The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-09
To ARCHlrrrrs

NJ OllCE TO ARCHITECTS
~ BY authority Of an act Of The Sixteenth
heKislatuie OF the state OF Texas, approved
April Is, A. ID. 1879, entitled "An act 10 pro-
woe Tor building new state capital 10 he
erectsd 90 the capitol Grounds al Austin.
LeAas, plans and complete specifications will
ue rsceveu by the unders gned building COM
elsslonsrs ior same
Until Il O'CLOCK M, JANUARY 6, 1881.
me salu house mu,t have apartments and ar
rangements at least equal 70 the lol y owing.
1oyernors onics and apartments, rooms; sec.
rotary otState's apartnents,4r ms;Attornev
GeneIals, rooms; Comptroller " rooms,
Irsssurer's, roomsi statistics and A. y'culture
rooms; Educational, SPOONS; Adjutan Cen
erals, rotmsi Police Guard and Janitols Z
roomsi Geological Department, l large spec,
men room aud office for same; | large vault
Tor Treasurer; | large vault for Secretary of
State;a large vaults for Comptroller each fire and
burglar proOt;sWater closets, sewers etc COM
plete for each story in building. Provide on
second uoortor Senate Chamber, approx innate
~ 500 superficial feet, with l0by aud galleries,
also, posieilice room, cloak rooia, Lieutenant
Governors private room, enrolling clerk s
room, ensrosshg clerks room, Representa-
yves, Hall, approximately l6 800 superficial
Ieet, loby and galleries; postoflice room; cloak
room,engrosslng CLERK ,enr9llmg clerk Is
room; Speakers priyate room, janltor's room,
state Library room, capacity OF 100, 900 volumes,
Ihhd noor, Supiem0 Court, one room; APP
pellHte Court, one room, and one law library
ioSiu N1lN 7hieL W Dotnj one clerks once for
each court, and at least nine private rooms for
use OF judges; one mRrshal's room for each
court; one janltOls room, and not less than
lhlrly 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 az well as fer wa er facilities
on sach moor; thorough ventilation throughout
The laws OF acoustics mus, be carefully ant
ilgluly observed The entire structure mus
be made Ms nearly as possible IRE proof.
Drawings will consist OF foE ndation plan
nrst moor plan, second floor plan, third flool
plan, roof plan, Longitudinal section, trans
verse section, front elevation. rear elevation
II Is LEFT optional with the architect whether h,
submit perspective drawing or not
The building will be erected In the center o
asquare with principle facade to the south
| The superstructure to be OF stone, and In,
building TO be worth one million Ave hundret
thousand Isl, 500, 0e0) dollars. IIIfT[ n
Plans differing from the general outnn
| herein indicated, and containing the forego
| Ing accommodations will be duly considered
The drawing must be sent 10 the BuildIn
commissioners at Austin, Texas, and endorse,
| "Plans for state Capitol, ''and must coms un
| der,a nom deplume, the real me and address h
be sent 10 the Commissioners in sealed en- ye
lope not TO DO opened until after the award 1
made.
The sum of seventeen hundred dollars will b
PAID the architect whose plans may be accept
| ed, out OF the proceeds Of the sale Of the fra
~, oee acres Of capitol lands. Estimates ma,
| be based upon the fact that stone, brick, lime
and sand can DO procNred within from one
| nye miles from the grounds.
The time within which plans and specified
lions are to be submitted is hereby extended {
the hrftday of February A. ID 1881, and the size
as figured above, Is SO modified as to authoriz
parties submitting plans TO provide for CON
Portable room for the accommodation OF thre
hundred Representatives and one hundre
| Senators.
Theright to reject any or all plans Is reserve
J. n. PRESTON,
experimenting Arch teot.
| N. l. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
| Commissioners.