Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-08
Maine Central Railroad,

Proposals will be received at the Office of the
Undersigned, until July ed current, at noon, for
furnishing materials and building station house at
bnrnham, according TO the specifications annexed
and to the plans. The building is to be completed by
Oct lst next. The plans be seen at the Office 81
John Given in Lewiston, July stl, 10Th and nth n
my Office in Waterville July 18th and 18Th and al the
Assistant superintendent Office in Augusta July
| I'm and 18TH; az the station house in Burnham
July 18th and l5th The company reserve the right
to reject all proposals if they deem 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
EDWIN MOVES, supt
Specifications for passenger station at Burnham
23x5t feet lis feet post, finished. With Agents
| ana Telegraph Office, Water Closet and two Wait.
| ing Rooms,
| MASON Work.
| To have a stone wall laid dry, 3 feet high by 2
feet thick under the building, built in good work
iagstones for the piers will be not less than 6inches
thick, 2N2 feet, placed feet below the surface OF
| the ground,
| BRICK WORK.
The chimney win he 20x24 inches, placed on a
good stone pier below frost inside plastercd to
\ have 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 come within inches of pipe. There will
be vaultix5 feet feet deep built of hard bricks
to project feet outside of The sill with tran door
closely fitted. To have an inch brick wall under
the stills one foot high of hard burned bricks.
PLAsTERING,
| All the rooms will have coat of strong mortar
skim coated in a worknanlike manner. The first
coat Will be hand footed before the skim coat is APP
piled, great care to be exercised make the mortar
firm to the laths There will be soapstones set in
.ne barlit9hs Tor me stove pipe to run through The
inside of the opening in partition will be laid with
| tin.
CARPENTRY.
The frame viii be good, sound, straight, sawed
spruce or hemlock, Of the dimensions given ON the
schedule The ceiling joist confined to the studs
with 1 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 L
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 galvanized iron gutter on the with two 3
men conductors on each side to carry the water to
the ground inside of the brackets the face of those
brackets put on with screws. There VIII be six
brackets on each side and three each end, built
OF solid pine timber, except those where the con
dnctors come will be Ia 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 boarding =
inches The walls covered with extra spruce clap
boards, laid to lap Ia inches. There will be arred
paper under all the finish and joints where the
clapboards mtersect to stop wind and water from
driving through. The sash will be best quail.
ity llxls Ia inches thick. glazed with I'd quality
German glass ALI 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
tltion. The doors will be first quality, outside 3x7
feet, Ia inches thick hung with strong loose joints
butts trimmed with store door latches and strong
lock. There will be topghts the outside doors
to carry the finish up the same height of the VIM
dows; the inside doors feet inches X7 feet II,
inches thick, hung with loose butts, trimmed with
brass face mortce locks, and mineral knobs. The
waiting rooms and Office will have pilasters and
caps on the doors and windows. There will be an
iron sink in the water closet with waste pipe to
have ventator 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
The inside finish will be kiln dried; there will be
strips in each room with one dozen strong ward
robe hooks. Also strong wood chest with cover,
for each waiting room.
PLATFORM.
Will be 10 feet wide on the ends and 10 feet wide
on the 'front.' supported on brick piers, the tmbers
viii 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 lineal
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 as directed by the
painted and grained in oil and vanished with good
body varhish. 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
good in every respect as the one at Readfeld,
Maine, juiy6 tjtSWlt