New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-05

from the cutters shall be carried into the osten By
and prison shall have hanging CUTTERS inches wide,
well Tapped. soldered, and firmly secured, made out
tacnsd SO as 10 carry all the rain water OF with ease,
with ten suitable cast iron guards.
The cistern in yard shall have * s inches Yin
overflow pipe
coPPER vEH1IIAroRs
The middle building shall have one and the prison
two copper ventators, II inches diameter, fixed in
the ridges as shown on the plan.
COVERING OF oUPoI.A.
The top Of the cupola with cornices and projeo-
tons Of the dome and the fiat top under the orna-
ment shall be covered in the very best workmanliKe
manner with I2pound copper sheets properly grooyed
Tapped, and soldered where REQUISITE the aashings
for the chimney and other parts OF the roofing shall
The Whole of the copper and tin work shall be ex
ecuted with the best quality Of brazers copper and
double tin in the very best and most Workman
year after the buildings are finished.
STATING.
The whole of the roofs shall be slated ia the very
best woIkmanike manner, with the best quality
cover and wsrTanted perfectly tight and Tres from
leaks for year after the building is nshed the
ridge tiles laid and pointed with white sharp sand
and mortar.
CARPENTER AND JoINERs' WORK.
TIMBER.
All the timber used throughout the building shall
be Of tn To ysIy bs oT Which sHe
and free from rot, sap. or other bad defects
LUMBER.
The ionsrs' work shall be of the very best descrip-
ton 81 clear cypress free from sap, knots shakes,
or other defects, and perfectly well seasoned.
1 FLOOR JoIsTs.
The floor jo;sts shall be axl2, and all placed I6
iISxl inches cross pieces, Trimmers and trimming
ioists shall be inches thick.
CHILLING JoIsTs.
The ceiling iosts shall be sHl2 and l6 inches apart
from centre to centre
RAFTERs.
The rafters shall be sxs all placed 20 inches from
centre to centre on Axe inches resting plates and
Ali other timbers not herein particularly mem
toned, and which may be required tO complete the
work, shall be Of proper dimensions.
FLOORS.
All the interior floors shall be laid with tine best
wide and IL inches thick, perfectly seasoned, and
raIepes sBs nave ooTs II t Quality drssSsd oy
press planks, not over 8 inches wide and ~ inches
with white lead in the joints and made perfectly
All he straight and heading joints Of the inside
and outside floors shall be smoothed on
sKIRTINGs
The Recorders court shall have skirtings with q
doublefsee pnth H. inches deep and capped with
room Clerks Office and Recorders office are to have
skirtags With single lace ppthh ~ inches deep and
Turned KNOBS Of wood shall be liked into the skirt
inQs behind each door TO prevent the lock candle
from breaking the plastering
oReUNDs
The doorways and windows as well as the skirtinRs
Of the front buildings shall be prepared with proper
The nishings not to be put up until the pasterinG
Is finished.
The back stairs on the middle building and prison
shall have ~ inch treads of hard yellow pine and II
risers with nosing. They shall have neat cypress
The The neWsHS shsi be inches diameter and fanSy
turned out Of cypress.
MARBLE MANTELs.
The mantels and hearth in the Lieutenant's Office
Recorders office, and cap room are to be Of blaci
marble to the value of $50, each with ornamenta
summer CRATES eA1DxarEs.
Galleries 10 have plain facias and 4zlO inch woct
pilasters neatly capped and plinthed The under side
Of the flooring with the projecting ioists and beareE
The upper ceiling to be plastered and finished
DooKwATs
The front door to the Recorders court shall hav'
pAnneed jambs and ceiling, and other requisite I'm
ishings according 70 the designs shown on the front
pair Of az inches out and inside panneleC
DOORS well hung with the best 81
best kind Of wrought iron bolts and with irst-rat,
American plated mortiee lock, with the best kind o
The other doorways in The court shall have ~
inch full moulded and raised eight panneled doors
and fastened with first.rate inch American NOR
tice lock, with silver Manipulated facings knobs AMI
The openings to have inch rebst ed lambs and IOI
| inch double face band moulded and bsdded archi
| traves with orr amental cap and ornaments on thu
fhe doorways in front and rear, lower story, shall
| and inch opensd aTchitrave with band holdings
the doors to be ~ inches thick each in full mould
ed PANELS, well hung with s12X416 inch best butts
| and fastened with first.rate inch A erican NOR
tice lock, with pearl white knobs and silver piate
/ facinRs and escutcheons. The doorways in the mid
/ die building shall have plain iambs, with solid tim
her frames trimmed with inch moulded erchttrAves
zach doorway TO have X inch plain panneled door
well hung with 4K4 inch best butts and fastened wit
| a good American inch Rimlocks mineral knob
! The doorWays in lieutsnant's Office, cap room
clerks Office recorders office etc. shall have plai
| impOsts and headlights.
The whole of the doorWays throughout shall hay
champhered yellow pine saddles screwed down
| the floor
The whole of the windows shall be trimmed an
finished to correspond with the finish of the sewers
doorWays; they shall have lx glazed sashes, doubl
good strong sash cord. Tho front and back window
/ Of the recorders court shall have lzinch tourtol
shutters in two heights, well hung on the insid
| with best butts, and fastened with proper hook
bolts and iroR crossbars whore requisite Two iold
of the shutters shall be finished with neat moulde
pannels, the other two folds to be blinds wit
The Windows in the yard shall have outside !;
| inch Venetian blind ehutters, well hung with IN
| ter fastenings and an eightinch orossbolt
PLAsTERERs' WORK.
OUTSIDE PLAsrERIRas
MThe outside surface Of the whole Of the bricl
rork ~ the princual front shall be Dlaatered wit