Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-07
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oan be furnishes. delivered at New York, Balu.
The number which Gao be made BY any bidder
the number which he can deliver within one week.
The Wagons must exactly conform 20 the follow
simufs tcorered ' W.rons, Of The siIs and de-
scrlpt9n as follows. 70 wit:
hubs ten inches In diameter and fourteen and q
quarter inches long; hind wheels four feet ten in
ter and fourteen and quarter inches long; felIes
two And half inches wide and two and three cusr-
long, two and 6sIf inches at the large end and
one ana seven elgiths inch At small emo; tire two
thick, fastened with one screw bolt and nut tim IN
escn Ie h hubs made Of gum ne spokes and fe-
wheel to have q sand 6sad and iInohpin band two
ana three -ggarter inches wide Of No. band iron
quarter inch by ons-aua ter inch t6iok' insids
band one i2ch by three siIte-nths Iuch thick; tins
hlhd wheels 70 be made and boxed 50 tina, they
large end Of the box SIX 4 a hsIf inches, and
si INV SIX ana onsel III IHehes n para
three eighth inches iron the outside Of one shout
der washer TO the outside Of the other, 90 as 70
centre to centre of the wheels. Az etrees to be
made Of the best quality refined InsTican " o,
Pering down to one and q half inch il the middle,
With en-eighths inch king bolt hole in each
slze Of linchpins one inch wide, three ht6s or
an inch thick, with hole in each end; wooden
inches deep, fastened sub tan Isiy to the sxetrss
with clips on the ends and with two bolts SIX in
ana booster, the bolster 20 be four feet we inches
long, hive luohes wide and three and half inches
deep,) with four hall inch bolts.
The tongue To be ten feet elg ht uches long four
inches WlIe ana three inches thick AZ front end of
the hounds, AID two and q quarter inches WIDE By
and arranged IS TO lift up, the front end OF il To
hang within two feet of the ground when the wagon
is standing at rest on level surface.
hounds In "a ei n fact two ahas lons
three inches thick, and -four inches vide over
sIstree, snd TO retain that width to the back erd
OF the tongue; jaws OF the hounds one foot eight
lnches '0ns and three inches square At the front
end, With Plate Of iron two and 8 hal inches
on top of the hounds over the hack emo of the
tongue with one half inch screw bolt in each end,
each end one and half Inches to clamp the front
hounds together, and fastened on the under side
bolt through each hound, seven eighth inch bolt
through tongue And hounds IN the center of Jaws,
three inches wide. one quarter inch thfoK SAD one
foot eight inches long, secured the INSIDE cf
same dimensions each side Of the tong ne where
the tongue and h. unds run together, secured in
round 10 extend fror under the front az eltree
and take two bolts in front part of the hounds,
tinue to the back part If the hounds, and 70 be
fastened with two bolts, one near the bscE end OF
brace over front bolster and half inch wide
one quarter of an Inoh thick, with bolt 10 each
tween the Jaws Of the hounds TO receivet etCngue
four and thrse eu:rteI inches In front, and four
and hall inches at the back part of the Jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three quartet inches thIcE, ana three inches
VILE Jaws o. one foot long where they clasp the
aud i've inches wide by three inches deep, with
st1ady IRON two and q hsf inches wide 81 one
and fastened OF each end with three rvets; the
bolster stocks and hounds to be secured with four
nall lnoh sc:ew bolts, and one half-inoh screw
bolt through the coupling pole.
