The national Republican., 1861-07-03
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.


l. army baggage wagons.
Proposals should state the prices at which they |
can be furnished, delivered at New York, Balti-
more, or Washington, stating the price, delivered |
at each place.
The number which can be made by any bidder
within one month after receipt of the order also
the number which he can deliver within one
week.
The wagons must exactly conform 10 the fol-
lowing specifications, aud TO the established pat
| terms.
six.muls (covered) wagons of the sise and
description as follows, to wit:
| The front wheels 10 be three feet ten inches |
high; hubs ten inches in diameter and fourteen
and gu rter inches long; hind wheels four feet
ten inches high, hubs ten and quarter inches
in diameter and fourteen and 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 aud a half inches
at the large end aud one and seven-eighths inch
at small end tire two and a half inches wide BY
fve-eighths of an Inch thick, fastened with one
screw bolt and nut In each ttllie; ; hubs made of
gum, the spokes and iellies Of the best white oak
free from defects; each wheel to have sand
band and lnchpin band two and three. quarter
inches wide, Of No. 6 band iron, and two driving
bands-outside band one and a quarter inch by
one-quatter inch thick, inside band one inch BY
three -sixteenths inch thi k the hind wheels 70
be made and boxed 80 that they will measure,
from the inside Of the tire 10 the large end Of
the tox, sii and a half inches, and front wheels
six and one eighth ipches 10 q parallel line, and
each axle 10 be three feet eleven and thrce-eighth
inches from the outside Of one shoulder washer
to The outside of the other, 90 az TO have the
wagons ul to track Eve feet from centre to ceutre
Of the wheels. Axletrees 10 bs made Of the best
quality refined American iron, two and halt
inches square at the shoulder, tapering down 10
t,ts ch t. .,~.l An a,
eighths inch king-bolt hcle Ia each axletree;
washers and linchpins for each axletreej size Of
lnchpiUs one inch wide, th'ee-eightbs Of an ipch
r thick with hole In each end a wooden stock
four and tbree-q larter inches wide and four
inches deep, fastened substantially 10 the axle
! tree with clips on the ends and with two bolts,
i sx inche, from the middle, and fastened TO the
bounds and bolster, (the bolster TO be four feet
> Eve inches long, i've inches wide, and three and
y half inches deep,) with four half-inch Dol 8.
The tongue to be len ieet eight inches long,
four inches wide, and three inches thick at front
end of the hounds, and two and quarter inches
: wide by two and three.quarter inches deep at
tho front end, and SO arranged TO lift up, the
front end Of it to hang within two feet Of the
ground when the wagon Is standing at rest on q
s level surface.
The front hounds to be six feet two inches
y long, three inches thick and four inches vide
$ over axletree, and to retain that width to the
back end of the tongue; jaws Of the hounds one
n foot eight inches long aud three inches square
d at The front end, with plate Of iron Two and q
d half inches wide by three-eighths If an inch
d thick, fastened on top of the bounds over the
5. back end Of the tongue with one half inch screw
!, bolt in each end, and pla'e OF iroa Of the same
d. size turned up at each end one and halt inche!
q to clamp the front hounds together, and fastened
a on the und-r side and at front end of the hounds
n. with half inch screw bolt through each hound
a seyen-eighth inch bolt through tongue and
,f hounds in the centre of jaws, to secure the
tongue in the hounds; plate of iron three
- inches wide, one quarter inch thick, and one foot
= eight inches long, secured on the inside of jaws
g, of hound, with two rivets, and plate OF sam'
w dimensions on each side Of the tongue, wher'
the tongue and hounds rub together, secured i,
like manner; a brace OF seven-eg ghths OF al
inch round iron to extend from under the iron
TO axetree and take two bolts in front part of tn
b. hounds same brace three quarters of an incl
round to continue to the back part Of the hounds
ne and to be fastened with two bolts, one near tn
he back end of the hounds and one through tn
On slider and hounds brace over front bolster on
and halfinc wide one quarter Of IN inch thick
mr. with bolt in each end to fasen It TO the hounds
10 the opening between the jaws Of the hounds Il
IN receive the tongue four and thgee-quarter nche
in front and four and half inches at the bscl
"a. part of the jaws.
and three quarter inches thick, and three inche
II IL wide jaws one foot long where they clasp tn
W coupling pole the bolster four feet FIVE inche
10 long and five inches W de by three inches deer
with steady iron two and half inches wide b
N one-half inch thick, turned up two and ha
inches and fastened on each end with three rvets
the bolster stocks and hounds to be secured wit
~ four half.inch screw bolts, and one half-inc
&C screw bolt through the coupling pole.
''s The coupling pole nine feet eight inches Ions
an three inches deep and four and hafinches wild
hy at front end, and two and three-quarer inche
Iu' wide at be end distance from the centre okins
bolt hole to the centre OF the back axellrte 81
feet one inch and from the centre Of king-6o
hole to the centre Of the mortice in the bind en-
es OF the pole, eight feet nine rches king g-bot or
at and a quarter inches diameter, of hest refine
lty iron, drawn down to seven. eighths Of an inc
lis. where 1t passes through the iron axlerce iro
he plate ak inches long, three inches widc and one
ed. eighth Of an inch thick on the doublctEee an
wo tongue, where they rub together; iron plate on
to and a talf by one.qcar,er of an iuch on tt
h;s sliding bar, fastened at each end by screw bo
through the hounds front bolster to have plate
above and below, eleven iLchcS long, three and
half inches wide, aud three-eigbths OF an Inc
;.L thick, corners drawn out and turned down
~ the sides ofthe bolster, with nail in each cornS
''y and four counterspuk nails on top; two ban
ca on therhind hounds, two and two aud hl
oal inches wide, OF No. 10 band iron the rub pa
,bt. On the coupling pole to be eight ipches louc
the and three quarters inches wide, and one-q unr
ign of an inch thick Doubletree three feet ten inch
.ow long, sigletree two feet eight inches long,
wei. made Of hickory, with an irou ring 4 d c
at each end, the centre clip to be well secure
>, lead bar and stretcber to be three feet two inc!
'"' long, two and quarter inches wide, and c
'ns, and quarter inch thick. Lead bars, strotchG
nrk and snge,rees for six mule team; ,he two .
,on ple,rees for the lead mules 10 have hooks 10
the middle 10 hook 10 tho end Of ,ho fifth chain,
nsr wheel and middle pars with open rings to attt
IL U to the doubletree sud lead bar.
r. The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fcl