:^^ \^ ^■ *s \\ V ^ ^v. ;X-. .0^ ^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) . \ 1.0 Sf.Kt'lii ui 1.1 : itt yi^ L25IU.IM I f ^ J.*!* Fhteraphic If.. 23 wifTJMAiN %nmn P,N.V. 14SI0 it7»4S09 '^ '.\ '*> '.\ % CIHM Mil Series v^ (IMonographs) <-r ICMH Collection de (monographies) • ■ ■■ %. I . ■ -'• i • ^". / > f Canadian Inatituta for Hiatorical Microraproductiona / InatHiit Canadian da microraproductiona hittoriquaa / 0^ r Ttchnical and BiMiographie NotM / Notit ta^niquts et bibliographitiuat \ht Institute has attamptad to obtain ttia bast original copy available for filming. Faaturat of this copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua, which may altar any of tha imagas in tha reproduction, or which may significantly change tha usual method of filming, art checked bel9W. □ Coloured covers/ Couverture de couleur □ Covers damaged/ Couverture endommagte □ Covers restored and/or laminatad/ Couverture restaurto et/ou pelliculte f ■ < □ Cojier title missing/ Lirtitre de couverture manque D D Coloured maps/ Cartas glographiques en couleur Coloured ink (i.e. other than blue or Mack)/ Encre de couleur (i.e. autre que Meue ou noire) □ Coloured plates and/or illustrations/ « Planches et/ou illustrations en couleur □ Bound with other material/ Reii* ^vec d'autres dotcuments Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion along interior margin/ ■ La reliure serrte peut causer de I'ombre ou de la 'distorsion le lori^ de la marge intirieure •' Blank leaves added during restoration may ap0aar within the text. Whenever possible, these have been omi.tted from filming/ II se peut .que certaines pages blanches ajouties lors d'uqe restauration apparaissent dans le texta, mais,%>rsque cela *tait possible, ces pagn n'ont pasetifiimies. D r/ ■ - l^dditional comments:/ nmentaires supplimentaires: . This itMh is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est film* au taux da rMuction indiqui ci-dessous. v» L'liis 10X 14X 18X istitut a micrbf ilnii le meilleur exemplaire qu'il lui a iti poniMa de se prbeqrer. Les dttails da cet exemplaire cpii sont peut-4tre uniques ilu point de vde biMiographique, qui pauvent modifier une image reproduite. bu qui peuvent exiger une modification '. dans la mMiode normale de fibnaga sont. indiquis 'ci-dessous. □ Pages PagH Coloured pages, Pages de couleui □ Paget restored ami/or laminated/ -Pages restauries etjfou pelliculiey Pages discoloured Pages dicolories. ined or foxl|Ml/ ittes ou pi^u^ □ Pages detached/ Pages d«t9ch«es . '•*!;: • ' V- - SShowthrough/ Transparence □ Quality of print~4(aries/l Qualit* inigale de I'impression □ Continuous pagination/ Pagination continue □ Includes index(es)/ Comprend un (des) index ' Title on header taken fromc/ i Le titre de I'en-ttte provieni Title page of issue/ Page.de titre de la livraison □ Caption of issue/ Titre de depart de fa livraisonl Masthead/ Ginirique (piriodiques) de la livraison Mx 30X 4 X. ra A. a j^ n ^ 12X 1«X 20X 24X ^X 32 X Th« copy film«d h«r* Kas bMn rtproduead thanks to tha gvnarotity of: .Library of tNNstioiMl ArehivM of Ctnada L>)iamplaira f Hmi fut raproduit grftca i ia ginArositA da: Lt bibliqtMqity dM Ar^ivn , ■iwtioiMlfls du Canada Tha imaaaa f ppaaring fiara, ara tha baat quality poasibia cohaidarina tha cdhdition and tagibilify of. tha orlginat copy and in'kaaping with tha filming contract apacHicationa. Original copiaa m printa^papar covara ara fNmad baginning with tf«a front covar and pnding on tha laat paga with a printed or Nhiatratad Impraa- sion. or tha bacit covar whan appropriata. All othar original copiaa ara fNmad boginnlhg on tha first paga with a printaid or Wustratad Impraa- alon. and andlng on tha laat pag4 with a printad or Hluatratad Impraaaion. La« imagas suh/antat' ont dti raproduitaa avac la plus grand soin. compta tanu da la condition at da la nattat* da I'akamplaira film*, at an conformM avac las conditions du contrat da ]l. filmaga.' ip ;. . • ■'-■', '1 • ■ ■' taa axamplairi|i originaux dont la Cduvartura an papiar aat imprim#a sont f ilmds an cominan^ant } par la pramiar plat at mn tarmlnant aoit par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraasTon ou dlNustration. soit par la sacond plat, aalon la caa .