The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-27
NJ Office To ARCHITECTS

~ NtiNE AZ Alkllll lECIS,
~ by authority of AN act of lhp SiVtea, IN
Legislalu OF the state of Texas. npnroye 4
ApiH -, a ID 1879 entitled "An act 10 pro.
Nlue l9r building new state capital, " to be
T,ectrd GA the capitol Grounds at Austin.
ieAas' plans end clmpl te specifications will
lhlsstOnerS Tor same
MIL |? OCIOCkIM., JANUARY s, 1851.
he ia mouse must have apartments and ar
iansenlentS AZ least equal t. the following:
GOVERNORS Office and apartments, 4rooms; Sec.
rotary CfStaie's apartments, rooms: Attorney
Gthefal's :, l oms; Com Hers, - rooms;
ir7esuler s,4r0nm5i statistics ard Agriculture
room : Educational, rooms; Adj liant GEN
cru s. 70 ms Pol ce Guard and Jauitors, 8
t9oh~i THEOLOGICAL Department | large speri-
Henl'om aod oiiic for same; large vault
or treasurer; large vault for Secretary of
Sta'e'- large vaults for Comptroller, each fire and
burglar proofs water closets, sewers exc COM
plete FOR each story ia bulldog Provide on
,econd hOorroy senate Chambef, epproy,mnie-
~ DOW superficial feet, with luOy and galleries;
alSD, puSJUllice 70 m, cloak rouV, Lieutenant
GOVERNORS p iNate room, enrolling clerks
room, engrlsstng clerks room, Representa-
yves, Hail. approximately Ii, 500 superficial
i3et, loDy ana galleries.; p2stoflice room; cloak
room, AuEfOSsllE c era loom enrolling clerk q
roomi speaseg's private room, janl'or's room;
otate Library room, G 'paci yOt 100 900 vO ume .
Ihl lOOr, Supfeme court one room; Ap-
peilNte court, one room, and one law library
70 m convenient to both; one clerk's onice TO.
each court and at least niue private rooms for
use OF judges; one mtrshal's room for each
curt one janitnr's room, and not less than
lhltly committee rooms, situatsd on second
ard third floors
Provisions must be made for properly light.
* the entire building, and also for heating
same by steam as well as for wa err facilities,
on each floor; thorough ventilation throughout .
me laws OF &C 0ustics mus be carefully and
flgldly Observed. The entire structure must
be made as nearly as possible fire proof
Drawings Will consist of foundation plan,
liTrst floor plan, second floor plan, third 40 +
plan, roof plan, longitudinal section, trans
we're section front elevation, rear elevation
1t is left optional with the architect whether h
submit perspective drawing or not.
The building Will be erected In the center OF
square with principle facade to the ruth.
lhe superstructure to be of stone, and the
building to be worth one million five hundred
thousand (Sl, $40, tO0) dollars.
Plans din ring from the general outline
herein indicated, anu containing the forego-
Ing accommodations will be duly nsidered.
The drawing must be sent 10 the Building
commissioners d Austin, Texas and endorsed
~ ans for state Capitol, "andmust come UNI
dera nom deplume, the real name and address to
be sen to the Commissioners in sea ed enYe-
l"pe not TO be opened until after the award Is
made.
The sum of seventeen hundred do lars will be
paid the architect whose plans may be accept
ed, out of the proceeds Of the sale Of the frat
5O, UOO acres OF capitol lands Estimates may
he based upon the fact that ston d, brick, lime
and sand can ba procured within from one TO
five miles from the grounds.
the time within which plans and specilca-
lions are ~ he submitted, is hereby extended to
the rstday of February A. d 1881 and the sizes
as figured above, Is SO modified as to author re
parties submitting plans TO provide for COM
Portable room for the accommodation Of three
hundred Representatives and one hundred
senators.
The RICH to reject any or all plans is reserved