The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-31
Building IN rear of Hall.

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 "a feet from out to out The
foundation TO be 18 inches, either stone or hard
brick, and to go 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 cornce, which is to be plain, The
end walls will be 81 feet to the square, and 10 feet
from there to the peak. Fire walls at least 8
inches high. In the walls are the following OPEN
ngs: Two doors, each feet 6 inches wide, and
eight feet high; forty windows 3 feet inches by
feet 10, two windows feet 6 inches by 3
feet; and 10 feet from bottom to top for L. The
to be 90 feet by II feet inches from out to out and
the walls inches thick. The end wall to be 80 feet
high; and the two side walls average IS feet high
The L will have the following openings in it: two
doors feet inches by feet; one door by 6 feet.
Nine windows 3 feet inches by feet 10 inches.
Two windows feet by 3 feet inches.
There are to be projections, or pilasters, in the
inches by four inches, for beams or girders to rest
upon. An eighteen-inch fue to be run up in the
northeast corner ofthe building eight feet above the
peak of the roof the walls Of it to be at least inches
from bottom to top. fourteen-inch fue to be run
up in another part of the building three feet above
the peak two walls oft to be inches and the other
two four inches thick. foureen.inch brick wall,
ten feet high, two of which are to be under ground,
leaving the wall eight feet above ground, SO feet
long. Eight feet six inches of this wall will rest
on the area of the hail. and that much of II will be
only feet high,
in the building, deep enough to get plentiful sup
ply of water, wall it up with brick, and put good
pump in IT.
CARPENTERS WORK.
Three girders, IL inches square, running the
whole length of the building, and three ORDERS IL
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 girdern to be fastened to the wall
by irons. Josts twelve inches wide and two and a
half inches thick, to be let into the girders flush,
fifteen inches from centre to centre. The jolsts
to go two inches the girder and six inches on the
wall. Three floors, of 5-4 Eastern Shore pine, not
more than inches wide, planned, tongued and
grooved, and laid in the usual manner There are
to be three hatchways through the three floors, four
feet square in the clear to be closed with double trap
doors. The floor on the basement story to be con-
traeted for hereafter
There will be a plain stairway ascending to the
three stories, not more than feet wide, made Of
rough sd Eastern Shore stuff; and rough partition
inch boards tongued and grooved, running across
the building, to hide the stairway of two Of the sto
res
Five plain batten doors, to close the four doors
through the walls of the building and three plain
| partitions
Six pair plain PANEL shutters, TO close the six
windows in the lower story, next to the alley
These windows are 3 feet inches by 5 feet 10
inches Forty-nine plain twelve-ight window frames
to be made Of 84 white pine; for openings, feet
inches by feet 10 inches. Two plain six-ligh
window frames, made of Sd white pine. Two
plain nine-light windows, made Of "a white pine
Plain window stills and ntels for all the windows
and doors The lower fight of sash to have springs
to hold them up, or keep them down.
Roof feet pitch, Eastern Shore rafters, by {
inches, inches thick, and lS inches from centre tc
centres to be covered close with A seasoned white
pine.
ROOFING.
To be covered with the best loaded tin; and gut
tiers and spouts sufficiently large to take off the
water; the spouts TO go into pipe at least fee
above the ground.
PAINTING, GLAZING, AND PLAsTERrSG.
These will be contracted for hereafter.
CONDITIONS TO ALL THE WORKS.
II contractor for any portion of the work shall
fail to execute within the time he proposed to do IT,
or in workman-like manner, we reserve the power
to dismiss him, after paying him for what he has
done, and the cost Of any materials he may have on
hand, purchased for this building.
BLAIR & RIVES.
WAsBNeToN City, 10Th May-lt