Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-12
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
sa. Qsartermas.ss Generals n&ee.


IL. II WcSAisgtoa. June Il, lS6l.f
pR0fS.aIs sJs Invited for the furnishing of
can b Furnished, dsiSs'ed At New 70 (. Balls,
moe; Or @sshinston. ststing the price delivered
The number which can be made br apy bidder
nuH Iss @Snth 81 ssr RECEIPT Of hi order
The W ssons must exactly conform 70 the fol ov-
ing speCffOs.oas and e the estsE shed patterns
scrlption "a follows to vic:
hubs ten inches In diameter and fourtseu and q
apsrfer inGhss long; hind wheels four feet ten in
Sse s6 ns 1SSs ten and quarter inches IN dsms
two and half inches wide AID two ard three qu r
long, two and hsf Inches at the isrse en- an' and
one and seven elshths inch at small emu; tire two
thick, fastened with one screw bot AID nut tim IN
esSh fssI he; sn9; made gum TIE sPokes and ie
| wheel to have 8 sand band and Iinohpin hand two
ana ee-ausrter inches wide Of No. band iron
quarter inch BY one-qus ter inch thick, inside
band one oh bJ thr,e sIItespths Ipoh thick; ths
win measure from the inside Of the tire to the
| large md OF the box six shd q hs inches, and
sl line, and each axle to b three feet eisSen and
three eighth inches rom the outside of one shout
have the Wagons Al to track i've feet from the
| centre to oentre of the whsels. AK etrees to be
two and q half inches square at the shoulder, Ia
| perinE down 10 one and half inoh In the mddl.,
axietree washers and iiIchpins for each aXetfee;
size 81 l:nchpIns one lnoh wide, three il nth. of
stock four and thfe quart r inches vide and four
inches deep, fastsned sub tanIs ~ To the axetr9e
chss from the middle. ard "a tened 70 OO hound.
and DO ster. 1.-THE bolster 70 DO four feet We inches
de.p.J with four halfinch bots.
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long, four
the hounds, and two AID a qua ter inches WIDE BIZ
two ana Three inchcs dep at the front end
hang within two iset Of the ground wh.n the wasoa
| ID standing at rest ON level sui face.
tn inches, thick, and -four inches wide over
s1stree, and 10 retain that width to the back erd
inches lons ssd th,es inchs. square at The ffeat
| end, with 8 plate of iron two and half inches
on top of the hounds over the back enc of tine
| tongue With one half inch sorew blk IN each end ,
each end ono ana baIf iroses to clamp the n font
| hounds together, ana ia .ened on the under side
| bolt through each hound, seven-eiThth inch bolt
| through tongue and hOuads IL the center of jaws,
three inches wids, one quarter inch thick ana one
| foot eight inches long, secured on The INSIDE OF
ssms dimensions on each side Of he tongue wSsre
the tongue and hounds run together, SecuTeI ia
round ron 70 extend from under the font sxeitIse
and take two bolts In font part of the nOuLds,
tinue 70 the b.ok parr If the hounds and to be
fastened with two bolts, one near toe back end Of
braoe over front bolster one and half inch wide,
one quarter Of an inoh thick, with a GOlt la each
tween the Jaws ii the hounds to receive T. tong ne
ana 6a t5ss :. ss, ssses "a and four
| The hind hounds four feet two inches long two
| and three quarter inches thick, and three Inches
fling poles The bolster four fee, fvsinChss lcns
! and hvs inches wide by th: ee Inches deep, vi.
halt inch thick turned mp two and half inches o
| and f. stoned or each end with three rIvete; the
hslf inoh screw bolts, and one half .nch screw
| bolt throug n the coupling pole.
The pYss pnS feet eight inches long
st front end and two and thr quarter inches vide
hole 70 the center OF the back az etree six fee. ons
inch, and from the center Of king IL hoe to the
elght feet nine Inches; king bolt on ana au.ftep
\ Inoh7s GlamYter, Of best refined irOn, ORA down
seven hths of an Iucn where 1t pa tnToush
| the lIoa sXetree; Iron pate SIX inca org. hTee
| inones Tld' ana geo e'shLh vi an lnch thick
| er; iron ate and a nalf by one quarter Of az
lboh on the s,dlaS Da-Y la. 81 at ceOh end 10y
have a es nbov- aud Below eievsn inches Ions,
| IN 90 aud lali inch"s ~ids, and tine eShths OF
on the s,avs Of the bost r. vita Tai IN each CO..
