The Empire County argus., 1855-09-22


The building to be enclosed with sash and doors when
the Superintendent may direct and all entryways to be
kept under lock and key after the mechanics have left for
the night All cut Granite to be covered with boards
soon as put up All the rubbish to be removed from in
and about the premises at the completion of the work. and
left broom clean.
The Judges Desk to be made per plans and sections
with platform, risers, and moulded steps, bases &C. to
have ued antaes Cornthan caps and bases with mould
ed panels, all to be made of the best quality of St. Domn
go Mahogany and face of desk cornices and moudings
to be veneered in neatest manner All to be finished as
per working plans.
The Clerks Desk made of Mahogany same as above
specified, and as per working plans All the Mahogany to
be vanished and polished in best manner.
SPECIFICATIONS OF MASON WORK
The work to be done in the best wokmanlike manner
in every department. and the materials to be the best of
their several kinds, and properly applied.
The Granite to be taken from quarry but short dis
tance from the Jail in as large pieces possible.
The brick to be the best quality of hard wellburnt
brick.
STONE
The walls built per plans and sections and in
thickness and height per figures thereon The bottom
course of stone under main wallis to be ten o) inches
thick five 90 feet long, and less than (2) feet
wde laid close and the nterstices all wedged and filled
in with cement The Granite TO be laid in best quality of
morer properly manipulated with one-third cement The
outside walls to be uncoursed rubble walls and every
fourth headers to be laid the entire thick
of the walls, and thoroughly groued
ed asher The doorways bases caps antaes, sls and
ntes strips and Gaping to be neatly hammer dressed,
and every part strongly anchored with iron hodfasts,
ventiating nues built in the walls from each CELL with
opening of two and half CD inches by six () inch
The entire lot to be excavated about four az feet and
the walls to be carried down three 3 feet below the cell
floors if required.
Strong foundations to be built under the porco and
steps, and under all the internal piers and walls All the
joints of the stone work to be struck outside and inside
All the stone work to be executed in the neatest and
most substantial The cement to be the best quail
ity of Hydraulic.
As per plans The partitions and inner walls of cells
and all partition walls in basement built of brick. The
cells to be eight @ feet long, four az feet wde and nine
CD feet high Two large cells, nine by twelve (9xl2) feet
The partition walls twelve 02) nches front walls twenty
(20) inches twelve 2 inch arches turned all the
cells, and inverted twelve 2 inch arches turned under
laid with North River flag stone not less than two and
half (2D inches thick and five 90 feet long.
The foundation to commence three (3 feet below the
first tier OF cells with four courses OF brick batterng up
wards two and half inches each course to the line OF the
superintendent wall. In the execution OF the work
must be taken to effect proper bond and every fifth
be laid headers and all the joints be
we'll and soidly filled.
Under all the cells and three feet the outside of each
outer wall will be laid bed of concrete twelve az inch
thick composed of granite chips and hydraulic Cement
properly mixed and bedded.
The iron bars to the North and East windows to be
three quarters "a of an inch round iron, let into the slls
and lentes top and bottom three @ inches The cross
bars to be two (2) inches by five eighths G of inch
The bars let into the stone work with iron anchors attach
ed to turn up twelve 2) inches, all secured in the best
manner,
Small barred window, communicating from Sherfs of.
flee to Jail with hanged sill and sides.
sufficient number of iron anchors furnished for each
tier of beams, say forty 40 for the second tier, not less
than two feet six inches q it, in in length made in
FORM
A
The ceilings partitions and Turing to be lahed with
sound lah five (5) nails to each The whole to be pas
tered with two good coats of brown mortar well haired
each coat to be thoroughly dry before another put on
and the whole to be hard finished in the very best manner
hard finish composed Of best quality of Santa Cruz
lime plaster and marble dust.
Conce in Court Room TO be of such size and pattern as
may be selected by the Superintendent TO have two
of enrchmens and one large five 5) feet ornamental
tire. The Hall and residue of second story
have neat cornices of such size and pattern may be
selected.
All the iron doors to Jail department be furnished by
the Board OF Supervisors but put up and finished by the
Contractors.
The specifications and drawings intended to co-ope-
rate that work exhibited in the drawings and not
mentioned in the specifications vice versa, to be
ecued the same as II 1t were mentioned in the specca-
ton sand set forth in the drawings the meaning and
intention of the said drawings and specifications without
any extra charge whatsoever.
The Contractor at his proper and charges to
provide all manner of materials and labor scafoding inn
pemenS and carng of every description for the due per-
formance of the work.
Should the Superintendent at any time during the pro-
gress Of the said building request any alterations deva
tons additions omissions from the said contract he
shall be at liberty to do and the shall in way
effect or make void the contract but will be added de-
Quoted from the of the the case
be, by a fair and reasonable valuation.
Should the Contractor any time during the progress
of said work, refuse neglect supply sufcency of
materials workmen the Superintendent shall have the
power TO provide the materials and workmcn after three
days notice being given in writing finish the said work,
and the will be deducted the he
contract. ~ Coloma Sept. u, 1885.