The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-19
TO CONTRACTORS
nEALEp PROPOSALS will n,

ID New York city Ill the lst OF October 1876, for
he construction Of the following temporary build
IDgs at Garden Kay, one Of the Torlugas islands
Florida, separate proposals being made for each Of
the buildings
Isl. One frame store house, 30 feet long, IS feet
vide, and two stories high, each story being feet
D inches high in the clear; the roof TO be covered
with the best shingles, the sides and ends with
koagh tapped withdrawing; floors laid with
ID inch rough boards, tongued and grooved and the
floor Of the second story sustained by girder, sup
ported by posts placed at proper intervals. The
windows, thiry-three in number, will be closed by
trong shutters, each shutter having two panes OF
inch by 10 inch glass inserted into near the top.
The doors, three 10 number, will be made Of two
bicknesses Of inch boards, Four wooden eisterns,
made in the best manner, each 10 feet in diameter
and feet high must be provided with this building.
The building will rest on % brick pillars, each q
bricks square, and Of heights varying between feet
and feet.
ID. One frame lime house, 80 feet long 25 feet 8
inches wide, and one story high; the roof to be
Ishlngled, and the sides and ends weather boarded,
| IN the same manner as the store-house. The floor
will be laid with two thcknesses Of one-nch rough
boards, breaking joints No windows are requir-
led, but the doors, six in number, will lie framed
SIh sash near the top, containing four S-inch by
lO-lnth lights This building will rest on 80 brick
pillars, and be provided with four cisterns similar
to those described for the store house.
Sd. One frame stable, Al feet inches long, 25
feet wide, and two stories high; the roof sides, and
ends being covered in the manner as the build
ngs before described. The lower story will be 10
high and divided into 10 STALLS the lower floor to
be laid with 81 inch oak planks. There will be win
dow at the head Of each STALL to close with shut
teri and door at each end of the building The up-
per story, which is eight feet high in the clear will De
aoored with two layers Of rough inch boards, break
log joints; be provided with twelve windows, closing
with shutters, and one door. The proper racks,
hangers, &c. must be included in the contract This
building will rest ON Is brick pillows, and be pro-
Vded with ;wo cisterns.
4th, One frame carpenters shop, 40 feet long, 25
FEET wide, and one story offs feet high in the clear to
be shingled and weather-boarded in the same man.
ner as the preceding buildings; floor laid with I
lnch rough boards; windows, fourteen in number TO
be glazed and furnished with Shutters and two doors
ike those for the 5,ore.house. The building will rest
on 20 brick pillars, and be furnished with two els
terms.
5th. One frame bake-house, 80 feet long, 25 feet
vide and story Of feet high in the clear To be
singled 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 large boiler for
heating water, must be provided. This building
will be supported on brick pillars, and must be
provided with one cstern.
feet wide, and one story of feet in height covered
and shingled as the other buildings. The floor will
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
nshed with one cistern. The proposals will include
the construction ola forge for two fires, with hearth
Aues, &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-
ers for officers, of So feet inches in length, Al feet
IN width, 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 rear walls and one Of the end
walls will have 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 IL bricks
thick. The roof will have rise of Il feet,
and be covered with the best ladies' slate.
There will be piazzas feet wide, on the front and
rear 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
sng stone, and well-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 construc-
Ion OF two detached buildings for kitchens, each
''o.'es ngh' one 10 Ieet oy ~ rect, the other
IS feet by ~ 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 IA bricks thick in the first story,
and one brick IN the second story. The roofs will
have nse of feet 6 inches, and be covered with
ladies' slate. Five cisterns of the same size and d-
mensions those for the temporary buildings, will
beprovided Cor the barracks and kitchen.
Proposals will also be received till the same time
Tor the construction of portion of the soldiers bar
racks, 70 feet long, SO feet wide, and three stories
NIGH the first story having a height of IL feet in
the clear, and the second and third Ia feet each.
The front and walls of this building will be q
bricks thick for the first story, bricks for the
ond, and Ii bricks for the third story. There will
De hve cross walls, the two end walls included with
Thickness OF bricks. The roof will have rise
feet, and be covered with the best ladies' slate
there - 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 construc-
uoh Of brick building 80 feet inches long, 10 feet
clear, divided into two kitchens by a brick WALL
All the kitchen walls will have thickness of one
Orlck. The rise of the roof will be feet inches
and be covered with ladies' slate Four cis,erns
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,
hoor constructing and lathing the partitions in the
second and third stories; setting the cisterns; put
ing up and leading to the cisterns the proper con-
aultsi and constructing the piazza. a..
Proposals will also be received for the construc-
uon OF all these permanent buildings, supposlng
hem to be faced with good common bricks, and
succeed on the exterior; also, on the supposton
that they are TO be built of Key West stone or other
s'one-the outer walls only to be stone, with a
thickness for the quarters and barracks of feet for
The first and second stories, and foot inches for
the third story; and for the kitchens foot inches
Tor the entire height. Should the Key West stone
1e used, the buildings must be succeed. .....
All the temporary buildings must, before being
shipped for Garden Kay, be framed; the floors
ready to be laid; the doors, windows shutters, &c,
ready for hanging; and all other parts ready be
Put IN their places. In the permanent buildings all
he flooring joists, must he got out; the planks
planned, tongued, and grooved, and ready for laying
,he doors ready for hanging; the windows glazed
ana ready for insertions; in short, nothing must be
eit to be done there which can he done beforehand
The proposals will include all the cost Of the
buildings, nothing being furnished by the United