The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-19


NJ oIlUE 10 ARUHiTECTS,
~ Wy authority OF an act OF The Hlxteenth
legislature OF tue state OF Texas, approved
hprll IS, A ID 1879, entitled "An act 10 nro-
Nlue Tor building new state capital. - TO be
erected on the Capitol Grounds at Austin.
leAas' plans and complete specifications will
oe received by the undersigned building COM
mlsliOner- iOr same
Until u O'CLOCK M, JANUARY o, 1881.
ihe E'id house must have apartments nj ar
tangements at least equal to the, fol owing,
NuNerhof oace ana apartments, iroomsi Sec
Rotary Of States apartments, AZ ms;Attorney
GeneiaFs, roomsi COIsptr0lloi " rooms,
Irtasuier's, 4 rOnmsi stgtsiicsand A. ,iculture
ropmsi Educational, rOoni8; AdiutAn Gem
efalS foomSi Police Guard and JnnitOls 3
foomsi Geological Department, large spec
men room aud office for same, / large vault
FOR Treasurer; ! large vault for Secretary OF
SWte;a large vaults for Comptroller, each fire and
BURGER prOOfi,Watur closets, seWers etc, COM
plele lot each story In building. Provide on
second noorfor Senate Chamber, approximate
~ ooOV superlclal feet, with LOBBY aud galleries;
also, poslonioe room, cloak roorN, Lieutenant
Noyernof's private room, enrolling clerks
room, enRrOssing clerks room, Representa-
ives Hall, approximately lG,6e0 superficial
feet, lOby and galleries; postOfiice room; cloak
room, engTOssing CLERK ID loom enrolling clerk u
roomi speakers private room, janltOr's room;
stale Library room, capacity Ofl00, e0O volumes.
Third floor, Supreme Court one room, Ap-
pollate Court, one room, ana one law library
room cow 'niei 10 both, one Clerk'e onlee FOR
each court, and at least niue private rooms for
use OF juds0si one marshal's room for each
court; one Janltor'a room, and not less than
thlrly COMMITTEE rooms, situated on second
and third floors.
Provisions must be made for properly light
Ing the entire building, and also Tor heating
same by eloan as well as for wafer facilities,
on each floor; thorough ventilation Throughout
me laws OF acooustics mus bO carefully aud
riginly observed. The entire structure must
be made as nearly RS possible fire proof.
Drawings Will cOnBiSt of foundation plan,
drst floor plan, second door plan, third flour
plan, roof plan, Longitudinal section, trans
verse section, 'front.' elevation, rear elevation.
IL Is LEFT optional with the architect whether IN
submit perspective drawing or not.
Iho building VIII be erected In the center Of
MNqnare with principle facade TO the sluts.
ihe hupenruclufe To be OF elgnc, and the
building TO be worth ore milllon'flye hundred
thousand tsl go ,000) dollars.
Plang diu ring from the general outnne
herein indicated, and containing the fOrego-
Ing accommodations vii be duly cnnaidered
The drawing must be sent 20 the Building
Commisei ners ht Austin, Texas, and endorsed
"Puus FOR state Capitol - and must come nm
derA nom depllme, the real name and address TO
be sen 10 the Comm fasteners In a sealed enve-
lope not TO be opened until after the award 10
made.
The sum Of seventeen hundred dollars will be
PAID the architect whose plans ay be accept
ed, out OF the proceeds of the sale of the frat
~ 900 acres Of capitol lands. Estimatee may
be based upon the fact that yton brick, lime,
and sand can be procured withla from one TO
i've miles from the grounds
The time within which plans and speclca-
Hons are ~ be submitted IL hereby extend TO
the lrstday ofFebruary "A. d 1881 and the slzes
as figured above, Ia So modified rs 10 authorize
parties 6ubmttiug plans TO proviuo for COM
fortable room for the eccommoda ion OF three
hundred Representatives and one hundred
Senators.
1herlght to- reject any or all plans Is reserved
j, N. PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
N. L., NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners