Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-30
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
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Waski.efe1, June 4, lss.t
PnofosaLs Are Invited for the furnishing Of
Proposes shoad state the price q, which thew
can he furnished. denvered az New YoTk R.Isi.
more, or NashinEton, stating the Prioe Delivered
The pumbsr which can be made BY an, bidder
the nnubeT which he can dei1er within ans $50
The W ssons must exactly conform to the follow
ins apd e me est. ~ patterns
sHT 70 Ss tSree fee. ten ,noAs. HIGH
quarter inos. long; hind veess four fsst ten sai IN
ches hig h, hubs ten and quarter inches In diane
Two and inches che and sSo snd
lnches deep cast IRON piPe boxes twelve inches
SoS a. small nal sns e sao
ana hsli inches vide ey i've eighths of an inch
esSh fellie hubs msde ef gum. ire Spotss And teI-
lies 81 the best white oak Tree from detect; each
aud two driving bsodssoutside bad o oSes ap Sos
S SsSd ,pSe 9Sesus ter inch thick inside
hing whe.l Is to be made and boxed so that they
Will measure from the inside Of ths tire TO the
front wheels SIX and oneeighth iac he's IN para
iei llHe and each axle 10 be three feet eleven and
der washer to the outside Of the other 90 as 10
have the wagons 81 TO track five feet from the
msde Of the beat guaiity refined American ar y,
two and a bali inches square at the shoulder, Ia
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9TH seven shths inch king bolt hole in each
axletree; washers and lirc ms for each axletree
an inch thick, With . hole in each end; q Gooden
STOCK four and three quart r Inches WIDE and four
, W'tS dssP ss.sDed sub s to the ssesTss
ohes from tn, mid e. and IA tened 70 TIE hounds
ana 30 stsr the bolster to be four feet Eve inches
de P,J Nth four half inch bots.
The :" o ten fee, eight 1chs, Ou,
the hounds, and two and q sus ter inches WIDE By
two AND three quarter inches dep at the front end
hang wItha feet OF The ground WHEN The wagon
is standing at rest on q level snTfaoe.
The front hounds to Be six feet two inches long,
axetree, and 10 retain that width 10 the back d
Of sas tongue. jaws Of Yhe houeds one loot eight
end With plate Of iron two and hall inches
wide b' three elEhths of an inch thlck, fastened
tongue with one half inch SCREW S"t in each end,
and plsEe Of IrOn Of he sans size turned 10 a.
hounds. together, sua i.ssened or the 1ndsr side
and At front end Of hounds with half Ineh screw
through tongue and hounds in the center Of Jaws,
70 secure the 10 que IN the hounds; ate OF iron
foot esht inches long, see9red on he nsSd one ~
JAWS Fl hounds, vi two uvets ano a plste OF
the tongue aud h, unds run to- ether, iecured in
IKE maEneIie D ace of seven els hths Of an iCch
ana take two bolts in front part of the hvunds,
same brace Ihree aaTters Of inch round % con-
HOUNDS,
fastened with two bolts, one near toe bscs end Of
ne noa mas ana one through the slider and bounds
one quarter of an inch thiok, with q bot in each
END 70 tssten 1t 20 the hounds; the opening be
fSTt AMI NE oil .as hounds to receive et9Eue
ana hslf inches - the hack part Of the Jaws.
The hind bounds four fset two inches long. two
and three quartz inches thlcE, ana three inches
wide; Jaws, one foot long where they olasp the
c0uElnG pole; the Dolster four feet inches long
e say iron two and = 'hs inches wide 81 ne
hslt inoh thick turned mp two ard half inches
and listened on each end with three rIvets: the
bolster stocks and hyanos 70 he secured with iopT
haf inch screw bolts, ard une haf-IneA screw
bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long
three Inches deep ana four and q haif inches vide
az front end sd two and three quarter inches wSe
hole TO the center OF the back etree six feet one
lneh and from the center Of EIng bolt hole 20 the
sht feet nine Inches king bolt one and su.rteT
inches diameter, Of best refined iron, drawn down
the iron sEetree; iron plate six inches ions three
iEches Eias, s1e one eighth Of an Inoh thick on
er; iron plate one and half by one-su.rter 81 AZ
men on the sliding bar, fastened At each end BY .
