The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-14
NOTICE TO ARCHrrcrs

NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS
~ By authority Of an act OF the slx,asnth
Leg,slatute OF the state OF Texas, spnroyed
S ApIn ~, a. ~ lS'e, entitled can act 10 pro-
Nlue Tor building anew state capita. - 10 Ia
erected on the Capitol Gronnds al Austin
iexas, plans and complete speeiacations viii
oe reosiVed by the unders gned building oom-
missiocera for same N~A
UNTIL 70 O'ULopKaM., JANUARY 4 Zoo,
Ihe said house NUT have apartments AID ar.
rAngements at least equal To the fol> owins,
NoNernors office aud apartments, 4 roomsi See.
tSlary OF state 8 ap0rtments,ir ms;Attorney
IeueIAis, ! roomsi Coraptrollel H rAoinei
trtusurors, rooms Statistics and A. r'vulture
roomsi Educational, rooms; Adlutan Gen.
eralS, roomsi Police Guard and JantotA 4
loomsi Geological Department, large spec,
nlen room ana oihco for Same; / lnrge vault
lor treasurer; large vault for Secretary OF
st0teiA large vaults for Comptroller, each fire aud
hnrgiur prOot;.wator clQseta, sewers etc. conn
plete ioreaeh story Ia building. Provide ON
second uoort for Senate Chambef, approximate
~ a,hOe superficial feet, with lony ana galleries.
also, postoilice room, cloak rOOiS, Lieutenant
governors private room, enrolling clerks
room, engrosslng clerks room, Representa-
yves, liau, approximately III, 900 superficial
lse1, iooy ana galierieSi postoftice roomi cloak
room,Vngrosslngc lerK' loom ,enrolliug clerks
soomi Speakers private room Jani,or's room;
state Library room, capacity of LOG, 600 Volumes
Thlrd floor, supreme Court, one room; APP
psliste Court, one room, and one law library
/
each court, and NJ least nine private rooms for
use Oh Judges; ono marehAPs room for each
COURT one janitor's room, and not less than
thlrly committee rooms, situated on second
and third floors.
Provisions must be made for properly light
lhS the entire building, and also Tor healing
| same by ateam rs well as Tor wafer faeiliiieg
on eaeh noori thorough ventilation throughout
me laws oiacooustlcs must DO carefully and
figluly observed. The entire structure must
De made as nearly 40 possible fire proof
Drawings Will ooahiRt OF to- ndation plan
ilrst noor plan, second floor plan, third noOi
plan, roof plan, longitudinal section, trans,
verse section, front elevation rear elevation
IL Is left optional with the architect whether b,
submit perspective drawing or not.
The building VIII be erected In the center o
asquare with principle facade to the ssutn
The suporstructule to be OF sleno and In,
building to be worth one million Ave hundre,
thousand Isl 800, CV0) dollars.
rams differing from the general outnn
herein indicated, and containing the forego
ing accommodations viii be duly considered.
The drawing must be sent To the Buildln
commissioners at Austin, Texas, and endorse
Plans for state Capitol, I" and must coine I'm
uera nom deplume, the real namo and address /
DO sent 10 the Commissioners In II sealed enyC
lope not To be opened until after the award
made.
The sum % seventeen hundred doars win b
paid the architect whose plans may be accept
ed, out OF the proceedR ofthe sale OF the dft
5000 acrea of capitol lands. Estimates ma
he based upon the fact that tton-, brick, lin,
ana sand can DO procured within from one
| Two miles from tho grounds
The time Within which plans and specifies
liona are to he suomlted, is hereby extended
theiirstday OF February "A. d 1881, and the sia,
rs figured above, Ia 80 modified as to authorli
parties submitting plans TO provide for con
Portable room for tho accommodation of thr,
hundred Representatives and one hundr'
Senators.
Therightto reject any or all plans is reserv,
j, N. PRESTON,
Superintending Architect.
N l.. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
n Commissioners.