Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-22
pR9n0sALs FOR ARMY BAssAss WA
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Proposals should state tie price .. which they
osn be furnished, denvssed at New 'foif. BsI6,
TIE number which CA be made BY any bidder
the number which be can denver within one week.
The W asons must exactly confirm to the follow
ing speci hoations and 70 the estab ished patterns
sx-mule teoyeredl Wagons, Of the sne and de-
scriptlon "a follows to wit:
hubs ten inches IN diameter and fourteen and q
quarter inchss long; hind Wheel. fOsr feet ten in
two and half inches wide and two and three OUR
long two and half iEches ~ ins srss en- 1nU spe
one and seven eishths inoh 1t small emu; tire two
t6iGf fastened WITH one screw Sot and n nut TnG IN
eseh feIIs; hubs made q gum, the sPokes and fell
whssl to have . sand band and iInohpin band two
snd t t inches VIDE Of No band iron
band one i;.oh BY three sIteenths iuoh thiof: The
hlnQ Whefis 70 be made and boxed so that thew
viii measure from the inside Of the tire 70 the
larse end Of the box ak aHd q hsf inches, and
el line aud each axle IN be three feet eleven and
three elgnts inches rom the outside Of one shos-
have the wagons sll to track Eve feet from the
centre to eentre of the wheels. Ak etrees to be
| two and half inches square at the shoulder, Ia
PerlnE down 70 one and half inch in the middle,
-ith seyen-elghths inch king bolt hole in each
aIletree; washers and liGchp for each az stree;
slze Of linchplns one Inch wide three Gig hthy or
stock four and three sTsrtar lnchs. wide and four
inches me-, dep; fastened sub sntay to the sIetTes
ohss from tn. midSs ard f. tened 70 tse hound.
long. hive lohes wi te and three and half IL hes
de P,D with four half inch bolts.
The tongue to be ten fee, EIGHT oche, long four
the hounds, aud two and qus ter inches WIDE b.
two ana three quarter inch dep a. the front end
hang within tSo feet of the ground VIII On the WAGON
| Is standing at rest on a level surface.
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three inches thick, and four inches wide over
axeltree, aud retain that width to the back ED
inches tes nShe oIREn T1s 4 Ss
| end. with q plate of iron two and q half inches
on top of the hounds over the back en5 of the
tongue with one half inch screw solt in each end,
one and noSss to c.mp S
hounds together, and fastened on the under aide
bolt through each hound, seven-eishth inch bot
through tongue and hounds in the center of Jaws,
three inches wide, one quarter inch thicE ana one
foot ght Inches long, secured on the INSIDE Of
same dimensions on esch side OF the tor que where
the tongue and hounds run together, seopred in
round ron 70 extend from under the front az eitree
SG s s1sos hob, bolts IN front part q the hounds
anss :? the bsck PsrE Of the hounds, aud 70 be
the hounds and throush the slider aud no unds;
brace over front bolster one and halfIpch wide
end 10 tastsn it 70 the hounds; the opening be
tween the jaws of the hounds TO receiy & tansue
and half inches at the back part of the AVS iOuf
The hind hounds four feet two ,nches long two
and three euartet inches thiog, and three inches
cousns pole; the bolster four feet Eve inches lons
| and hve inches wide BY three inches deep, Win
and fastened OF each end with three TVes.; tbs
bolster STOCKS AID hounds 20 be secured with four
half inch screw bolts, and one haIf-lnch soTev
bolt through the coupling pole.
