The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-29

plan submitted. Ii thought BEST the door shutter
will be into the wall instead of opening as above
mentioned
Two flights geometrcal circular stair way, TO be
continued up to the third story, about four feet
wide, and the tread not less than IL inches in the
centre Of the step; st. Domingo mahogany rail,
oak or hickory banisters; the rail not less than 3
inches diameter; the steps ga North Carolina pine,
glued and screwed together
neat plank partition not less than 5-4 thick,
around the stair way in the first story.
Plain wash boards all around the story, not less
than inches wide.
M GRAND sALooN--2D STORY.
Joists ~ inches wide, 81 inches thick, 10 inches
from centre 10 centre, TO go on the side walls not
less than inches and meet on the centre wall, and
to have double Of bridging through the centre.
Floor to be 54 stuff, not exceeding 5lnches, tongued
and grooved, and secret nailed. One treble window
10 feet wide, and 10 feet inches high The dou-
BILE windows, 8 feet wide and 10 feet inches high;
and six single windows feet inches wide, and 10
feet inches high all to be trimmed with pasters not
less than IL inches wide, Grecian Gaping or block
ing top, the jamb casing TO be paneed, and PAN
els under the windows to correspond with the other
finish of them. The sash to be made of first quality
"a white pine, gothic or o. G. moulding, double
franked and dowelled The frames to be made Of
first quality white pine, double boxed, ovala bead
on the outside All the sash to be double hung.
The inside sash bead to be screwed in.
stud partition TO run clear across the north end
of the saloon about IA feet from the and WALL one-half
Of 1t to run TO the ceiling, and the balance to run
about 10 feet high. Another stud partition from the
centre of the above, where the break to the wall
about IA feet to run to the ceiling. In this parti-
ton there is be door feet wide and feet high,
finished to correspond with the other work in this
story. door feet wide and feet inches high,
through the main partition to the saloon with tram
som lights over il, finished to correspond with the
balance of the work in this story A floor made of
54 stuff, about Ia by 25 feet TO be laid across the
low part of the main stud partition TO the back WALL
on joists not less than inches wide, and not more
than l6 inches from centre to centre.
A washboard Of GA white pine, ~ inches wide,
with base 81 inches wide tongued into it, to run
all round the room. The washboard to be tongued
into the floor. Grounds, inches wide and thick,
to receive the washboard.
SALOON IN THIRD STORY.
Three girders to square IL by IA inches spliced
In the centre, well secured by iron plates and bolts;
and strong wall tie on the end of each of the grid
ers to be walled in with the brick work
The balance of the third story to be finished ex.
actly like the grand saloon, except the flooring may
be 6 inches wide.
All the joists and floors throughout the building
that is for each Of the three stories-to be North
Carolina pine.
Nine principal rafters, the tie beams to be Is by
plates and bolts, sufficient to make them perfectly
safe. The king posts 10 inches square; the queen
posts by 10 inches. The braces 10 by 6 inches
The principal rafters by 10 inches. Purloins 8
by 10 inches. Jack afters, by 81 inches, and lS
inches from centre to centre Three iron rods, not
less than one inch and half square, passing through
the tie beams and through the orders with iron
plates and bolts to make them secure. The sheath
ing to be "A white pine, seasoned, and laid close
together for tin roof trap door of the usual size,
well finished, in the roof.
THE ROOF
To be covered with the best loaded tin used for
covering roofs. The cutters and spouts to be made
OF the best double cross TIM and sufficiently large to
carry off all the water. The spouts to run into a
cast IRON case, at least feet from the ground.
PAINTING AND GLAZING.
Those who propose to execute the painting and
glazing, will state how much they will charge a
square yard for painting; and how much pane for
glazing. The painting to be three courses inside
and out, and executed in the best style, and with
the best paints. The putty used for glazing to be
black, and lined. We will furnish the glass.
PLAsTERNG.
The best three-coat work, finished with plaster of
Paris three large centre pieces in each saloon, and
cornices all round each of suitable depth, accord
ing to the size of the rooms.
DuH0WS w Teu " HuH'
BRICK WORK.
The walls to be entirely of merchantable hand
made brick The length of the building TO be IS,
and the breadth to be 81 feet from out to out The
foundation TO be IL inches, either stone or hard
brick, and to 60 two feet below the surface Of the
ground The side walls to be IA inches thick, and
the end walls to be inches thick above the ground.
The side walls will be 81 feet from the ground to
the top Of the cornice, which is to be plain. The
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from there to the peak. Fire walls at least in
ches high. In the walls are the following open
ings: Two doors, each feet inches wide and
eight feet high forty windows 3 feet 3 inches by
five feet ten, two windows 2 feet inches by three
feet; and 10 feet from bottom to top for l.. The
l. to be 20 feet square from out to out, and the
walls inches thick. The end wall TO be 80 feet
high; and the two side walls to average IS feet high
The will have the following openings in it, one
door feet inches by feet; one door by 6 feet.
Ten windows feet 3 inches by feet 10 inches.
Two windows 3 feet by 3 feet inches. Two ten
feet walls, 0 inches thick, to be run up about 80
feet inches in this L. to have in them three open
ings for doors, two of them 3 feet by feet
inches, and the other one by 8 feet
There are to be projections, or piasters, IN the
end walls, up 10 the top of the square, fourteen
inches by four inches, for beams or girders to rest
upon. An eighteen-inch fne to be run up in the
northeast corner of the building eight feet above the
peak Of the roof the walls of beat least inches
from bottom to top. fourteen-inch fue to be run
up in another part of the building, three feet above
the peak; walls oft to be inches, and the other
two four inches thick. A fourteen.nc brick wall,
ten feet high, two of which are be under ground,
leaving the wall eight feet above ground, 20 feet
long. Eight feet six inches of this wall will rest
the Of the hall; and that much Of it will be
only 8 feet high.
The contractor for the brick work to dig well
in the building deep enough to get plentiful sup
ply of water, wall il up with brick, and put good
pump in ii.
CARPENTERS WORK.
Three girders, ~ inches square, running the
whole length of the building and three girders ~
inches square, and 20 feet long, for the three stories
where the joins the main building to be supported
by columns to be furnished by us. The ends
of all the girders to be fastened to the wall
by irons. Joists twelve inches wide and two and a
half inches thick, to be let into the girders fush
fifteen inches from centre to centre. The joiss
to go inches the girder and six inches on the
WALL, Three floors, of "a Eastern Shore pine, not