Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-24
TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.

TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
CEAED proposals will be received by the Committee at
- Striekland for erecting and completing Male Accade
my to be erected in the Village of Strickland, of the follow
ing t dimen t,t9I herein specified:
IL the Town of Striekland upa county NSh Carolina
TO rear Also projection front by l6 feet all dimen-
sion not particularly specified to be shown by draw
Hgs draT avn to Ga scale ga go Of If feet to one inch
tween oist End story Is feet inches between joist All
other hei ehts to be as shown by drawings.
I1MBEk-Io be ) truss TIfters; tie beams 8 by 8;
principal rafters by braces by g. and II inch
round iron rod in aeh truss Also two inch round iron rods
ped and boed grders by 10; post by S. braces by
s. plates by g; s by s. sis by g; grts by
studs by g. door and window stads, placed double
partition studs by s. hip rafers by common rafters
placed within feet from peres5 by by
mon !aers Bye; BRACES by i studs by 4; girts by
o. joist by 8 sils for front porch by jOt by 6;
ers by q; braces by jois for LIST and End story by
IL trmmers and headers by II oist for attic by TO-
rmmers and headers by 10; all the jo properly
brdged all oist and studs placed foot centres;
afters placed two feet from centres ceiling 1t for porch
by s. All mbers which not particularly specified
to be of suitable size.
ROOFS-An the roof boards of yellow pne joints laid
close and covered With good yellow pine cypress shingles
laid butt inches 10 the weather, shingles Is inches long
inches wide dawed smooth from but to poin inches thick
COVERING-An the building to be covered with the
best quality of planned smooth and lap
inch thick.
CORN!CE-The planceers to corniees made of yellow
pine boards, planned smooth and matched, and
coed i inches in width The conces gables and bey are
all to be constructed forth by elevations and other
working drawings, which exhibits their pucuar form and
mode Of finishing.
PORCH-NIade shown by elevation. Ceiling made of
good yellow pine boards paned matched and beaded and
not to exceed g. inches in width.
STEPS AND PLATFORMS-Allt the steps and platforms
are to be made of the first quality Carolina pine Il inch
and not to inches in width and the edges Thoroughly
painted when laid The edges of the steps and platforms
to he in q
WINDOWS-To be l2 windows with "a lights each, 10
by H. and IA windows with arhed heads shown per eeva
tons and II lights each 10 by IA and two double arched
head wndcws with . lights each 10 by a and double
window three lights each side door, II by Is
W P bfGVt n IL Is shown windows by g b double
hung with weights Except the three light wndows) and
trimmed with the best quality and kind Of sash cord and
GLASSAll the glass to be the best quality of French
sheet gSs wei 0Hdded ana set IN the pest manner
All made hinged, trimmed and painted three good
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 q inches thick double
faced and finished with moulded panels Also two single
outside doors inches thick double faced and finished with
moulded panels to be inside double door inches thick
double faced and finished with moulded panels, all the
DOOR TRIMMINGS All the outside doors hinged
with three inch patent butts, each All inside doors hung
with two inch patent butts each
All locks atches and bolts to be furnished by the
INSIDE FINISH-AI the door and window casengs, to
inches wide finished with band moudings door casengs
the height OF the window s properly secured and neatly
capped matched and beaded and fin she'd suitable
Inc wall next the stairs is to have wainscotng pas
sing the entire sta except where front ohe side
window where it is to be finished with rail and square ban
lister II by II inch.
All the Bases to be inches WIDE II inch thick, well
worked, top edge beveled.
Entries, Halls and Clothes be finished with pro-
number of clothes hooks of ron fastened properly by
q inch pine wall strips
! To ba oFp
Il inch thick and II inches WIDE properly secured to the
walls
pne well worked, matched and not to exceed inches in
width finished with nosngs All made shown by plans
boards inch thick land not to exceed 81 inches in width all
of the best Carolina heart pine miworked well seasoned
and firmly nailed to the jos and afterwards smoothed off
Second floor deafned, by mailing ceats to the josts
inches from the edges and flooring them and filing the
space full of mortar, flush with top of jost.
To be flight leading into End story to be
made as shown by drawings, enclosed by PARTITION
capped with q by inch mahogany rail and the same
height of Tai9seong newell of mahogany in diameter
manner; steps made of inch yellow pne planned smooth
and finished with nosengs Also step ladder the clothes
second story, leading up into the attic built in
Library and Closets all to be fitted up with Shelves
hooks, &c. may be directed hereafter.
Ventlators to be made shown per plans, and
thoroughly seasoned lumber smoohed off all sides and
gro0ved together with white lead in the JOINTS to be
perfectly air tight and with openings equal to its capacity,
the ceiling These ventaors pass up into the attic
with opening in the eze under the cornce shown by
~Ut.I-M NS-To be four Columns inches diameter at
the bottom M inches at the toy with caps support the
! PAINTINCi-Al the wood work that is usually painted
both outside and inside, is to be painted with three good
of pure white lead and linseed oil paint All the
wainscong and all the sheathng around stairs teachers
desk and scholars desks to be grained in OIL initiate
white oak, and vanished with All the mahoga-
ny VANISHED, 4 good coats.
Lumber and frame be had at SI2 80 per thousand
feet delivered the spot where the building to be erect
MASON SPECIFICATIONS.
Foundation Pillars built of good quality of hard brick
laid solid good sand and lime mortar, feet wide and
feet from pillar pillar and be 16 inches thick brick
the surface ohe earth and built feet above the surface of
the earth the ootngs to be of suitable materials
with all masons materials used to be removed from the
premises, when the building is complete.
To be hard brick piers under the first floor grders IL inch
square, laid solid IN mortar commencing II inches below
the surface of ground with good substantial ooings and
f be pillars under each grder.
f To be good brick ootngs under chmneys sunk well be-
low surface, mneys laid solid i'm mortar hues pastered
smooth and kept clear from rubbish against
To be proper number of earhen pots cimney for stove
pipes.
To be four brick ootngs under the sills supper
the columns which support the second floor Is by inches
PLASTERlNG-FirS and second stories throughout t.
be athed and asteed two coats the first of good thcl
hair and lime MORTAR the second of good hard white finish
all the aths free from bark all the pasterng finished down
:, inches below the top of wainScoting
Chmneys topped off shown by elevations the bricks
: jected out
" All the work done in a neat and workmanlike manner
The whole of the erias herein Gifted either
be furnished by contractors excep
where differently speced and of the best quality of thei
seasoned and be clear except where differently specified
and all the materials to be applied in strong and substan
tial manner
e L. A MERRIMAN Chairman building Committee
DAVID SLOAN,
JAMES G. STOAKEs,
! LEWIS c. OATES, Rri,a;no C,o,ittoo
B. V. CARROLL DuIiol"s Oo"lnl''ee