The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-22
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N OIICE 10 AKUHlIECIS.
~ by authority OF an act OF the Sixteenth
Legislature OF the state Of Texas, approved
April rs, ID. 1879, entitled "An act 20 pro-
vide for building new state capital ~ TO be
erected 90 tho Capitol Grounds at Austin,
Texas, plRns ssd complete specifications will
be received by the undsrsgned building COM
MlsslonsIa lUr same
UNTIL u 0'Ul.OCKlM., JANUARY s, 1881,
The said house must have apartments nld ar
rangemenls at least equal 10 the iol> owing
Governors OH 20 and apartments, rooms; Sec
retary ofStste's apartments, s;Attornsy
Genefals, roomsi Comptroller ~ rooms,
Ireasurers, A rOonsi Statistics and A. culture
roomsi Educational, 3 rooms; AdJutan Gem
erals, roomsi Police Guard and JanitoIB, J
| rooms; Geological Department, large spec.
men room and office for same; ! lnrge vault
| for Treasnreri large vault for Secretary OF
State;2 large vaults for Comptroller each fire and
| burglar proofi.watsr closets, sewers etc. com
plete for each story In building. Provide on
second noOrfOr Senate Chamber, approIlm Innate
ly ,SOesuperncial feet, with LOBBY and galleries,
also, postofies room, cloak reos, Lieutenant
| Governors private room, enrolling clerk "
room, angrossing clerks room, Representa-
| tives' Hall, approximately 1850 Superficial
feel, LOBBY and gallerleaj postofi1ce room; cloak
room,engrossing clerk 'eIoom enrolling clerk "
roomi Speakers private room Jani,or's room;
state Library room, capacity OF 100, 900 volumes.
| Third floor, Supreme Court. one room, APP
| pellate Court, one room, ana one law library
room convenisL to both, one clerks onice for
| each court, and at least niue private rooms for
use OF judges; one marshal's room for each
| court; one janitor's room, and not less thns
thirty committee rooms, situated on second
| and third fOora.
Provisions must be made for properly light
ing tho entire building, and also Tor heating
same by steam as well as for water facilities,
| on each i0ori thorough ventilation throughout.
| The laws OF acoustics must be carefully and
| rigldly observed, The entire structure must
be made as nearly as possible fire proof
| Drawings VIII consist OF Foundation plan,
first floor pl.n, second floor plan, third moor
| plan, roof plan. longitudinal section, tranB-
yerse section, front elevation, rear elevation
II Is left optional with the architect whether nO
| submit perspective drawing or not.
The building W be ere cted In the center Of
asquaTo with principle facade to the south.
| The suporstructure to be u siene, and the
building TO be worth one million fivo hundred
| thousand Isl 900, OeOl dollsrs.
PlRnB differing from the general cutnns
herein Indicated, ana containing the fQrsgo-
ing accommodations will be duly O. nsid6red.
The drawing must be sent ~ the Bu0dins
Commissioners stAust,n, Texas. and endorsed
| up ans for State Capitol, ana mus GENE an
| der nom deplumo, he real pgme and address "a
bu san. ~ tho Counissl0neR IL y ssass esys-
lops mot 10 DO opened until after the award IL
made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred dollars will "
| paid the architect whose plaAH may be accept
ed, ont OF tho proceeds OF tho sale VI the frat
50, oOO acres OF capitol lands. Estimates may
bo based upon the fact that ttoA, BRICK limo,
aud sand can be procured withia from one "
i've miles from the grounds.
The time within which plass aud specilGa.
lions are to be submitted Is hereby extended 10
the 1rDtday OF February, A. ID 1881, and ths sizes
ns figured above, is 10 modified ne 20 authorize
parties aubmittin plans 10 provics for coma
Portable room for the accommodation OF three
hundred Representatives and ons hundred
Senators,
Therlght to reject any or sll plaas is reserved
j. N. PREsTOr,
Supsrintending Architest.
N. L. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.