Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-09
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
WasS,. stc.. June III, fsSl.$

can be furnished deiIvered ct New York, BsltI-
more. O.. arlington, stating the Prioe delivered
The number which osa be made BY any bidder
the number " hich he can deliver within one week.
The w agons must exactly conform 20 the follow
slI[muIe GeoveredI Wagons, Of the sIsS and de-
soripton "a follows. n wit:
hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen and q
quarter inches long; hind Wheels four feet ten IN
ter and fourteen and quarter inches long; fellIes
two and half inches wide aod two and three ausr-
long. two and half inches at Tie large sad and
one and seven eigb this inoh At small emu; tire two
thick, fastened with one screw bolt AID nut IN
each fele; hubs made Of gum, the spokes and fell
Wheel = to nave sand band and Inshpn band two
and three-auaTter lnones wide Of No. band iron
hand one iHch BY three si1teenths ipch thick; the
viii measure from the inside Of the tire to The
large end of the box six and q ha inches, and
lei line, aud each axle to be three feet eleven and
three eighth inches from the outside of one shout
Ssvs me 70 ms al to track i've feet from the
centre'to centre of the wheels. Az etrees to be
two and half inches SQUARE Il the shaUder Ia
pering down 10 one and half inoh in the middle,
axietree; washers and iiHchpins for each sxetfee;
of linchPlns one inch vide, three els hths Of
stock four and three quarter inches vide and four
inches d.ep. fastened sub tan Ialy to the axetrse
ana 30 tter the bolster to be four feet five inches
long, hive iuehes vice, ard three and half inches
det p,D with four half inch bots.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long, four
inches VIDE and three inches thick al front END OF
the hounds, and two and qua ter inches wide BY
two and three quarter inches At the front end
and SO sTb5ansed Is to II, p the SRt end Of i 20
| is standing at rest on a level surface.
The front hounds to be six feet two inches long,
sIeltree and 70 rst.in that width to the back end
OF the tongue; JAWS OF the hounds one fo0t eight
| end. with a plate of iron two and a half inches
VIDE oy tRiee- elghths OF an inch thick, fastened
tongue with one half inch screw sClt in each end,
sno pa aa;e OF Iroa OF ne sans sizs turned % a.
snd at front end Of hounds VITA half Ipch scrsw
through tongue and hounds In the center OF laws,
to secure the To que IN the mounds; pste o: iron
foot I'm Snsbss Gns l6en t1iok asa one
| Jsws Of hounos. WI b two rIvets ana plate OF
| the tongue aud h unds run together, FecEred in
[6mnd Tanne = 3see OF seven Of an ns
| Ard take two bolts IN front part of the bounds,
same Brace lhTee carriers Of ar fnsh round to CON
fastened with two b6t,, one near the bscI end Of
the hounds and one through the slider and hounds;
one quarter Of an inch thick. with a hoIt ia each
end 10 fasten II TO the hounds; the opening be
| and a 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
oougng pole; the bolster four feet kveinches long
81, sdy iron two ard hsf inches wide s; one
nal inch thick turned mp two AID half inches
bolster stocks and hounds TO be secured with four
haf inch screw bolts, and one half-inoh screw
bolt thTough the coupling pole.
Il eet al ghf lnoha IorS
three inches deep. and four and q half inches wide
BACK end distance om the ceats1 o 5HGh e. 6
hole to the center OF tho bset ax etree six feet
SGs snd from the center Of KING bolt hole to the
eIEht feet nine inches; king bolt one and quarter
nohes olameter, 81 best refined iron, dravn down
me l1ol S5etIeei IRON pats six inches iOng, three
inc Tse and Of an inch thick
or; iron Plate ore and half By one-qusrter Of an
screw bolt through the hounds; fscSt b sle 20
| have Plates e59ye And below eleven inches lonr,
three and half inches VIDE, and three eishths Of
on the SIDES OF the boster, with nail in each cor
snS ISpb nails top wo bands
| wide, OF No 10 band iron; the run plate on tie
s ses and nhs che f1S
thick. Dou tree three feet ten Inohes long sin
cEorr with an ras and op !. zach s m snS sSs
oenteT clp TO be w seoured lead bar nd ST stcher
inches vide, and one and q quarter Inch thiof.
