Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-16
To Builders.

- designed until the 25ih day of May next,
for building house on the land of the county OF
Grant, about one and half miles from Lancaster,
for the accommodation of the poor of said county,
of the following plan and dimensions:
The house TO be 3S by % feet from outside to
outside cellar under the whole house, to be dug
feet Deep the cellar walls 10 be 81 inches thru
of good stone well laid in good sand a. lime mc,''
aud to be sunk at least one foot below ;po eei,'i
bottom aid raised 10 make the cellar ieet 10 inc
clear; the upper course or water-taoo, ~ " -.
etone six inches thick with spr9Jeclon OF TWO
inches "A cellar wndows,with gold frames OF inch
whiteoak plank-3 lighted with 10 by II glass; to
be / outside cellar way well wailen up each sue,
with cut stone steps, with douole out .side doors
and / inside door, said doors to be double batten
doors with good substantial frames and hangings;
the cross sils 10 be supported by two posts, each
inches SQUARE, of white oak, set upon firm founda-
TONS
The house TO be two stories high, built OF good
well burned brick, well laid in good sand and lime
mortal, with mortar joints of NOT exceeding one
foufth of an inch the lower story to be feet be-
tween josis, and have wall of IL inches, the
upper story = feet high between joists, with
inch wall the walls to have good substantial brick
cornice and the gable ends of the walls TO be Car
ried up to suit roof of l4pitch; to make one fire
place for the kitchen, with good brick oven, Eek
lending outside cfthe wall with fue coming into
the kitchen chimney 20 be carried up with the wall
and TO extend at least Is inches higher than the
ridge Of the roof; TO carry up three chimneys with
the walls commencing feet below the ceiling of
the upper story, and extending high as the kitch
en.Ihimney, the chimney above the roof to be in
size brick by % brich; there to be 10 twelve
lighted windows of l0xl2 glass in the lower, and
9 windows of same size in the upper story; to be
outside DOORS
CARPENTERS AND JOINER'S WORK.
To be 9 cross sills of sxl0 hewed timber for
lower floor, beams of same size for the Two upper
floors. and the beams of the upper floors well fast
eued in the walls by irons coming through to the
outside of the walls with heavy iron ). The
ioists to be placed 16 inches from centre to centre,
of white oak 2x6 inches and well secured in the
walls and cross timbers; the floos to be made OF
well faced, matched aud laid of Ia inch pine or
With oak plank there are to be IL doors, SIX
panel and Is four panel doors the outside door
frames and window frames to be made of clear
stuff of "a inch plank the partitions to be set ac-
cording to plan and made of 3x4 studding set b
inches from centre to centre; the inside door
frames and all castings to be made of Ii inch stuff
clear pine stuff; the sash and doors to be OF ] 3
inch pine, clear stuff, well made; the front door TO
have side-ligh,s of 6 inches in width to put base
boards of 10 inches wide / inch thick, with good
mouldings thereon in all the rooms; the kitchen,
dinning room aud sitting room to have suIbase
with good mouldings; 10 be band moudings around
all doors and windows; TO make stairs leading from
the hall of the lower 10 the upper story with hand
rails and bannsters--a,so stairs leading 10 the
sear; The paatry TO be we'll shelved; the root 10
have Ia pitch, the rafters to be 3xS white OAK
placed 20 inches from centre to centre, well Sc
cured against Spreading by collar beams and TO
rest OIL plank plates of inches thick, white oak
the roof to be well sheathed,with square edged
sheathing aud shngled with good pine shingles
laid inches to the weather, with good barge
boards Mt the gable ends. Tho -se--s 90 % S Hu"s
ana each provided with good locks; to lath all par
titions and ceilings with good pine or lynn iath,
and to plaster said house throughout, two coat
work y TO paint all the woodwork outside, ex-
cept the roof with three good coats of white lead
and oil, and all the inside woodwork with at least
two coats: all lumber to be well seasoned and all
the finishing lumber TO be of clear stuff pine plank.
There are to be rooms below, beside a hall and
above beside hall all materials to be furnished
by the contractor
Bids will be received for the whole work or sep
arate bids for masons work and for the carpenters
and oiner's work.
The plan may be seen at the office of the Clerk
of the Board. The undersigned will reserve the
right to reject any bid they deem too high, or not
likely to be complied with by the bidder. Bond
and security will be required, and payment made
on completion of the job.
ii. l.. MASSEY,
JAMES z. cox. : Board Com.
JN0F KIRKPATRfCK,l
Mny 2, 1876. 6-4t.