New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-24
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q have brick floor upon concrete foun
dalton, except that part constituting tn
Q driveway for wagons leading into tn
!, hollow square, and which will be lait
: with the most approved wood pavement
Ample light and air will be thrown into
D this hall by pivoting windows on the cas-
: and west side, which will be glazed with
: ground glass to intercept the solar rays.
: Two rows of wrought iron columns will
support rolled iron Orders, supporting q
ire-proof floor, constructed by brick arches
sprung between rolled iron double 7
J beams.
Wide fre-proof stairs of wrought and
cast iron lead to the second story of this
wing, containing ample and spacious
office rooms. All these rooms to have
wooden floors laid on concrete, filling up
the launches of the brick arches. The
finish of this wing to be equal in substance
and style to that of the Office rooms in the
new building lately erected for the De-
partment of Agriculture; the partitions
to be of brick wherever feasible, and the
ceiling to be light but fre-proof. The
outside walls OF this building to be con-
structed of the best hard-burned bricks,
with chastely ornamented pressed brick
front, facing Seventh street; window sash
in imitation of French sash, glazed with
crysta. sheet glass. The frame of the roof
to be solidly constructed, and to be thor
oughly trussed, ventilation shafts to reach
above roof for market hall, and ven-
tilating fues for all the Office rooms with
the necessary registers. Light wells above
| corridors. All the details required for the
| successful execution of the work to be pro-
vided for and done, such as plumbing and
gas-titting, fully equal to that specified be-
fore.
G. 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 root. But the width of
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 will therefore be |
also applicable for this wing. The second |
story Of this wing will be reached by wide |
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 and other extraordinary occasions
OF national Importance. All the necessary
dressing and retiring rooms. and water
closets are amply provided. The galleries
to be supported 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 doorsS
coved and paneled; ornamental ceiling
with perforated largest sized rosettSs
above the chandeliers, arranged so as to
discharge the foul air into large ventiducts
reaching above roof This hall to be
heated by steam like the other buildings.
q. Market shed on south front-Along
the south front of the square, and con-
Meeting the two wings on Seventh and 1
Ninth streets, there will be built one
story market shed, sixty feet in width, and
u style as marked out in the sectional
drawings and ground plans. This shed
will be erected on a sufficient foundation, O
md will be supported by cast-iron
columns, carrying neat and appropri-
'tely designed, planed, open roof con- 8
truction. The drainage will be so regu- o
ated as to afford facilities for keeping live i,
ish in basins during the hot season. The
onth side Of this shed between the iron v
Columns, will be inclosed by a light e.
rick base wall, seven feet in height, and b
vide stationary blinds above. Ali the ex- a
osed iron, tin and wood work, inside and IL
inside, to be well painted in three coat
FORK and tints, as will be directed by the
rchitect Roof to be covered by best
right roofing, tin on felt, laid upon a =.
'ngued and grooved planed narrow "A
Down-spouts and surface
rainage to be connected with sewer.
D. Alley.-Along the south front of the
rlncipal building on the avenue (de. u
ribbed under head Az there will be a =. -.
aved alley twenty feet in width, with a. a.
'vered entrance and exit for wagons on ~ 81
eventh and Ninth streets. The covered a.
art to be paved with wood and the open ~ ~
art to be paved with wood or paving s ="
one, as will be found most suitable. 80
Z. Additional market sheds.-Along the ns
uthern line of the alley. and parallel "a "
lth the main building, also against the a. a.
ner walls OF the wings on Seventh and 49, 49,
NTH streets. and in manner SO as to -. .ie
rround the hollow square formed by the w
lprovements previously described, and
laid down distinctly and well defined
ground plan and sectional drawings,
ere will be built market stands in STYLE. ~
distance, and finish similar to that de-
'lbed for southern front, (under head
These structures being lower than
market halls under the main roofs, {
undant space is left for headlights above
light roots OF the sheds, through which apt
pass light and air into these closed hui
'rket halls. All these sheds have brick COT
ors. Chi
:. Court-yard.-The courtyard will be age
Ved with wood, by either one of the ing
It tested or most approved systems, in knt
1t manner, and with due fall, SO as to VIII
ord an easy surface drainage. At rec
most convenient place in centre IN I
courtyard there will be constructed an wit
amental fountain, The covered en- I
noes for pedestrians from the avenue of
Mt into the market sqnare will also be Am
with wood pavement, as above. Sec
!. ewer-Through the center of the rect
ARE, from Lorth to south, an egg. or
ped sewer of brick-work laid in &C. the
ut will be built, into which all the doll
se-slzed draln-pipes from the different eau
lions OF the whole improvement will cree
;harge IN manner so as to sweep off I'M
the ralE-water. waste and soil, and also OF
drain efficiently the ground of the iron
lie square. sam
GENERAL CONDITIONS ped
he specifications and drawings are in. a anu
led to cooperate, so that anything .ney
lifted in the drawings, and not men. "ns
ed IN the specifications, or vice versa gu
be executed the same as is if both nele
, mentioned in the specifications. and YOU