Lead bars, stretchers d sing lotrses for sJ male
hsye hooks in the middle to hook to the end of the
hfth chain, the wheel and middle pairs with open
| bar. ''A' 10u''''''e Aho ieoo
The fifth chain to be ten feet long TO the fork; the
Ss Ss f'Ss ten tbno3es long With the ,tTeths
dou6ietrss star and tongue chains, three eit hths
81 IN lfSh ma n dasts1 the Clksd cham
seven sixteenth inch diameter to the forE the FORK
nc Fvs s6'eenth ineh diameter. the links of these
as6srter inches long.
Tue body TO he straight, three feet six inches
and zen feet SIX inches at the tos, sioenr esusii.
eeca END al IN the clear inside; the bed pieces
deep; front Pieces two inahos dse, By two " ard
hail lnohes WIDE; tail piece two and half inchss
in the middle 10 rsst on the poe: to,
one ana haii inoh thick By Que and ceven-eis hth
sevsn-eIghth inch wide; three stud. and one 1 nj
as y me s sss. on tStT nP hinges 70 close
long the bottom vs inches vide on iU SIDE nG Gss
snG hsII inches deep, and eight and half ilc6es
clear. 70 Be substantially fastened to the 1ront end
o 20 70 IPqnd
d to DO sstensd q % The onf vItb them sT
half O dm Sh .O1
Two etra ps sse slze on the lie near the front edge
have joint hssp fastened to the middle of The lid
win good Sooden ccst on the InEide, q strap Of
on OeiluS OF In6 DOX With TtdpiS paxsln0
through IT, 70 festen the lid to- Gig ht studs and two
rs on eaoh side; one bolster faStened 10 tie body
SIX lnohes deep And four inches wide at king bot
hO!ei iron rod In fr ut and centre. of eleven siI
teentl.s OF an i4oh round iron, with head or TIE
top OF rail- and nut OF lower end; IRON rod and
brace behIad. with shoulders Oh TOP of tai pieoe
AND nuts on the under side, and a nut on Ton nj
ran; plate two gno half inches wide of No ID
band iron, on ta pIeoe aorosa the body; two NOR
noes IN FL piece ana hind bar two and suartsr
inches wide and one incn thick, 20 IeooIve pieces
tnroe leet four inches long, TO be ure Is hsrness
Seerels; iour rlyets through each aide STUD and
i've riTets thronSh each trout stEd, to secure the
inint Posrds, 70 be OF the best ypallty iron and
n ny on 2 good bur; one Net through each end
borIos; SIDES e-elghths of an i3oh white pine,
tsll board threee uertsrs of an IL oh .ok OF White
Pine, 10 be Well clsated with 1--WE OAK oeats =; vet
81 at each end through the "a DO Ird; an iron
plate three foet 81 mt inches long, ~ and uar
Ter inches vide, and three eshths OF an Inoh thok
on inc under side of the bed pIeoe to extend from
the hind end OF the body to eight inches in front
of the hind holsters, to be fastened by the rod n
the end of the body, by the lateral rod and two
tnree elghths OF an inch screw bolts, one III the
forward end of tho plate and the other about e III
distant between IL and the lateral rod, A half
lIc2 rouSc iron rod or bolt to pas diaeopaIiy
throcgh tns rails between the two hind gfuds 10
aIc III: orgn the bed piece plate under 1T With
2 gooo csan on the top aud nut and sorev Al the
pottom 10 De at the top one foot six Inches from
lde Of Tall board, and on the bottom ten Ipcbes
from the hind rod. An iron clamp two Inches
wlde one-q uarter of ineh thick a. ound the bed
zoe, the center bolt TO hich the look ohaIn M