Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-06
psoposALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA.
Qxart~master 6sAscsFs Qres,
EaskSsFfca. June II, lad


PrSpo:sY. .SoSls stas. II. p,ioe a. which ,Asy
more, or W ashinston, stating the price delivered
The number which can be made BY any bidder
within cue month after receipt Of the order also
the number hich he con detIver within one week.
slLamuls covered Wagons, Of the slis ana de-
Tae front wheels to be three feet ten me hes high
hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen and .
ohes high hubs ten and quarter inches In diane.
Ter and foTTtssn sRd SSsItss inehs. i9Es fsihes
long two and 6sf iEohes al ne large en- 1V sSc
half inches wide SV five es h,ss nS q an inch
| thick, fastened with one screw bolt AID nut IN
lies Of the beet White oak Zee from Sse.t; sssS
| wheel to have q sand band and lInchpin band two
and two driving Gsnds-outside bard oae and a
quarter Inoh BY one-qua ter inch thick, inside
hind wheels TO be made and boxed so that they
will measure from the inside Of the tire to the
front wheels sax and oneefSHti i1Sbss M pa1s su
ie line, AID each axle TO be three feet eleven and
der washer to the outside Of the other, 80 as 70
| have the wagons sill to track five feet from the
| made cC the best quality refined am ,ricau n q,
| Two and hall inches square at the shoulder, Ia
| rith seven eighths inch king bolt hole In each
sxletree washers and lilchpins for esoh axletree;
an inch thick, with a hole in each end; a wooden
stock four and three quart IT inches wide and four
with clips op the ends and with two boLs. sII in
ches from ths midd e, and ia tened TO tie hounds
long 1--WE iacSes and Sree and b.f inShss
| deep,l with four halfinoh bolts.
inches wl3e and three inches thick A. trout snS OF
the mounds, and two aad qua ter inches wide b.
and SO a. TO m the ap i sn iS9'
hana within two feet OF the ground when the wagon
| Is standing at rest on level surface.
The front hounds to be six feet two inches long
! three fnchee thick, and four inches wide over
axetree, snd TO retain that width 20 the back end
nsheS sSn,f T9s 81 iG Ss sh.
| eEd, with plate of iron two and q half inches
on top of the hounds over The back enc Of the
| tongue with enc half inch tcrew snit in each end
each end one and faif inches to canip the 1font
| hounds OgsiheT, ana fastened on the under side
bolt through each mound, seveu-e 18th inoh bolt
| through tongue and hounds in the center of Jaws
three inches WIDE, one quarter inoh Thick ana one
| iOot eisht inches lGEg, secured on the inside OF
same dimensions on eaca side Of the tongue where
| the tongue and h unds run together, secured in
70 extend from Under he font . X ase
and take two bolts In front part of the hJuuds,
snae to the b.cE, part cf the hounds, and TO Sc
iastent with two bolts. ore near the bao. end of
| brace over front bolster one and hafinch wide,
one quarter Of en- inch thick, witf q bot la eaoh
tween the jaws Of the hounds % receive L Z nE ne
four ahd thfsS Smarter inches ia font, and four
| anG nall inches at the back part of the Jaws.
| the hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three qrartst lncpes thick, and three inches
lssi IsSs $50 one foot long where they clasp the
| anc hve inches vide by IN ee inches deep, with
fq5 .c cfof fbi tSS s0 na 9hes VIDE By one
and fastened eE each end with three Tlvets; the
1 nd hail
| bolt throughthe coupling pole.
