The national Republican., 1861-06-24
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.
QUARTERMAsTEn GESsRAL's OrPicE,
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Proposals should sta e the prices at which they
can be furnished, delivered at New York, Bslti-
more, or Washington, stating the price, delivered
at each place. u ...-
The number which eau be made by any bidder
within one month after receipt of the order, also
week.
The wagons must exactly conform TO the fol-
lowing specifications, aud 10 the established pat
| terms. "a. .s. --'0I 1'''a
! Six-mule (covered) wagons, Of the size aud
/ description a. follows, to witt
| The front wheels 70 be three feet ten inches
| high; hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen
and quarter inches long; hind wheels four feet
ten inches high, hubs ten and a quarter inches
| In diameter and fourteen and y quarter inches
| long; fellies two and q half inches wide and two
and three-quarter 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
fve-eighths Of an inch thick, fastened with one
screw bolt and nut In each fellie hubs made Of
gum, the spokes and fellies Of the best white oak
free from defects; each wheel to have q sand
band and linchpin baud two and three quarter
inches wide, of No. 8 band iron, and two driving
bands-outside band one and a quarter inch by
one-quarter inch thick inside band one inch by
three e-sixteenths inch tbi X; the hind wheels to
be made and boxed so that they will measure,
| from the inside of the tire to the large end Of
the tox, six aud half inches, and front wheels
six and one eighth inches In parallel line, and.
each axle TO be three feet eleven and three-eghtl
inches from the outside of one shoulder washer
| to the outside Of the other, so as to have the
wagons oil to track Eve feet from centre to centre
Of tho wheels. Axletrees to.be made of the best
| quality refined American iron, two and half
inches square at the shoulder, taperiug down 10
one and a half inch in the middle, with seven
eghths inch king-bolt hole In each axletrfe;
washers and linchpns for each axletree; size Of
lin hpirs one inch wide, th"ee-eigbths Of an inch
Thick, with hole in each end a wooden stock
four and three-quarter inches wide and four
inches deep, fastened substantially to the axle
tree with ,lips on the ends and with two bolts,
six inches from the middle, and fastened to the
hounds and bolster, 1.-THE bolster 10 be e ur feet
Eve inches long, i've inches wide, and three and
half inches deep,) with four half-inch Dol S.
The tongue TO be ten feet eight inches long,
four inches vide, and three inches thick at front
end Of the hounds, and two and quarter inches
wide by two and three. Iarter inches deep ct
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 10 standing at rest on a
level surface.
The font hounds to be six feet two inches
long, three inches thick, and four inches wide
over axletree, 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 plate Of iron Two and a
half inches wide by thrce-eghths Of an inch
thick fastened on top of the hounds over the
back end OF the tongue with one half inch screw
bolt Ii each end, and plate OF iron of the same
size turned up at each end one and half inches
TO clamp the front hounds together, aud fastened
on fhe und-r side and at front end of the hound
with half inch screw bolt through each hound
a seven-eighth inch bolt through tongue and
hounds n the centre of Jaws, to secure the
tongue in tue hounds; plate OF iron three
inches wide, one quarter inch thick, aud one foot
eight inches long, secured on the inside OF jaws
OF hounds with Two riveti, and plate OF same
! dimensors on each side Of the tongue, where
the tongue and hounds rub together, secured in
like manner; q 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 three quarters 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; Il brace over front bolster one
and half inch wide, one quarter ui an inch thick
with bolt in each end to iasten 1t 10 the hounds
the opening between the Jaws of the hounds t.
receive the tongue four and three e-quarter inche:
in 'front.' and four and half inches nj the bacl
part Of the jawa.
and three quarter inches thick, and three inches
, wide jaws one foot long where they clasp the
+ coupling poie the bolster four feet I've inches
long and five inches de by three inches deep
| with steady iron two and half inches wide by
i one-half inch thick, turned up Two and hal
iaches and fastened on each end with three rive,s
the bolster stocks ard hounds to be secured wit.
four half.inch screw bolts, and one half-incl
e screw bolt through the coupling pole.
| lipn nj, .ifbt In lnp mn
three inches deep, and four and halfinches wid'
a at front end, and two and three quarter inche!
e wide at ba end distance from the centre ofking
bolt hole to the centre of the back axeltr g, sil
feet one inch, and from tte centre OF king boil
hole to the centre Of the laortoe In the hind end
1 of tie pole, eight teet Aine nches king bolt
. and = quarter inches diameter, of best refined
e iron, drawn down to seven -eghths of au inch
where it passes through the iron axletree iror
plate six inches long, three inches wide, and one
eighth Of an ipsh thick on the doubletec snt
= tongue, where they rub together; iron plate on
and u half by Que. quarter Ct an inch on tn,
sliding bar, fastened at each end by a screw bul
through the hounds front bolster to liavO plate
above and below, eleven inches long, three and
half inches wide, and three ghths of au Incl
thick, corners drawn out and turned down OF
the sides of the bolster, with nail In each corner
,r and four countersunk nails on top; two band
ON the hind hounds, two and two and a hal
inches wide, Of No. 10 band iron the rub plat,
on the coupling pole to be eight inches long, on
q and three quarters inches wide, and one-qnartc
q Of an inch thick. Doubletree three feet ten inchc
r long, sipgletres t~o feet eight inches long al
\, well made of hickory, with an iron ring a. eli
d at each end, the centre clip to be well secured
l. lead bar aud sretcher to be three feet two inche
a long, two and quarter inches wide, and on
i and a quarter inch thick. Lead bars, stretchcrs
and sngetrees for six mule team the two sin
gletrees for the lead mules to have hooks 10 tn
middle 10 hook to the end of the fifth chain, tn
!, wheel and middle pairs with open rings to attac
y tn N to the dou bietree and lead har.