New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-06

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proper fAlt fosned 1saps lor acb sAna 4
~ Of s1pllA Fcoanee1ug ~ lesge sise
drain pipes viSh The sewer. This bell "a
have . brick floor upon 3 concrete toat
dation, except that part constituting e
driven 9 for Wa4pns leading into "a
hollow square, and which. will be lei
with the most Approved wood psvemen
AMPLE LIGHT and mir, will bs thrown INT
fhis hall By ptyoine wisdews on the ,ssl
and west ode, which will BE- glazed Wit
ground glass TO irtercspt the soisT ray
Two rovs q wrought iron columns vi
support rolled iron Orders, supporting
f~fe-proof floor, constructed By brick archie
sprung between rolled iron double
beams. sN + A.. 5i4adfa vl4a3ses slnF
Wide Are-prnof stairs OF wrought an,
cast iron lead to the eeconh story OF thi
wing, containing ample md spaciou
Office rooms. All these rooms to hay
wooden floors laid on concrete, filing 81
the launches of the brick arches. To
finish of this wing to be equal in substane
and style to that Of the Office rooms in to
new building lately erected for the De
partment of Agriculture; the partition
to be of brick wherever feasible, and tn
ceiling to be light but fire-proof. TIL
outside walls of this building to be con
structed of the best hard-bnrned bricks
with a chastely ornamented pressed bricl
front, facing Seventh street; window sasl
in imitation of French cash, glazed wit
crysta. sheet glass. The frame Of the roo
to be solidly constructed, and to be thor
oughly trussed, ventilation shafts to reacl
above roof for market hall, and ven
tilating fues for all the Office rooms, will
the necessary registers. Light wells above
.corridors. aAll the details required for thu
successful execution of the work to be pro
vided for and done, such as plumbing and
gas-ftting, fully equal to that specified be-
fore. AisgS l5alt fi5i
c. Wing along Ninth street.-Tbis wing
will be laid out similar to that ON Seventh
street. to which reference is made, there.
fore, for the construction Of foundations,
walls, floors and roof. But ths width oi
this wing will be eighty feet outside
measure. The first story of this building
will be appropriated again for market
stalls, and all the appointments made for
the Seventh street wing viii therefore be
also applicable for this wing. The second
story If this wing will be reached by vide
and commodious iron stairs at both ends,
aud will be appropriated in toto for .
grand hall, with Surrounding galleries and
extra height, SO as to be useful for con-
ventions aud other extraordinary occasions
of national Importance. All the necessary
dressing md retiring rooms, and water
closets Uermply provided The galleries
to be sdptorted by ornamental brackets
of cast and wrought iron, firmly secured
and anchored through the whole thickness
of outside walls. Floor Of narrowest
North Carolina yellow pine, to be waxed.
Heavy and wide doors will open outward.
Heavy trimmings for windows and doorsl
coved and paneled; ornamental ceiling.
with perforated largest sized rosetteHs
above the chandeliers, arranged so as to
discharge the foul air into large ventiducts
reaching above root. This hall to be
heated by steam like the other buildings.
G. Market shed on south ~front-Along
the south front of the square, aud con-
Meeting the W wings or Seventh and
Ninth streets, there will be built q one.
story market shed, sixty feet in width. and
in style as marked out in the sectional
drawings and ground plans. This shed
Will be erected on a sufficient foundation,
and will be supported by cast-iron
columns, carrying q neat and appropri-
ately designed, planed, open roof con-
struction. The drainage will be so regu-
lated as to afford facilities TOR keeping live
fish in basins during the hot season. The
south side OF this shed between the iron
columns, will be inolosed by a light
brick base wall, even feet in height, and |
wide stationary blinds above. All the ex-
posed iron, tiu and wood work, inside and
to be well painted in three coat
work and tints, as will be directed by the
architect. Roof to be covered by best
bright roofing, tin OF teIt, laid upon a
ongued and grooved planed narrow
'heathing. Down-spouts and surface
l~raiDaee to be connected with sewer.
D. Alley.-Along the south front Of the
building on the avenue (de-
cribed under head Az there will be a
'aved alley twenty feet in width, with
overeda entrance and exit for wagons on
and Ninth streets. The covered
art to be paved with wood and the open
to be paved with wood or paving
tone, as will be found most suitable. a
E. Additional market sheds-Aiopg the
line of the alley, and parallel
nth the main building, also against the
walls OF the wings on Seventh and
Ilnth streets, and in . manner SO as to
around the hollow square formed by the
improvements previously described, and
laid down distinctly and well defined
n ground plan and sectional drawings,
lere will be built market stands in style,
distance, and finish similar to that de- 4
for southern front, (under head 4
J These structures being lower than I
le market halls under the main roofs, I
oundant space is left for headlights above &
e light roofs of the sheds, through which {
pass light and cir into these closed l
arket halls. All these sheds have brick I
,ors. sa.-. f,s,....w.a l
+. Court-yard.-The courtyard will be c
:ve3 with wood, by either one of the t
'st tested or most approved systems, in 4
st manner, and with a due fall, SO as to t
ford an easy surface drainage. At a
Q most CONVENIENT place in centre t
courtyard there will be constructed an d
namental fountain, The covered en-
ances for pedestrians from the avenue Il
ont into the market sqnare will also be 9
ID with wood pavement, sc above. Esf +
G. Sewer.-Through the center of the c.
uare, from Lorth to south, an egg p
aped eve of brick-work laid in ce- fe
will be built, into which all the W
drain-pipes from the different II
ctions of the whole improvement will te
in a. manner 80 rs to sweep off p
the rain-water. waste and soil, and also d.
drain efficiently the ground of the h
lole square. OF
NER CONDITIONS. sn
The specifications and drawings are in su
lded to cooperate, so that anything tn
aibited in the drawings, and not men, pc
ned in the specifications, or vice versa, of
to be executed the eame as is if both Al