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

and 81 feet long; with vestibule
projections on each front, 5 feet
by Is feet. The walls are to be
built Of hard-burnt brick, and
10 be two stories high. The
first or lower story is designed
10 be II feet in the clear. and
second or upper story is to be
Is feet high in the clear. The
roof to be self-supporting, and
surmounted by a dome, or Gu
p0ia, as shown in the drawings
representing the design.
EXCAYATIONs.-The trench
es for the foundation walls must
be excayated at least three feet
below tie ground-line, and
more than that depth, if neces-
tary, TO reach a uniform bed Of
compact clay; and Of sufficient
width 20 receive the foundation
walls. Said trenches must be
hard rammed at the bottom, and
made perfectly level. Should
houldcrs or immovablc masses
OF stone be encountered in max
ing said excavations, they must
be well and securely arched
over. The foundation walls
must be well rammed with clay,
on both sides up to the ground
surface. All surplus earth must
be graded around the building,
or else removed from the prem
Uses, as the Superintendent may
direct.
FOUNDATION WALLS. - All
the foundation walls must be
built of the best quality of
hard-burnt brick. All the walls
from the bottom of the trench
es to the top of the water-ta-
bic, including the base, are de-
fined foundation walls. Said
watcr-table must be three feet
above the ground line. The
foundation walls must all be
laid in mortar made from hy-
draElic cement. The water-ta-
BILE, must consist Of four courses,
projecting two inches over the
line Of the foundation walls:
the top course Of said water
table must conform TO that eX-
hibited in the drawings. The
projections of the pilasters must
be Jour inches, and they must
be built up with the foundations.
All the outside foundation walls,
except the vestibules, must be
% inches thick from the base of
the water-table. All the inside
foundation walls, including the
foundation walls of the vesti-
buiee, must be % inches thick.
For purposes CT ventilation, s
circular CRATES must be built in
the foundation walls, above the
ground surface, Of such size,
and at such places, as the SUI
perintcndent may direct.
MAsoNRY.--AlI the steps,
flags and stills, for doors or win
dows, must be made of dressed
or chiselled grey limestone,
such as found i'll the quarry on
the farm of Maj. Wm.H. Moores,
and which may be obtained at
many points in the county
-Four sets of stone steps will be
required; one set at each en-
trance, consisting Of 4 stones,
10 feet lorg, Z inches thick and
II inches wide. Said steps must
be supported from end to end
with rough masonry. A para
pet of similar stone and work
manship, 2 feet thick, with cap
10 correspond with water-table,
must accompany each set Of
steps. The vestibule floors must
be tagged with stone, not less
than 8 inches thick and well
iointed and fitted. and to be
placed OH a good solid founda-
tione of stone, or of stone and
earth in such proportions as to
render them rat-proof. Each
front entrance will require l
stone sill, 10 feet long, 6 inch
es thick and Is inches wide. !
stone sill will be required for
the coal-bin door, 5 feet long, 5
inches thick and a inches wide,
and to be levelled in such man
ner as tie Superintendent may
direct. There will be required
81 window sills Of stone, each
4 feet 10 inches long, 6 inches
thick and 8 inches wide, and to
lie bevelled on the upper surface
as may be directed by the Su-
perintendent. s stone window
sills will also be required, and
similarly bevelled, 3 feet 8 inch
es long, 6 inches thick and 81
inches wide.
BRICK WoRK.-All the ont
or walls, except the vestibules,
from the foundation 10 the up