ssTeS bolt th1Sash the bounds; front bolster TO
thee AID pail inches vide, and three Gig hths Of
on the sides Of Inc Soistsr' VIII a. In ear Ser
ner. and four counteTsunk mails on TOP; vo bands
en- the bind hounds, two and two ana half in hes
coupling pole TO 6s ss t inches long, one an Tes
snsIts I 4: ss wide, and one quarter Of an inch
stree two feet ht inches long, al well made Of
acsor1 with an iron raE and oliR a, eaeh end, the
20 be three feet two irshes a., "a o End uarter
inches vide. sEd one and q quarter moi thick.
team; the two singieIrees for the lead mules t.
have hooks " the middle TO hook to the end Of the
rings 20 attach them 20 tfs GoIblotree and LEAD
The ffih chain to be ten feet .ons 30 the f,rk the
fork one foot ter inches long, with tie stretoher
attached 10 spread the forks apart the links Of the
oi an iTcs IN diameter the IofPsa ohsin ss9e1
si1 .6eEth inch II diameter; the hfth chain 20 pe
to he ave n inch diameter the nEs ofthese
and Of the look chains TO be not more ti.n two ond
quarter inches long.
and tep feet ak Inches At the top, soptIr ssaSly
t be two aad half ncaes vide, and three inoSes
deep; front pieces two inches deep by two and .
woe and three inches dcsp, and ioar inches sssS
one s1 sb ie6s % rest o. hs eC1pns pole Top raj
inch vide love, rails one Inch thiet By ore .ad
seysc-eIshth inch wide; three stnds and one rall
= SIDES shrsss feet ' fosl indhss
long. the botte N Eve inches wide front side nine
q to5 % fne s ne spS Ia,
oeer 70 be sutsantlsIJ fsstsned TO the front end
eaoh secured % the bSsd ssc and freh nte 1s
80 ia hhLcloQ 20 the frunt r4li with
good Strap hinges, Strap OF kyee shth inch iron
around the box half Inca irom the top cage, and
two straps same size on the lie the front edge
have jOlnt Essp fastened 20 the middle Of the lid
with coed wooden cleat on the INSIDE, q ctras Of
IRON on the centre of the bon With sta,e pas
through IT, 20 festen the lid to- Gig ut studs And two
rs on each side; one bolsteT fastened 20 thS bodv
Elk inches deep and four inches wide Al kins mi
mole; iron rod IN fr NJ and centre, Of eleven siX
teenIls OF an ipoh rou nd iron with head on The
TOP 81 rai and mt on lower end; IRON rod and
crace eehind, vita shoulders TOP of tail piece
and nrts on the under SIDE, and nut on tor oh
reli; plate Two and half Inches wide Of No 10
he 10 iron on tail piece, across the body tvo NOR
Toes IN tail piece ana hind bar two and susrter
tpehes VAC dnc one lIch thiok, to ieceIve sieoes
hree Iost Tour Inches loug, 20 Be used g. harness
NO riyets through each front stsd, TO secure the
ming boards, tU be of the best quality iron and
rlyeted OIL good BUR; one wet tkrouC "a each end
OF the rails, floor i've ig hths Of Al inch oaf
postds; sides hve-elghths Of a inch White pine
tsl board of inoh thlok Of White
pine, TO be vel cheated with Ave oak ceat. rivet
ea 81 each end through the tail board: An iron
plate three feet eight inch@s long two And a suar
Ter Inches WIDE, snd three eiehfhs of lnch thlok
on tbe under SIDE o. the bed pieoe, 20 extend from
The hind end of the body 70 eight inches in front
q the h4d holsters TO be fastened by he rod n
me END OF the body. By the lateral rod and two
tnIee eigntns OF an inch screw bolts, one 81 The
forvaId end Of the plate and the other about e ui
iScc rcnEc iron rod or bolt 20 pass Siaronsifv
through :hs rails between the two hind sfsds ~
Az ;h ocgn tae bed piece plate under NJ via
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