The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-26
NJ Office TO ARCHITECTS

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IN by authority of an act of The Sixtean IN
legislature OF the state OF Texas, approved
April rs, ID 1879, entitled "An act 10 pro-
Vlue Tor building new state capital 4" to be
TTLseteo on the capitol Grounds at Austin,
leXas, plans and complete specifications will
oe received by the undersigned building COM
missiOners for same
UNTIL /! o'CTOJKaM., JANUARY s, 1851.
me shd house NUT have apartments aud ar
raneements ~ least equal t. tho tollowing,
Governors office and dnartments a rooms, SEQ.
retary olState's apartments, room s: A Attorney
Gtne.a rooms; COM ptrtlleI's y rooms
AVSdsurer s,irltms; statistics and Agriculture
room,i educational, rooms; Adj Giant Cen
eral $ : rooms Police Guard and Janitors, 3
f)omNi Geological Department, large specl-
men room aud Oilicg for same; | large vault
or treasurer; large vault for Secretary of
Sta es large vaults for omptro1r, each fire and
burglar proof water closets, sewers etc com-
plete Tor each story In building. Provide on
second floor for senate Chamber, approximate
~ DOW superficial feet, with iOby and galleries.
alSo, pOstolhce room, cloak roOrQ, Lieutenant
nuNernor private room, enrolling clerk
room, en- r1sslng clerks room, Representa-
yves, Hall, approximately 10, 500 superficial
ltet, lops ana galleries; pOstottice room; cloak
oom,engroSsingc erR's room enrolling clerks
room; speakers private room, janl.or's room;
State Library room, capacity Of 10000 volumes.
Thl floor, Supreme Court, one room; An.
pellate Court, one room, ana one law library
no m convenieL to both; one clerks o0lce for
eacn court, and at least nine private rooms for
use OF Judges; one narshal's room for each
COURT one Janitor's room, and not less than
Ihlrly committee rooms, situated on second
and third floors
PROVISIONS must be made for properly light.
lug the entire building, and also for heating
same by steam as well as for water facilities
on each noori thorough ventilation throughout.
me laws OF acoustics must be carefully and
rgluly observed. The entire structure must
oe made as nearly as possible fire proof
Drawings Will consist of Foundation plan,
htst moor plan, second door plan, third flo +
plan, roof plan, longitudinal section, trans
verse section, front elevation, rear elevation
IL II lelt optional with the architect whether he
submit perspective drawing or not
The building will be erected in the center of
msquare with principle facade to the )uth.
me superstructure to be of stone, and the
building to be worth one million five hundred
thousand 81 800, C00) dollars.
flans differing from the general outline
herein indicated, and containing the forcgo-
ing accommodations will be duly considered.
Inc drawing must be sent 10 the Building
commissioners at Austin, Texas, and endorsed
,fians for state Capitol, ~ and must come I'M
dera nom deplume, the real name and address 70
ne sen 10 the Commissioners in a sealed enye-
made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred dollars will he
paid the architect whose plans may be accept
ed, out OF tue proceeds of tho sale of the fret
5OWO acres of capitol lands Estimates may
be based upon the fact that stone, brick, lime
ana sand can be- procured within from one to
i've miles from the grounds.
herlght to reject any or all plans is reserved
j. y. PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
N. l.. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.