Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-05
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY BAGGAGE WA
Z sdrfern1asfer Generals CxFee.
WaSkts zion June 81, 1851.

IN NO.
QHarts-master Generals Csses.
WaSkts sfoa- June Il, 1884,
Proposals are Invited for the furnishing of
Army Baggage Wagons.
can be furnished, deiveSed At New Yoik. BsIti,
more, or washington, stating the price delivered
The number which can be made by any bidder
witblz enc month after receipt Of the order, al %
The Wagons must exactly conform to the fol ov-
ing speclheatlons and y the estab shed patterns.
ak mule Covered Wagons, Of the SIZE AM de-
The front wheels to be three fest ten IN hes high,
quarter inches long; hind wheels fosr feet ten in
ches high, hubs ten and quarter inches DIANE
two and half inches wide and two and three our
yer inches deep; cast IRON pipe boxes twelve inches
one and seven eishths inch at small emo; tire two
and pail inches wide by Ave eighths Of an inch
each fslie hubs made f gum, the spoEes and feI-
lies OF the best white oak free from deielt cash
and three-qusrter inches wide If No. band iron
and two driving tands-Outside band one aud q
hand one CHI by thrss sixtet nths inch thick; tbs
hlnd wfests TO be made and boxed that they
large end Of the box six and a hs T inches, and
front wheels SIX and ones ghth inches a para
three eighth inches the outside Of one shout
der washer TO the outside or the other, so to
centre to ceLtTe of the wheels. Ak etrees to be
Insde Of the best quality refined Am .Ticsl IT Il,
1 u a
perinx down TO one ana a half inch in tine middle,
sIth s yen,eighths lnch king bolt hoe In each
SIZE Of hnohpIns one INCH WIDE, three Gig hths of
| an inch thick, With a hole In each end; wooden
inches dep. fastened sub tan Isiy to the XlstTee
with clips on the ends and with two bots, in
and be ster ithe bolster to be- four feet Eve inches
long, hvc laches wi e, add three and half Inches
The tongue /, bs ten FEET eight inches long, four
Inc he's wi re and three inches thick ront end of
anu SG tpT s 'front.' wds
and SO arranged as to it up the front end Of 1t to
hang within two feet of the ground whan the wagon
is CHANGING at rest on level gu. face.
The front hound to bs six feet two inches long
aIstree, ard 70 retain that width to the back e.
OF the tongue; JAWS OF the hounds one loot eIghi
| end, with a plate of iron two aud a half inches
| WIDE bv thres Slghtbs of an inch thick, fastened
t,ngue with .ne hall inch screw holt In each end ,
ana s;e OF lroa OF he sams size turned up at
hounds, together, anu listened on the Under aide
| aEd at front end of hounds vita half Itch screw
eE esIh d5oG6d ~ M inch bolt
10 secure the IN que IN the hounds Plate OF iron
| loot eght inches long, secured the insIds of
| JAWS IF HOUNDS, WI two TIvets ana n plate of
san same Dimensions on escH side of the tongue wheTe
| ths tongue and hounds run Osether, scared in
| IKE manneI;e o'aos OF seven elgBths OF an inoh
.G1nd ron to eStend from under the font axetTee
same brace 'hree quarters of ar inch round to con-
| tlnue 10 the BACK part Of the hounds, and TO be
| tastenSS with two bolts, one near the baos end Of
| the hounds and one through the slider aud hounds;
S.G0e over f,oat boise, one and haIfinch wide
| end TO thsten 1t TO the hour DIS; the opening be
tween tie Jaws Of the hounds = feOevet ee9sue
and hall inches at the back part Of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two
aud three quartz inches thick, and tGree inches
ool ing poles The bolst n four feet I'VE inches ons
e ady iron two and = ha inches wide 8; one
hslt ineh thlek turned mp two ald a half inches
| and fastened OF each end with three nvets; the
Dol ter stocks and hounds b secured with four
haf inch screw bolts, and one half-inoh screw
| bUlL through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole Dlns feet eight inches ions,
three lEohes deep, snd four and half inches wide
al back end; distance from the ceuler of kIng bot
