The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-28
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS.


~ BY authority Of an act of The Sixteen IN
Legislature oil the state of Texas, approved
April %, A u 1879, entitled "An act TO pro-
vide for building new state capital" to he
erected on the capitol Gronndss at Austin,
Texas, plans and complete specifications will
be received by the uuuers gned building COM
mis- toner's for same
UNTIL u O'CLOCK A., JANUARY s, 1881.
The lid house mu, have apartments m d ar
rangements VI least equal to the following:
Governors oaice aud apartments, irooms Scc,
rotary orState's apartments, 4 rooms; Attorney
Gene ul's, + oms; Corst trulle!'6, % rooms;
lreosurer's lrjOmsj statistics and Agriculture
rooms; Educational, . rooms; AdJulant Gen.
| erals roomai Police Guard and Janiiors, 3
rooms; Geological Department, large speci-
men room aud Oilici for same; I large vault
for Treasurer; large vault for Secretary OF
State;3large vaults for comptroller each fire and
| burglar proof; water closets, sewers etc. com
plete for each story In building. Provide on
| second door for Senate Chamber, approximate
ly ., 5Wsupertcal feet, with lOby and galleries (;
| also, p0sl0iliGe room, cloak rooIo, lleu' enant
Governors private room, enrolling clerks
room, enRrosslng clerks room Repre- enta-
| tives' Hall, approximately 10, 500 superficial
feet, LOBBY amt galleries; postotlicu room; CLOAK
room, engrossing c lerk S room enrolling clerks
room; Speakers private room, JaniOr's room;
State Library room, capacity OF leo, on vo ume !.
Third il0or Supreme Court one room; APP
pellate Court, one room, and one law lIDraJ
room convenieI to both; one clerk's Office for
each court, and ut least nine private rooms FOR
use of Judges; one marshaps room for each
cOurti one janitDr'B room, and not less than
thirty committee rooms, situated on second
and third floors.
Provisions must be made for properly light
Ing the entire building, and also for heating
same by steam rs well rs for water facilities,
on each floor; thorough ventilation throughout.
The laws OF acoustics must be carefully aud
rigidly observed. The entire structure must
be made rs nearly as possible fire proof.
Drawings will consist of foundation plan,
first floor plan, second floor plan, third floor
plan, roof plan, longitudinal section, trans
verse section, front elevation, rear elevation
1t Is left optional with the architect whetherhe
submit perspective drawing or not.
The building viii be erected In the center of
. square with principle facade TO the south.
The superstructure to be of stone, and the
building to be worth one million i've hundred
thousand lsl 500, C00l dollars, R--..,
Plans diG'ring from the general outline
herein Indicated, and containing the forego-
ing accommodations will be duly considered.
The drawing must DO sent TO the Building
C0mmls,i0ne at Austin Texas, and endorsed
"Pans for state Capitol, and must come un-
dera nom depllme ,thereal name and addresatO
be semi to the Commissioners in a sealed enve-
lope not TO be opened until after the award Is
made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred dollars will be
paid the architect whose plans may be accept
ed, out of the proceeds Of the sale of the fret
80 600 acre9 of capitol lands. Estimates may
be based upon the fact that stone, brick, lime
and sand can be procured within from one TO
five miles from the grounds.
The time within which plans and specillc0-
lions are to be submitted, Is hereby extended TO
the first day ofFebruary A, ID 1881 and the sizes
as figured above, Is SO modified as to authorize
parties submitting plans to provide for COM
Portable room for the accommodation Of three
hundred Representatives and one hundred
Senator'S.
Therlght to reject any or all plans is reserved
j. N. PRESTON,
Superintending Architect.
N. l.. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.