The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-09
0rlCE TO ARCHITECTS

| ~ OIlCE TO ARCHlTF(srS
| - ny authority OF an act Of the Slxtsar,h
LeSlslatuie OF the state OF TEXAS. nnn,s,,...a
April 2S, u 1863, esu,,ed "An n,i st y, we,
w" 'Vr hulldlng new state calitAl - Ia Ia,
rr.ecteu GA the capitol GIOnnde nj Anti,
aeAss' plans and complete specifications viii
n'is "tvs,v.u nv me unders gnsd building G M
Until 4! u'Ul.oN KIM, JANUARY &. lss,
me stid house mu, have Hparimpnts "A, A 49,
engagements at least equal to the tol y owing,
Svss,hNr Once ahd apartments, rooms, sec-
IVtary ol states apartments, rooms ATTORNEY
Iehe'M's, = rVomsi Coils rtrullef's " r,oms,
treasurer 5, rooms, statistics and Agrieulture
rnonis' Edncatlonal, rooms; AdJniant Glen.
vi"l - rooms folice Guard and Janitors, 4
rooms Geological Department, 4 larue spec,
men room and office for same; | large vault
.or treasurer; large vault for Secretary nj
Stateis large vaults for Comptroller each fire and
uwus'sr PROOF water closets, sewers etc. COM
plete Tor each story Ia building. ProyIde an
Seconu uoor Tor Senate Chamber, approx imate-
y loWsuprthclai ieet, with lOny and galleries,
also, pOsloihce room, cloak rooiS lieutenant
Sovernor's private room, enrolling clerks
Ioohl enerossing clerks room, keprps enta.
uves, Han, approximately ID, 500 superlcial
Ieet, Iooy ana gSlivrits; poAiOtiice room; cloak
roonengroSsing 9 erK : loom enrolling elerk ~
9omi SptaGerh private room, lanl'nr's room,
HAe LnI"y room, capacity Of lGO, wv volumes,
Ihlid floor, supreme Court one NAM, an
ptllate Court, one room, and one law library
room COW 4nlol to boih; one elerk's office foy
veoh court ana at least nine private rooms Tor
use OF judges; one nlprshals room for sach
court; one iSn,tr's room, and moi less thsn
ullrlN COMMITTEE rooms, situattd on second
and third floors
Provisions must be made for properly light.
rug lng we entire building, aud also Tor heating
same Nv steam ~ well AS for WAFER facilities
on each noor, thorough ventilation thrnughout
rue laws otac oustlus mus be carefully aud
ilglulv Observed The ehtlre structure must
made MS nearly rs possible fre proof.
of a.. .lasl
lirst floor Ian, 80 nnd floor plan, third no r
plan, ROOF plan, longitudinal section, trans
NeIso rect q, .."Ht elevation. rear elevation
II Is left optional with the architect whether no
submit perspective drawing or not.
The huildiag VIII be er, cled In the cent, r OF
square with principle facade to the nth,
ihe sunerstrnoture TO be Of Bene, and he
nnllding to be worth ono million i've hund. -.
Thousand Isl 80. ttOl dollars,
Plans dinering from the general outn ne
herein indicated, aud containing the forego.
ing accommodations will be- duly considered
me drawing must be sent To the Building
S9mlhlssicneis ut Austin, Texas, and endorsed
~ ans for state Capitol, bunti must cnms mn
dera nom deplume the real name and a,l,lreas To
ne sem 10 the Commissioners In seated enye-
lnpe rot To be opened until AFTER the award Is
made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred dollars win he
paiu lhe architect wnose pianS may be aco.pi-
td, out OF the proceeds of the sale of the nitt
au'i'O acrea oil capitol hndS. Estlmatcs may
ne based upon the fact that .ton,, brick, llmc,
anu sand can be- procured within from one 10
nve milee from the grounds
The time within wnich plans and speeiflca.
Ions are u be submitted, Is hereby extended TO
inc hrtdaN OF February "A. u lSSl, and the sizes
rs figured above, Is 80 modified as to author 10
parties submitting plans TO provluo Tor com-
Portable room for the accommodation OF three
hun'fed Representatives and one hundred
Senators.
lheri9ht to reject any or al plans Is reserved
j. n. PRESTON,
Superln tending Architect.
N. l. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners,