The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-24
TO CONTRACTORS.
cEALED PROPOSALS will be rec

CEALED PROPOSALS Will be received at
- New York city all the lst of October, 1886, Tor
the construction Of the following temporary build
ings at Garden Kay, one of the Tortugas islands,
Florida, separate proposals being made for each Of
the buildings
LIST. One frame store house, 50 feet long, rs feet
WIDE and two stories high, each story being feet
inches high in the cleari the roof TO be covered
with the best shingles the sides and ends with
rough Tapped withdrawing; floors laid with
inch rough boards, tOngued and grooyed, and the
floor Of the second story sustained by glrder, sup
ported by posts placed at proper intervals The
windows, thirty-three IN number will be closed by
strong shutters, each shutter having two panes of
inch by 10 inch glass inserted into it near the top.
The doors three in number, will be made Of two
hicknesses of inch boards. -Four wooden cisterns,
made in the best manner, each III feet IN diameter
and feet high, must be provided with this building.
The building will rest on 80 brick pillars, each ~
bricks square, and Of heights varying between feet
and 4 feet.
ID. One frame lime house, 80 feet long, IS feet 8
inches wide, and one story high; the roof TO be
shingled, and the sides and ends weather boarded,
IN the same manner as the store-house. The hoor
will be laid with thicknesses of one-inch rough
boards, breaking joints. No windows are requir-
ed, but the doors, six in number, will he framed
with sash near the top, containing four S-nch by
l0-ineh lights This building will rest on SO brick
pillars and be provided with four cisterns, similar
TO those described for the store house.
feet wide and two stories high; the roof sides, and
ends being covered in the same manner the build
ngs before described. The lower story will be 10
feet high and divided into is STALLS the lower floor to
be laid with q inch oak panks. There will be win
dow at the head Of each STALL TO close with shut
ter; and door at each end of the building. The up
per story which is eight feet high in the clear will be
aoored with two layers of rough inch boards break
ing joints; be provided with twelve windows, closing
with shutters, and one door The proper racks,
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building will rest Is brick pillows, and be pro-
vided with two csterns. .
4th. One frame carpenters shop, 40 feet long, 25
feet wide and one story of6 feet high in the clear; 10
be shngled and weather-boarded in the same man
ner as the preceding buildings; floor laid with II
inch rough boards; windows, fourteen in number, to
be glazed and furnished with shutters and two doors
like those for the store.house The building will rest
on 20 brick pillars, and be furnished with two els
terms.
5th. One frame bske-house, 80 feet long, 25 feet
wide and one story of feet high in the clear to be
shinged and weather. boarded like the preceding
and the floor laid with II inch boards. There will
be one door and four windows. The windows to
be glazed. Two ovens, and one large boiler for
heating water, must be provided. This building
will be supported on brick pillars, and must be
provided with one cstern.
9th. One frame blacksmith shop, 25 feet long, 25
feet wide, and one story of feet in height covered
be of earth, and raised to the bottom Of the ground
sill. This building will rest on brick pillars foot
by foot, placed at proper intervals, and will be fur
nished with cistern. The proposals will include
the construction ola forge for two fires, with hearth
hues, &c.
Although separate proposals are required for each
Of these temporary buildings the contract for all will
be given to one person.
Proposals will be received till the same time for
the construction of portion Of the permanent quar-
ters for officers, SO feet inches in length, Al feet
in width on the outside, and three stories in height
each story having height of IA feet in the clear
The exterior and cross walls will be Of good bricks
The front and walls and one Of the end
walls will have a thickness of 81 bricks in the
first story, bricks IN the second, and II bricks
in the third story The cross walls, FIVE in num-
Der, including one end wall will be IA bricks
thick. The roof will have rise of 12 feet
and be covered with the best ladies' slate
There will be piazzas feet wide on the front and
Of the building for each of the two upper sto
res; and the space under them, for the whole width
OF eight feet, will be paved with good bricks or flag
ging stone, and wel-cut granite curb stone. None
of the permanent buildings have cellars. This
building will be finished throughout in every re-
spect. These proposals will include the consruc-
ton of two detached buildings for Kitchens each
two stories high; Is feet by % feet the other
80 feet by 20 feet, each story having height Of
feet in the clear; the latter building being divided
into two parts by brick wall The walls of these |
kitchens will all be bricks thick in the first story
and one brick in the second story. The roofs will
have rise of feet 6 inches and be covered with
ladies' slate. Five cisterns of the same size and d.
mansions those for the temporary buildings, will
be provided for the barracks and kitchen.
Proposals will also be received till the same time
for the construction of portion of the soldiers bar
racks, 10 feet long, 80 feet wide, and three stories
high; the hrst story having height Of IL feet in
the clear, and the second and third IA feet each
The front and rear walls of this building will be q
bricks thick for the first story bricks for the sec
ond, and IL bricks for the third story. There will
be hve cross walls, the two end walls included with
a thickness OF l \ bricks. The roof will hay rise |
of feet, and be covered with the best ladies' slate
There is to be piazza feet wide on the rear of
the building, for the second and third stories The
proposals for the barracks will include the copstruc-
ton ola brick building, 80 feet inches long 10 feet
bnches wide, and one story of 9 feet high in the |
clear, divided into two kitchens by brick wall |
All the kitchen walls will have thickness of one
BRICK The rise of the roof will be feet 6 inches
and be covered with ladies' slate. Four csterns
like those already described will be required for the
barracks and Kitchens The proposals for the bar |
racks and its kitchens will be confined to enclosing
the buildings, laying the floors, hanging the win
dows and doors, carrying up the stairs to the third
foor constructing and lathing the partitions in the
second and third sores setting the cisterns put
tlng up and leading to the ciserns the proper con-
dults; and constructing the piazza ..' ."
Proposals will also be received for the construc
ton OF all these permanent buildings supposng |
them to be faced with good common bricks, and
succeed on the EXTERIOR also, on the supposition
that they are to be built of Key West stone or other
stone--the outer walls only to be stone with a
thickness for the quarters and barracks of feet for
the hrst and second stories. and foot inches for
the third story; and for the kitchens foot inches
for the entire height. Should the Key West stone
be used, the buildings must be succeed.
All the temporary buildings must, before being
shipped for Garden Kay, be framed; the floors
ready 10 DE laid; the doors windows, shutters, &c,
ready for hanging and all other parts ready to be
put IN their places. In the permanent buildings all
the flooring joists, must be got out; the planks
paned, tongued, and grooved, and ready for laying;
the doors ready for hanging; the windows glazed
and ready for insertion; in short, nothing must be
LETT to be done there which can be done beforehand
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