Mountain Democrat., 1857-05-09
Notice to Contractor,

| DRoPOSAI8 will be received by the Board OF a.
| IL pervacrs nj ~ Dorrdo County for the ereesIsa
Of a COURT iOTsE and JAIL In the city Of PiSevS.
vic all proposals TO b. submitted on betAfs q
6th or June NEXT, ~ o'ciock- P. ~. aIsd -
contract to be awarded TO the Lowest ReSponsIll0
Bladder, to be determined by the said Board Of eurar.
y,ors. who reserve to theOrlves the right - rssu
| any and all mopostiUHS whirh they may deem tsS
high. OF In other respects objectionable. The Buai
ing to he erected and completed. ready for oeeursA
cy. before the Let day OF January A. d. 1Ss-
Complete plans and drawings Of the building can h
at the Office Of the County Clerk, and after
| the 18th instant.
| Specification ofMr Work and Mater iIIA re0Hire5
| in bMi'linO adid curt HOKst and JdH
Is to he ofihe following dimensions, to Wit eis
tyEigt BY Eighty T. gilt feet (6$xSS) the oulssda
aud to he T"" Stories from The hassment) in AriGG
Basement Jail niue feet: First etoTy, fourteen Ss
from floor to ceiling SECOND Story. sixteen feet sa
floor to ceiling &heu finished. All to be executed e
Cer Plan e'rN AsiOn and 'pscSea'IO"S designed Sy
| q. Draper. .
The materials to be the beit ~ their several klaAs
The timber to be the hest quality Of hard MOuatuh
Pine, except % hereinafter sPecined 10 b n e.
t-ONheF kind s -
Both outer and inner walls, except the celia are y
be Of Brick, laid In lime mortar composed Of tlvs
measures Of asnd and one Of besl quality Of Ina
with sufciency Of water The outer walls aFt 10 b
two feet th to second story, thence eighteen ineA
e.. The inner walls leHcepe jail ees) 10 BE- tvslVO
inches thick TO second story, thence, eg::t inches.
main Passage Hall, sixteen feet vide, Iea4ina
through the building and . cross Passage or Nal
twelve feet in width. As per plan.
The Stairway to commence In main hall, al preesP
dstauce from front door, and ascend (by seven insA
raise aud twelve inch run) eighs feet, and rest uesa
\ platform for that purpose extending from iipO
with partition WALL above said erOss Hall; theueS q
right angles to continue both right and lei and b
land IN cross pasaaKe. In scdnnd story PER DRAG.
ing The liAtiuFn is to he eight feet square and sp
ported by four cast iron columns eight inches IN a.
ameter. Said stairway to be made Of clear pipo
lumber, with cast iron halfimch taps firmly fsstsssa
with screws, to each atep- .------------
The Jail Cells to be six by eight feet exs and niao
feet from oor to ceiling. The walls 10 be, 40 psS
plan, two feet thick OF hammer dressed granite. 10
The following manner, TO Wit The blocks Of GFaAhS
two feet square, and blocks Of two by four feet eAl
numbers 0f each, to be placed 10 break jonl1,
with two iron ties firmly nxe'i in each block of dx
nches,-tha 10 to cay three inches In the lower aAd
three In the upper block; said tics to he Of 81 nd
rod iron Each cell to he covered over with blocks II
granite. eight feet long BY one foot thick. The ese
doors TO he six by Go feet. made Ofbar iron two and
a.haf lnche hy S-S said bars crossing each other n
right Anes three inches apart; two Of the cross haE
a the proper distance apart. to extend and form
the eyes Of the hinges Of said door, and. also 70
The Doors to PasaaRe to Be double, each three y
nine feet wlLsemi-circuar windows, Of glaAs 1SxSa
| Inches. over each door.
The Interior DOors each to hare a pivot wIndOW,
| OF glass Sxl2 inches, over each door.
There is to be Hy Light over main hall, six NJ
In diameter sash to stand forty Ave dcgrces,-nnsA.
| ed with aseven-inch turned ball on the apex.
For further particulars, detailed lan and spss.
ihcations. at County Clerk Office. As before stated
PAYMENT to he made In County Warrants at per-
Al the expiration Of one month amer the work ell
| have commenced, and for each month thereafter Q
Committee appointed by the Board is TO measure .
the work and estimate the sum thereof pgopOFiisa
to the whole contract price, which estimate shall y
allowed, save twenty per cent reserved fFom time y
time. until the entire work Shan have been eo0passs
| and accepted. e.
| Proposals. must state the parties whom the hiaAg
will offer aS suretes for the faith hal psTfOF@AAss 4
| his contract
May 9TH, 1857.
JOHN n. DOKsEY,
r. e DRAPER,
IT. IKE.
noarA ~ eupeFVissR
Stdl Attest, D. c. MCKINNEY, CaH.