The daily union., 1846-08-27
TO CONTRACTORS.

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, 25 feet
wide, and two stories high, each story being feet
inches high in the clear the roof 10 be covered
with the best shingles, the sides and ends with
rough Tapped weather-boardingi 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 II near the top
The doors, three la number, will be made of two
thicknesses of inch boards. -Four wooden ciserns,
made in the best manner, each 10 feet IN diameter
and feet high, must be provided with this building
The building will rest on 80 brick pillars, each II
bricks square, and of heights varying between feet
and 4 feet.
ID. One frame lime house, so feet long, 25 feet 3
inches wide and one story high; the roof 10 be
shiDgled, and the sides and ends weather boarded,
in the same manner as the store-house. The hoor
will he laid with two thieknesses Of one-lneh rough
boards, breaking joints. No windows requir-
ed, but the doors six in number, will be framed
with sash the top, containing four S-inch by
l0-inth 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 same the build
ings before described. The lower story will be 10
feet high and divided into 10 salls the lower floor
be laid with q inch oak panks There will be a 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 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,
managers &c. must be included in the contract This
building will rest on Is brick pillows, and be pro-
yided with two clsterns.
4th. One frame carpenters shop, 40 feet long, 25
feet wide and story offs feet high IN the clear to
be shngled and weather-boarded in the same man
ner the preceding buildings; floor laid with ]
inch rough boards; windows, fourteen in number, 70
be glazed and furnished with Shutters and two doors
like those for the store.house. The building will rest
20 brick pillars, and be furnished with two cis-
terms.
5th. One frame bake-house, 50 feet long, 25 feet
wide, and one story Of feet high in the clear 10 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 8 brick pillars, and must be
provided with one cistern.
9th. One frame blacksmith shop, 25 feet long, 25
feet wide, and story Of feet in height covered
and shingled as the other buildings. The floor will
be Of earh 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 one cistern. The proposals will include
the construction ofa forge for 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-
ters for officers, OF SO feet inches in length Al feet
-. - IL IL = 4 =
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 a thickness Of q bricks in the
first story, 2 bricks in the second and u bricks
in the third story. The cross walls, FIVE in num-
Der, including 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
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 flag
glng 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 construc-
| ton Of two detached buildings for kitchens, each
two stories high; one 16 feet by 20 feet the other
33 feet by 90 feet, each story having a height of S
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 a rise Of feet inches, and be covered with
ladies' slate. Five csterns of the same size and d
| mensions as 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, SO feet wide and three stories
high; the first story having height Of 10 feet in
the clear, and the second and third Ia feet each.
The front and rear walls Of this building will be %
bricks thick for the first story bricks for the sec.
ond, and bricks for the third story. There will
be five cross walls, the two end walls included with
thickness Of bricks. The roof will ave a 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 cons,ruc-
on ofa brick building, 30 feet inches long, I9 feet
6inches WIDE, and one story of 9 feet high in the
clear divided into two kitchens by a brick wall
All the kitchen walls will have a thickness of one
! brick. The rise of the roof will be 4 feet inches,
| and be covered with ladies' slate Four ciserns
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
floor; constructing and athing the partitions in the
second and third storlesi setting the cisterns; put
ting up and leading to the cisterns the proper con.
| duits and constructing the piazza
Proposals will also be received for the construc-
ton of all these permanent buildings, supposine
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 first 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 to be 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
pIaned, tongued, and grooved, and ready for laying;
the doors ready for hanging the windows glazed
and ready for insertion in Short nothing must be
left to be done there which can be done beforehand
| The proposals will include all the cost of the
buildings, nothing being furnished by the United
| States.
These buildings must be erected under the super
vision Of the undersigned or such agent as the gov
ernment may designate. .0
All the buildings must he comtleted in tho leost