The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-23

NOTICE 10 ARCHITECTS.
~ by authority of an act Of lhs SiNtee. IN
LeFlslRtu ot the state of Texa7. approve
April p, A u 1879, entitled "An ACT +, mo
vide for building new state ca itai - 10 he
erCct on the capitol GrOuuus at Austin
Texas, plans and complete appetite stions vii
re received by The uGuers igued building c M
missiouers for same
UNTIL L. O'CLOCK NJ, JANUARY 8, 1881.
The i'd house mutt have apartments a, d AZ
rangtmens at Least equal t. the following;
Governors Ohce and apartments, rooms; Sec
rotary ofStatc's apartments, rooms; ATTORNEY
Gene aIs, IONS Co.'s D trullet's, - |. oms,
lrvasurer'5, 4roOmsi StHustlCsa and Agriculture
r1om-i Educational, 3 rooms; Adj liant CEN
eral's 70 ms Police Guard and .lanitors q
rooms; Geological Department | large epe,i-
Weu room ard utlCs for same; large yault
Tor Treasurer; large vault for Secretary of
StNe;3larse vaults for Comptroller, each Gre and
burglar proof; water closets sewers ETC cnm-
plete fOt e>th story In building. Provide ON
second toOrIoc Senate Chamber, approx imate-
ly 1903 superficial feet, with 10y and galleries,
also, pOso tlce room, cloak room, Lieut. enant
Governors private room, enrolling clerks
room, en- ssing clerks ROOM Representa-
lives Han, approximately Ii, 500 superficial
feet, lODy ana galleries; pcstOtiice room; cloak
room, ongrnSsingc erk's loom, enrolling clerk "a
room; spea- ers private room Janiior's room;
stale Library room, spacity OF 100, 900 volume.
I'M Moor, supreme court, one room; Ap-
pollate Court one room, and one law library
70 I'm cenv enient to both; one clerks oflce for
each court. and at least nine private rooms for
use OF judges; one marshal's room for each
courts one janitnr's room, and not less than
thirIv committee rooms, SITUATED ON second
and third floors.
Provisions must b. m lde for properly light.
Ing the entire building, and SO for heating
same by stea'u as well as for wa or faetll les
on each loori thorough ventilation throughout
The laws oi acoustics mus be carefully agd
| rigiuly obser, ed, The entire atruciure must
be made ~ nearly rs possible Are proof
drawings Will consist of foo ndaiion plan.
h!st moor pl IN, second floor plan, third do +
plan, roof plan, long mdlnal settion trans
II Is LEFT outional with the architect whs hei he
submit perspec i've dIawing or not
The building VIII be ert cted In the center of
s square with principle facade to the s,utb
The ,superstructute 20 be of one, and The
building to be worth one million five husdrsd
thousand l,h0 CtOl douors.
Plans DIN ring from the gcueal pt'jur
hi rem noiclted, anu containing the flr. 10.
ing accommodations vii DO duly g .nsidrred
The craving must be sent 70 the Bidding
Commi"i u.tset Austin, Texas, and ndorsed
~. ans for - tie Capitol "and mus copl4 nm
dera nom teplume, the " al name aud address 10
he sen On the Commissioners In seated epye-
lose not to be opened until after the award is
made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred dollars will he
paid tha architect whrse plans m ny be accent
cd, out of toe proceeds of the sale of the tlrst
30 eco acres OF capitol lands, Estimates may
he based upon the fact that eton, brick, lime
and sand can be procured within from one TO
I've miles from the grounds
The rlghi to reject any or all plans il reserved
j. N. PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
N. l.. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.