Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29
TO BuILDERs AND corT. J. -.

SPECIFICATIoNSpleFF.onr q schoo1 n 0l'N
in the Town Of Strickland Dupn county, No to be e
to rear Also projection front BY Is f e. IT,
sion not particularly specified are to b. as i a all
ings draTn e "a scale 81 feet to inch SHOWN
tween jost End story Is feet inches inches
other hei ghts to be as shown by drawings Jost
I1MBER-To be 5 truss rafters; tie beon.
principal rafters by Z; braces by g. and ms BY
roand iron rod in ach truss Also two inch bu1 one
with heads nuts plates and screws and the @
plates dat D0's S1 gs ss ~ TO- post brps
studs by door and window studs o; ,gE 6S
ua STUDS Dy hip raters by common o
o. post for bery by plates by 6; hin
mon rafters bye; braces by studs Sv % Oy 6eo
oGs }oS H. 3y sllls tor front porch by o
ters by s. braces by 4 jost for st anS common nj
Il trimmers and headers BY II Oist for ati.
rimmers and headers by 10; all the io;st tIc
brdged all jost and studs placed one foot properly @
raers placed two feet from centres; ceiling IRON cen
by All t1moers which are not particularly Srs6 Gt
ROOFS-AH the roof boards of yellow niro
close and covered with good yellow pine or cynssJ
inches wide drawed smooth from but to noin 5ehes lMe
at the butt end. F' inches tsl
COVERING-An the building to ba oo-
best quality of capboard, planned smooth and Wh
inch and thoroughly nailed cappboards 7;na teG
CORNICE-The planceers to eorpicss 49,,
pine boards planned smooth and matched ad Of y
coed Il inches in width. The cornices gables not
all to be constructed set forth by elevations
working drawings which exhibits their pucu;,r ana os
mode of finishing. 1f form and
PORCH-Made shown by elevation. Cs;in.
good yellow pine boards, planed matched and Ing nadd
not to exceed 81 inches in width. 'eaaed and
STEPS AND PLATFORMS-A the stems
to be made of the first quality Carolina pna c
and not exceed inches in width and the eS matched
painted when laid The edges of the steps and
be finished with nosngs, and all to be finished in
| WINDOWS-To be IL windows with "a Hubt.
by H. and IA windows with arched heads shown
head windows with % lights each 10 by ID sfc6
window with fat arched head with % lights n b double
window three lights each side door p nv - and
gGSso ii hs
hung with weights Except the three light windows, Y
trimmed with the best quality and kind Of sash coS
sash fastners A II the sashes 84 inches thick s aud
GLASS-All the glass to be the best quality Of f.
sheet glass, well bedded and set in the best manner 'a
BL1NDS-To all the windows Except to three liob4 k
All made, hinged trimmed, and painted three good s
All to be done in the most approved manner s''a
DOORS-To be double sash door in front, with ci,.,
head, properly glazed, and to be 24 inches thick S
faced and finished with moulded panels Also tVo u sa
outside doors inches thick double faced and fnbeSs
moulded panels; to be one inside double door ncbe, @
double faced, and finished with moulded panels all tSs
naming inside doors to be Il inch thick, double Ss
and finished with moulded panels. ""f
! DOOR TRIMMINGS ALI the outside doors hn,,
with three inch patent butts each All inside doors Is
with two inch patent butts, each. ~1
All locks atches, and bolts to be furnished BY The m
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| INSIDE FINISH-An the door and window cossr,, .
inches wide, finished with band mouldngs door css
finished with pinths all the rooms to be wainsco
the height of the window stills, properly secured and S
capped. matched and beaded and finished in suihsms
the wall next the stairs, is to have wansOing D
sing up the entire staways except where in front o5 5
window where is to be finished with rail and SQUARE han
! lister II by II inch.
All the Bases to be inches WIDE Il inch thick well
worked top edge beveled
Entries Halls Clothes rooms to be finished with
per number of clothes hooks of iron fastened popeyo
"a inch pine wall strips.
To be benches of pine, planned smooth, edges rounded and
inch thick, and IA inches wide, properly secured liz
walls
Teachers platforms made of first quality Carolina hesr
pine well worked matched and not to exceed nehsh
width; finished with nosings. All made shown by plans
FLOORS Floors in first and second stories comIosdd
of the best Carolina heart pine, mlworked we'll seasoned
and firmly nailed to the oists and afterwards smootbe off,
Second floor deafened, by mailing ceats to the jOs
inches from the edges and flooring them over and filing A
space full of mortar, flush with top of joist.
To be two flight of stairs leading into End story,
made as shown by drawings enclosed by partition com
posed of inch pine boards. paned matched and beaded
and capped with Fl by inch mahogany rail- and the
height of wainscoting, newell of mahogany in diameter
manner; steps made of II inch yellow pne planed smo
and finished with nosengs Also step ladder in the clothes
room, second story, leading up into the attic, built M
Library and Closets are all to be fitted up with u
hooks, SC, as may be directed hereafter
i Ventiators to be made shown per plans anid
thoroughly seasoned umber smoothed off all sides i
grooved together with white lead in the JOINTS Ok
perfectly air tight, and with openings equal to its capacity
near the ceiling These ventlators to pass up into the m
with opening in the frieze under the cornce shOW
u COLLUMNS-To be four Columns inches diamee,a
the bottom and inches at the top, with caps sup
second -four
PAINTING-AI the wood work that is usually painted
both outside and inside is to be painted with three g
coats of pure white lead and linseed oil paint All N
wainscoting and all the sheathing around stairs teacher
desk and scholars desks, are to be grained in oil to 3
white oak, and vanished with two coats All the mab
ny vanished, good coats
RsLumber and frame be had at $l2 50 per THOUSAND
feet delivered the spot where the building is to s
ed.
! MASON SPECIFICATIONS
Foundation Pillars built of good quality ohard Ona
laid solid, in good sand and lime mortar feet wide ae
feet from pillar to pillar and to be 6 inches thick and
lattice work between the pillars commencing inches @
the surface ofhe earth and built feet above the Sur
the earth; the footngs to be of suitable materaaS%
ing to the nature of the SOIL And all rubbish made to
with all masons materials used, to be removed from N
premises, when the building is complete. ,o..A
To be hard brick piers under the first floor grdes E
square, laid solid in mortar commencing IL inches
the surface of ground, with good substantial foongs na
be pillars under each girder. III
10 be good brick fOotngs under chimneys sunk wen u
low surface chimneys laid solid i'm mortar, fues Ia
smooth and kept clear from rubbish, and secure aan
TO be proper number of earthen pots in chimneyS
r pipes. - .,ua
To be four brick footngs under the slS 70 suP
the columns which support the second floor 10 oy
PLASTERING-Firs and second stories thrOugn0I S
be lathed and plastered two coats the first OF ood
hair and lime mortar the second of good hard Whe %
all the laths free from bark. all the pasterng hnne0
: inches below the top of wainscoting. ,.t,rr,
Chimneys topped off shown by elevations, the Or''
|. jected out.
All the work done in neat and workmanllke manuel
The whole OF the materials herein specified, ener g
tiers masons, to be furnished by contractors wax
where differently speced) and of the best quay
several kinds, all the lumber to be sound and 'nOvs
seasoned, and to be clear except where differently
and all the materials to be applied in strong anu
tial manner. ~.
Comm
DAVID SLOAN,
II JAMES G. STOAKES,
LEWIS G. OATES, pu;,drU Commits
- B. V. CARROLL,
Il HIN T., CARLTON