The Empire County argus., 1855-10-13
Board of Supervisors of Ell Dorado Co., Cal.

L. NJ. REED,
.-.'.- A. II. HAWLEY
Board of Supervisors of Ell Dorado Co.. Cal
A Carpenters Specification for the work and materials
required in building and finishing Court House and Jail
to be erected in Cooma Ell Dorado Comfy and be of
the following dimensions, viz: Eighty feet by fory-fve
feet (SOx45 it, and to be two stories height Basement
or JAIL nine feet (9t Second story sixteen feet l6ft
all in the clear when finished all to be executed per
plans, elevations sections and specifications drawn by NJ
+. Butler, Architect
woRKMANsuIP MATERIALS.
The work to be done in the best workmanike manner
in every department. and left perfect the completion of
the work.
The materials to be the best of their several kinds and
properly applied.
The timber to be the best quality of "Mountan Hard
Pine" well seasoned and free from defects
The lumber for oiners work to be clear well seasoned
Eastern White Pine, Sugar Pine, if equally good.
SIZE
The first tier of beams which will be laid throughout
the basement except in cells will be three by eight inch
(3x8 n) placed twenty inches go in from centres
The second tier of beams be three by twelve inches
(3x12 placed twelve inches 2) from centres Grder ten
by twelve inches 0x2 supported with five square posts
ten by ten inches 0xlO) neatly capped and all to be
paned and beaded All the trimmers and headers to be
four inches (4) thick.
Six pair of principal raters roof Tie beams to be
six by ten inches (6xl0) Raers six by ten inches (6x
10y Braces six by six inches 6x6 Plates five by eight
inches (5x8 Purlins six by eight inches (6x8) Jack
it. n in from centres. Ceiling jost two by inch
(2x7 three feet (3) from centres urred with
and quarter by two and half inch Ix25 plank strips
placed twelve inches Q2 from centres. Hip and valley
rafters six by ten inches 6x10 The principal rafers
made as per detailed drawings furnished The three iron
rods to be and quarter inches y in diameter, firm
y boed top OF rafer with nuts and bottom
of tie beam.
Two bolts at each end of raer of three and quarter
inches 3 round ron boed and screwed above spec
flied.
The roof beams to be sheathed with and quarter
inches "a plank, firmly nailed and covered with best
of lorc ha a1 ho
fore being laid the joints well cenched and sodered and
made water tight.
Cutters formed in the cornces may be directed and
four four inch 4) tin leaders furnished conduct the
ter to the ground sewers with all necessary elbows
connections, &c. DC.
CROSS BRIDGING.
Each tier of beams to be double brdged with two
of two by four inch 2x4 strips well nailed the
beams with two 12penny nails at each joint
ANCHORS.
Each tier of beams to be anchored opposite each pier
with three inch 3 board strips sunk flush into the beams
dagonaly dovetailed into the outside beam and carried
back five feet (5)
sKYL1eHr
On roof main hall four feet az diameter made in
pyramid form, the sash set at angle of fortyve (45
degrees and glazed with double thick glass finished with
a seven Cd inch turned ball on the apex
All necessary blocks wooden lentes wall strips and
centres furnished when required all the base and Turing
nailed to wall strips.
Grounds put up to all openings Hard wood saddles
sTUDDING.
All partitions not brick to be set with three by four
(3x4 inch studds placed twelve 2 inches from centres
Fore and aft partitions set when the beams put on
and to have ss and plates two by four 2X4 inch, and
braced and trussed in best and brdged herring
bone fashion, with two by four (2x4 inch strips All door
studs set with four by six x6 inch studs with four by
six (4x6 inch heads framed in ALI the oists to be free
from imperfections.
All the external walls to be frred with plank strips two
(2) inches wide placed twelve 2 inches from centres
Particular attention must be paid to their being put up
perfectly straight and plumb
As per elevation put up strong two ~ inch plank
brackets built into the stone work every twenty (2O
inches from centres The cornce, architraves entabla
ture dentas and moudngs built of narrow, clear east
white pne put up in neatest manner per working
plans, and firmly secured There will be no pediment on
the north and east sides.
All laid with either narrow, Georgia yellow pine, from
the east or the best quality of mountain pne to be plan
ed tongued, grooved and laid in courses firmly boed
and secret nailed The joints neatly trimmed off at the
The second tier of beams prepared with boards and
ledges for deaenng.
AS per elevation. To have box frames two (2) inches
rabed sis and one and thrce-ouarter Il a. inch ,nonded
and beaded outside hanging stiles one and quarter Il
inch back Innings and heads puly Stiles parting beads
&c, complete. The sash to be and threequarers q
inches thick, double hung with weights hempen cord and
patent and three-quarters CD inch axle pullies
Glazed with best quality of double thick French glass on
the front and west end windows The residue of sash
glazed with best quality of American glass.
The sash to basement north and side windows one
and threequarters y inch thick, made in French case
ments, hung to ank ambs with three and half 3 inch
butts and fastened with patent springs; the other sash
fastened in same manner.
Windows trimmed to correspond with door TRIMMINGS
in each room plank rabted apron and cove MOULDING
and moulded sill, all made as per working drawings.
DOORS.
The doors in Sheriff and Treasurers Offices to be one
and threequarters inch thick three (3 feet by seven
feet six inches q it, in hung to plank rabbeed lambs
with four az inch butts, and fastened with six (6) inch
morce locks, and two inside bolts.
The outside doors second story be and half 2s)
hung to and half ~ inch paneled ambs with five
() inch patent butts and fastened with six CO.. inch NOR
tice locks and bolts Trimmed with head lights and tran
some per working plans.
The Court Room to have double DOORS three t3) feet
each by ten feet six inches 90 it. n) made in four pam
els one and three quarters - inch thick, hung plank
rabbeed ambs with five ) inch butts and fastened with
six (6) inch mortice lock- and flush bolts Trimmed with
ten 0 inch double faced and moulded break head archi
traves, enabatures architrave moudngs and cornice
cap, per working plans All the back bands to be
scrbed to the walls throughout the building, and trimmed
to base blocks
The residue of doors be and three-quarers i)
inch thick three (3) feet by eight feet six inches Is it.
M made and hung above specified, trimmed with
eight and half (8) inch double faced and moulded break
head archraves back bands moudings and cornce
The front door to have a cast iron door saddle.
Sklrt all the rooms and halls with a plank rabbetted
pase, capped with two and half (2b) inch base mould