The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-18

Al ulIIE AZ ARCHITECTS.
~ by authority Of act OF The Sixteenth
LeplslatnIe OF the state Of ToXas. approved
April %, A D 1879, entitled "An act TO pro
vide for building q new stnte capital" TO l.,
erected ~ the Oapllol Grounds Of Austin
TeXGs mems md complete specifications will
be received py The unders gued building COM
missioner .Or same
UNTIL IL o'CLOCK!M., JANUARY 8, ISL,
The said house muf I have apartments aid ar
Engagements NJ least equal o. the fol y owing.
Governors otlice and apartments, rooms; Sec
rotary of states apartments, ir ms;Attorney
Goneal's, 4 roomsI Comptroller " rooms,
TrtNsurer's roe nus; statistics and A. culture
rOomsi Educational, o rooms; AdJutan, Con
erals, roomsi Police Guard and Janitols 3
ronmSi Geological Department, | large apeC..
men room and Oihce for same; large vault
Tor Treasurer; large vault Tor Secretary of
stute;2 large vaults for Comptroller each fire and
burglar pruOf;,Water cluSetn, sewers eTC. COM
plete tor each story In building. Provide on
second loor for Senate Chamber, approximate
ly 3 800 superficial feet, with lOby and galleries;
also, postonite room, cloak rooIN, Lieutenant
Governors private room, enrolling clerks
room, enrrossmg clerks room, Representa-
lives Hall, approximately 1850 superficial
feet, LOBBY ana galloresj pCstOtiice room; cloak
room, ongr0SSlng CLERK " room enrolling clerks
room; Speakers private room jaui,or's rooms
state Library room, capacity Of TOO, 00O volumes,
Third floor, Supfemu Court, one room; ,Ap-
| 70 m oOnv niel 10 both; one clerkF Ollcc for
| gach court and at least nine private rooms FOR
use ui judgas; one mHrshal's room for each
| COURT one jHnitnr'a room, and not less than
mum cnmmlttee rooms, situated on second
and third doors.
IN Visions must be made for properly Hight.
| Ing tho entire building, and also Tor heating
| same by sicam rs well rs for water facilities,
on each ilOnr; thorough ventilation throughout,
| Tho laws % ace0ualics mus be carefully aud
| aifs lgsl .N.g. s...a
be made Hs reGrly rs possible fire proof
Drawings will Consipt OF Foundation plan,
first floor pl. n, second floor plan, third 40 7
plan, root plan. longitudinal section. jrana-
verse section, irOnl e,eVDtlOn, rear elevation
II ls left optional with ;be architect whr.hor be
submit pertpeciiyr diHwiug or not.
The building VIII he or cited In The center Of
| q square with principle huadv 10 the spuu.
| the Superstruciure 10 he Of n me" and the
| building tn he worth one million i've hundred
thousand (sl 500 COO dollars.
PlanO din ring lrOm the general outnn,
| herein Indicated, aud containing thu fordgo-
| ing accommodations will be duly O npdefed.
The drawing must be- sent 20 the Building
| C0mmls,iO n"rH Vt Austin, Texas, and endorsed
| Up aus for state Capitol, and mlist c0rle I'M
| derAnOm doplume the real nsme and address q
| br sen 10 the Commissioners IN a spNed pnVe.
lope not to be opyhed until after the award Ii
| made.
The sum OF seventeen hundred dollars viii h,
| paid tho architect whose plane may be accept
| ed, out Of toe proceeds of the sale Of the lirs
| 10, 0CO ceres Of capitol lands. Estimates may
he based upon the lact that ttOn, brick, lime,
and sand can be- procured within from one Il
five miles from the grounds.
The time within which plans and speci1na.
Hons are u be submitted 10 hereby exit nded Il
the llrstday february, a. D 1881 and the SIZE,
as figured above, Is 80 modified as to aulhOrL,
parties submltiMg plars to provide for com
Portable room iOr the accommodation of tire,
hundred Representatives aud one hundrec
senators.
The right to rel ect any or sll plans is reserved
j. n PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
", Il. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners