Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17


Of stairway must be Is inches
thick. The outside walls from
the second floor to the top
Of wall, sly Is feet in height,
must be IS inches thick. The
inside walls and the walls Of
tle vestibules from the second
floor TO the top Of the walls, say
Is feet in height, must be Is
inches thick. All the openings
throughout the building must
have semi-circular arches turned
over them. The depth Of said
arches in no case TO be less than
9 inches; and those over the
main entrance ways, both in
ner and outer walls, must be IL
inches. All fixes for heating
and Nentillating purposes must
be arranged in such manner an /
in such places as required hy
the plan. They are to be OF
brick, and must be well pla5-
tered on the inside, and topped
out as shown by the plan. The
/ pilasters must be 80 inches wide,
and must project out i inches
from the face Of the walls. The
fire-places in the upper rooms
must be provided for, by inside
pilasters, extending TO the top
of the walls. Ali mortar Tor
the above mentioned work, eX-
cept foundation, must be the
best compound Of clean sharp
river sand, and well burnt fresh
lime, in such proportions rs will
insure the strongest and most
durable cement. The outside
walls must be thoroughly cleaned
off, well pointed and neatly pen
cilIed. All the walls through
out the entire building must be
carried along as near the same
height in all places as the nature
of the case Will admit, and they
must be raised with the most
exact perpendicularity. The
outside tier of brick in all the
outside walls must be care
fully selected in reference to
smoOthness, soundness and
beauty. The building viii re-
iquire Is coal CRATES and iron
maHtlcs placed in the same man
ner as shown on the plan. -
Said CRATES must in no case be
less that &c inches wide. The
mantles to be plain and sub
stantial and to correspond in
size to the CRATES. - hearts,
will also be required, they must
, be % inches wide and i feet
long Of selectcii tricks. ;S5anj
boxes must be used in putting
in the hearths in the lower
rooms as well as in the upT q
ones.
CARPENTERS WORK. The
partition walls in which sliding
doors are operated, must be !
by q inch scantling, SO As tC
make them 6 inches thick. AL
other partitions must be con-
structed of scantlings 3 by 4
inches, making them 4 inches
thick. The scantling in ali par.
titions must be placed Is niche:
between centres. All openings
in the wooden partition walls
must be trussed as shown by
. the detail drawings. All joints
must be jointed one inch CT own
ing, and each span to have two
courses Of herring-bOne bridg-
ing securely nailed to the joints,
All flooring joists must be 3 by
II inches, Of good sound yellow
poplar for the lower floor, and
good sound poplar free from all
defects in the upper floor; the
whole to be placed Is inches
from centre to centre. The
ceiling joists must be of good
clear poplar 2 inchesSby 8 inch
es and placed 16 inches between
centres, and framed as shown
in the detail drawings. All
trimmerS, throughout the build
ling, must be of good clear tim
Der 5 by II inches and framed
as shown in the the detail draw
ings.
Roof FRAMING.-All princi-
pal rafters, tie beams and strain
ing beams, to be of the very
best clear poplar. Tie beams
to be - by Is inches. Princi-
pal rafters and straining beams
to be II by Is inches, the struts
or braces to be of good clear
oak 8 by II inches. The pur-
Inns to be Of the best clear oak
8 by 8 inches. The common
rafters to be of poplar 8 by 6
inches at lower end, and of the
usual rafter cut. The whole
roof to be framed and bolted
together in the best and most