The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-08
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~ vim Az AhOhlIECIS.
~ ny authority Of an act OF the Sixteenth
legislature OF the state OF Texas, approved
April Is, A ID 1873, entitled can act to pro-
VIDE Tor building u new state capital" to be
erected on the capitol Grounds at Austin,
Texas, plans and compl 10 Speoinestions will
be received by the unders gned building G m.
mlssioners for same
UNTIL u o'CLoVklM,, JANUARY &, lSSl.
The said house must have apartments nd ar
rangements az least equal to the fol> owing
governors oWct and apartments, riumss SIC
Rotary Of states apartments, rom ;Attornr
Geneia's, rooms; Com ptr, Hers, ~ non,s;
lrNsuler :, aroumsi statistics and Agriculture
r1onlsi Educational SrooMe; A0julant Gea.
ef0ls, ro' ms Police Gnaid and JapilOrS,
roomSi geological Department large speci-
men room ard office for sanei | large vault
Tor Treasurer; large vault for Secretary OF
StNteP large vaults Tor Comptr0lor, each fire and
Ourgltr proofiswater closets, sewers etc, com
pete tot each story In building. Provide on
seoond uOortor Senate Chamber, approx imate-
lN a,3Nbupethci0l feet, With LOBBY and galleries;
also, poslomoe ru' m, cloak room, Lieutenant
Governors y iNate room, enrulling clerks
room, enerossing clerks room, Representa-
tivos' Hall, approximately 10, 800 superficial
itet, LOBBY ANA galleries; poStoftco room; cloak
roon,ong crossing c.erk loom ,enr, hing CLERKS
room; SpeRbel private room, janl'or's room,
state Library room, capacity OF too volumes,
IhlIu noor, suplemo Court, one roomi Ap-
pellste Court, one room, ana one law lihrAcy
room eonV epiol to both; Que clerk = nice Tor
each court, and az least niro private rooms Tor
use OF Judges; one mRrehai's room for each
COURT Que JAnitr'S room, and not less than
lhluN committee rooms, slit at,d ON second
and third floors
fruyisions must be made for property light.
ing the entire building, and also Tor heaunA
same oy steam as well as hr wa'er facilities
/ ON each floor, thorough ventilation thrcUghout
| The laws OF lac ousties mus be- carefully aud
| llgldiy OhSer ed The outirr structure mutl
DC maue rs nearly as possible nre prof
| Drawings will coneigt Of foundation plsn,
| tirst floor pl N, second door plan, third no 4
plan, rooi plan, longitudinal section, trans
| verse section, front Elevation rear elevation
II Is left optional with the architect whether II,
| submit perspective drawing or not
The building Will be erected IN the center a
ntquate with principle fGcRue TO the nth
Ihe superstruciute to be ct enc, aud III,
| hullding TO be worth one million 1--we hundred
Thousand Isl, $40, uW dolltrs.
Plans dll' ring from the general u'nn,
herein indicated, ana coipHAiinp the forego
| ing accommodate us Will BE- daily usidercd
Tho drawing must be sent "a the Buildinl
Comnistiu mons vt Austin, Texas, and udorse,
| Pans for state Capitol, +" ann must cupla un
dtrA nom deplume thor'al psme ami address &
De sem To the Commissioner, IN a SEA eJ enve
lNpe NOT 10 DO or ned until Giict the award 1
made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred do lars viii h
paid the architect whose plane n ny he acrt ut
ed, out OF the proceeds of the safe &C the nrs
1VsN'V uClts VI CNlltOl lhnuh. iFtl NNtCf ma
be based upon the TACT that -jou, hrick, Time
aud sand can be procured within from one I
live miles from the grounds
The time within which plans am specllca
lions are u be submitted, is hereby extended I
the first day ofFebruary AID lSl and the size
as figured above, Is 80 modified us to author 4
parties submitting pl0ps to proviur Tor &, III
Portable room for the accOmnoda' ion OF thr,
hundred Representatives and one hdpdre
Senator'S.
lherlght to reject any or all plaas is reserve
J. N. PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
N. Il. NORTON,
JOSEPH EE,
CCmmis.iOuers