New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-29
OFFICIAL NOTIOES--OITY.

burnt lake MADE bricks, laid IN cement mortar ooie.
posed Of the best quality, bokh Of fresh hydrauic
The, walls and bricfworE above the ground floor
country bricks, except the prison walls, which shah
be Of fret quality lake bricks, laid ~ lime mortar
ton fine and coarse, sharp gritted sand, properly
mixed and manipulated as the Surveyor may direct
Noinferior quality salmon colored bricks viii be
All bricks used in The work shall be wet with clean
No brickbats to be allowed any part Of the foun-
dations or walls except for closures.
STATES IN WALLS
The brickwork of the base walls to the height OF
inches above the regulated surface of the grouBd
shall be covered with a cOur.e Of large size Weloh
states properly oveFiapped andwell bedoed IN cement
work The four upper courses Of the brickworE, and
other walls exposed to the weather, shall be laid in
cement mortar with course OF states built IN DE-
tween them.
FoorNas UNDER WALLS.
The footiugs unde- the walls the front on Lafay-
cite street shall be bricks wide e. the bottom the
tootngs of division wall in main building will be 8
bricks vide at the bottom the tootnRs o. tne mid
yard wall bricks wide The footings Of the prison
wells viii be bricks wide, and the division walls n
prison bricks. The footings of the priyy walls
shall be ~ bricks wide at the bottom After the
trenches are dug out and prepared the whole OF the
fed; each and every course Of the brickwork after
trst enc lsiu shall be diminished upward with "a
inches offset on each side.
The whole of he walls and other brickwork
throughout shall be carried up in horizontal courses
executed in proper bond, and erected in the most
CAREFUL substantial, and best workmaniiEe manner,
perfectly true and plumb according to the heights
and thickness figured on the drawings.
The joints OF al brickwork not plsstered shall be
smoothly struck
IRON ANCHORS.
sufficient number of wrought iron anchors shall
pc provided by the contractor and sunk into the
well spiked With wrought iron spikes to secure the
umhers and brickwork together. te
i. . f.--r... ARCHES.
The FIRE places in the different rooms shall nave
brick arches turned on iron archbars said bars to
De inches vide BY II inch thick
CoREIcEs.
The bricxwork of the external oornice shall be
supported on strong core Of North river dag stones
when snail run through the entire thickness Of the
walls, and have necessary counterweight Of brick
work inside Of cornice.
czINNEYs.
The chimneys to have fire places where shown the
plans. with separate and proper size smoke tlues,
ped out 70 the required elevation above the roofs
The heRrths Of all the fire places shall be laid with
Ia slate stones on inch brick trimmer arches.
PRIvus AND SINKS.
The priyy sink in front yard shall be dug feet
below the level of the banquette, the bottom TO be
covered NI with two thcknesses 81 Z inch hatboat
the heigh OF the floor said sink to be 4xl0 feet in
clear and cemented inside.
lines denote; said sink to be dug feet below the
ground, have 10 inches walls, and measure AXIS in
the clear, well oemented inside this sink shall have
cast iron cover feet square, moving on hinges in
cast iron frame. Each sink to have 9xl2 inches
Ve1tiaung fiues carried up in the brick walls.
c1sTERN FOUNDATION.
The rain water cistern shall be supported on ID
inches brick wall AZ bricks footings at the bottom
dim 5 in The usual %snner the walls to be
FLAGaRG.
The whole front, rear Yards and banuuette shall
be graded 10 the REQUIRED level so 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 Stills.
All outside openings Of all the buildings to have
granite stills AID caps as shown by the plans, Of the
best Quincy granite accurately cut, dressed, and
prepared. and BET in careful, solid, and good work
manlike MANNER, and left clean and perfect in every
respect.
The banauette 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 10 six feet long from % o "A inches wide, and
not less than inches thick They shall be we'll set
in good JOINTS and in workm9nlike manner. They
shan pc du y interspersedin lengths OF from to
teet the work. according TO tine lines and
levels Of the City Surveyor given.
The top Of the banquettes shall be properly graded
and tagged with the best quality fooled and dressed
North river tagstones not less than inches thick
laid and hsdded with closed and even joints in good
stones shall be not less than feet By feet. The
tlagstones for the projection of the main cornice
shall be not less than feet long and not less than
IRoNwoRK.
FRONT STAIRS.
The front stair is to be of cast iron neat pattern
Of % steps, 7 inches rise. The risers to contain
fancy railing will be constructed on each side Of
FRONT FENCE.
The fence on the street line shall be an ornamental
iron fence OF 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
slide on iron rollers, and have good fastening.
PRISON DOORS
The doors of the prison shall have a strong and
well 'construeted iron frame, made out of 21Sxl
inch Tennessee IRON measure feet by feet in the
clear. The door is to be made out OF tennessee
inch round iron inches apart from centre to CENTRE
said croasbars Co be foot apart. First quality
locks such as are customary in other PRISONS to
De tastene1on IN SECURE and Workmaulike manner.
WINDOW GRATIEGs.
Window eratings for prison are to be furnished
and fastened well and secure in the walls of the DFis
on Said gratings to be feet BY feet in the clear
and DO made in the same way as the doors, out Of
inch round iron, fastened in frame and crosspece
Of 70 inches by inch iron IRENE.
the yard and one in front Of the lower story and IN
second story Of prison; said gates to be OF inch
hinges fastened in the bTiekwork. . 49, ="
The gallery in the front yard leading to prison to
havs suitable wrought iron brackets Of sufdeient
CoPPERsMITH WORK.
ROOF AND CUTTER
The gutters for the front building shall be 90
inches wide Of Y pound ooopersheets properly lap;
turned up under copper hasbings built into the
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two l2 SIX inch X tin pipes. The middle building
snH prlso5 sna nsss hanging guttsrs inches vide
Of X tin; sufficient conductor pipes are TO be at
tsshsd g a g carry AZ the rain water OF with ease
The cistern in yard shall have AZ 0 inches tin
COPPER vENTmAToRa.
The middle building shall have one and the prison
the ridges As shown on the plan.
y tFg COVERING OF cUPoLA. jd
The top Of the cupela with cornices and proisc-
tons Of the dome and the fat top under the ofna
ment shah be covered in the very best workmaniiEe
a1ner with l2pound copper sheets properly gr0oyed
isggss snd soidsFsq where rsagiste the asshings
for the chimney and other Parts Of the roofing shall
The whole Of TIE copper ana tin work shaH be or
ecuted with the best quality OF braziers copper and
deuhe cross TN n the very best and most workman
year after the buildings are finished.
~ STATING.
The whole OF the roofs shan be slated in the very
best workmauiike manner, with the best quality
cover and WsrantS psisct Sh ana na4P ss Pom -
leaks for one year after the building is nished the
ridge tiles aldin and pointed with white sharp sand
and mortar
; CARPENTER AND JoINRRs' WORK.
TIMBER
All the timber used throughout the building snail
b Of tho very best description Of yellow pine ey-
press proper for the uses for which IL a desgnnted
and free fFgm rot, sap, or othsr bad defects. 49,
Iu1lbER
Ths ioinera work SHAH be Of the very best descrip
tion 81 clear cyproga fres from SAP fnots ahak4s
oshor defsetss and perfectly well seasoned