Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-08
no HTJILDERs AND CONTRACTORS.

BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
EALED proposals will be received by the Committee, at
to IN tIss Of the
sPEciFTCATfoNsNFo School House. to be erected
the Town of Strickland Dupn county, North Carolina
Also projection front by l6 feet; all dimen
sion not particularly specified to be shown by draw
1 story inches
tween jost End story ID feet inches between jot All
TTMBER-To be 5 truss rafters; tie beams 6 by g.;
principal rafters by7 braces by g. and II inch
iron rod ach Also inch round rods
with heads nuts plates and and the be strap
ped and boted Orders by TO- post by braces by
I; studs by g. door and window studs placed double
partition studs by hip raters by 81 rafters
posi- for bey bys plates by g. hip BY s. COM
mon rafters bye braces by Al studs by 4 grts by
post by plates by s. hip raters BY s. common
ters by braces by iot for LIST and End story by
trimmers and headers by 10 all the jot properly
brdged oist and studs placed one foot from centres
raers placed two feet from centres ceiling jo for porch
All timbers which are not particularly specified are
to be of suitable size.
ROOFS-An the roof boards of yellow pine joints laid
close and covered with good yellow pine cypress shingles
laid butt inches to the weather, shingles Is inches long
inches wde drawed smooth from but to poin ncnes thick
CoVERNG-7An the building to be covered with the
best quality capboard planned smooth and lap least
II inoh and thoroughly nailed cappboards inch wide
CORNICE-The planceers to cornices made of yellow
pine boards planned smooth and matched, and to
coed a inches in width The cornice gables and bey
working drawings which exhibits their pucuiar form and
mode of finishing.
PORCH-Made as shown by elevation. Ceiling made of
good yellow pine boards paned matched and beaded and
not to exceed s. inches sil in width
STEPS AND PLATFORMS-AH the steps and platforms
to be made of the first quality Carolina pne Il inch
thick, planned smooth The platforms be matched,
painted when laid The edges of the steps and platforms
be finished with nosngs and all to be finished in
WINDOWS-To be IL windows with "A lights each, 10
by H. and IA windows with arched heads shown eeva
head windows with % lights EACH 10 by double
window with fat arehed head with % lights 10 by q and
window three lights each side door, II by Is inch
glass Front door 9 to be gozed as shown by elevation
trimmed with the best quality and kind of sash cord and
sash fastners. An the sashes ! 81 inches thick.
GLASSAll the glass to be the best quality of French
sheet glass well bedded and set in the best manner
BL1NDSTo all the windows Except three light one)
All made hinged trimmed and painted three good coats
All to be done in the most approved manner.
DOORS-To be double sash door in front, with circular
head, properly glazed and to be 81 inches thick double
faced and finished with moulded panels Also two single
outside doors inches thick double faced and finished with
moulded panes to be one inside double door inches thick
double faced and finished with moulded panels, all the
mainng inside doors to be 1 inch thick, double faced,
and finished with moulded panels
| DOOR TRIMMINGS ALI the outside doors hinged
with three inch patent BUTTS each All inside doors hung
with two 4 inch patent butts each.
All locks, atches and bos to be furnished by the CON-
MITES rna FL All he GUa and window
inches wide, finished with band moudirgs door caseings
H bn M hH be n to
capped matched and beaded and fin shed in suitable
sing the entire stat except where in front the
window where to be finished with rail and square BAN
All the Bases are be inches wde II inch thick we'll
worked, top edge beveled.
Entries Halls and Clothes be finished with pro-
per number of clothes hooks of fastened properly
! p inch pine wall strips.
To be benches of pne planned smooth edges rounded and
II inch thick end IA inches wide properly secured the
Teachers platforms made of first quality Carolina heart
pine well worked matched and not to exceed inches
width; finished with nosngs. All made shown by plans
FLOORS Floors in first and second composed of
boards inch exceed St inches in width; all
of the best Carolina heart pine mworked well seasoned
Second floor deafened, by mailing ceat to the josts
inches from the edges and flooring them and filling the
space full of mortar, flush with top of jost.
To be two fight of stairs leading into End story to be
made as shown by drawings, enclosed by PARTITION
and capped with 81 by inch mahogany rail- and the same
height of wainscotng newell of mahogany in diameter
MANNER steps made of inch yellow pIe paned smooth
and finished with nosengs Also step ladder the clothes
room, second story leading up into the attic built in
Library and Closets all be fitted up with shelves
hooks, &c, as may be directed hereafter.
Venators to be made $ shown per plans and of
thoroughly seasoned lumber smoohed off all sides and
perfectly air tight and with openings equal it's capacity
the ceiling These ventilaors pass up the attic
with opening in the reze under the cornce shown by
), COLLUMNS-To be four Columns inches diameter at
PAINTING-Al the wood work that is usually painted,
both outside and inside to be painted with three good
coats of pure white lead and linseed oil paint All the
wanscotng and all the sheathng around stairs teachers
desk and scholars desks to be grained in initiate
white oak vanished with two All the mahoga
f ny vanished, good coats.
Lumber and frame be had at SIP so per thousand
feet delivered On the spot where the building to be
MASON SPECIFICATIONS.
Foundation Par built OF good quality of hard brick
laid solid, in good sand and lime mortar feet wde and
feet from pillar to pillar and to be Is inches thick brick
lattice work between the pillars commencing inches below
the EARTH the footngs be of suitable
ing the nature of the SOIL And all rubbish made togeh
er with all masons materials used, to be from the
premises, when the building is complete.
To be hard brick under the " floor Orders inch
laid solid in mortar commencing II inches
surface of ground with good substantial ootngs
D be 3 pillars under each girder.
To be good brick footings under chmneys sunk well be-
smooth and kept clear from rubbish and against
To be proper number of earthen pets in chmney
To be four brick footing under cross stills to support
columns which support the second foor is by B inches
PLASTERlNGFirst and second stories throu phout tc
hair and lime mortar the second of good hard white finish
all the aths free from bark all the pasteng finished dowr
: inches below the top of wainscoting
Chmneys topped off shown elevations the bricks pro
jected out.
All the work done in a and workma nike manner
The whole of the materials herein specified either
tiers to be furnished by contractors
where differently specfed and of the best quality Of the
several kinds all the lumber be sound and Thoroughly
seasoned and to be clear except where differently specified
and all the materials to be applied in strong and
L. A. M DAVID SLOAN Sa''mAh 0ui0inS committee
J, JAAM yI G. STAKES,
e. B. V. CARROLL. building Committee
n J>H lin L. CARLTON,
4 l.. A. MERRIMAN.
i p S. The Draft be seen by calling on the Charms,
of Committee Strckands The proposals received viii