New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-31
ECIFICAgIONS for the contract for
= building Lock up Recorders office in the Third Dis

GPECIF for the contract for
- building Lookup and Recorders office in the Third Dis
ooATlosThe Lookup and Recorders office shall be 10,
Fields street between Roy Daaphn streets
81 feet in front by $50 feet 10 depth between parallel lines
SIZES, FOUNDATIONS WALLS-Said buildings shall be
erected in accordance with the plans, Of The sizes
ma Fhe o Sn sd Ra RQi BtS IN thickness
bricks vide AZ the bottom and the foundations Ct Al walls u
the foundations Of the walls which shall be only bricks
sound aboa panks crossing each other in
F9rkmanliE manner and extending At least inches on each
sets Of 2nehes 10 suit the thickness Of the walls the
Az he walls throughout the buildings shall be built
heights and theEnesses figured the drawings
Ih rst story Of the Recorders office shall be IL feet 4uchs
high IL the clear he second story Of the Recorders office shall
stories Of the lock shah be each 10 feet inches high the
Eight courses Of the brick work near the surface Of tue
ground throughout the walls shall he laid in the hydraulic
between them keep down dampness. All work neces-
say 70 compete and erect the buildings their paster
10 the drawings shall be executed in the
aid IN every respect veil finished With Brick GschaTas
arches to take the weight from lntes and openings the walls
The bricks throughout shall be we'll burnt hard country
The joint Of The fence wall not to be psstered shall be
height.
GaASTrE-The front Elysan Fields street shall have
each opening hersi viii u inches thk well dressed
! SET and hHisted Us Gown on the drawings.
The three front openings to police station shall have each
N the doors and windows throughout the buildings shall
Tho shall the best clear blue Quincy granite pro-
e cut and SET and well dressed and hnhed shown
IRoS WoREThe door and window openings Of the lock up
snail nave 1927 ana window gratiHg made and
by the City Surveyor. The rails iron inch in
fat roq inch thick by inches wide anchor ends 10
be well secured mo the wals
be constructed and placed "a five cells the whole per plans
apart and cross rails shall inches wide byl
men thick AID well fastened into the walls in the best work.
anke manner one door snail be made in said grating !oc
All he doors shall be well hing heavy ~
hinges and shall be fastened with American prison locks
s5eie9t munger q on aG9oT Ssy at distances q feet
and vel nailed 10 said oss 10 secure the imbers and walls
INBaRs All the timbers throughout the buildings sLa be
Foa, btd nots ~ 9Fber Of Piae TIE
their strength or durability The flooring 9sts Of tue second
Il SfEng Tie ceipe ios sSI Ne tnr p * y9 ro@s
Of bridging and shall he trimmed the sheath
ing of tbe roof Che ios from the third story by IL
inches and placed at l6 inches from centres The ceiling 6ists
%nS DC ny y 4enss paeea as esi from centres snd the
posts or We cupoa to 0e g1ehes square and we'll planned Tie
inches placed at 10 inches tr centres and the ceiling osts
be by inches, pNced feet from rat ers to
be by inches and placed centres The cnDoa
| to be framedand finished as marked on the plans
sHEArnISG AND GoyERING OF RooFs.-The roof the Re
eqde gice shall be sheathed with sound well seasoned vel
low pine boards inch thiGk and placed close, ws the
office TO be covered with Warrens improved IRE water
lie sapoa covered VIII y il aapper 1
me pest mae aud warranted tght one Tie roof Of the
inches properly allied down with alap Of ta inches
poted Ia effect whole covering shall be Of he Ssst a
iea and Of worna nike construction and shall
FLooRsThe lower ground floor Of tile Rec rder,s ONCE
the lower or ground door Of the lookup aha raised feet
In eg o. y yta d9S oweI or ground door Of the
free OF aud bad knots edged inches hfck nailed
laid win me joints fed with cement grous iii Ee ohe
Sors o. he 9ee ana iock3p throughout shall b.
desSed yellow pine puns free of knots splits and SAP ana
sr4IsTlo stairs Of the Recordor's ofcs shan be as
per Plan hed WIN inch cypress steps having rounded nons
neat cast iron hand rails and baniste the whole pe paas
% be Furnished by the lily Surveyor The en from
the third floor TO the ro3t welas the stairs the 5cnp
seal n asd Wuh Iz5 inch CYPRESS steps inch rise
listers The stairs leading from the roof cupo as we'll
Doors 1Sp WINDows hree front doors on tx. ias ground
floor and the three doors the sey way shall folding or
OF inch panels in inch stiles and rails ovoo aud beaded
on eucn side and having mobile panel shutters other
doors throughout the main building the doors
ing into the yard to be q 3eA inch ses rails
2Eo2 ana 2daqe9 on o9th The three openings leading
SIDE shutters made Of hickneSses Of inch pRnks The en-.
fastened ID Inc entiTe ~ oe wei aug &nI
sufficient quantity Of best iron butt strap hinges American
moree locks, bolts, ETC. etc Tie windows throughout lie
main building t9n.ys lights Of sufficient sashe5
double hung n ba% frames with good lines %eghs p0
marked in the plans All the openings lock up to aye
glazed sashes well hung and fastened.
for srtions g " four ~ Ave inches placed at
with arcaitraves Of the dimensions marked the plan and
welL aaished with moul4iugs, etc,
to be lined with well nlaned tongued and gro cypress
plane fhe bases for Recorders to be high
9eludlng inch moulding and all other bases Y inches
HoooES CEHyGs.-The room the first story of main
Aiding and al tho cells shall have their ceilings lined
nil dressed yellow pine ceiling boards with matched and
beaded edges The whole of we'll seasoned yellow pine free
LStNG or CELLS wAtLs-The walls Of all the cells shall be