Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-22
no BUILDERs AND co,Ts -


in the Town of Strickland Dupln county, to erected
to rear Also projection front by Is f from from
sion not particularly specified are to be a. all dnsO
ngs drawn to scale Of feet to inch SHOWN BY draw
tween oist End story IL feet inches Inches
other hei ghts to be as shown by drawings Jo An
ilMBER-To be truss rafters; tie beam.
principal rafters by I braces by g. and I by 8.
roan9 IRON rod in ach truss Also two inch rops II inch
with heads nuts plates and screws and the foot iron
g. plates by6 stills, by g. cross sills by braces
studs by O. door and window studs, pIoo.,5 gIts6S
na sgds by hip raters
o post for belfry by plates by 6; hip pO4b
mon raftsrs by Braces by 4; studs BY Dy Soon
o. Joist by D; sllls for front porch bv grts 4h
post by 3 plates by 8; hip rafters by !ostS
tiers by b; braces by jost for LIST and 2nS n
IL trlmmers and headeSs by IL oist for attic
bridged all joist and studs placed one foot properly ct
rafters placed two feet from centres ceiling rom centres
= s All tmbers which are not particularly S5 %
ROOFS-An the roof boards of yellow nrs :.
close and covered with good yellow pine cypress Un laid
laid butt inches to the weather, shingles * shlng
inches wide, drawed smooth from but to poin iL longs
at the butt end. A inches thick
COVERING-An the building to be co,,u.,
best quality of capboard, planned smooth and 70 with TIE
inch. and thoroughly nailed elappboards pcR Least
CORNICE-The planceers to eornices maj.
pine boards, planned smooth, and matched and O yellow
coed Al inches in width The cornices gables and
working drawings, which exhibits their pucus "eu Other
mode of finishing. "f and
PORCH-Made as shown by elevation Collin.
good yellow pine boards planed matched and 5n9de
not to exceed 81 inches in width. 'e"oed, and
STEPS AND PLATFORMS the sten.sra,,
to be made of the first quality Carolina pine platforms
thick planned smooth The platforms are to bn y inch
and not to exceed inches in width, and the edges
painted when laid. The edges of the steps and nlsts
be finished with nosings and all to be finished in
WINDOWS-To be IL windows with "a lipbt, -,
by Ia, and Il windows with arched heads as shown n
tions, and II lights each 10 by II and two dopb y
head windows. with % lights each, 10 by II N d
window with fat arched head with % lights 10 NV aOONs
one window three lights over each side door, p BY
glass Front door to be glozed shown bv eev3t; inch
WINDOW TRlMMINGS-All the windows to bo a.,
hung with weights Except the three light windows, SVa
sash fastners III the sashes S4 inches thick WIN %
GLASS-All the glass to be the best quality Of r
sheet glass, we'll bedded and set in the best manner N
BLlNDS-To all the windows Except to three lcb, .
All made hinged, trimmed, and painted three good @
All to be done in the most approved manner. wa"
DOORS-'ro be double sash door in 'front.' with ci,
head, properly glazed, and to be 81 inches thick Si
faced, and finished with moulded panels Also two TJ
outside doors inches thick, double faced and finished &
double faced and finished with moulded panels all be
naming inside doors to be IL inch thick double SS
and finished with moulded panels. ''''
DOOR TRIMMINGS ALL the outside doors h;
with three inch patent BUTTS each All inside doors T
with two inch patent butts, each A~g
All locks, latches and bolts, be furnished nv b ~
mittee, and put on by the contractor ~
INSIDE FINlSH-All the door and window ca,Dr, .
inches wide finished with band mouldpgs door casu
finished with plinhs; all the are to Be wans1
the height of the window sls properly secured and ns
capped matched and beaded, and finished in suitable MAN.
ner The wall next the stairs, is to have wanscOng D
sing up the entire stairways, except where in front oS ID
window where it is to be finished with rail and SQUARE han
lister II by ii inch.
