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

SPECIFIC ALTON of Materials and Workmanship
requisite for the Erection and Completion of the
pro posed First District Recorders COURT and
9Se station on piece "a nd SR
streets under the direction OF the City Surveyor
drawings in explanation thereof as may be fur.
nished therefor from time to time.
and he aPrangements Of details Of buildings thick
ness OF walls, are to be the same as set torth ana
Surveyors ofice. All the measurements being in
American feet and inches, and when not figured to
on Should the contractor require duplicates, he
will have to furnish them at his own expense
BRIOKLAYERs' WORK.
TRENCHES.
The trenches for the foundations shall be dug out
SO as to have the upper offset Of the brckwork Of the
footings below the regulated surface Of the ground
and solid, and shall be covered with two thick.
nesses of sound foundation tlatboat planks, laid
crossing one another in the usual manner, and pro-
jecting four inches each side beyond the first or
bottom course of the footlugs. When the footinEs
are all put in, the trenches shall be rehled with
proper earth, and thoroughly rammed; the ground
of the easement floor shall be properly hed up ana
graded All the surplus earth and material that
may be taken out Of the trenches, and all rubbish
that may accumulate during the progress OF the
ground, as the Surveyor may direct
Should there be any prvy sinks or wells on 1t the
premises they shall be properly cleaned out and filled
up with brick rubbish.
BRICKS AND MORTAR
Tho vbcIa ~ tbo br;c,vyork of the foundations or
footines shsII be Of the best quality hard and well
burnt lake made bricks, laid in cement mortar DOM
posed of the best quality, both of fresh hydraulic
cement. and coarse, sharp gritted N@tohez sand;
The walls and patchwork above the ground floor
shall be of the best quality, hard and we'll burnt
country bricks except the prison wallis which shall
composed OF the lest quality both o. Iresn Ihomas,
ton lime and coarse, sharp gritted sand, properly
No inferior quality or salmon eoored bricks will be
allowed on the premises.
water short time before using them.
No brickbats to be allowed in any part of the foun-
CATIONS or walls except ior closures
STATES IN WALLS.
INCHES above the regulated SURFACE OF the ground
shall Pc covered Win qoaFse q laIge size msIea
moTtsr Ia preyent Ike ascent Of moisture in he
other walls eSposed to the weather shall be laid in
cement mortar with course OF states built in be-
tween them.
voorrNes TIMER wA11s
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cite street s6sl be bricks wide al the BOTTOM ne
footipss of division wall IN main building viii be
bricks ride at the bottom; the footings Of the mid
yard wall bricks wide The footings Of the prison
walls will be bricks WIDE and the division walls in
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trenches sr dug out and prepared me whole Of he
ied: Zach and eyery course Of tie brieiwork alter
6rst one laid shall Be diminished upward with az
lhones onset on eAon sac
WALLS.
throuehout shall be carried upin horizontal courses
executed in proper bond, and erected in the most
perfectly true and plumb according 10 the heights
and thickness figured on the drawings
Ine gYlhIs u an OIlcA"orA NOT plAstereu Shall Dc
9HiOoeiiiS S'ru'A'
IRON ANCHORS.
A sufficient number of wrought iron anchors shall
De RToyided oy tne contractor and sqh6 mt inc
well SPIKED Wiz wrought iron spikes To seeuTe fba
'''- 'ei' ''-u Oi'''' wa $50, ny
AhShEs'
The fire places in the different rooms shall have
be inches wade by q inch thick
coRSIcEs
The briokwork of the external eornios shall be
supported on strong core Of North river flag Stones
which shall run through the entire thickness Of the
Work inside Of oornics. ''''4''' VI O'''A
cHIMNEYs.
The chinnsys to have places where shown the
u Sarsstsd fro foT S y pIpe fto nLo ti
Sss e tas Tf fbs ssystoI SnoTs the roofs
IL iaf ILL., az a III nv hti t Ssn " liu WIN
IA sl1'S SV'lieS On inon DrloA trimmer Arones'
. PRIVIEs AND SINKS.
The privy sink in front yard shall be ding feet
Covered with two thcknesses 81 i9eS fat ~
planks and tbs sides walled up with Ia inches wall to
Sea- es% nj SG sao SINK 70 De sAi ise' IN
Thsre viii aso he 4 ami in prison ss the dot.ad
lines denote; said sink 10 Be dug feet below the
ground have is inches walls and measure Sxls IN
the clear, well oemented inside; this sink shall have
cast iron frame: Each sinh % have sTI2 inches
VSn'iia'ils nuss o4Irleu Up = tne DITCH "AuSe
S .ls.i-s fOusDA1ioN'
Inc ram water eistern shall DO supported on ID
nehe3 prek Wal - orlcks tootlngs ~ the bottom
almlnishe9 N the usual manner the walls 70 be
rect nsh ABOVE the upper onset OF the tootings'
FIAGGNa.
The whole front, rear ysrds and banauette shall
be graded 10 the REQUIRED level so as to carry the
Of North river ags cutters laid IN cement proper
drainage established and built As the itV Survevor
may direct.
GRANITE SILKS.
Ali outside openings Of all the buildings to have
granite sls AID caps shown by the plans, Of the
best Quincy granite accurately cut. dressed. md
prepared and set in careful, solid and good work
manke manner, and left clean and perfect in every
respect
BANoUETTEs.
The banuuatts in front of tha nronertv unop
which fha buildpe = ~ ~ PshSsf 9 h
dressed ourbstones, Of North river blue stone or
o hs s1 pos ~ sooq quality VIII 6eye dressed
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shall Be not less than lost long and not les fhs
inches thick.