New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-11
OFFICIAL.


Specifications for the Building House for the nae
ofEasic Fire Company No. :, ON a lot of Ground
situated the northwest side of Dauphine street.
between Cont and st. Louis streets.
LOCATION.
west side Of Daapne bwesn Conf and 81 I he north
about feet inches by ias feet DEPTH between
SIZE, FOUNDATIONS AND WALLS
ssarsS pTeass sssu!e 'a' OF the
b w iG9nsSn q all new walls bricks thick shall have five
alrs shall Si have three bricks wide a. the bottom
S,s pT n crossing saSn Sihs well nailed ossh
b two bricks ihSs al he top inches
ana walls The buildings ss Be built to the heights
The sos sa q N. m 10 SuHS shall be high in the clear
s11 Yrs % he. S ht The Of the
esrong new states well laid the joints between them keep
an brick necessary complete Engine house
+ p aser eoinces betting pnh and ether ornaments
satsanta complete in every
fsspe finished with brick dsehagng arches to take the weight
The bricks country quality the
foundations lime sharp sand
The bers throughout shall te Of best sound cypress. yellow pine,
free ein bad knots splits other defects calculated
The flooring story, building be s by 10 inch.
centres he s BE- nSSs placed rom H snrc nm
y inches raising plates IN the best workmanlike
nailed TO jolsts.
sHEErINe, STATES AND TILES OF ROOFS.
The roe buildings be heathed with well yellow
P1 or yR,sss boards one inch tSisk aaa placed close
S%Sn iSr 's'si'
the whole covering q BE- Of he best maers AMI Of
construction, o tight one year Vt
FLOORS.
The lower ground building be of we'll
n ns % oa SS . P blanks r. inch thick
centres and resting well level bekng, with the filed up
into the street Said gutierO be covered all its length with
The upper aoog main building well as the staircase
s shall be Of Seasoned 'nsued and gTOOved
sTARS.
in ses framed into skng sngs neat tx
The Sanar AD' 0an The whole in
LARGE DooRwAys TO ENGINE HOUSE.
The front gate doorway engine shall per
and have panels inch Thick rails and stiles inches
F ss S and T yssr pine mill dressed
the entire satisfaction Of the Surveyor.
DOORS AND WINDOWS.
All the doors Throughout the main building including staircase
shall be Of inch panels in ~ inch stiles rails
hung inch best strong iron
iaeh double eb ad and beaded lambs and inch
The doors fronting be finished as DER elevn
sa9n drawing etc., of them to have strong latch with
The windows X glazed ashe double hung in DO.
frames with best lines weights pas and frames trimmed
The whole ia the best wkmanke according
hung WIZ s @ ad % d
hes, and good nth cross shutter bolts
BASES AND PLATFORM.
10 the meeting there shall be plstform all
s aso sSd rs 9 a s s ' d 1,sd platform with
ings Q be furnished BY Surveyor. " ~
The said ais idches high including
inch moulding. ....,...
The meeting building as the area at staircase
shall BE al in The best with three work. The
ceiling Of engine room to be ahed and pastered the
ne eonee and centre piece as PR drawings the
CEMENT.
The front Of main 5ung and engine shall be well asered
sharp sand and The front shall BE- flushed according S.wnE Ths
fire wall over the roof shall also be paered cement
REAR BUILDING.
The tive story rear building existing said lot shall be altered
rooms The floor Of the feed room and Stable be raised nhe.
above the syt o. the yard and to &c made of W inch yellow pine
All d99is ashes which may required building
sshes Hoo paserng, ceilings etc. shall repaired
The shall be repaired and tight year new
stairs shall be made as marked on the plan.
wHTTEwAsHING.
Ias a Ts o Sq ali % & ,s wa sa
well as inside walls of stable and feed fences
HOSE TROUGH AND SHED
washing shed on cast iron sappor
er al S sGI SV 1 and % wooden rails pins and
VIII! a. three nee coats ga paint ali o. suitable color
he Sea SS s Ra s Ds sss wiz"
,,. PAINTING IN GENERAL
All the new wood aud iron work usually painted and
Of best white lead oil paint coIors as may ss
most suitable The old wood and iron work Of the building
GLAZING
An window snshss glazed clear American cylinder glass.
FLAGeING AND PAVING.
Inc whole Of the yard she'd and sidewalk the
hydraulic cement with proper cutters bridge with iron tops Mil be-
constructed the gutter Dauphn whole under the
An the openings fronting the stree. and vara To b ,
CUTTERS AND CONDUCTORS.
80 inch Is gutter shall be with two
conductors inches in diameter, guards fee high Also
building sSod WIN iron guards to the roofs of rear
wATER-woRKs AND GAS WORK
Of and placed buildings as the gpf
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