The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-06
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~ by authOrhy OF an act OF the Sixteenth
Legislature OF the state OF Texas, approved
April q, 1919 entitled Gan act to pro-
VIDE for bui,042, new state capital, - TO be
erected 90 the capitol Grounds at Austin
Texas, plans and complete specifications will
oe received by the undersigned building COM
missioneTR tor came
UNTIL " O'CLOCK NJ, JANUARY 6, 1881
The said house must have apartments and ar
rangements Ri least equal 20 the tolls owing:
Governors ohice and apartments, rooms; See
reiary ofState's apartuents,4r ms;Attorney
Gehefafs, roomsi Comptroller " rooms;
lrchhurers, rooms; Statistics and A. iCulture
rooms; Educational, 5 rooms; Adjutan Gem
erals, rooms, Police Guard and Janitots &
rooms; Geological Department large speeI
inen room and Office for same; | large vault
or Treasurer; large vAult for Secretary of
state;2 largevaults for Comptroller, each lile and
burglar proot.water closets, sewers exc. COM
pltle Tor each story In buildlng, Provide on
second AOorfor senate Chamber, approximate
" $500 superficial feet, with LOBBY and galleries;
albo, poslomce room, cloak roora, Lieutenant
GOVsrn0ra private room, enrolling clerk Is
room, engr0ssing clerks room, Representa-
lives Hal, approximately 1880 superficial
feet, loby ana galleries; p0stoiilcs room; cloak
room,e ngrossing olerK' Is room ,eurolliBg clerk "a
room; Speakers private room janltor's room;
state Library room, capacity OF iGO, 0OO vo umel,
Ihliu Moor, Supfemo Court, Que room. Ap-
pellnte Court, one room, and one law library
room c0nY aniuEt 10 both; one clerks cflCe for
each court, aud at least plne private IooIng for
use OF judgesi one marshRi's room for each
court; one ianltoPs room, aud not less than
thirty committee rooms, siisated on second
and third floors
Provisions must be made for properly light
lhg the entire building, aud also for heading
same by steam a. well as tor wa er facili lei,
on eacn foOri thorough ventilation throughout.
The laws OF acoustics mus be carefully aud
RICHLY, observed The entire sructue must
be made asnearly rs possible hro proaf
Drawings viii consist of Foundation plsn
first floor plen, second door plan, third no +
plan, roof plan, Longitudinal section, trans-
verse section, mont elevation, ear elevation
1t Is left optional with the architect whether be
submit perspective drawing or not
The building will be erected la the center CT
| asquare with principle facade to the south.
| The superstructure to be of stone, and the
| building to be worth one million Ave hundred
thousand Isl 500, 0o0) dollars.
Plans differing from the general outline
nereln indicated, ana containing the fOregO-
Ing accommodations will be duly considered.
Inc drawing muat be sent to the Building
Commissioners at Austin, Texas, and endorsed
'P!ans Tor state Capitol, and must come un-
| dera nom deplme, the real name and address Ia
be sent TO the Commissioners in q sealed enye.
| lope not TO be opened until after the award ID
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 flrst
30, goo acreS of capitol lands. Estimates may
| he based upon the fact that stone, brick, lime,
and sand can be procured within from one "a
| 1--WE miles from the grounds
The time within which plans and specinca.
lions are to be submitted, is hereby extended "a
ehrst day OF February "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 10 eJect any or all plans is reserved
j. N. PRESTON,
Superlptendlng Architect.
N. L. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.