^Toua laa autras aaamplairas '^ originaux sont fllmds an commandant par la . • pramMra paga qui comporta una amprainta dimpraasion du d'illuatratlon at %f\ tarmJnant par la darniira paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. ^ V . ■ Tha laat raoordad^rama'on aach microflcha Shan contain tha syinbol ^^ (maaning "CON- TINUED"}, or thagiymbel ▼ Imaaning "END"). %vhichavar app^iash. Un daa aymbolaa suhrants spparbftra sur la damlira imaga da chaqua microfiche, salon \% cas: la symbola -i*^ aignifia "A 8UIVRE". la symbols ▼ aignifia "FIN". Maps, plataa. charta. ate., may ba fflmad at \.^ diffarant reduction ratios. Thoaa too larga to ba ' entirely included in one expoaure ere fUmed beginning toi the upper left hend comer, left to right and top to bottom, aa many frames es required. The following diegrems illustrate the method: Lea csrtes. plenches. tsbieeux. etc.. peuvent itrf filmis A des taux da riduction diffdrents.' v Lorsque le document est trop grend pour Atra raproduit en un aeul clichd. 11 eat filmd A pprtir da Tangle supArieur geuche. de gauche A droita. at de haut en bes. en prenent le nombre d'imeges nAcessaira. Lea diagremmM suivants illustrent le mAthode. 1 2 M f Ik. ■•■ '• •» f 1\ \ 6 .■ i - ■ r. r- '' '::^ ..„„.,,,.„;^,^if«w KaiiiiiAir. SPECIFICATION H OF A SIX-WHEELED ft t \ *■•'»;■■■ V ■1l ^ MtLO -pi jy 6jL A S ^ \ CARRIAGE. ■1 \ d-f''^- .^Ji \ i.CE^3CiK5ii;:.L.r.-;. ■ < ^< 4:'^^- ., ri IIK V •^' .4 •« lei as txj "I T cl J^^ h ia-l /. o n ^%*$aiWimuvn Maimm^ r^-- SPECIFICATION r 'i Six-wheeled Second Class Carriage, ' Five compartments fdr f«nirteei| PasBengers each, and one compartment in the centre for PassengerH* Luggage, with hinged seats, so as to be capable of Iteing used tor Passengers. General Dimeni^ions. ExiriMne lenctli al Itate' 1 Dilli) WMftTi at do '.. Height riDm floor to under side <>f lop aide frames.. Heiyht.from floor to underside of • l-t. I'll'. -27 !l .^... 9 4 5 fi roof boards in the centre ..~. .,... '10 J The centre compartnranl, for The end passenger compart- J Dimensions of Coinpai'tine|i^ts Tlie passonper rompartmenls to be 4-fl. 7-iu. from centre to centre of part'itions. passensers' luggaee or for passcnuers, to he 4-ft. 7-in. from centre to centre of pai^tiolts iiients to be 4-ft.-8J-in. each from centre of partitidnstooulside of ends. '\ '' Description and quality'of Mateirials. ^ The bottom and top sides and bptto^ end frames, bufl^T planks and floor bearers, to be of Memel oak, each in one lencth. The lour corner pillars to be of Eiiglish oak. 'The dour pillars, standing pillars, and other framing, to. he of English ash. The roof,, seals and partition boards io l)e of American yellow pine (the roof boards ti)._be in one length.) The floor boards to bo of red deal, 9-in. wide. Tlie panels to be of papier macho. , Bottom Frame and Floor. The Imttoni side frames toAe 3-in. |leep by 7-iii. wide at the top, bevelled off to the sweep of the sti^nding pillars, ' rebates formed in them f ■ r the doors to shut against, 'Und for receiving the floor boards, as shewn. The bottom end frames to be 3-in. t^p by 7-iii. wide, rebated to receive the floor boards, and morticed for the uprijiht end framing. i The bottom sidcj and ends to be fraY|ied togetlicr. as shewn, and secured by strong wrought iron knees inside and a wrought iron angle plate sunk flush outside. ; ' . , . «.' Tlie floor bearers lo be 3-in. by I.J-in , morticed into the side frames with barefaced tenons, the shoulders cut