New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-14


lel4 q T. ThEARD, Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the
ERECTION Of an engine house. stable for the Of Cres
buildings located on lot of ground
and ST Ferdinand streets and essuripr 20 G
Inches in rent BY 100 feet in depth between parallel
erected accordance with the accompanying plans the s
marked on said plans, roGles and sections.
and shall rest bottomng Of sound inch ntbo; pIak
shall regular Offsets o. two inches So As to su ts
buildings built . the heights and ticRnes.eS ssured
on The drawings The first story of the ldDg 10 be IL
inches high the clear The and second stories Of the
ssse 81 Fnss Sgg 70 be sses 10 feet 5shes high in the
ground throughout the walls shall be Laid hydraulic
hem to keep down dSmphess All brcE work SS
TO erect and complete the euaues their piastes coruci
drawings shall be executed in the substantial manner 90
hed with brick dsehargfng arches 10 take he weight from
inels and openings Of the walls where bricks
to be well burnt tricks of the quality aud the
front nsupho street be faced with lake bricks or the best
and the walls above foundation iesh Thomas
Ton lime and clsA sharp sad The joints of all the walls
the ouisire and OF the engine room wells the inside
TmBERs.-rhe timeeIs throughout shall be OF best sound
cypress yellow pine from bad knots sap or other
eets calculated to impair their sength durability The
place at 6 inches and well paned aud The cell
inches from centres TIE oorng Ists Of he nq ear bds
sable he BY 10 inches and the ceiling jos az by
mai and buildings by inches placed at two
zee, The whole 10 be properly anchored into the
sHEArnisG STATES ANp Tiles RooFs The of the
sond yelo pine boards incl nick placed The
roofs 70 be slated with good qusy Of slste 10 by 20 nchss
the ridges to be covered with English tiles well pointed
effect tn, whole covering be Of the materials and
mane construction and to be tight
FLooRsThs lower or ground floor of the main building
shall Dc Of psned yellow pne free of and had knots
INCHES Ieatins brick well laid with the joints
WIN cement grost The lower ground floor e the
Pa.ks laid on cedar sssgeIs inches placed is
The upper ooaes the and rear ys 81 , se X a.
we'll seasoned IA inch topgued and gooved narrow mil
yellow pine panks secret nailed also the staircase
sTAiRs.-The stairs to per pIan fitted with two inch
framed nto skrngs and outer strings and 2I inches
whole in the best workmaulike manner.
Doors AND wISDoys-Ths two large doorvnys
thick rails and stiles of "a inches two gales to be
veyOr An the other doors be panel in two inch
stiles and rails ovolo and beaded both sides eah hing with
not lie than three 4inch string iron bolts half
inch double reb AIDED and beaded panels archrsves
eEs The windows q have Twelve e R Of p bT y
inches in ~ inch ssshes double hung in frames, With
goo lines weights and pulles, and the frames trimmed
PARTITION wooden partition of TX inch vel
psned on both sides shall be built as marked on the psn
p M Ser Ss Snds
shall be Of cypress, inches high including ueh mould
ing and the bases on second Of build
be walls ~ M unns, nv ,,sa;r r nj
the main building As well AZ Ali ,i wis az the acond or
rooms Of the rear bnding and vans 10 no
in the best manner with thres coats work he las o wbei
hard finished The ceilings 10 he athes and nastered in III
same manner -" ''''''s' ~ 10 "'" mn" pAS'so IN INT
SIIIs Am two large eatevvavs u have sran
si rs inches vide nv inches biek ma IN H. nras ons
and ali the other Ia have ynoan M ana nsis
SrABtEs-The aabes "a he fitted win stalls aud man ea, o
two horses to he mads az IL inch yellow nine nlanLs
rensndar ~ me iot nv, ancsad Si,b ,va
shan bs enclosed with snsile fance made of ronsb ysav
pine panks one inch thick tanned and 10 osts sci
dsanees Of erhi feel The as< 10 he fnr h. A.,
inches set ~ feet into The ronnd m fnres to he fes Mi
from The level Of the varJ - ~ wv -
WHITFw AsHfSc he inside walls oF tha frat sory nj mali
and rer hildng ne wall ~ main ana rear hndns ~ III
outside decent ne front s vatiaa on The stre and liz fences
10 he Nhewashed tro yood coats IN ths hest manner
PAINTNc-Ai the wood and iron works usually nainted n
the inside and outside Of the buildings and the font a
main building shall have three coats AZ hest White Lend in iii
and sucb other pIain eoiors As NAV he most itabe
window ssshes 10 Ia aScd with ciaar
can cylinder giass fres from stains N w w $500
l;urTTRs IN CoNnfros Nina inch lo,h conDer gu,,o
.hslI he nlacs5 IN ssrh ia ~ M ror ~ rn ~,
to tho roof of rear bndinT Win fT zinc eondcor anchs
In Jis,e,ar 70 oof az rs3n h,ildi, sd oa 80 M ~ ~ 80
h,iding be ,shois =, havs ,soodas s,,srds " ~ " " '
Psvis Tbs vsri sd sile sv 81 M hs a. ao.y
auee To- the grades to b given Nv ne Civ and b
he nave5 Win sSs bk ~ he ~, onsty ~ bss ara
raised two feet above he bckps Of The yard and The botto
Of the sink to ts two feet below said 5ckpg The sink