The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-14
TO CONTRACTORS.
PROPOSALS will be re

III CONIhACIotS.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- New York city Ill the lst of October, 1886, for
the construction of the following temporary build
ings at Garden Kay, one Of the Torlugas islands,
Florida, separate proposals being made for each Of
the buildings:
Isl. One frame store house, 80 feet long, 25 feet
wide, and two stories high, each story being feet
q inches high In the clear; the roof to be covered
with the best shingles, the sides and ends with
rough tapped Notwithstanding floors laid with
! inch rough boards, ;ongued and grooyed and the
floor Of the second story sustained by glrdeT 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 il near the top.
The doors, three In number will be made Of two
thicknesses Of inch boards. Four wooden cisterns,
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 q
bricks square, and Of heights varying between feet
and feet.
ID, One frame lime house, so feet long, 25 feet 8
inches wide, and one story high; the roof to be
shngled and the sides and ends weather boarded,
in the same manner the stoTe-house. The floor
will be laid with two thicknesses Of one-inch rough
boards, breaking joints. No windows are requir-
ed, but the doors, six in number, will he framed
with a sash near the top, containing four 5-inch by
l0-inch lights This building will rest on 80 brick
phldfh, unu NC ptOFlucu Win Tour ClSlernH, similar
to those described for the store house.
3D. One frame stable, Al feet 4 inches long IS
feet wide and two stories high; the roof sides, and
ends being covered in the same manner as the build
lngs before described. The lower story will be 10
feet high, and divided into l6 STALLS the lower floor to
be laid with q inch oak plsnks. There will be win
dow at the head OF each STALL 10 close with a 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; lie 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 cisterns.
9TH One frame carpenters shop, 40 feet long, 25
feet wide, and one story Of feet high in the clear 10
be singled and weather-boarded in the same man
ner as the preceding buildings floor laid with (
inch rough boards; windows, fourteen in number, 10
be glazed and furnished with shutters; and two doors
like those for the house. The building will rest
on 20 brick pillars, and be furnished with two els
terms.
5th One frame bake-house, 80 feet long, Is 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 cistern.
9th. One frame blacksmith shop 25 feet long %
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 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-
ters for officers, Of 50 feet inches in length Al fee,
IN width on the outside, and three stories in height
each story having height Of IA feet in the clear
The front and rear walls and one of the end
| walls will have a thickness Of 81 bricks in the
first story, bricks in the second, and IL bricks
| in the third story. The cross walls, Ave in num-
Der, including one end wall, will be IL brick.
thick. The roof will have a rise Of IL feet
and be covered with the best ladies' slate
There will be piazzas feet wide on the front anC
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.
ging stone, and well-cut granite curb stone. Non,
Of the permanent buildings have cellars. Thi,
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; one l6 feet by % feet the other
So 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 thes,
kitchens will all be / bricks thick in the first story
and one brick in the second story. The roofs will
| have rise of feet inches and be covered with
ladies' slate Five ciserns 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
| he of N Of he
racks, 10 feet long, 80 feet wide, and three stories
high; the hrst story having height Of ~ feet ir
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, 2 bricks for the sec
ond, and ! bricks for the third story. There will
be hve cross walls the two end walls included with
a thickness of bricks. The roof will have a rise
of feet and be covered with the best ladies' slate
| There Is to be piazza feet wide on the rear o
the building, for the second and third stories. Tht
proposals for the barracks will include the construc
ton ola brick building 80 feet inches long, 10 fee
6 inches 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 inches
and be covered with ladies' slate. Four cisterns
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 foors hanging the win
dows and doors, carrying up the stairs to the third
floor; constructing and athing the partitions in the
second and third stories; 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, supposng
them to be faced with good common bricks, and
succeed on the exterior; also, on the suppostior
that they are to be built of Key West stone or other
stone-the outer walls only to be stone, with
thickness for the quarters and barracks of feet fol-
the first and second stories, and foot inches foi
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 panks
planed, tongued, and grooved and ready for laying
the doors ready for hanging the windows glazed and
ready for insertion; in Short no thng 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
Suites.