih- body ends tnn . Nd 10