The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-04-26
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sa,---. Add es5rd to the Chief Engineer, Go.
Hsasss3 Iun,bia, will be received until the LIST
:E-S-sEas:of May, for building TWO DEPQTS
for the Grcenville and Columbia RnIrohd, one ut
Abbeville und the other ut Anderson court!lutist,
according to thefoIlowing spccifculion:
The Depot To be built with good baru burl-
cd bricks, of tho best quality.
@. The house shall be eighty feet long by forty
feet wide, divided ;,i end by brick puItitiun
wa; into two rounis about eighteen feet squire ::
from, the baltom Of foundation top OF floor will
DO SIX feet from top of floor to under side of ioo
girdcr twelve feet tine foundation walls to be =
l.2 bricks thick, reuching up from the base the
outside walls to br . bricks thick, and purti,iou
walls | bricks thick !; gable ends to be run up
l l-2 bricks thick the interior oil tho foundation
to he divided by seven parallel walls, 2 bricks
thick, extending crosswse Of the building: the
whole TO be laid i'll good lime mortur, and outside
faces of wa!l 10 be pointed.
D.. Two platforms shull be built one each
side Of The building. extending The whole length,
ton feet wide. and supported by continuous brick
wall ] y bricks thick, raised up from foundation.
4. Upon the walls will be laid continuous
Iy timbers 3Xlo, and upon these the huor boards
will he placed 3xl2 and Sinces upar and notch
ed down. and upon these again floor will be laid
inches thick, closely fitted and spiked down; III
the saine manner the flour of the platform will DO
! lad. The iIooring Of two Ie-foot rooms will DO Of
Id inch heart pine foorng plank, tongucd and
groOved.
-. nc urge room VIII nave nve doorS, eight
fect square inclusive Of irumcs, two open euch
side und one ut the end the smaller rooms will
have door in partition wall between the rool,s u
door Ill each leading INTO the largo room, and
door in each leading TO the plutform-in in ull five
doors, 4xS. The doors will all be panelled, very
| substantially nude and secured by strong locks
and iaslenings the large doors will br secured
the inside by wooden bars. There will be in each
small room two windows of eighteen lights each /;
the sash to be hung with weights and pannellcd
shutters TO hang outside, with secure fustenings.-
Fire-paces and chimneys will be built in each Of
the small rooms, and muntcl pieces set 10 them.
o.. The smull rooms shall be lathed upon the
ceiling and walls, ali Plastered with Two rough
coats, aud one of hard white finish.
The roof shall be supported by seven truss
ed irun,es, set ten feet apart each truss shall
sist Of u tic beam 1913, two principal ruftcrs 6x6,
king post 1919, aud two bruces GX1 the tic
beam for each truss shall be of one piece, md
shall be laid upon plates 3x 10, extending The whole
oil the side walls; this beam shall be strapped and
boltcdto the king post, and cuch rafter shu be
cured III the same way to tho tie bcuID. Purlcus
4xO shull be laid ucross the irussed frames, and
notcllcd down inch ut distances 5 feet apart
Upon tho pureus will be nailed securely planks
inch thick by 8 inches wide, well seasoned aud
laid with close square joints-the whole 10 be COW
cred with best quality tin. and painted three couts
i'll oil pitch Of roof 9Th span.
8..All the doors and windows and frames and
9as" ana Mahtie-Pieces, 10 De painted W!th three
couts of oil paint
g.. Proposals will be entertained for granite sills
and !;hiels for ali outside doors and windows. If
granite is not uscd strong beams will be placed ov-
or doors and windows 10 sustain walls above.
TO-. Should the average depth Of foundation
walls exceed six feet from top OF floor, the
will be paid for at price per thousand of brick
be stated in the bid, and If the average is less,
deduction will be nude ut the same rate
H.. The whole building to be finished in a
workman-like manner, and to be paid for when
accepted by the Chief Engineer.
Security will be required for the faithful per-
!orniance Of the work by the LIST of January 1852.
WIN. SPENCER BROWN,
ap 1913 Chief Engineer.