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

Proposals VIII be received at the Office of the
undersigned, until July ed current, at noon, for
furnishing materials and building station house at
Burnham, according TO the specifications annexed
% 10 the plans The building TO be completed by
Oct' next The plans can be seen al the Office OF
John Siven in Lewiston July sth 10th, and nth; at
my office in Wateryle, July 18th and 18TH and at the
Assistant superintendent Office in Augusta, July
Eth and 18th at the station house in Burnham
July 18th and 18th. The company reserve the right
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.
July, Sd. 1871.
23N5i feet, a. feet post, finished. With Agents
and Telegraph Office Water Closet, and two Wait
ing Rooms.
MASON Work.
To have stone wall laid dry, 3 feet high by .
feet thick under the building, built in good work
manlike manner, the top level for the bricks. The
hagstones for the piers will be not less than inches
thick, 2N2 feet, placed feet below the surface of
the ground.
BRICK WORK.
The chimney will be 20N24 inches placed on n
good stone pier below frost, inside plastered, 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 trap door
PLASTERING.
All the rooms will have coat of strong mortar
SKIM coated III worklnanlike manner. The first
coat will be hand footed before the skim APP
firm to the laths. There will he soapstones set in
the partitions for the stove pipe to through The
inside OF the opening in partition will be laid with
tin.
CARPENTRY.
The frame will be good, sound, straight, sawed
spruce or hemlock, of the dimensions given on the
schedule The ceiling ioist confined to the studs
with Z 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 | n
inches thick, not to exceed q 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 caves with two
men conductors on each side To carry the water to
the ground inside of the brackets the face OF those
brack etts put ON with screws. There viii be six
brackets on each side and three on each end, built
OF solid pine timber, except those where the con-
dnetors come viii be Ia inch plank. The gable
ends viii Ire sheathed upright, the Joints covered
with moulded hatten 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 y inches. There will be tarred
paper under all the finish and joints where the
clapboards intersect to stop wind and water from
driving through. The sash will be best quail
ty llXls, IA inches thick, glazed with I'd quality
German glass all the top sash balanced with weights,
the lower sash VIII be stationary, to have strong
sash fastenngs. The frames and finish will be
agreeable to the details. There will be four ticket
windows, sash black walnut glazed with ground
glass iX20 these windows will slide up in the par
ttion. The doors will be first quality outside 3NT
feet, Ia inches thick hung with strong loose joints
butts trimmed with store door latches and strong
lock. There will be topghts over the outside doors
to carry the finish up the same height of the win
doWs; the inside doors feet inches NJ feet, Il,
inches thick. hung with loose butts, trimmed with
brass face mortice 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 ventiator sXl0 from the loset through
the roof The walls OF all the rooms will be sheathed
from the noor to the windows with narrow uprghts,
dry pine, with moulded base and surbase. The
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.
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 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 directed by the
engineer the last two sanded. The inside will be
painted and grained in oil and vanished with good
body varnish. 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 i'm good strong workmanke man
to the acceptance of the Chief Engineer. To be as
good respect the at Realtipli