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To Contractors and BuiIdersS

To Contractors and BuilderSsH
At the regular term of the Commiss'
sion-rs Court for Austin county, Texas.
commencing on Monday the 18th day
of May. 1871, Sealed Proposals will be
received fpr the building of an addi-
ton to the west side of the brick courr
house at B ,llville; the addition to b,
made of the best quality of brick. snc
of the same height GIG feet) and Of III.
same width (4S feet) as the presen
court house; and joined on the samr:
requiring tire walls 26 feet above til,
ground, viz. Two walls II feet aifside
length, and one wall As feet outside
length; the foundations to be two feet
below the ground and fosr test. 49,
the base, and laid upon layer and
layer of IL inch, first qnalityj
press lumber; tin roof feet fal13l
west TO east with necessary pipSy
carry water to the sp1uhd. Thickir,!
OF wall low err story two feet, upper &
ry Is inches, II windows. 10 lights
by 10 together with blinds. Two ID
Bile doors, one below on the west e
2 feet 6 b. feet 8. with head lighS
one above in the old west wall. whel
there is now a window. TAO hallsrr
ming east and west IL feet through
above and below each II feet Wi
the lower hall to be an extension of >
IL feet hail of the present sosrtf
each of the stories to be of t
height, with two roomse11usa
below, each abont - feet -
one door 8 by Z feet; one
straight stairs Of yellow pina
balusters hand railing and ned
stairs to be not less than 4 fd
running westward in the hall
exceed y inch rise end not less thaS
ii 1-2 Inch step, and the balustrade to
extend round the opening; one FIRE
place with mantle piece In each room
suitable for burning wood,
The outside finish to correspond with
the present court house, which con-
sists of false columns, plain frieze and
cornice, consisting OF den'als, ali of
brick. The caps above the windows
and lower doors to be 10 by 10 of best
oak lumber; the / artitien walls to be
Is inches thick, made of brick; flooring
to, be of II inch b. five inch, yellow or
calcassieu pine; the rooms and halls
above and below to be ceiled overhead
with S-4 by five in yellow or calcassieu
pine, and both flooring and ceiling to
he dr., sscd, tongued and grooved; the
lower floors to be laid upon 2 inch by
inch scantling of yellow pine plac-
ed upon the ground two feet apart;
the joists for the End floor 9 inch by
twelve inch, two feet apart and well
bridged in the center; the upper ioists
of second story BY 8 inches, rafrers Q
by 6 inches. All window and door
fran es to be of yellow pine, 10 inch
wash boards around all of the rooms
and halls. The old building has IL
foot hall in the lower story, running
through the center from east to west,
which is bricked up upon the westside
with foot wall; except the space oc.
cuPied by the present doors, the same
being an opening of about 6 feet BY s
feet All of this brick, the width of
hall, is to be removed and substituted
by an arch, so constructed as to leave
the full width of the hall clear. This
west wall has 8 windows. which are
to be removed aud the sash and blinds
used in the new building, and of the
spaces to be filled up with bril- k, SO as
to make solid wall, the ninth space to
be occupied by the i.ew double doors
alone. The old stars in the present
ball are to be rembved, and the OBJ n
ing closed up, and the ballustrade
above removed. Upon the south side
of the hall of the present building are
two offices 10 feet square separateu BIZ
a brick wall about IS inches thick. and
about 10 feet high. This wall forms M
support to any of the balance of the
building, and is to be removed, SO al TO
form one Office, and the floor below,
and tho ceiling above the same to be
| properly repaired. Upon the west end
of this office, Us feet wide) is to be
built Ere proof brick vault, 6 feet vice
inside. and extending the whole width
of the room This vault is to be prop
erly archei with brick; arch and wall
not to be less than two feet thick. with
suitable 6re-proof iron. 2 feet 8. by
feet inches. All doors to be well Sc
cured by suitable locks, together with
suitable bolts for the double doors.
Three coats of paint upon al wood
work, except the floors The building
ballustrade and newell posts TO be well
vanished. Ali inside brick walls to
be plastered and whitewashed. Two
coats of red paint upon ontside walls,
together with brick sized checking
Two ats of suitable paint upon the
roof
All of the work to be done in good
substantial workman like manner, and
completed by the LIST day of January,
1878. The contractor to furnish the
materials, and execute bond for the
amount of his bid, with security, raya.
Die TO. and 10 be approved by the Com
missinners Court, for faithful discharge
] of his contract.
Bidlers will state the aggregate price
and terms of payment.
The entire work will be paid for in
cash, when due
Reasonable stipulations for payment
as the work progresses, will be enter
tanned
All bids should DO fled on or before
May 14th, 1877.
JOHN P. BELL,
Co, Judge. Austin county, Texas.
March 23ld, 1877. If
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