New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-01
OFFIOTAL N0TIOBS--OITY.

OFFICIAL N0TIOES--0ITY.
burnt lake-made bricks, laid in cement mortar com.
posed Of the best quality both of fresh hydraulic
cement. and coarse, sharp gritted Nstenez ssnd a.
shall be Of the best quality, hard aud well burnt
country bricks, except the prison yels which snal
te Of first quality lake bricks, laid IN lime mortar
composed OF the best quality, both Of fresh Ihomaa
ton lime and coarse, sharp .gritted sand, properly
mixed and manipulated as the surveyor may oiTe3
Noinferior quality salmon eoioTed brleks Wall %
allowed on the premises.
An bricks used ia the work shall be wet with clean
water short time before using them.
No brickbats to be allowed any part Of he foun-
dations or walls except for closures.
STATES N WALLS,
The patchwork of the base walls to the height Of
inches above the regulated surface of the ground
shall be covered with a course Of large size Weloh
states properly overapped andwen bedoea IN oS en-
work The four upper courses Of the brlck ana
otner walls exposed to the weahe5 sn@l ~ S1 I'm
tween them.
FooTINGs UNDER WALLS.
The footipgs under the walls on the front Lafay
pSTy fh s 5 "a SpS resr wall Tricks VIDE the
tootngs Of division wall in main building viii be
die building will be bricks wide; of the y in party
yard wall bricks wide. The tootlngs OF the prison
walls win be bricks wide, and the division walls IN
prison bricks. The footings of the pE.yy walls
shall be 4la bricks wide at the bottom After bhe
trenches are dug out and prepared the whole of the
footings shall be laid according TO the widths spci
ned each and every course q the 6nchgork siser
inches Offset on each side.
WALLS.
The whole Of the walls aud other bTiokwork
throughout shall be carried up hor zonta courses
careful, substantial aud best workmanli.e manner,
perfectly true and plumb according 10 the heishIs
and thickness figured on the dFs wings a..
The joints Of all briokwork not plzstered shall DO
smoothly struck
IRON ANCHORS.
A sufficient number Of wrought iron anchors shall
ceiling joists cauked down inch at the ends, and
wei Spiked witt wrought lr2n spikes to secure the
ARCHES.
Tie fire places in the different rooms shall have
PRICK arches turned on iron aTohoar said bars to
be inches wide b Z inch thlch
CoRHICEs.
The brickwo-k of TIE external eornoe shall he
built in conformity to the plans and elevations and
supported on strong of North river flag stones
walls, and have necessary oounterwelght Of brick
work inside OF cornice.
cRIMyEYs.
The ohinlneys to have fire places where shown The
plans, with separate AMI proper ll2s smoke flues,
well pargettgd from top to bottom and neatly top
pod out 70 the required elevation above the roofs.
The hearths Of ali the fire places shall be land with
Ia slate stones on inch BRICK trimmer arches.
PRIv1Es AND sISXs.
the ptivy sink in ftout yard shall be dug feet
below the eveI Of the banquette, the bottom 70 be
covered with two thicknesses of inch hatb0at
planks and tue sides wallet up with ID inches wall to
the heigh OF the floor SAID sink to he 4GlO tset in
clear and cemented inside.
There win also &c a sinE in prison as the. dotted
lines denote; said sink to be dug feet below the
ground, have Is inche walls, and measure AXIS in
the clear, well comened inside this sink shall have
cast iron cover feet square, moving on hinges in
cast iron frame. Each sink to have 9xl2 inches
ventilatins fues carried mp in the brick walls
oIsTERS FOUNDATION.
The rain water cisteru shall be supported on Is
inches brick wall AZ bricks footpgs at the bottom
diminished in the usual manner; the walls TO be
feet high above the upper offset OF the iootings.
FLAGGHG
The whole front rear yards, and banquette shall
be graded 10 the REQUIRED level to carry the
water to the front and shall be Jagged with the best
OF North river flags cutters laid in cement, proper
may direct.
GRANITE sILLs.
All outside openings Of all the buildings to have
granite sills ard caps shown b. the plans, OF the
pest Quincy granite accurately cut, dressed, and
manlike manner, aud left clean and perfect in every
BASQUErrEs.
The banquette in front of the property upon
dressed c1rbstoncs Of North river blue stone or
on the top to answer the slope OF the SIDES from
three to SIX feet long from 20 70 "a inches wide and
in good joints and in workmanke manner. They
SHAH be duly interspersedin lengths OF from to
levels Of the City Surveyor given.
The top Of the banquettes shall be properly graded
North liver flsgstones rot less than 3inches thick
laid and bedded with closed and even joints in good
stones shall be not less than feet by feet The
hagstones for the projection of the main cornice
shall be not less than feet long and not less than
inches thick.
IRoNwoRK.
FRONT STAIRS.
The front stair is to be of cast iron neat pattern
of % steps, inches rise. The risers to contain
handsome shaped openings so as to admit light; a
fancy railing VIII be constructed on each side of
stair
FRONT FENCE.
The fence the street line shall be an ornamental
iron fence granite base. At each end will he
or IN front OF the entrance stairs shall be double
sliding gate to the width Of the stairs Said gate to
slide on iron rollers and have good fastening.
PRISON DOORS.
The doors of the prison shall have a strong and
well CONSTRUCTED iron frame, made out of 21Sxl
inch Tennessee iron; feet by feet in the
clear. The door is TO be made out of Tennessee
piyeted well in 28xl inch iron frames and crOssbars
Laid crOssbhrs to be foot apart. First quality
locks, such customary in other prisons are to
be fastened on In secure and Workmanlike manner.
WINDOW GRATNas.
Window gratings for prison are 10 be furnished
and fastened we'll and secure in the walls of the pris-
on said gTatngs 70 be feet by feet in the clear,
inch round iron, fastened In frame and croasuieoe
Of % inches by inch iron frame =
the yard and one IN front Of the lower story and in
second story Of prison; said gates 70 be Of inch
round Tennessee iron, HAYS good strong locks, and
The gallery In the front yard leading to prison to
have suitable wrought iron brackets Of sufficient
strength. =-5.sr
oOPPERSMIfH WORK.
ROOF AND GUTTER.
is..lsss 10 AZ 70 ,eonA e---.s--t.
ped, groovsd, and soldered where requisite. aud