| The coupling pole nine feet eight Inohes long
at trout emo and two and three quarter inches wide
at back end; distance from the oenter Of tIpE bolt
inch, ana from the confer Of KING bolt hole 20 the
center OF the nortloe IA the hlnd END OF the pole
Inches metr Of 6ss rcn DSt ea Sar
TO seven 5tEs Of an Inch whore II passes through
IpOhes VIDE, and one e. shth OF sn nah thicf on
the douDletree and tongue, where they rub tcGeth-
inoh on t6s sliding bar, fastened a esc6 end BY
| scre@ bolt thrInsh the bounds; front bolster 20
ee sad Ssf nctos s.as d three ess,hG q
| an iRch thIok, cOrGers drawn oct and turned down
four nails On OPT s ss' esHdu
on the hind koands, two and two ! half in lies
coupling pole 70 be eight inohos long, one and az os
suaItsrfD inches VIDE, ard one quarter Of an iloh
tlstr.e two Iset o. tht inches long, al well made OF
hickors with an IRON ring and clP AZ each end, the
oenssI CLIP 10 lie W IA secured; lead bar and
70 be three feet two inohes long, fwo md susrtsr
inches vide, ard one and 8 susrter moi thick.
ead pars, stEetchers, AID lnsetrses for siI mule
| team; the two singletTees for the LEAD mules TO
6Sye hooks IN the middle to hook to the END of the
MIN olSln, the wheel ard middle pairs with omen
Iinss TO attach them TO tie dOabletree and iced
The fifth chain to be ten fee. long to the forks the
attached 10 spread the forks apart the links Of the
OF an i1cR in the Sff ' ebsu Oh hshs
sl1seentn iron /" diameter; the fifth olIaIn 20 De
70 be Eve sixteenth inch iameter the I'M OF these
end Oh tine lock ohaiRe TO be not thAl two and
| a quarter inches long.
WIDE, two feet deep, tea feet lon. = the bottom,
and ten feet Sx Inches Ct the TOP, slopns eSuaiiy
+ ns two aad half inches VIDE, and Tires iro6ss
| deePj front rieces two in ahas deep by two AID q
and tiss neha! des. sDd o1 soho snS Sss,
la the mlcds 70 rect on the plInx pole; TOP rail
oTar rails ans tSE 81 0Ie
| seyen-slghth inch wide; three studs snd one r.ii
long the bottom I've inches wide font AIDE. Slns
sf fGs ssss &c AID h
oear % Sc SUBSTANTIALLY fsstoned to Tie 'front.' end
each enc secured hSSd psoo snd iron ntq r
lie md ta Ia eseh END 81 I passing THROUGH them
soi S1t i E inch sSD
e@ s.t ns the bSass &c
have joint hlsp iastcnse TO the middle OF the lid
with good wooden oleat on the inside a strns of
Eon on the centre OF the box with STAPLE passin,
through , TO asten the lid TO; Gig hit etuds md two
r2s on oaoh aide; one bolster fastened 10 the bod
gix inches deep snd four Inches wide Al kinK hot
hGei iron rod In fr ut and centre, OF clever siI
teentns OF an inch round iron, with head on TIE
top OF ran apd nut on lower end; iron rod and
ortoe oehlEd. with shoulders o. TOP of tail rieoe
| and nuts or the under side, and q nut on foo eli
| Talii plate two and half Inches wide Of No 10
1anu IRON, on tS piece, auross the BODY; two ,nor-
Toes In ta!l pleoe anu hind bar two syd uartsr
lnoRas wide and ore inch thick, TO Ieoelye pieoes
three feet four inches long, 10 be use Is hsruees
| bearers four rlvsts through each size stno AID
Two rlyets Through each front stud, to secure the
| lining boards, 70 be OF the beet quality iron aud
| rlyeted on good bur; one rIvet through esoh end
| Of the rails, door hve-eighths Of AZ inch osf
| boTds; SIDES hve-eig hths Of 81 inch white pine.
tal poard three-S uhrtsrs of inch thick Of White
pbne, 10 DO well cleated with i've OAK olests riyet
| ed 81 each end through the tail board; an iron
l plate three fest eight inches long, two and Guar
ter inches w1de and three eighths of an noh fhiok
on tie under fide of tho bed pece, to extend from
the hind end Of the body 70 eight inches in front
q the hl9d holsters % be fastened BY the rod st
three e.Ehths Of an inoh screw bolts, one At the
distant between 1t and the lateral rod, A half
| through .ne rats between the two hind etuds 70
arc il:or, n the bed pieos q plate under II. viii
z sood .sac on the Top and nut and scIe 1t the
inside Of tail board, aud on the bottom ten inches
II m iron ola