hole To the center OF the back etree six feet one
| center OF IN. moTtlCe In the hind end of the pole
Gig leet nine lnoHes; KING bolt one and quarter
to seven eigrths Of mon where II passes throu
tne iron aXetree iron ate six inches long. lhree
the douoetfee and tongue. where they rus rHEvth
er; IRON Plate one and half by quarter Of an
sores bolt through the hounds; front bolster to
nave PA es abovs AID below eleven inches long,
an inch thick, corners d. avn OCT and turned down
on the SIDES oil the bolster, with In each co,
two and two ana
| wide, o, NO lO band irOH; the run plste on he
quarters inches wide, aud one qus ter of an iuoh
| trIck DOubl tree three iest ten Inoh- long sin
hickory, with iron ring and Oil az ca end, the
center to be secured Iced bar and st etcher
20 De tn feet two inches long, two and quarter
| inches vide, and one and q quarter Incii thick
Lead bars, stretcheTs sing l5trs es for sIx mle
have hOgks in the midGle hook to the en- OF the
tfth ohaIn the " heel ana midd pairs with open
| rings u attach them to the dOuDelree and lead
The fifth chain to be ten feet ons to the fork; the
IotE oe loot ten Inches long, with the Stretcher
attached to spread the forks apart the links Of the
doubietr"e, stay and tongue ohaIns three eli, hths
sixteenth inch IN diameter; the fifth oI.in to be
seven sixteenth inch diameter to the fork the fork
and Of the lock cnains TO De NOT more Ia. And
| quarter Inches long.
The body to be STRAIGHT, three feet six inches
VIDE, two feet deep, ten feet long az The bottom
and ten feet six ches at the top, sOping equally
at each end al IN the clear lnside the bed pieces
deeP front pieces two in he's eesp By tSo aOd
nall inches Wide; tail piece two and half inches
one snd half inch thick BY one and seven-e fghth
seven-elghth inch wide; three studs and one 1a,I
IA front Stn seai ON strap hinges to close 1t Sp as
long. the bottom five inches v Ide front side nine
ana half inches deep, and eight and half inches
70 be substantially ia tened to the front end
oi me body. TO have Al iron strap passing round
tie nd to be fastened to the 'front.' raj With TWO
Ground the box s inch dm .es op .noa fSa
two strap same size on the liG the frolt edg
| 20 prevent the mules fTom eating the boxes; TO
have joint hasp fastened to the middle O! the lid
with good wooden cleat on the inside, a strap Of
l[on on me centre OF the box with sple pas ing
tn!ough IT, 20 fasten the lid 70; TX hit studs and two
rails on each side; bolster fastened to the body
| SIX inches deep and four inches wide a. king bo.
holei IRON rod 10 fr ut end CENTRE, of eleven six
teentts OF IN Inch round iron, with head ON the
0reos b'hIad, VITA shOulde,s o top of Ia pieeo
| and NUS on the QSG"r sIce, and MT on top of
| ran; plate two and a half lnehes vide OF No 10
band iron on tail pleo across the body two NJ or
tloes IN tail piece an4 hind bar two AID quarter
Inches wide and vns inch thlok 10 Ieoelve pIeose
three ieet four lnehss ong, to be used as harness
/ bearers; Tour rlvets through each side sIud and
Two rlyets through e.oh front stud, 70 secure the
| lining boards. ~ be OF the best quality iron and
| rlyeted on good bur; one Ivet through Zach end
OF the rails, foor five eighths of al inch oak
DO, rds; sides hve-elghths Of an incn white pine
tail board three uarters Of inch thick of White
pine, to be well cheated with Eve oak ceats riyet-
| ed at each end through the tail board; an iron
plate three feet eight inch 'ong, two and GUAR
ter inches wide, and TIRES elghths of sn Inch fhlok
on the under size of the bed pt oe, to extend from
the hind end of the body to eight inches an font
Of Tue hlnd bolsters TO be astened By the rod al
the end OF the body, By the lateral rod and two
three ef hths of au lnob screw bolts, one at the
forward g OF the ate and the other about 40 nj
distant between IL and the lateral rod balf
ircc r"I:@ iron rod or bolt to pass diagonaIiy
through tnt raids between the two hind studs 10
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