All the Bases to be inches wide II inch thick wall
| worked, top edge beveled.
Entries, Halls and Clothes to be finished with ann
per number of clothes hooks of iron fastened popeyoT
To be benches of pine planed smooth edges rounded and
Ii inch thick and IA inches wde properly hs
walls.
Teachers platforms made of first quality Carolina bet
pine, well worked, matched and not exceed incfesh
width; finished with nosngs a II made shown by plans
FLOORS Floors in first and second stories comnosd If
boards inch thick land not to exceed 81 inches in width
of the best Carolina heart pine, mill worked well seasoned
and firmly nailed to the ots, and afterwards smootbed Of
inches from the edges and flooring them over and filing the
space full of mortar, flush with top of joist.
made Son m ars eadhg INTO ana Gy
posed of inch pine boards, paned matched and beaded
and capped with 2 by inch mahogany rail- and the same
height of wainScotiug, newell of mahogany in. diameter
the whole built in strong, substantial and workman
manner; steps made of inch yellow pine, paned smooth
and finished with noseings Also step ladder in the clothes
room, second story, leading up into the attic, built ina
proper manner.
Library Closets are all to be fitted up with hsvs
| hooks, Sc, a may be directed hereafter.
Ventilators are be made shown per plans and
thoroughly seasoned lumber smoothed off all sides 81.
grooved together with white lead in the joints toh
perfectly air tight, and with openings equal to its capacity
the ceiling These ventilators pass up into the
with opening in the rieze under the cornce sbOW
| COLLUMNS-To be four Columns inches damcerM
the bottom and inches at the top with caps support The
second -four.
| PAINTINti-All the wood work that is usually painted
both outside and inside, to be painted with three good
coats of pure white lead and lnseed oil paint All the
wainscoting and all the sheathng around stairs teah
desk and scholars desks, to be grained in OIL initiate
white oak, and vanished with two coats. All the mhOS
ny vanished, good coats.
sELumber and frame be had at SIP 50 per THOUSAND
feet delivered the spot where the building be erect
ed
MASON SPECIFICATIONS.
Foundation Pillars built of good quality of hard brick
laid solid, in good sand and lime mortar feet wide ans
feet from pillar to pillar and to be Is inches thick and a
lattice work between the pillars commencing inches below
the surface of the earth land built feet above the su
the earth; the footings to be of suitable materials accord
ing to the nature Of the soil And all rubbish made tog
or with all masons materials used to be removed from '
premises, when the building is complete.
10 be hard brick piers under the first floor grders %
es square, laid solid in mortar commencing II inches O
the surface of ground with good substantial foOng ana"
| be pillars under each girder.
To be good brick footngs under chmneys, sunk wen m
low surface chmneys laid solid i'm mortar, fues Pan
smooth and kept clear from rubbish and against Dr.
To be proper number Of earthen pots in chmney lo s
pipes.
the columns which support the second floor 10 by %
| PLASTERlNG-First and second stories Throughout s
be lahed and pastered two coats the first of good sa
ha1r and lime MORTAR the second OF good hard Whe I'm
all the aths free from bark all the plasering finished COVE
inches below the top of wainscoting
Chmneys topped off shown by elevations the brcksPV
! jecced out.
all the work done in a neat and workmanike manner
The whole of the materials herein specified either en
tiers masons TO be furnished by contractors t
where differently specied) and of the best quality u .
several kinds all the lumber to be sound and Doro
seasoned and to be clear except where differently s
and all the materials to be applied in strong and Su'
| tial manner. .
L. A. MERRIMAN, Chairman building COMMITTEE
JAMES JAMES 9 &. sT6AKEs,
| LEWIS C. OATES, puair, Commits
B. V. CARROLL, DO'Uo
| J, I'm L. CARLTON,
L. 4. MERRIMAN -,;rr,,
P. s. The Draft can be seen by calling the rN
be opened by the Committee the lst January, ISit
| Strictlands Nov 10Th 1854 IEIC