The daily union., 1846-08-26
TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED PROPOSALS. VIII be received at
- New York city all the lot of October, 1876, for
the construction of the following temporary build
ngs 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, 25 feet
wide, and two stories high, each story being feet
inches high in the clear; the roof TO be covered
with the best shingles, the sides and ends with
rough tapped weather-boardlng floors laid with
inch rough boards, tongued and groOved, and the
floor Of the second story sustained by grder 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 the top.
The doors, three in number, will be made Of two
theknesses 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 ~
bricks square, and Of heights varying between feet
and 4 feet.
I'd. One frame lime house, 80 feet long, 25 feet 8
inches wide, and one story high; the roof TO be
shingled, and the sides and ends weather boarded,
IN the same manner as the store-house. The floor
will be laid with two thicknesses of one-inch rough
boards, breaking joints, No windows are requr-
ed, but the doors, six In number, will lie framed
with a sash the top, containing four S-nch by
l0-inch 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 manner the build
ngs before described, The lower story will be 10
feet high, and divided into 10 STALLS the lower floor to
be laid with q inch oak panks 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 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-
ylded with two eisterns.
4th. One frame carpenters shop, 40 feet long, 25
feet wide, and story of feet high in the clear
be shingIed and weather-boarded la the same man.
ner as the preceding buildings floor laid with II
inch rough boards; windows, fourteen in number, TO
be glazed and furnished with shutters; and two doors
like those for the storehouse. The building will rest
on 20 brick pillars, and be furnished with two cis-
terms.
5th. One frame bake-house, so 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 1t 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 bal
provided with one cistern.
9th. One frame blacksmith shop, 25 feet long on
feet wide and one story Of feet in height; covered
and shlnged 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
nlshed with one cistern The proposals will include
the construction Ofa forge for two fires with heash
hues, &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
a Og he
ters for officers, Of 60 feet inches in length Al feet
in width, on 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 a thickness of 81 bricks in the
first story, bricks in the second, and 1, bricks
IN the third story. The cross walls FIVE in num-
Der, including end wall, will be IA bricks
thick The roof will have a rise of I2 feet,
and be covered with the best ladies', slate
There will be paZzas 8 feet wide, on the front and
rear Of the building for each Of the two upper sto.
ries; and the space under them, for the whole width
of eight feet will be paved with good bricks or flag
ging 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 proposas will include the construc-
ton of two detached buildings for kitchens each
two stories high 16 feet by 20 feet, the other
80 feet by 20 feet, each story having height offs
feet in the clear the latter building being divided
kitchens will all be Il bricks thick in the frat story,
and one brick in the second story. The roofs will
have rise of feet inches and be covered with |
ladies' slate Five cisterns of the same size and d
mensons 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, 3S feet wide and three stories
high; the hrst story having height of l2 feet in |
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 bricks for the sec
ond, and bricks for the third story. There will,
be hve cross 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 consruc
on ola brick building, 30 feet inches long, 10 fee
6lnches 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 10 enclosing
the buildings, laying the floors, hanging the win
dows and doors, carrying up the stairs to the third
floor; constructing and lathing the partitions in the
second and third stories; setting the ciserns; put
ting up and leading TO the ciserns the proper con-
dults; and constructing the piazza
Proposals will also be received for the constrlc-
ton OF all these permanent buildings, supposing
them to be faced with good common bricks, and
succeed on the exterior, also, on the suppostion
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 for
the hrst and second stories, and foot inches for
the third story and for the kitchens foot inches
for the entire height. Should the Kew 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 josts must he got out; the planks
planed, tongued and grooved, and ready for laying;
the doors ready for hangingi the windows glazed
and ready for insertion; in short, nothing must be
lefl to be done there which can be done beforehand
The proposals will include MI the cos, or tho