New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15

turned up under copper fashines bnilt into the
b1iokwork and oFerlapped on the ends; the water
Two "a six inch "A tin pipes. The middle building
and prison shall have hanging CUTTERS inches wide,
Df III; suficieat conductor pipes are to be At
aened 80 a. 20 carry al the rain water of with ease
The cistern in yard shall have a XIX inches tin
COPPER vEET1LAToRs
y, Ths middle building shall have one and the prison
the ridges as shown on the plan.
eoyERING or oUPoLA.
The tor. Of the oupola with eornicss and projec-
ment shall be covered in the very best WorkmanliKe
manner with l2pound copper sheets properly grooysd
around the base Of the doGe and all those required
for the chimney and other parts of the roofing shall
The whole of the copper and tin work shall be ex.
ecued with the best quality of braziers copper and
like manner and warranted free from leaks for one
year after the buildings are finished.
STATING.
The whole of the roofs shall be slated Ia the very
best workmanike manner, with the best quality
l011s inch Weloh States put on with 1 inches lap or
cover and warranted perfectly tight and fres from
leaks for year after the building is finished; the
ridges and hips to be covered with the best English
ridge tiles laid in and pointed with white sharp sand
and mortar,
CARPENTER AND JoINERs' WORK.
TIMBER.
A
be of the very best description of yellow pine cy
press proper for the uses Tor which it is designated,
and free from rot sap, or other bad defects.
LUMBER.
The joiners work shall be ofthe very best desorip.
ton, of clear cypress, free from SAP knots shakes
or other defects, and perfectly well seasoned.
FLOOR JoIsTs.
The floor joists shall be 3xl2 and all placed Is
inches from centre to centre and well brdged with
l1Sx4 inches cross pieces. Trimmers and trimming
ioists shall be inches thick
CEILING JoIsTs.
The ceiling joists shall be 9xl2 and 16 inches apart
from centre TO centre.
RAFTERs.
The raiters shall be Sx6. all placed 20 inches from
centre to centre on 4x6 inches resting plates and
an other timbers not herein particularly men
toned and which may pc required TO complete the
work, shall be OF proper dimensions.
FLOORS
All the interior floors shall be laid with tine best
mill dressed yellow pine planks, not over inches
free from bad sap, knots splits other defects the
galleries shall have floors Of first quality dressed cy
thick, with tongued and gFooved edges put down
with white lead in the joints and made perfectly
All the straight and heading joints of the inside
and outside floors shall be smootned off.
sKIRTINGs.
The Recorders court shall have skirtings with a
doube-face plinth II inches deep and capped with
81 inch base moulding. The Lieutenant Office cap
room, Clerks office and Recorders office are to have
capped with az inches osee and bevei base
Turned KNOBS Of wood shall be fixed into the skirt
ings behind each door, to prevent the lock handle
from breaking the plastering.
Grounds.
The doorways and windows as well as the skirtings
OF the front buildings shall be prepared with proper
is finished.
The back stairs on the middle building and prison
shall have "a inch treads Of hard yellow pine and l6
Min saaSre bspssT o oSvS yb HsSs
The newells shall be inches diameter and fancy
turned out Of cypress.
MARBLE MANTELs.
The mantels and hearth in the Lieutenant's Office,
Recorders office, and cap room are TO be of black
marble to the value Of $50 each with ornamental
summer CRATES.
Galleries 10 have plain facias and 4xIO inch wood
piasters, neatly capped and plinthed The under side
shall be dressed and beaded.
The upper ceiling to be plastered and hardfni
DooRwAYs
The front door to the Recorders court shall have
handsome wood frontispieee inside and trimmings,
panneed Jambs and ceiling, and other requisite fin
elevation and diRsi section i shall have
GSS6 plated s bu hung and VITA asts5 ssi n 5t 5
best kind Of wrought iron bolts, and with rst-rate
anne eSsh 2se o mor S LOCK- WITH the pest KIND Of
The other dooTways in the court room shall naye II
inch full moulded and raised eight panneled doors;
and fastened with a trstrate inch American NOR
tee lock- with silver Manipulated facngs, knobs, and
escutcheons.
The openings to have inch rebat ed jambs and lO<
inch double face band moulded and bedded archf-
trAves with orc amental cap and ornaments on the
top.
the dOorways in front and rear, lower story shall
have impost and head lights, inch rebated jambs,
and inch opened aroEitrRve with band moldings
the doors to be ~ inches thick each in full mould
ed Pannels, well hung with 49S44H inch best butts,
and fastened with hrst-rRte inch A erican NOR.
tce lock- with pearl white knobs and silver plated
faoings and escutcheons. The doorWays in the mid.
die building shall have plain jambs with solid tim
Each doorway TO have Ia inch PLAIN pAnneled door
well hung with AKA inch best butts and fastened with
a good american inch Rimlooks mineral knobs
The doorways in lieutenant's Office, cap room,
clerks Office recorders Office etc. shall have plain
imposts and headlights.
The whole of the doorways throughout shall have
ehamphered yellow pine saddles screwed down to
WINDOWS
The whole of the windows shall be trimmed and
finished to correspond with the finish OF the several
doorways they shall have ~ glazed sashes, double
good strong sash cord. The front and back windows
of the recorders court shall have inch four-fold
shutters in two heights, well hung on the inside
with best butts, and fastened with proper hooks
bolts and iron crossbars where requisite. Two folds
of the shutters shall be finished with neat moulded
pannels, the other two folds to be blinds with
The windows in the yard shall have outside TX
inch Venetian blind shutters, we'll hung with the
best loose parliament butts and fastened with shut.
ter fastenings and an eight-ineh crossbOlt.
PLAsTERERs' WORK.
OUTSIDE PLAsrKRNG.
mThe outside surface, Of the whole Of the brick.