The Nevada journal., 1854-11-17
N o r I G E
To Contractors and Builders.


COUNTY OF NEVADA. }
Court of Sessions, Special Term, Nov. 4th. A. d.
1854 Present, Hon. T. H. CAswEtL, County
Judge; G.. F. SMITH, JOHN WILLIMs, In the ab-
sence of V. 6. Bell, Associates.
Ordered that the specifications for the building
of Court House, now on file in the Office of the
County Judge of this county, be published, for the
space of two months. in the Nevada Democrat,
Grass Valley Telegraph and Nevada Journal. And
it is further ordered, that notice be given by pub-
eatien in the several newspapers atoresa d, the
sealed proposals will be received for the erection of
SAID court house. in accordance with said Specfca-
tions and Plans until the 18th day of January
D. 1855. Proposals to be accompanied by the names
of the proposed suretes for bond with penalty IN
double the amount bid The contract to be let on
the said 18th day of January to the lowest respon
sible bidder
hereby certify that the foregoing is true copy
an order made by the Court of Sessions Nov. 4th
A. D. 1854. Witness my hand and seal OF said
court, this 7th day of Nov. A. D. 1854.
WIN. s PATTI ERSON, Clerk.
Specifications for Mdsons' Work.
See Drawings.
BUILDING.
Dimensions-Length or depth, 80 feet; width or
frontage, 54 # height from ground to square OF
roof, SO it.; height pitch of root, 10 it. III.
To be erected or built with good hard burnt brick.
laid in best lime and sand mortar.
The site and ground to be examined for the necessa-
DIGGING.
foundations.
FOUNDATION WALLS.
To be ft. in. wide, of large granite, depths
suit for rock foundation and grades,) laid in lin
and sand mortar.
From base course foundation. to top OF flooring,
4 ft. high by f. thick walls, built of bricks.
Partition walls-from base course to top OF flooring
2 it. 10 in. high, running length OF building, 56 It
by in. thick, of brick.
3 Cross Partition was-running width of building,
20 it long by in thick each from base course to
top of flooring, . it. 10 in, in height, of brick.
WALLS.
high from top of lower flooring TO upper floor.
Partition w Walls-runnng the length of building,
Sc it long in. thick, 10 it. II in high.
Cross Partition walls-20 it, long, in thick, 10 #.
I'd story Walls-From top of lst story walls to top
OF square of building l6 it. IL in. high, and2 It. in
thickness.
ROOF.
Height or pitch of roof, 10 it. n IA it. of Mould
ing Cornice, 20 in. width and projection of it.
from building.
g. # of raking Moulded Cornce, 20 in. width, pro-
lection of it. from building.
FLUES.
Flues running the whole height of building within
outside walls, . #. long by 9 in. wide. Chimneys
tt. in above roof.
STEPS IN FRONT.
steps in front of building, each of in riser in
tread-length of upper flag step II IT,; width and
projecting from the building ft. (All the steps to
be II fl. long and of Granite.)
steps-running in the thickness of the wall up to
the Hall door Rise of in, length of first stone :
it, and Of Granite.
HALL OR PASSAGE.
#. s in wide and flush with the interior partition
walls, # high to the square, with an elliptic
arch of ? ft. 8 in. above II.
SIE-. EI<>CHEel.
rooms first or lower story, 90 it. long by Is it. p
in. wide. do. 80 #. 4 in. long by 20 #. wide.
do. 23 #. long by 20 #. wide
DOORS.
Hall Doorway s it. in. wide by 9 # high to the
square, an elliptic arch of it, in over it. with a
6 in. outward hange or bevel to correspond with
the windows ofthe building
l outside back door OF it III. wide by teet IN
height built in the 2 #. thickness of wall.
interior doOrways-3 fl. in. wide by feet in
height, in partition walls of in. in thickness.
WINDOWS.
lst or lower story-1l windows #. wide by it.
high, (box frames, with in flange or beve
from same outwards.
Cd story-13 windows, 4 #. wide by #. high, box
frames, 6 n hange or bevel outwards.
l large window feet wide by tt. high to the
square, with elliptic arch Of it 6 in. to same
box frames, with an outward fange or bevel Of
Stone Window Stills throughout.
81 Lntels, (Stone,) over doors and windows, III il
thick by #. long.
PLASTERING
Side and Partition walls, starways and ceilings to
be furred, lathed and plastered last coat HARD
finished neat cornice round court room, with
ceiling centre ornamented, suspending lacquered
brass hook from centre of same, inserted in beam
above, and to be capable of bearing considerable
weight
Furrings or studdings to be in. by in, l6 in
frame centres.
lRON WORKS
All the necessary iron work. Sc, such as eyes, &C.
TO be found and built in the brdk work prepara
tory for hanging iron doors and shutters for win
dows C.
Eyes not less than for each door and window
those for the doors to be larger and heavier.
Anchors or hesses for connecting brick work with
timbers, (about l2)
Bolts, straps, &c. for roof, &C., nails, hinges, screws
and all and every necessary article for same tc
be supplied by contractor throughout.
All the materials used to be of good quality; and al
the work to be done in substantial workmanlikt
manner.
Specifications Of Carpenters Works.
For Dimensions see Drawings