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

contOrt 9! Q occupants WILL require.
THE ceiling of the cellar, or, rattle
floor Of the entrance story, will be co
structed fire-proof, of rolled iron bean
with intermediate brick arches wherev'
any remote danger may be appr
hended, but those sections between Il
stores and their cellars will be laid wit
wooden joists, the intervals between whic
viii be counter ceiled aud oiled in with
layer OF hair-mortar two inches thick. A
the wooden floors of the building whic
separate the upper stories will be COZ
structed with these same p~recautior
against the progress or communication {
hre from one story to another.
The floors Of lobby and private er
frances to the upper stories will be lai
With e~ncaustic Eoglish tile, and the res. G
the floors of this and the upper stories
best narrow North Carolina pine.
All the principal partitions of eniranc
fst0ry to be constructed OF brick work.
The fronts of the stores to consis
mainly OF French plate glass of first quail
lty,s set in, hardwood finish.
The upper stories will be divided of b.
what externally shows as paviiions, int
lfre-proof compartments formed by sub
staptial brick partition, walls, but tn
minor subdivisions will be formed b,
studded partitions, thoroughly biidge(
and trussed where necessary. all plastere(
in three-coat work with hard finish, pro
portionate sornices, pilastsr-caps, and cen
tire pieces of ornamental stuccO work fOl
the more prominent rooms. :.
The outside walls must be stripped ani
lathed, preparatory to plastering.
al the windows to have double DO,
frames and one and three inch thick sash
All the sash of fronts to be in imitation
of French sash, to be glazed with besi
crystal sheet-glass of double thickness
they, as we'll as the rear windows to have
boxed inside shutters. Door frames and
modern-styled interior doors to be one
and three-quar'er inches thick. The
trimmings of windows and doors to con.
sist Of heavy and bold ~mouldings, well
proportional in width aud projections,
and graduated for the different stories.
All the wash-boards to have sub-bases,
screwed to the floors and top holdings.
The roofs and cupola must be framed and
trussed in best and scientific manner. All
the rooms inside the Mansard roof to he
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largest sized sky-lights will run for the
whole length of the longitudinal corridors,
SO as = introduce an abundance of light
and ventilation by means of shafts. Or
namental skyEghts on top of well-holes of
stairs will also serve for this purpose.
Ornamental and heavy marble mantels
for all the principle roeus All the
hardware required will he of
the best American manufacture,
sufficiently strong for the different pur.
poses, and in elegance graduated for the
different stories and departments.
Particular attention must be paid to the
successful and substantial execution Of
plumbers work, with galvanized iron
,upply-pipes tor Potomac water, sufficient
large to feed ire-plugs for two-inch
hose in each and every story. Globe
or compression stop-cocks must be
Introduced 10 sufficient numbers to shut
'f each story, and again, each bath room,
" section of the work, independently, SO
's to reduce the Inconvenience to the
particular locality where any repairs may
10 required hereafter. These stop-cocks
must be connected by tubes with, the
vaste-pipes, SO as to empty the pipes
the possibility OF injury to the |
All the plumbers fixtures, such
8 stationary wash-trays, ranges, sinks, |
vashstands, water-closets, 3urinaries, and
'ath-tuba, must be of tbs best and most
pproved patterns and manufacture; all
I them will have Independent, Iarge-sized
tink traps, with trap-screws to afford best
tor removing any distractions. I
IL this plumbers work in upper stories
lust be set on lead-lined floors, which
lust be connected BY trapped tubes with
waste-pipes, SO as not to expose the
to any contingencies OF over1ows
y leaks in the connections of fixtures
it'll pipes. All the wash-trays and sinksJ
be OF soapstone or enameled iron; the
assistants for principal stories to have
nina bowls and-countersunk marble
abs; for basement, entrance story, and
nd upper stories, the w~ashstands will
of enameled iron. 3 T, rn.-.,r
The public water closets to have self
sting hopper closets; the private closets
be psn-leyer pull closets; all the bath
lbs to be copper planished with seamless
atom, to be set on well-boxes, let into
lead-lined floors. The plumbers
ork for principal story bath-tubs will all
!, provided with silver-plated cocks,
ugs, and chains. Lead lined suall
nks with bells and ball cocks for
q supply OF cooperating pans of the
il chambers. so as to supply moist
9 to the heated air throughout the
use. -s-r.a |,
No waste-pipe to be less than two inches,
d no soil pipe to be less than five {
ches, interior diameter, and all to be I
curely aad we'll connected with and 6
Ipped from the main sewer pipes lead t
TO the canal. Three-inch main gas +,
pes to be introduced for the supply of
. house, and to be properly graduated
roughout all the rooms, corridors. and t
ssages of the house, ~stop:cocks 10 be in- e
'duced in sufficient number, SO as to t
able the gas to be shut off Immediately i.
any section of the building where v
? alarm of fire may be given. All the s
Inting through the house, outside and n
ide. to be done in four coats, with best Il
white lead and linseed oil, or zinc a
mt, Is the case may require it. The t.
lors and public rooms Of second and 81
I'd stories to be finished artistically in tc
ii co!ors, with China gloss. The glaz- tt
of rear elevation and sky light, and so q
h, to be done with best Baltimore glass, m
gle or double, as the case may require. SC
II the down spouts from the roof to be al
nected with the sewer, SO as to keep &C
N from freezing, and serve the purpose
'entilating the sewer.
/. Wing along Seventh street 'front.' ar
entire frontage on Seventh street. to N
south of the above described building,
be appropriated to q two-story build
seventy-fve feet in width, and covered Al
q metal roof. For character of the
reference is made to that spec
for building or the avenue. There Of
be a cellar, containing an independent Al
m heating apparatus for the second an
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