The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-20
TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED PROPOSALS. will be received al
- New York city all the Let Of October, 1896 for
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, 80 feet long, IS feet
wide, and two stories high each story being feel
6 inches high in the clear; the roof to be covered
with the best shingles, the sides and ends with
rough Tapped Misunderstanding; floors laid with
/ inch rough boards, tongued and grooved, and the
floor OF the second story sustained by glrder, sup
ported by posts placed al 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 the top
The doors, three in number, will be made Of two
thcknesses 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 81 brick pillars each u
bricks square, and of heights varying between feet
and feet.
ID One frame lime house, 80 feet long, % feet 8
inches wide, and one story high; the roof to be
shinged, and the sides and ends weather boarded,
in the same manner as the stOre-house. The floor
will be laid with thicknesses of one-inch rough
boards, breaking joints, No windows are requir-
ed, but the doors, six in number, will be framed
with sash near the top, containing four S-inch by
l0-lnch lights This building will rest on 80 brick
pillars, and be provided with four cisterns, similar
TO those described for the store house.
I'd. One frame stable, al feet inches long, 25
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
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 each end Of the building. The up
per story which is eight feet high in the clear will be
hoored with two ayers Of rough inch boards, break
ing joints; be provided with twelve windows, closing
IL
hangers, DC, must be included in the contract This
building will rest on Is brick pillows, and be pro-
yided with two cisterns.
4th One frame carpenters shop, 40 feet long, 25
feet wide and story of feet high in the clear TO
be singled and weather-boarded Ia the same man
ner as the preceding buildings; floor laid with j.
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 cs-
terms.
5th One frame bake-house, 80 feet long, 25 feet
wide and story Of feet high in the clear to be
shingled 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 8 brick pillars, and must be
provided with one cstern.
9th One frame blacksmith shop, % feet long, 25
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.
nIshed with cstern. The proposals will include
the construction ola forge for 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.
prnnoaala will hp rpraivcd till he 10
the construction Of portion Of the permanent quar-
ers for officers Of 50 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 ~ bricks in the
first story, bricks in the second, and ] ! bricks
IN the third story. The cross walls FIVE in num-
Der, including end wall, will be II bricks
thick. The roof will have rise OF l. 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-
riesj and the space under them, for the whole width
of eight feet, will be paved with good bricks or flag
gng 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.
ton Of two detached buildings for Kitchens each
two stories high; one l6 feet by 20 feet, the other
50 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 br.eks 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 csterns Of the size and d.
mansions 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, 70 feet long, 80 feet wide and three stories
high; the first story having 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 Sec
ond, and ! bricks for the third story. There will
be five walls, the two end walls included with
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 of
the building, for the second and third stories. The
proposals for the barracks will include the construc
ton of brick building, 80 feet inches long, 10 feet
inches 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 thickness of one
brick. The rise Of the roof will be 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 stories; setting the cisterns; put
uhS up anu ieaung 10 the clsterns Inc proper con-
duits; and constructing the piazza.
Proposals will also be received for the construc-
ton of all these permanent buildings, supposlng
them to be faced with good common bricks, and
succeed on the exterior; also, on the supposition
that they 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 6 inches for
the third story and for the kitchens | foot inches
for the entire height. Should the Key West stone
he 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 pIanks
Planed, 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