New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-27
OFFICIAL NOTIOEs--CITY,

OFFICIAL NOTlOES--UlTY,
burnt lake m ade bricks laid in cement mortar oom-
posed Of the best quality both OF fresh hydraulic
The walls and brckwork above the ground floor
shall be of the best quality, hard And well burnt
country bricks except the prison walls which shall
be of first quality lake bricks laid in lime mortar
composed Of the best quality both Of fresh Thomas
mixed and manipulated as the Surveyor may DIRECT
No inferior quality salmon colored bricks will be
An bricks used in the work shall be wet with clean
water short time before using them.
No brokbats to be allowed IN any part OF the toun-
dations or walls except for closures.
sLAIEs IN WALLS.
The briokwork Of the base walls to the height Of
6mches above the regulated surface of the ground
shall be covered with course of large size WEIGH
states properly overlapped andwel bedoed in cement
mortar to prevent the ascent Of moisture II ths
other walls exposed to the weather shall be laid in
cement mortar with course OF states built in be-
tween them.
FooTINGs UNDER WALLS
The footirgs under the walls on the front on LAfsy-
cite street shall be bricks wide at the bottom, the
flank party lire walls and wall bricks wide, the
footings Of division wall in main building will be
bricks wide at the bottom; the tootnRs of the mid
die building will be bricks wide OF the Is in party
yard wall bricks wide; The footings Of the prison
walls will be bricks wide, and the division walls in
Shall be d. bricks wide at the bottom After the
footings shall be laid aCcordngt to the widths sPOi'
first one laid shall he diminished upward with %
inches Offset on each side.
WALLS.
The whole of the walls and other briekwork
throughout shall be carried up in horizontal courses,
executed in proper bond, and erected in the most
careful substa ntial and best workmanlihe manner,
perfectly true and plumb according to the heights
and thickness figured on the drawings.
smoothly struck
IRON AEoHORs.-
A sufficient number of wrought iron anchors shal
be provided by the contractor, and sunk into the
well spiked vito wrought iron spikes to secure the
timbsrs ana brickwork together.
ARCHES.
The FIRE places in the different rooms SHALL have
brlek arches turned on iron archbars. said bars to
be inches vide % 4 trch thick.
coREIcEs.
The bricIiworl of the external cornice shall be
built in conformity to the plans and elevations, and
supported on strong core of North river flag stones
which shall run through the entire thickness of the
walls, and have necessary counterWsIsht of brick
work inside Of cornice.
oHIMNEYs.
The chimneys have FIRE places where shown on the
plans, with separate and proper size smoke hues,
ped out 10 the required elevation above the roofs
The hearths OF all tho hreplaces shall be laid with
Ia slate stones on inch brick trimmer arches.
PRIyIEs AND SINKS.
The privy sink in front yard shall be dug feet
below the level of the banquette, the bottom to be
covered with two thicknesses of inch flatboat
tie heigth Of the floor, said sink to be 4xl0 feet in
clear and cemented inside.
lines denote; said sink to De dug feet below the
ground, have Is inches walls, and measure 4xl6 in
cast iron cover feet square, moving hinges in
cast iron frame. Each sink to have 9Xl2 inches
ventilating fues carried up in the brick walls
oIsrERS FOUNDATION
The rain water cisern shall be supported on IL
inches brick wall AZ bricks footings al the bottom
diminished in the usual manner the walls TO be 2
FLIGGNa.
The whole front, rear yards, and banquette shall
be graded 10 the required level as to carry the
water to the front and shall be tagged with the best
of North river flags, cutters laid in cement proper
drainage established and built as the City Surveyor
may direct.
GRANITE sILLs.
All outside openings Of all the buildings to have
granite sills ard caps shown by the plans Of the
best Quincy granite accurately cut dressed. and
prepared. and set in CAREFUL solid, and good work
manlike manner and left clean and perfect in every
respect.
The bsnauette in front of the property upon
which the building is to be erected, shall have
on the top to answer the slope OF the sides, from
three to x feet long from % 70 81 inches wide and
in good JOINTS and in workmanlike manner They
shall be duly interspersed in lengths of from to
levels Of the City Surveyor given.
The top of the banquettes shall be properly graded
North river hagstones not less than sinohes thick
laid and bedded with closed and even joints in good
stones shall be not less than feet by 2 feet The
tlagstones 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 a neat pattern
Of steps, INCHES rise, The risers to contain
fancy railing will be constructed on each side Of
stair.
FRONT FENCE.
The fence on the street line shall be an ornamental
irsn fence on granite base At each end will be
placed gate well hung and fastened. In the centre
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 a good taste ming.
PRISON DOORS.
The doors of the prison shall have a strong and
well-eonstructed iron frame, made out Of 2%xl
clear The door is to be made out Of Tennessee
inch round IRON Inches apart from centre to centre
riyeted well in 21l inch iron frames and erossbars
SAID crossbars to be one foot apart. First quality
locks, such customary in other prisons are "a
be fastened on in secure and Workmanliks manner,
WINDOW GRATngas.
Window gratings for prison are TO be furnished
and we'll and secure in the walls of the pris
and be made in the same way a. the doors out Of |
inch round iron fastened in frame aud crosspiece
There will be an iron gate in the partition wall of
the yard and in front of the lower story and in
second story o. PRISON. said gates 70 be Of inch
hinges fastened 10 the bFickWOrk.
Te gallery in the front yard leading to prison to
have suitable wrought iron brackets of sufficient
ooPPERsMITH WORK.
ROOF AND GUTTER
The cutters for the front building shall be 40
inches wide OF IL pound conueFsheets prOperv Ian