| nor and four counter sunk nails top; wo lands
Won Y 5G r Sac two f ana p h IN sS,
P9 t9 s web na one as n fs n s
| Tick Dcub. tree three .e,t Ten Inoh InGg, ria
ko vita aSs an IRON m and OH @ sD 81
cent?, lp To ye Iced bar I'D 1T etcuer
inches ds, aHd "n. shd spd SqSrIr
| ed tats, sH6tcnerh,d q single for SIX m lie
we hov H in the md TO hook to tne eng OF ,as
| Ilth oLaIn, fnO vines! AL middle Pairs with open
riLgs To At aoh tNem to the dULtietree AID lead
The IF h chain to be ten feet ong TO the fork; TIE
lrK one foot ten inches long, wiki TIE eLretch- r
ttached ID tpread ihe fO KS apart the links II the
| d"ubletr. 0 sssL ard tongue chans, three eli hths
ii an CHI in diameter; the ioIk~d chain Sc en-
sixteenth iLoh i diameter; the filh onaln 20 ne
seven sixteenth lnoh diameter to thy for. tue f,!
to be 1--WE sixteenth mob diameter, the INKS OF these
and Ui the lOcE chains 10 benot more tn IN twOsrd
| q quarter llohos long.
The body To be strai.ht, three feet six inches
| wide, Two feet deop, ton feot long at ne bottom
and ten ieet six 6hes at the top, slopiRs uaIJ
at each end al IN the clear or msidO tie bed pieces
| DO tyO and nalf inoh5s wide and three inches
DEEP t.Ss. PIECES , .TU in hes SeeP b. tyo and
Vide and three inches DEEP spS Iop1 nal sSaes
In the middle TO rest on the coupling pole; top raj
one and half inch thick BY one and ssven-tfght6
| lnch vice. lower rails ~ne inch thick by OIL q and
seyen-elghth inch wide; three studs and one raii
mn a. she s sss 90 f5sp hinges to CLOSE It a
| long the bottom i've inohss wide front side nIne
op S SG hns 4s &C. and half
oIear, to be substantially listened TO the front end
to Ssd saa ion a9g 1.
4: { q ssEss sss Es$
sRs sS1 hs n ths nan Is the and
to prevent the mules from eating he bogss: go
have joint nasp fastened to the middle OF the lid
with good wooden cleat on the inside A Etrap Of
iron on the centre OF the box with 8: apls paslfnr
through L. to tsston the lid to- Int studs and two
rails each side; one bolster fastened 10 the hndV
SIX inches deep and four INCHES wide at King holt
hole; IRON rod In fr Mt and centre. Of eleven SIX
teenths OF an inch Iound iron, with head on The
top OF rail- and nut on lower end; iron rod and
brace bshnd. with slOuldefs o. top of tai nisas
| and Ruts on the under SIDE, and nut on top OF
rall; plate two and hslf inoAss wide OF No 10
hand iron or tail piece across the body; two NOR
uces IN tail pleoe anu hind bar two AVID suarter
lpches wide and one inch thick, to receive pieoes
three feet four inches long, TO be used as hnrnsss
bearers; fouI rIvets through cash sids stud and
two rlvels through snch front stud TO seonre the
lining boards, to be of the best suality iron and
riyeted on good bur; one rIvet through eaoh end
| OF the rails, floor fve,eighths of an inch oak
tall board three Of 81 ilOh thIck Of white
pine, to be well ceated with five oak cleats riyet
ed at each END through the t.iI board, an iron
ter inches WIDE, and three of an inch taiok
on the under side of the bed peoe, to extend from
the hind end of the body to Gag ht inches IN font
OF the hird bolsteTs TO be fastened by the rod al
| tho ond OF tho body, By the lateral rod and two
i three eighths oil sn lnoh screw bolta, Qua AT the
forward end OF tho Plate and the other ebort es MI
| distant bstv cen IL and the latsral rod. A hail
| iGcc rSa:: iron rod or bolt TO pass diagonaly
Il through tnS rails between the two hind studs n
| an ;i.-ocgn the bed pieos plate under NJ with
/ gooG eean on the Top and nut and screw Al the
bottom 10 De at the top one foot SIX inches from