The national Republican., 1861-07-30
Proposals for Army Baggage Wagons.
QuARTERNAsTER GEYRaALs OrFfor,
Washington, Juns 81, 1861.

aasl IN SkNRhALs OFffCE,
washington, Juns 81, 1861.
PROPOSALS are invited for the furnishing Of
l. army baggage wagons.
Proposals should state the prces A. which tbsv
can be furnished, delivered at New York, Balti.
more, or Washington ting the price, delivered
at each place.
The number which can he 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 TO the fol-
lowing specifications, and to the established pat
terms.
Six-mule (covered) wagons, OF the size and
description as follows, to wit
The front wheels 10 be three feet ten inches
high; hubs ten inches in diameter and fourteen
and a quarter 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 half inches wide and two
and three-quarter inches deep; cast iron pipe
boxes twelve inches long, two and half inches
at the large end and one and seven-eighths inch
at small end tire two and half inches wide by
fve-eighths Of an inch thick, fastened with cue
screw bolt and nut in each felie; hubs made Of
gum, the spokee and fellies of the best white oak
free from defects; each wheel to have q sand
band and lincbpin band two and three-quarter
inches wide, Of No. 8 band iron, and two driving
bands-outside band one and quarter inch by
one-quarter inch thick inside band one inch BY
three-si1teenths inch thick; the hind wheels to
be made and boxed so that they will measure,
from the inside Of the tire to the large end of
the box, sis and half inches, and front wheels
six and one eighth inches In parallel line, and
each axle to be three feet eleven and three eighth
inches from the outside Of one shoulder washer
to the outside Of the other, so as to have the
all IN tract Gvo fooff
of the wheels. AIletrees to be made of the best
quality refined American iron, two and half
inches square at the shoulder, tapering down to
one and half inch In the middle, with seven
eighths iuch king-bolt hole in each a1letree
washers and linchpns for each axletree size of
linchpins one inch wide, three -eighths of an inch
thick with hole in each end wooden stock
four and three-quarter inches wide and four
inches deep, fastened substantially to the a,le.
tree with clips on the ends and with two bolts,
six inches from the middle, and fastened TO the
hounds and bolster, (the bolster to be four feet
FIVE inches long, FIVE inches wide, and three and
half inches deep,) with four half-inch bolts
The tongue to be ten feet eight inches long,
four inches wide, and three inches thick st front
end of the hounds, and two and quarter incLes
wide BY two and three-quarter inches deep at
the front end, and SO arranged az &c lift up, tie
front end of it to hang within two feet Of the
ground when the wagon is standing at rest ou e
level surface.
The front hounds TO be SIX feet TWO inches
long, three inches thick and four inches wide
over a1letree, and to retain that width to the
back end Of the tongue; jaws of the hounds one
foot eight inches long and three inches s1ua1e
at the front end, with plate of iron two and d
half inches wide By three-eightbs oI su inch
thick, fastened on top of the hounis over the
| back sad of the tongue with ono half inch sc-ew
| bolt in each end, and plate Of iron Of tne sane
| size turned up at each end cue and half inches
to clamp the front hounds togsthcr, and fastened
ca the Under side and at front eEd OF the hounds
| With half inch screw bolt through each hound
q se7en-eghth inch bolt through tongue and
bounds in the centre OF jaws, to secure the
| tonyue in the hounds plate Of iron three
inches wide, one quarter inch thick, aud one foot
eight inches long, secured on the inside of Jaws
Of hounds with two rivets, and plate Of same
dimensions on each side of the tongue where
the tongue and hounds rub together, secured in
like manner; q brace of seven-eighths of an
inch round iron to extend from under the front
a1letree and take two holts in front part Of the
hounds same brace three-qusrters Of an inch
round to continue TO the back part of the hounds,
and to be fastened with two holts, one near the
back end Of the hounds and one through the
slider and hounds; brace over front bolster ona
and half inch wide, quarter of an inch thick,
with bolt in each end to fasten it to the hot uds
the opening between the jaws Of the hounds to
receive the tongue four and three-quarter inches
in front, and four and half inches st the back
part Of the jaws,
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
and three quarter inches thick, and three inches
wide jaws one foot long where they clasp the
coupling pole; the bolster four feet Ave inches
long and FIVE inches W de by three inches deep
with steady iron two and half inches wide by
one-half inch thick, turned up two and half
inches and fastened each end with three rivets
the bolster stocks and hounds to ba secured with
tonr half-inch screw bolts, and one half-inch
ecrew bolt through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long,
three inches deep, and four and halfinches wide
at front end, and two and three-qusrter inches
wide at back end distancefrom the centre ofEing-
bolt hole TO the centre Of the back axeltree, si1
feet one inch, and from tho centre OF king bolt
hole to the centre of the mortice In the bind end
of the pole, eight feet nine inches king-bolt one
and quarter inches diameter, OF best refined
iron, drawn down to even-eighths of an inch
where it passes through the iron azletree igon
plate six inches long, three inches wide and one
eighth of an inch thick on the doubletree and
tongue, where they rub together iron plate one
and e half by ne-quarter OF IN inch on the
| sliding bar, fastened ut each end by screw bolt
through the hounds front bolster TO have plates
above and below, eleven inches long, three aud a
half inches wide, and three-eighths of an inch
thick, corners drawn out and turned down Oh
the sides the bolster, with nail In each corner,
and four countersunk nails on top two banda
| on the hind hounds, two and two and half
| inches wide, of No 10 hsad iron the rub plate
on the coupling pole to be eight inches long, one
and three quarters inches wide, and one-quarter
of an inch thick. Doubetree three feet ten inches
long, snSletree two feet eight inches long, all
well made Of hickory, with an iron ring and clip
at each end, the centre clip to be we'll secured
lead bar and s,retcher to be three feet two inches
long, two and a quarter inches wide and one
and quarter inch thick. Lead bars, strctchcrs,
and sin2ietrees for six mule team; tho two SIN
sletIeee for the lead mules TO have hooks in the