Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-20
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAssAss WA.
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Waskiasfoa, June n, 1851

can be furnished, denveSed 1t New York. BsIti
more, or washington, stating the price delivered
The number which csa be made BY suy bidder
within one month after receipt Of the order, also
The w agons must xsctly conform 70 the follow
ing organisations and % the established patterns.
SIX mule Covered WAGONS, Of the slis and de-
The front wheels to be three feet ten inches high,
ons 6nd SS.s. four FEE, s s9f
ones hlgh, hubs ten and quarter inches diane
and half inches VIDE and s9o sad SSs su.
e inches aeeE cast ron pipe boxes twelve inches
one and seven eighth. inch at small epS: tire Two
s anG hs inches vide BY i've Of an inch
each Iie; hubs made Of gum. the 1poses and fe
Iles Of the best white oak tree from defects; each
and three-qusrter ,Inohes wide Of No. band IRON
AND Two driving bands-outslde band one and a
one iSoh 81 tRfee thea D thbe ss nf t
hlnq wheels to be made and boxed so that they
large end of the box ak and a hsT ,nos.. s .ns
'front.' wheels slx and one nth inches in Q para-
si line; anS each axle 70 be three feet eleven and
der washer to the outside Of the other 80 as 10
hsys the wagons g.. to track FIVE feet from the
made OF the best quality refined Am-rican IT a.
two and half inches square at the shoulder, "a,
Ss s}: Il zach
| an inch thick, with q hole in each end; q wooden
STOCK four and three suartsr inches wide and four
with clips on the ends and with two bolts, sII in
ohss from tbs middle. and ia tened to the hounds
long. hve INCHES wide, and three and half inches
deep, with four half noh bolts.
inches wide and three inches thick a. fro0t End OF
tne hounas. aud two and quaiter inches wide By
and so arranged TO lift up the front end Of il to
hanE within two feet OF the ground when the wagon
ls standing at rest level surfsoe
\ Tha front hn, d. 70 h. r..
aIeltree and 70 retain that width to the bsok END
inches long and Tires inches square 1s Al Ice tSs snt
end, with plate of iron two and q half inches
top Of the Oy - inc men bsoE eba nee
tongue with one half inch screw soli in each end
each end one and . half inches 70 Clamp IN. Soot
hounds together, and fastened on the under aide
bolt through each hound seven elf nth inch bolt
| through tongue and hounds In the center OF Jaws,
tns ndS 81 Ss
foot eight inches long, secured on the ipsIds OF
eson side os sSsG Es
the tongue and hounds run TO .ether, secured in
round ron 70 extend from under the font aIeItrse
And lake two bolts in front part of the hounds,
tinue TO the back part Of the hounds, and 70 be
fastened with two bolts, one near the baoT end of
brace over front bolster one and a hafinoh vide
one suarter of ar inch thick, with q bolt 10 each
tween the jaws of the hounds to receive I etalsue
four and three quarter inches in font, and four
aud hall inches at the back part of the Jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three quarter inches thick, and three Inches
cone Dss one he loot long where they clasp the
ana fye inches wide by, three inches deep, Win
steady ,I iron A two and half inches wide 81 one.
and fastened or each end with three rIvets; the
bolster stocks and hounds to be seopred with four
hail inch screw bolts, and one half-inoh screw
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches Ionf,
al front end and two and three ,aarter inShss vide
Ct back end distance from the oenter Of kIns bolt
oentsI of the mortloe IN the hind end of the pole
inches DIAMETER best GDs sGa
seven of an Inoh where II passes through
inches wide, and one eighth Of an inch tbict on
the doubletree and tongue, where they rub tos eth
inch on the sliding bs; ssteHsd at escs s6d q 3, an
screw bolt through the hounds; front bolster 20
three and half inches widO, and three eis 6thS 81
an iHoh thlok, corners drawn oct and turned down
ner and four oountersunk nails on top;t No land
on the hind hounds, two and two ana half hes
be on a 0ns ss sD an fes
seq e ePs s Of nSh
slstree two ieet es ut inches long, all well made of
OeHsr Clip to be sscafsd LEAD bar and See
10 be three feet two inches long, and uaTter
ssq barr, stIs eoS one ana ssaTtef noh thick
team the two sIngletrees for the lead mules TO
fifth chain, the wheel and middle pairs with q op p
bar. N '0oN
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork; the
attached to sPread the forks apart the links Of the
in diameter the iorFsa chain .s nsns
sixteenth d inch ia dsmeter; the ffth chain % 0e
. I'VE sixteenth oh diameter the Inn; q tSess
aud Of the look chains 10 be not more than tv and
VIDE, two feet deep, ten feet long 1T the bottom,
Al ea vsh s s0st ideess a. the se so21 esl
y De two and half inches wide, and three fnches
hail inches vide; tsil plsoe Two AZ ana
one 5Si thai shs pole TOP
ssyen,eiEhth inch vide; three studs s1d one fsii
sa e e, the bst sides boz three feet f
and half inches dssp Snd ss tas ,1S oat .ae nine
ed % soS Ss m T0 nj en-. End
Tivs ct N esch end Of i P.:snE them
s sSSa sdiI tsss b1ss q nsh
60 prevent the mules from eatlnr the boxes; 10
nave Joint hasp fastened to the middle Of the lid
iron on the centre of the box with sts,ie psssin,
through It 70 fastsn the lid to; studs And two
rails on each side; one bolster fastened TO ths bodT
SIX inches deep and four Inches wide Al kinr boft
hoiei iron rod In frrnt and centre, of ecyen six
teonths OF an Inch round iron, with head ON the
TOP oil rail- and nut on lower end; iron rod and
brace behind, with shoulders on TOP of tail pieas
and nuts on the under aide, and q nut on tor OF
rali; plate two and . half inches wide OF No Ia
band iron, on tail piece across the body; two NOR
noes In Tall Pleoe AND hind bar two and quarter
Inches wide and one inch thick, to receive sieces
thIee Ieet Tour lnones long, TO be used HARNESS
two riyets through each front stud 10 secure the
lining boards, TO be OF the best quality iron and
rlyeted on good bur; one rIvet throuEh each end
OF the rails, floor hve-eighths of al inch oaf
boards; sides hve-elghths Of an inoh white Pine
Tall board uArters Of an inoh thick OF White
pine, TO be well oleated with I've oak oIeats riyet
81 a. each end through the tail board; an iron
plate three feet Gig ht inches long, two and susr
ter inches wlde and three eg hths of an lnch thlok
on the under side Of the bed piece TO extend from
the hind end of the body to eng Int inches In front
q the hind boil to be fastened by the rod At
me end OF the body, By the lateral rod and two
tnree eiehtns Of an inch SCREW bolts, one Ct the
torxaId e.d Of the plate and the other about esui
lncc rcunc iron rod or bolt to pass diaronaIly
through the rails between the TIVE hind studs 10
enc tn:ocsn the bed piece plate under It, with
. Eood .eaa on the Top and nut and screw al the
bottom, 10 be At the top foot ak Inches from
inside Of tail board, and on the bottom ten lnohes
from the hind rod. An iron CLAMP two Inohes
wide, one-q uarter of inch thick around the bed
peoe, the center bolt to which the look ohain mn
attached passing through il, TO extend seven inch