Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-26
pRoposALs FOR ARMY BAssAsE WA
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a. each place.
Tne humber which can be made By any bidd.,
! within one month after receipt Of the order sIso
tie number " hIch h can denver within one " esk
The " agons must exactly confirm 70 the fol ov-
Ing specIhcatIous AID o. the estsb lshed patterns
sx.mu!e teoyeredl Wagons, Of the size and de-
scTIPtl3n as follows to wiz:
| hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen and Q
quarter inches long; hind wheels -four feet ten in
twn ana half inches wide aud two and three suar-
two and SchssP at s"s rse EN- ssa
one and seven eiEhtns Incn az small emu; tire two
thlek; fastened with enc screw bolt and nut IN
| each feis; hubs made gam, tie spokes and fe-
| whee, to have sand hand and hnohpin band two
ana thIee-auaIter inches wide # No. band iron
quarter inch BY one-qus ter inoh thick, inside
hand one ch BY thr-e .slxteentis inch thick: the
| h,nd whefis TO he made and boxed SO that thew
| will measure from the inside of the tire TO tha
| large end OF the box six and 8 hs inches, aud
e line, aEd each axle to b. three ieet eleven and
three el$ht. inches rom the outside of one shout
| havs the wagons NJ To track FIVE feet from the
| centre 10 ceLtre OF the wheels. AK etrees TO Be
| two and O half inches square at the shoulder ta
| PerinE Gown TO one AM a half inch in the middle
axletree; washers sud lIrchpns for each axirtree;
| size "t InchpIEs one inch w,dS. three eig hthr OF
| a. inch timex, With hole in each snd q wooden
stock fguf and three HaTt inches ide and four
Inches deep, fastened sui tan Ia y to t,- axIetr5e
ches frem thu midJ g, ard IA toned TO I e hounds
snd 20 ster ihe bostsr 20 be four feet 6ve inches
| do P,l Nth four half inch bots.
ne i0Esnc - b. n i-et eight i1ehes long, four
the hounds, aud two and qua ter inches WIDE bJ
two and three quarter IrChs dep st th- front end
and so aransed as 20 lit up, the front Of IL TO
hang within tao of the ground VIII N tbs wagon
| lie staGding at rest ON a level suIfsce.
The front hounds to be six feet two inches long
! InTSS inches tHIcE. -EJ four inches wide over
e1.tree, ard 10 retain tast width to the back ED
| nl the tongue Jaws OF !he houcds one loot eight
| eld, with q plate of ion two and 6 half inches
VIDE bT three elgk'hs Of an inch IN OK, fastened
| on tip Of the hOuGd over the back enc of tue
'ngue with me half inch sorrow holt IN each end,
and s:e Of Iron Of he sans size turned up al
each end one and q hall inches TO clamp tbs font
hounds together, and "a stened on the under tlde
| and at front end Of hounds with halfInch screw
| th;Oagh tongue and hounds IL the center of Jaws
TO secnr- the TO que IN the nOnnds; ate OF IRON
three inches wide, one quarter inch thick ana one
| FOOT eight Inches long, secured on the insids OF
Jaws Of hou9ds, with two rIvets an plate Of
| same dimensions on escl side of the tongue where
1 the tongue and hounds run together, secured in
IKE msnnet;a D. ace OF seven els htlIs OF an inch
and AXE two bolts in front part OF the hounds
lame bT ace three Icrters Of inch round TO cor
\ fastened with two bOts, near the bacA obd of
.GS hoonIs aFd one through the slider end ho unds;
one CUSTER OF an ineh thick with bolt % each
tween the jaws Of the mounds 70 receive & tonsue
anH q h2I lhches 81 the back psrt Of the jtvs.
| The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three quartet inches thIck. ana three inches
| wlLe; JAWS one foot long where they clasp the
| ana fivs inches wide by three inches deep, WIKI
| sts ads IrOa two snd 3 ha { inches wide 81 Cne
and stened OF Sa0S END Win s ,R1. h Ty. Rosss
| boster stocks aud hounds To bs secured with four
| bolt through the coupling pole.