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three inches Deep sHd four and Rs Ipobs, 1a
'front.' en9 ana two and three quarter Inches wide
hole to the center of the back az stree SIX feet one
inch, and from the center of klrg bolt hole TO the
eight feet nine inches; KING bolt one and susrteT
inches diameter, of best refined iron, drawn down
the iron Ietree iron plate six inches ons. fhTee
inches wide, and one ei ghth of an inch thick on
err iron plate one and Ssf by S 5 an
inch on the sliding bar, fastened 81 each end by
have pses sboys and beoSa ssGs5 mont Fs6S TO
three and half inches wide, and three eiS hthS on
the Of the bolster WITH ns ' in ssoS cor
ner. and four countersunk mails on top; NO bands
vide Of roa the s nna s hs :
coupling pole to be eight inches long, one and lhree
DoE rss ao. % ap a. aSh
lstree two feet eis hi inches long, ali well nsde Of
70 De secured lead bar and i. eacSeT
20 be three feet two inches long two and susrter
Lead bars. stieto6srs AID sas fJr az mGi.
team; the two sinsleIrees for the lead mules 70
fifth chain, the wheel and middle pairs with open
rings 70 attach them to the dolblelree and lead
The fifth chain to be zen feet long to the fork; the
i9fs one foot Ten inches long. with tns ,trstehsr
doublstr"e, stag and tongue CHAINS three eiT hths
OF an rich in diameter; the iorked chaia seven
eGa inch the ri bts 1h.n e D
to 5e i've siI eenth lnoh d.metef, the nkn these
quarter inches long.
The body 10 be straight, three feet six inches
and Ter feet SIX Inches at ne top sopiDg ssaS
At each end a. IN the clear inside; the bed pIeoes
!. be two ahd half inches wide, and three inches
deep; front pieces two in"hss deep By two and a
half Inohos vide tSil piece two aud half iGohes
Wide and three inches aeep, and four inches deep
one and . hslf inch thick BY one and sevsn-tfrhth
,sSa vsds lover rslis me inCh thiek By one and
IN front, vita seat on strap hinges close it as
4h as The sides; beg three fsSt four inches
And hsl1 inches deer, snd eight and half ilohes
a. the soR IN 5Ps,S Inc 70 the boy 2. in ths
zach sDd ssSuasd 70 ths held piece and front rail-
tie nd to be fastened TO the 'front.' rail With two
s Do half inch Sh
two straps sano size the lie near the frolt e. re
have j.int hasp fastened 10 The middle Of the lid
with GOOD wooden oleat on the inside, q strap Of
through It. 10 tasten the lid to- ht studs and two
rails on each side bolster fastened to he boSy
slL inches deep and four inches wide at king bolt
hole IRON rod In fr' Mt and centre, of eleven siI
teenths OF an lnoh round iron, with head on the
brace behiuo, with shoulders o. top of tai pieoe
snd Ruts on the under side, and q nut or for OF
fall plate two and half inches wide Of No 10
band iron, on tail pieoe, across the BODY two NOR
toes In tail plsce and hind bar two AID snsrtar
Inches wide ard one inch thick 70 IeoeIve pieoes
three feet four Inches long, 70 be used az harpsts
bearersi four rlvess through each side ,tud And
two rlyets througl each front stud, 10 the
Inning boards, % be OF the beet quality iron and
rlTeted on good bur; one TIvet through each end
OF the rails, door fve-eighthc Of al inch oaF
oosrds; sides hvc-elghths of an inch white pine
tail board Of an inch thick OF White
PINE 10 DO well clested with FIVE oak oe.ts rivet
cd at each end through the tail board: An iron
plato three foot ut inchss long, two and ana
ter inches wide and three eighths OF an nah thck
on the under slfe OF the bed pIeoe, TO extend from
the hind end Of the body TO eight inches m front
Of the hind holsters, 70 be fastened by the rod At
me END OF the body, by the lateral rod and two
three eiEhths OF an inoh screw bolts zoe Al he
forward erd OF the plate and the other about 90 nj
distant oetvse IL and the lateral rod A NH
llc2 rca:G iron rod or bolt to pass diaIonsT,
through Zee rails between the two hind stnds ~
sIc ;h:ocgn the bed pisoe plate under IT. win
gooG eea1 on the TOP aud nut and so q w al ths
POTION 10 be at the top foot ak Inches from
lde of tai board, aud on the bottom ten Inc6ss
rom the hind roo. An iron clamp two inohe.
vide, one-eparteI of "a inch thick sround the beJ
zoe, the center bolt TO which ths iocE ohaIn ~
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