Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-23
To Builders.

SEALED proposals will be received BY The UNI
- dersigned until the 25th day of May next,
for building house the land of the county Of
Grant, about one and half miles from Lancaster,
for the accommodation of the poor of said county,
of the following plan and dimensions:
The house to be IS by % feet from outside to
outside; cellar under the whole house, to be dug
feet deep, the cellar walls TO be 81 inches thick
ofgood stone well laid in good sand IL lime mortar,
and to be sunk at least one foot below the cellar
bottom aid raised TO make the cellar feet in the
clear; the upper course waertable, 10 be of cut
stone six inches thick with projection of two
inches "A cellar windows, with good frames of inch
whiteoak plank--3 lighted with 10 by IL glass; to
be / outside cellar way well walled up each side,
with cut stone steps, with double out side doors
and l inside door, said doors to be double batten
doors with good substantial frames and hangings;
the stills be supported by two posts, each
inches square, of white oak, set upon firm founda-
tIons.
The house TO be two stories high, built OF good
well burned brick, well laid in good sand and lime
mortar, with mortar joints of mol exceeding one
foulth of inch; the lower story to be feet be-
tween joists, and have wall of II inches, the
upper story 3 feet high between joists, with 8
inch wall; the walls to have good substantial brick
comice and the gable ends of the walls to be car
ried up TO suit roof of 4 pitch; to make one fire
place for the kitchen, with good brick oven, (ex-
tending outside ofthe wall with fus coming into
the kitchen chimney 20 be carried up with the wall
and-to extend at least Is inches higher than the
ridge of the roof; to carry up three chimneys with
the walls commencing 2 feet below the ceiling of
the upper story, and extending high the kitch
en- chimney, the chimney above the roof to be in
size brick by 81 brch there to be 10 twelve
lighted windows of l0xl2 glass in the lower, and
9 windows of same size in the upper story; TO be
2 outside doors.
CARPENTERS AND JOINER'S WORK.
To be 2 cross siIIs of 6x10 hewed tint Der for
lower floor, beams Of same size for the two upper
floors, and the beams Of the upper aoorswcll fast
ened in the walls by irons coming through to The
outside OF the walls with heavy iron 5. The
oists to be placed 16 inches from centre to centre,
of white oak 2xS inches and we'll secured in the
walls and cross timbers; the floors 10 be made Of
wen faced, matched and laid Of Il inch pine or
width oak plank there are to be IL doors, six
panel and Is four panel doors; the outside door
frames and window frames to be made of clear
stuff of q inch plank; the partitions to be set ac
corling TO plan and made of 3x4 sluddng set l6
inches from centre TO centre; the inside door
frames and all castings to bs made of ! inch stuff
clear pine stuff; the sash and doors to be Of ! d
inchpine, clear stuff, wen made; the front door to
have side-lighls of inches in width 10 put base
boards of TO inches wide ] inch thick, with good
mouidings thereon in all the rooms; the kitchen,
dlnnlns ioom and sitting room 10 have suTbase
with good mouldings; to be band modldings around
All doors and windows; to make stairs leading from
'ne nan OF the lower to the upper Story with hand
rals ana bannlsters-aiso stairs leading TO the
tellar; the pantry TO be well sheyed; the roof 10
have II pitch, the Tafters tn be 3xS white oak
placed 20 inches from centre 10 centre, well Sc
cured against spreading by collar beams and TO
rest on plank plates of inches thick white oak
the roof to be well sheathed,with square cdeed
sheatning and shingsd with good pine shingles
laid inches to the weather, with good barge
boards at the gable ends the doors TO be wei hung
and each provided with good ocks to lath all par
titiens and ceilings with good pine or lynn lath.
aad to plaster said house throughouis two coat
work J to paint all the woodwork outside, ex-
eept the roof, with three good coats Of white lead
and oil, and all the inside woodwork with al least
two coats; all lumber to be well seasOa-d and all
the finishing lumber to be Of clear stuff pine psa-
Ihefe are to be 5 rooms below, beside hall and
above beside hall al materials 70 be furnished
BY the CONTRACTOR.
arata bids for mason's woIk and for the carpenters
aad joinef's work.
The plan may kssssn at the Office Of the Clerk
Of the Board. The 6fwfsigned viii reserve the
Isai to reject any bid they deem too high, OF not
likely to be complied with BY the bidder. Bond
saa security win be required, and payment made
On completion Of the job.
H. L. MASSEY,
JAMES p cox. Board Com.
JN0.F. KIRkPATRlCK,1
Mny ,, 1876 5-4t