The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-24
J. Il. HrurFouD, seerefary,


y OllnE 40 ANtlllAktlS,
~ by authority OF an act Of The HiGtoenth
LegialRtulc OF tho state Of Texas, approved
April Is, a y. 1917, entitled "An net 30 pro-
vide for building q new state capital" to be
erected "a the Capitol Grounds at Austin
Texas, plans sAd complete specifications will
be received by The unders gned building COM
isissiOnufa ,Or same
UNTIL " OCIOuklA. JANUARY 8, 1881.
Ihe SAID house mutt have apartments and ar
rangemeuls at least equal W tho iol y owing:
GoVerncrs once ana apartments, 4fo0ms, sec-
Rotary OF State apartiuentH,ir nus; Attorney
Goneiaps, roomsi COmptrallei y rooms,
Tregsurer's r0OmeI statistics and A, culturo
rooms, Educational, r00mH; Adlutani GEN
eralh, rosmgl Police Guard and Janilois. Q
ro0msi Geslo glcal Department, large spec.
men room AID Office for came, / large vault
for Teaaurur; largo vault for Secretary Of
stated large vaults for omptru Tor each FIRE and
BURGER PROOF tWatcr closets, sewers etc, COM
plrlo lur each STORY ia building. Provide ON
second aoOrtor Senate Chambai, approximate
~ :, aNAupWnCial feet, with LOBBY ana galleries;
also, r0stoidee room, CLOAK ROOFS, Lieutenant
Governors private room, enrolling, clerk's
room, ctiYr1asing clerks room, Representa-
il'er Hal, approximately 10 superIcial
leeti l0by aud gglltnesi pJstoiito TOOmj cloak
fnBrassinE CLERK aIooin enrolling clerk IS
room' Speaaor's private room Ianlior's room;
state Library room, o. pnciy OF 1901 O0 volumes.
Thlfd 1OOr. Surtem.v court. one room; APP
pellttp Court, one OOm, and one law library
ron cony mic. TO holh; one cierks ONCE for
cacn court, And az lensl nine private rooms Tor
use oi iuas6s; one nlrsAais room for each
court; one jauit''s room. aud not ese than
thirty cmmitec rooms, sltl at,d on second
aud third floors
rr yi6iuns mast BE- msde for properly light
i'E tte cidifo building. and also iu. healing
same by steam ~ wen ~ for wa er igCiliiieB,
on each moor; thorough ventilation throughout.
The laws OF ac.0ustiu8 mus b. careful. aud
rlgiuly otserved The entire structure must
be made So nearly NJ possible urv progf
Drawings VIII consist Of Foundation plan,
fist door pI.D, second floor plan, third lloer
plan, ROOF plan, longitudinal section tr4ns-
yer.e section, 'front.' elevation. ear elevation
II Is LETT optional with The architect whether he
submit perspective drawing or not
The building viii be ere cited i1 The centor Ct
y square with principle facade 90 the s1utl.
The superstructufe to be Of sfsne and the
building On be worth one million I've lundred
thousanu 81 $50 tt0l dollars.
Pl2uS diil ring from the general outiine
herein Indicated, and containing the forcgo-
int accommodations VIII be duly O nRidered
Tho drawing mUst be sent 70 the Build,pg
Commissioners Vt Austin, Texas, aud endorsed
Up ANS for State Capitol, Zane must ceple IN
ders nom depNune iherAal namo and address o.
BIZ sen 10 the Gonna lssoner In u asaled enys-
pc not 20 be Opsned until after the award Is
made.
The sum OF ssveE teen hundred dollars win be
paid The architect whose Plans rlay be accept
ed, out of ths proceeds 81 lilo sale VI the lTst
80 eOo screa or capitol lands. Estlmatef may
be BAKED upon the Act tsat 'ton-, brick, lime,
aud sand can be procured within from one 10
i've miles nom tho grounds.
Tho tins within which plans ans specinea-
lions are TO be submitted, is hereby ext nded 10
the 1rstday ofFobruary a. d 1881 and the slzes
as figured above, Is 30 moditi 40 10 authorize
parties submitting PLANS 70 provide for com
Portable room for The accommodation OF three
hundred Representatives and one hundred
Senators.
The rlghttorsJect any or all plans Is reserved
j. N, PRESTON,
Superlntending Architect.
N. Il. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commits toner's.