bevel and let into ihc' lips of the mortices, according to the dctiul drawing. Trimming liearers, 3-in. by l-.Jin., parallel 'wilh the si , The ioon to have braaa plating of pro|^er Riie, and to be made to fit> accurately. The under rebates in the tide frames to be faced with iron plates )-in. thick by tlie width of the rebate*. The panels for the sides to be of papier mach6 f>f -in. thick," in one piece from the roof to the elbows, and in one piece from the elbow* to the under lide of the bottom tide frames, and between the doors, and door* and. endt, lapping vach other at the elbowt. as thewn. Brats beading to be fiattl i^hg.the elbows at the lap and at the centre of the par- tition*, a* shewn. ' 1 ^ The panels to be of even and sound surface, and regular thicknesa, hard baked and well oifed. Great care to be taken in driving the pins, not to damage the lurrare. Tlie pins are not to be punched under the surface, but left fliuh and 'fik'd off smooth, so a* to dispense with putty stopping. - . End Elevation. \ The bottonKends to be 3-in. deep by 7-in. wide, with rebate for the floon, mortices for the upright bars, iVamed into the bottom sides and strrngthened as before described at the four corner* with iron knees mtide, and angle platet fluth outside A buffer plank of Memel oak, l-ft. 4-in.'deep by 5|-in. thick, to be fitted between tlio corner pillart at each end and bolted through lo the bottom frame and under carriage frame, and ttrengthened with two etrong wrought iron knee* each, firmly boiled to the under frame and under carriaj;e frame, at thewn. The upright bars lo be framed between the horizontal ban xnd end buffer plaiikt. The panels to be of papier machi. as before d,cs<.-rilied. Each end to be in four pieces, mitred at the comert with the tide panelt, with a bran bead over the jointt, in the centre, and across the endt at the lap. \.^ Roof. •8 ard.T^Isi iotely w to be fitted and screwed into ^ ^ijroiiglit iron an^le plates,, as Tewed together. A doj; box The roof atifki to be 2|-in. by 3-in., cut to the proper sweep and flat rounded underneath, notched in the manner shown into the top tide framet and strongly screwed' thereto. The boardini; to be of j-in. board, ploughed, ton;;ued and beaded inside, in tinsle lengtht, to be covered with ^ood glueing canvass, and two coats marine glue outside,^ befuie bting (.-overed with the roof clotht. The roof^otlis tu be of «n approved description, in one pic^e, well ttrained in laying, turned under the eaves and fu>tencd*by the ^>-'t moulding with screwt. Each carrlhj^e to have three roof 1am|>t let through the roof in the centre of the partitions, as shewn. The roof stii'ks to he friimcd into trimmiiii; pieces where rut away for the lamps ^. The rnof Umya t<> be of the satae size and Hinged seals, to turn upwards, lo be fitted into the centre compartment, with wrought iron props and thumb screws, with sunk nuts, (or fastening them up to the pytitigiis when used 10 carry luggage. - -^ A hollow pillar to l>e framed in and screwed to, and an opening cut in the partition, furnished with an iron pro- tector, in the lugg»;;e coiiipartment, for the break screw and handle. An opening to be rut in the floor for the bieak rods passing throdgh, as shewn. ' Trimmings. Strong white leather atop straps, to be screwed to all the doors, and pass through a mortice in the seat-prop inside the standing pillars «ith ap[iroved tastening, lo prevent the doors Iroiu 0|Knlng too far. Strong wfiite leather <;lats strings, with cut ends, to be attached by brass plates and knobs to all the windows of the second class" and luggage compartments. The space between the venlilalor rails in the doors to be covered over with vulcanized India-jubbcr webbing under- neath, so fixed as to |pss against the top of the glats frame when shut "up, to iirevent draft. s ^ Mountini^s. ' Brass