| q, The coupling PoIe nine feet eight inches long,
al front eno and two and tire ouarter incbe. xiS
a. nsek snd; distance from the center Of EIns bolt
inCh and from the center Of king bot hole 10 me
center OF IN. mortioe In the hind end of the pole
best SSit Soe arc SSSg
70 seven OF hths OF an lnoh whsre passes through
inches WIDE, and one eighth OF .n inch thick on
| the dOubletree and tnnggo, where they rub togeth
the siding bar az esoS e6d b B, an
! screw bolt thTC ugh tho hounds; front bolster TO
In, es aud half inches vide and three eiShths of
| an inch thick, corners drawn oct end TIMED down
ner, aud Gour couLteTsunk mails on TOP; Wo lands
on the hind hOands, two ind two ana half inches
coupling POLE TO be eight inches long one and Aree
| suaTteTs inches VIDE, and one SEGrter of an iLoh
getree two feet eli ht inches long ali well made of
nioto1' win an IRON ling and CLIP 81 each END, the
10 be three feet two inches long, two and carter
| lnones VIDE, and one and q spsrter Inch thick.
| team; the two singieGees for the lead m1les 10
have hooks in the nIdcle TO nook TO the end of the
i NTH cGaln the wheel and middle pairs with open
| rings 10 attach them 20 the oorbletree ard Iesd
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork: the
fork one foot ten inches long, vita the stretoher
attached TO spread the forks Apart the links OF The
OF an Irch in diameter; the iorEsd chain seven.
| slIteentn lnoh In dismeteri the Efsb DIAN 10 De
to be Eve sixteenth inch diaster the links OF these
and Of the lock chains 70 be more than two and
1 q quarter inches long.
II Tn be fhraa faaK~
sn4 tan feet Sx iEches Al the TOP, scpiRr esasii5
/ b tSO sid half inches wide, and Tires inches
Dep; front pieces Two inches oeep By two and .
vide and three inehes docp, ana four Inches deep
~ the middle 70 rest on tbs coupling poles top rail
inch vide; IoveI rails one inch tHiok by one and
seyen-eIghth inch wide; three studs and one raj
as tie sides; boH TIRES feet 20 e Io1r Il ~
long. tie bottom ave inches wide front SIDE. nine
OesT, 70 be substantially nstsEsd 70 The iront end
each end scCard to h hOsd psSe and loP Itq a
oy a riVst IN esoh end OF 4 passing through them,
good strap hinges, strap Of iveeIshth inch iToU
| around the box half inch from the Top e1ge and
| TO prevent the mules fr0m eating tie boIes: 10
have JOINT hssP fastened to tae middle of the lid
IRON on the centre Of tic boz win s.a,s ssse o.
through 1t, to las,0n the lid TO- studs and two
Il
ak inches deep and four Inches wids at king holt
hole; IRON rod IN fr IT and ooDtre, Of eleven six
teent o. cn Inoh round iron, with head or The
top Of rail and nut On lower end; Irop rod snd
bTacc behlaO, WIKI shoulders o. TOP of tail piscc
and nutj or the uadsr aide, and nut on ion al
| rail-; Plate tSO and q half Inches wide OF NJ IA
band IRON, on tail piece, across the body two NOR
loes III ts!l Fiece sn2 hind Lar two and suarter
tnohe3 woo and UnO inch thick, TO leoelye pieoes
three tsot four inches long, 10 be used as ksrnass
besrers; loGr :Ivets through escE AIDE stud and
two rIyes through each front stud 10 seer re the
lining boards, 70 be of the best quality iron and
rlYeteo on good bur; one Ilvet through each end
Of the rtlis, foor hye,elghths of az inch oak
ooSrdS; siGes hve-elg aths Of inch white pine
TAIL DoSTd 2siters Il an lroh thick of white
pine, 20 be Well oieeted with Eve OAK c.eats riyet
| Cd OF each end through the tail board; an iron
plate TIN &c feet o. ut inches long, two sl su,r
ter inches vsde and three eghths Of IN incb fbIck
or tbs Cncef slde OF the bed pie oe 10 extend from
the hind end OF the body to eight inches m from
OF the hLG holsters, to be fastened by the rod At
The end OF the body, By the lateral rod and two
| three oIghths OF al inch screw bolts one At tbs
forward end OF the plate aud the other about :. nj
oIstant Dssssen u and the lateral rod A half
through Ice rails between the two hind studs M
aEc ia ocEn tie bed piece plate under IT. with
| fooc cea1 on the Top AID nut and sore NJ the
BOTTOM 10 be at the top one foot sx Inches from
lnslde OF tail board, and the bottom tan Incbas
from the hind rod. An iron clamp two inches
wide, one-Q uavter OF inch thick a.ound the h5