Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-10
Maine Central Railroad.


Proposals will be received at the Office of tho
undersigned until July 22d. current, at noon, for
furnishing materials and building q station house at
Burnham, according to the specifications annexed
anu 10 the plans The building is to be completed by
oct lst next. The plans be seen at the Office of
John Given in Lewiston july sth, 10th, and nth at
my Office in Waterville July Eth and 18TH and at the
Assistant Supcrintendents Office in Augusta July
iuh and 18th; at the station house in Burnham,
July 18th and 18th. The company reserve the right
to reject all proposals if they deem it for their in
terest so to do. The contractor and his men will
be transported free to and from the work while con
structing said building, and all materials will be
' V WV '''' '''' WIS EDWIN MOVES, supt
July, Sd 1871.
23x5i feet Az feet post finished. With Agents
and Telegraph Office, Water Closet, and two Wait
ing Rooms.
MASON Work.
To have a stone wall laid dry, feet high by 2
feet thick under the building, built in good work
manlke manner, the top level for the bricks. The
agstones for the piers will be not less than inches
thick 2x2 feet placed feet below the surface of
the ground
BRICK WORK.
The chimney will be 2ox24 inches, placed on a
good stone pier below frost inside plastered to
nave two inch and two inch iron thimbles for
stove pipes; there will be soapstones set in the
partitions where the stove pipes pass through, no
wood to within inches of pipe. There will
be vault 4X5 feet, feet deep, built of hard bricks
to project feet outside of the sill with trap door
the sills one foot high of hard burned bricks.
PLAsTERING.
All the rooms will have coat of strong mortar
skim coated in a worklnaDlike manner. The first
coat will be hand footed before the skim coat is APP
Piled great care to be exercised to make the mortar
firm to the aths. There will be soapstones set in
the partitions for the stove pipe to run through The
inside OF the opening in partition will be laid with
tin.
CARPENTRY.
The frame will be good sound straight, sawed
spruce or hemlcck, of the dimensions given on the
schedule. The ceiling joist confined to the studs
with x inch bolts. Rafters spiked to plates. The
wall and roof covered with sound, square boards
Of uniform thickness. The floors will be yellow
pine perfectly seasoned, tongued and grooved "a
inches thick, not to exceed inches wide, blind
nailed. The roof covered with extra sawed cedar
shingles, laid inches to the weather There will
be a galvanized iron gutter on the caves with two
inch conductors each side to carry the water to
the ground inside of the BRACKETS the face of those
brackets put on with screws. There will be six
brackets each side and three each end built
of solid pine timber, except those where the con-
ductors come will be IL inch plank. The gable
ends will be sheathed upright the joints covered
with moulded batten, the top side of the belt will
be covered with sheet zinc turn up on boarding
inches The walls covered with extra spruce clap
boards, laid to lap IL inches. There will be tarred
paper under a4 the finish and joints where the
driving through. The sash will be best quail
ity llxlS, Ia inches thick, glazed with I'd quality
German glass all the top sash balanced with weights
the lower sash will be stationary, to have strong
sash fastenings. The frames and finish will be
agreeable to the Details There will be four ticket
windows, sash black walnut, glazed with ground
glass l4x20 these windows will slide up in the par
tition. The doors will be first quality, outside Ski
feet, Ia inches thick hung with strong loose joints
butts trimmed with store door latches and strong
lock. There will be toplghts over the outside doors
to carry the finish up the same height of the win
dows; the inside doors feet inches " feet, 4,
inches thick, hung with loose butts, trimmed with
brass face mortice locks, and mineral knobs The
waiting rooms and Office will have pasters and
caps on the doors and windows. There will be an
iron sink in the water closet with waste pipe; to
have ventlator SXl0 from the water closet through
the roof The walls of all the rooms will be sheathed
dry pine, with moulded base and surbase The cor.
nice will be agreeable to plans. All the finish will
be sound, seasoned pine, free from large and loose
knots, shakes and lap where exposed to the weather.
strips in each room with one dozen strong ward
robe hooks. Also a strong wood chest with cover,
for each waiting room.
PLATFORM.
VIII be 10 feet wide the ends and 10 feet wide
on the front, supported on brick piers, the tmbers
will be hemlock; floor plank, spruce. The plat.
form will be extended feet wide to such length as
required by the engineer in charge, at per lneal
foot; the sill will rest on the ground. The grading
to be done by the Railroad Company.
PAINTING.
The sash will be bronzed green; the outside will
have three coats of such color directed by the
painted and grained in oil and vanished with good
body yarnish. The best quality of pure white
lead to be used. All done in good wOrkmanlike
manner All the material will be OF good quality,
the work done in good strong workmanlike man
ner agreeable to the plans and specifications and
to the acceptance of the Chief Engineer. To be as
good IN every respect as the one at Readfeld,
Maine. july6-t5t&wlt