plating to be put on all the doors, and brass beading down the centre, between the compartments and along the laps of ihe upper panels of the sides and ends, and ove^ the joints of the end panels, as shewn. Brass commode and door handles,' with shield nut iiiside. Private locks, with brass escutcheons to the key boles, top door handles and side lailip irons. Uoof lamps and lamp protectors. Staples to be fixed to the sides of the carriage, as thewn for attaching " station " label boards. ' Brass glass siring fasteners. Jt \ ^^ •\ V \:-- y •ice{ flllin coali two ( bod) tob< coati capi( onel HP I lojei shall ofUi orU; liver and pan; d«U S ■--. \ "'"'7:: ■ \ ■ ■ - ^ •\ Painting and Varnishing. " ;- ' The whok Of tha wood work ouuide to be iMunted 1 coats tinted line color bafor* the paneli are put on The exterior, •leept the roof, to have four coau zinc white and lamp black, each coat rubbed down vhh dry puijiice atone, aeven eoata' > Ailing up. each coat rubbed down with dry pumice alone, then the whole nibbed down with pumice atone ind- water, t«ra coata liac white and lamp black, each coat faced with pumice atone and water; three coula of brown to lanxple, the flrat two coala rubbed down witlf glau paper, one coat black on thi upper panela, than two coiita black japan. The whole totw pirked'out and 6ne linied according to inatruetiona, then tha whole to have four coata of beat copal body varniah, (from an approved maker).the flrat three coaU of varniih to be each flatted.; the wire gauae of the vvntilatora to be painted brown, picked out i^d shaded aa louvres, , ' , The interior of all the comnarUneDta to be painted and grained wainsc<(at. The outside of the rqpf to have two coata of atone color, the edgea black ; under the seata to be painted two coats brown or atone color, as may be directed. '< Second Clata " to be written in gold on the middle door panel of the centra compartment, in 2-in upright man ' capitate. '* O. W-. R." to be written in gold in 3-in. upright Roman capitals, in tha centre of the three miitdle quarters, • one letter on each, and the company's ci-est on the Dther two quarters, as may be dirccte>i; >. Generally. » All the framing materiala to be of the best description of their respective kinds, dry ami well seasoned and free from sap and other defacU : all mortices and tenons to' be draw-tmred for the pins : all the jomu of .the wood-work to be put together with whitt lead and the framing primed before ihe panels an put ont The whole of the work to be done in a subsUntial and workmanlike manner, to the aatisfaction of the en){ineer, who shall have full power to reject all or any such carriages or parte that ore not in full accordaince with the spirit and intention J^s of this speciflcatioa ; The contract shall include all work necessary to, or implied, in the full carryin;; out and comuleting of the carriage, fitting awl fixing the body to the under frame, maintaininc the work generally, except in cases of damage by accident, in good condition and proper repair for 12 moutha after the date of completion and delivery. The carriages to be completed according to Specification, and fitted and bolted to the under carriage' frame and de- livered to the company on the rails at any of their stations, in equal numbers and if not ao deliveivd and fixed to the framea within the above perioda respectively, the contractor shall forfeit to, the com-, pany aa damagca twenty shillings per week per carriage for each week he ahall exceed the time specified for delivery. No advantage to be taken of any omission of details in the drawings or in tlijs specification, as full explanation in detail will be given should any part not be sufficiently shewn or understood. The term* and conditions of payment to be s|iecified ill the Tender , . 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