The national Republican., 1861-07-25
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.

Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.
QuARrRRxAsrRR GrNERAL's OFr1cE,
Washington, June 81, 1861,
DROPosALs are invited for the furnishing of
l. army baggage wagons.
Proposals should state the prices at which they
can be furnished, delivered at New York. Balti-
more or Washington, stating the price, delivered
at each place.
The number whch.can be made by any bidder
within one month after receipt Of the order, also
the number which no can deliver within one
week.
The wagons must exactly conform to the fol.
lowing specifications and to the established pat
terms.
Six-mule (coversd) wagons, Of the size and
description as follows, to wit:
The front wheels 10 be three feet ten inches
high hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen
and q On 4rter inches long; hind wheels four feet
ten inches high, hubs ten and . quarter Inches
in diameter and fourteen and quarter inches
long fellies two and half inches wide and two
and three-quastsr inches deep; cast iron pipe
boxes twelve inches long, two and half inches
at the large end and one and seven-eighths inch
at small end tire two and half inches wide by
6ve-eighths Of an inch thick, fastened with one
screw bolt and nut In each fellie; hubs made of
gum, the spokes and fsllies of the best white oak
| free from defects each wheel to have a sand
| band and lnchpin band two and tbres-quarte7
inches wide, Of No. band iron, and two driving
bands-outside band one and quarter inch By
one-qusrter inch thick, inside band one inch by
| three -sixteenths inch thi k the hind wheels TO
be made and boxed 50 that they will measure
from tho inside Of the tire to the large end Of
the tox, 81. and half inches, and front wheels
sS and one eighth inches In Q parallel line, and
each akle TO be three feet eleven and thrse-eigbh
inches from the outside Of one shoulder washer
10 the outside Of the other, 90 a. to have tie
wagons I'll to track Eve feet from centre to centre
of the wheels. Axletrees TO be made of the best
quality refined American iron, two and half
| inches square at the shoulder, tapering down 70
one and half inch in the middle, with q seven-
eghths inch king-bolt hole in each axl-tree |,
| washers and linchpins for each axletree size of
linchpins one inch wide, th-ee-eighths Of an inch
| thick, with hole In each end Z wooden stock
| four and three-qusrter inches wide and four
inches deep, fastened substantially to the axle
tree with clips on the ends and with two bolts,
six inches from the middle, and fastened to the
hounds and bolster, (the bolster to be funr feet
6ve inches long, Eve inches wide, and three and
II half inches deep,) with four half-inch Dol 8.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long,
fonr inches wide, and three inches thick at front
end of the bounds, and two and q quarter inches
! wide by two and three uarter inches deep at
the front end, and so arranged as to lift up, the
front end of it to hang within two feet of the
ground when the wagon is standing at rest on Il
| level surface.
The font hounds to be six feet two inches
long, three inches thick, and four inches wide
over sxletree, and to retain that width to the
back end of the tongue; jaws of the hounds one
foot eight inches long and three inches square
at the front end, with q plate of iron two and q
half inches wide by three-eighths of an inch
thick, fastened on top of the hounds over the
back end Of the tongue with one half inch screw
bolt in each end, and plate OF iron of the same
siEo turned up at each end one and half inches
to clamp the front hounds together, and faster ed
op the under side and at front end of the hounds
with half inch screw bolt through each hound ;
a seven-eighth inch bolt through tongue and
hounds in the centre of jaws, to secure the
tongue In the hounds a plate of iron three
inches wide, one quarter inch thick, and one foot
! eight inches long, occurred on the inside of laws
Of hounds with two riveto, and plate of same
dimensions on each side of the tongue, where
the tongue and hounds rub together, secured in
hke manner; n brace of seven-eighths of an
| inch round iron to extend from under the front
axletree and take two bolts in front part of the
hounds same brace thres-auarters of an inch
round to continue to the back part Of the hounds,
and to be fastened with two bolts, one near the
back end of the hounds and one through the
slider and hounds; a brace over front bolster one
and half inch wide, one quarter of an inch thick,
with bolt in each end to fasten it to the hounds
the opening between the Jaws Of the hounds to
receive the tongue four and three-quarter inches
in front, and four and half inches at the back
part of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three quarter inches thick, and three inches
wide jaws one foot long where they clasp the
coupling pole; the bolster four feet Eve inches
long and five inches do by three inches deep,
oue-half inch thick turned up two and half
inches and fastened on each end with three rivets
the bolster ntocas and hounds to be secured with
four half inch scrsw bolts, end one half-inch
screw bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eigA. inches long,
three inches deep, ard four and halfnches wide
at front end, and two and three-quarter inches
wide at ba k end; distance from the centre ofking-
bolt hole to the centre of the back a1eltree, SIX
ieet one inch, and from the centre of king bolt
mole 70 the centre of the mortice in the hind end
Oh tee pole, eight 'eet nine inches; king one
| and quarter inches diameter, of best refined
Lon, drawn down to seven-eghths Of an inch
where IT passes through the iron axletfes iron
plate six inches long, three inches wide, and one
eighth OF an inch thick on the doubetree and
tongue, where they -ub together; iron plate one
ana ha" ny ore-qusrter Of sn inch on the |
sliding bar, fastened at each end by screw holt
through the hounds front bolster to have plates
above and below, eleven inches long, three and a |
half inches wide, and three eighths Of an inch
thick, corners drawn out and turned down on |
the sdes of the bolster, with nail In each corner
and four countersunk nails on top two bands
on the bind hounds, two ard two and q half
inches wide of No, 10 hand iron tho rnb nlate