>, The coupling pole zine feet eight inches leng,
at front end and two and three quarter inches vide
81 baok end alstanee from the center OF hng Solt
inoh, and from the center Of KING bolt hole 10 the
center OF the noTtioe In the hind end of the pole
inches diameter, Of best refned iron, drawn down
70 seven OF an inch where II passes through
inches vlds, and one hth Of an inch thicE on
the oonbetree and tongue, where they rub togeth-
Rah ON Ss Il sss e & an
screw bolt through the hounds; front bolster 10
three and half inches vide, and three eis h,hS 81
an iEch thick. corners drawn oct and turned down
nsr. and -four oountersunk nails on top;t wo bands
on the hind hounds, two and two ana half inches
coupling pole to be ets hi inches long, one and ares
quarters inches VIDE, and one quarter Of sn iLoh
bletree two feet 1T inches loI all well nsde Of
HICKORY, with an iron ring and clip AZ each end the
10 be three feet two inohes long, two and quarter
inches vide, and one and q quarter Inoh thick
team; the two sinsetrees for the lead mules 10
have hooks IN tie NIT TO hook to the end Of the
ffth chain, the wheel and middle pairs with open
bar.
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the fork; the
ttscHed to spread the forfs sP: The Ink u tse
doubletree stay and tonsae chsirs, three Gig ths
OF an lpCh In diameter; the forked ohain SCI en-
sl1teenth inch in diameter; the 6ftl chain 70 oe
seven sixteenth inch diameter to the forE the forE
pe i've sixteenth Inc diameter, the links Of these
and of the lock chains TO be not more than two AID
quarter inches long.
wIdo, two feet deep, ten feet long al the bottom.
and Ten feet ak inches at the TOP, slopng equally
t two ssd half inches vide, and shT D ncSss
SsePi n t,Sss PIECES .Y0 inches deep bI tyo and
wide and three inches deep, and four inches DEEP
op hS rsS 5
seven eighth inch wide; three studs and one raIl
N 0s rita sbs , sSs OF 'b5 op 70 close L =
iong the bottom i've inches wide front side. nine
.pa hs inches nc sss and eight spd bal.
oecr, T. re substantially k tened TO the front end
9, end 10 arSs e. sE round
a nd s be sHs q ss them
around the box q half inch nom the top edSe. And
two same s5s sIs OF the LID near
have Join; hasp fastened 10 the middle Of the lid
Win Eood wooden cle4t on the inside, etraD of
tfC on the centre of the box with staple passins
through IT. 20 fsstep the lid to; eight studs and two
rails on each SIDE; one bolster fastened TO the body
slH inches deep and four inches wide at king bot
holes iron rod IN frnnt and centre, of eleven siI
teenths OF an Inoh round iron, with head on the
TOP OF rail- snc nut on lower end; iron rod and
brace behind, With shoulders o. top f tai pieoa
and mats on the under side, and a lut on TOP of
Iali plSte two and a half inches vide Of No, NJ
nsnd iron, on tai piece the hody; tvo NOR
toes In tai pieoe ana hind haT two snj a smarter
lnohes wide and one Inoh thick, TO IeoeIye rleos4
hreo feat i0uT lGchos loEs, 10 be uset "a harness
bearers; fOrr rlvets through each aide stud and
two ryets through each front stud, TO secure tbs
lining boards, To be of the best quality iron and
TlVeted on good bur; one TIvet through Zach end
81 the rails, floor 1--we -elgh ths of al inch oal
boards; sides hve-e Ig hths Of an inch white pine
tall board threes uarters of an inch thick of White
pine, TO De Well oleated with FIVE oak cleets nj vet
ed at each end through the tail board; an iron
plate three foet Gig inches long, two and GUAR
ter inches WIDE, and three of an inch thck
on the under side OF the bed pleoe, to extend from
the hind end or the body 10 eight inches in front
of the hind holsters to be fastened by the rod al
the end Of the body, by the lateral rod and two
three elghths of an inoh screw bolts, one at the
forward end of the plate and the other about 90 nj
distant between IL and the lateral rod. A half
lIcG rourc iron rod or bolt to pass diagonsIly
through me rails between the two hind studs to
aIc ;h.ocsn tne bed piecs plate under II. with
| gooG cean on the Top and nut and soI ew at the
bottom, to be At the top one foot six inches from
inside Of tail board, and the bottom ten Inches
II from the hind An olamn to-