Mountain Democrat., 1857-05-30
Notice to Contractors.

DROpOeAIA win DO received by the Board Of flu.
i pervla0rs Of u DorrlO County for the erection
Of = COURT NOTeE and JAIL. IN the city Of Placer
VILE all proposals to be submitted before the
eth OF June next at o'clock PM; and the
osMtgakt10-be awarded TO the Lowest Responsible
Bidder, to be determined by the said board OfSuper
vsOrs, Who reserve to themselves the right to reject
any and all propositions which they may deem too
high, or In other respects objectionable. The Build
ing to be erected and completed. ready for occupan
cy, on before the lst day Of January A. ID. 1SSS
Complete plans and drawings Of the building can he
seen at the Office Of the County Clerk on and after
the 18th instant.
.yDerihrniiOn Of thA WOpI and MlfAp inIs re1uired
In building SGid Court House and Jail.
II ia y b ofthe following dimensions. to Wit Six
ty-Eght by Eighty Eight feet (6SxSS) on the Outskle
and % be TWO Stories (From the bnsement In height
Basement or Jail nine feet FIRST Story fourteen feet
from moor 10 ceiling Second Story sixteen feet from
Aocr 70 ceiling, whcu finished. All to be executed
psetaA, ssvstiOS, ami specifications designed by Il.
z. Draper.
The matcrsls to be the best Of their several kinds
The timber 70 be the best quality OF hard Mountain
Pine, except as u hereinafter specified to be Of nm.
ether klnd
Both outer and inner walls. except the ceIla are to
be Of Brick, laid In lime mortar composed Of three
measures Of !and A0d one Of oese eu.llty Of lime
two laet tSktO second story, thence, eighteen inch
The Inner walls (except Jan cellsl 90 be twelve
inches thSk to second story; thence, eIEN inches.
through the building and u cross Passage Or Hail,
twelve feet In wideh, a. per plan.
The Stairway 70 commence In main hall, Al proper
raise, antwelve inch run) eRhs feet and res upon
platform Tor that -purpoae extending from line
with partition wall, above said cross Hall teuce at
right angles, to continue both right and len, and to
land In cross pAsseges ip pedQnd story, aYper draw
Ing. The platform II to be eight feet square and sup
ported by four cast iron colunna eight inches In d.
AmcteF. Said stairway to be made Of clear pine
lumber with cast IRON halcinch taps firmly fastened
With acFcWa. to each NkeD,
The jail Cells to be six by eight feet (Gs and nine
feet from hoUr TO ceiling. The walls h be, Rs per
isp following naannsr, 70 Wit The blocks of granite
two feet square, and blocks OF two by four feet equal
numbers Of each. 20 be placed to break Joints
with two Iron ties firmly hNed In each block OF six
nches-that ID to say three inches In the lower and
three iHthe upper block said ties 70 be Of 81 inch
rod Iron. Each ee TO be covered over with blocks Of
granite, eight feet lcnG By one foot thick. The cell
doors 70 be elk by two feet made Of bar Iron two and
a-haIf inehe By SS said bars erOsaIns each other at
Plt angles three inches apart two Of the cross bars
Ut the proper dIAtance apart Hre to extend and form
the eyes Of the hinges Of said dOOP and, also, TO
tend In front to form haSps fastennga 40 per plan.
The Doors to Passage TO be double, each three by
nlne'feet, with semIcrcular Windows Of glass lSx24
inches. over each door.
The Interior Doors each "a have pivot window,
u gIAas ex12 inches, over each door.
There 10 TO be Sky-Llght over main hall, elk feet
IN diameter, sash TO stand fOrtyhve degrees
ed with seven-i inch turned ball on the apex.
For further particulars, see detailed plan and spec
iAcatOus, at County Clerks ONCE. before stated
PAVNESt to be made In County Warrants at par
At the expiration Of month alcr the work nhnll
have commenced, and for each month thereafter, a
Committee appointed by the Board Is to measure up
the york and estlmate the sum thereof as proportion
TO the whole contract price, which estimate shah be
allowed, save twenty per cent reserved from time 70
time, until the entire work shan have been completed
aud accepted.
Proposals must state the parties whom the bidder
will offer a. surctles for the faith fGl performance Of
hiA CONTRACT.
May 4th, 1857.
JOHN NJ. DORSEY,
X. v. DRAPER,
At. LEE.
Board Of Supervisors.
[9tdl Attest, D. c. MCKINNEY, Clk.