The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-19

n Office TO ARCHITECTS.
~ oy authority OF an act Of The sixteenth
L .,,s OF the state of Texas, approved
April ~, ID. 1879, entitled GAN act ~ nro.
vide Tor buildiRg new state canitsl - 10 no
erected "a the Capitol Grouuds al Austin
leNas, plans and complete specifications viii
, oe received ny the unders gned building g M
mlssioneTs ser same
UNTIL le O'CLOCK, 1ANUApV E 1901
Inc saii house mu,t have apartments aid ar.
tangements al least equal 10 the lDl\ owins.
1oyernors ohice and apartments, rooms Sec.
retaNy otState's apartments, Ar ,ms:Attornsv
Generate, rooms; CoisptrslIOl s2 rooms,
NtSSsurers, T rooms; Statistics and A. ricnltnra
roomsi Educational, rooms; Adlutan Cen.
eraIs, roomsl Police Guard and Janitors, &
ru ,oi, sociological Department large spec.
uie1 room ana Once for same; | large vault
Tor treasurer; largo vault for SECRETARY of
State5 large vaults for Comptroller, each fire and
nulSisr proc iswater cosets, sew era etc. com
pieSe ior each story IN building. Provids on
second uoorfor Senate Chamber, approximate
y n,bW superficial feet, with LOBBY and galleries.
also, postohce room, cloak roor4, lieutenant
uoVsfhor's private room, enrolling clerk "a
room, enErossing clerks room, Represents
Ilves, Hal, approximately ID, 800 superficial
lect, Ioby and galleries; postoiiica room; cloak
room ienEfoSslng Glerk' sIOOm, enrolling clark n
room Speakers private room jaultor's room;
'ta,T Library foOm capacity of loo, 900 volumes,
iuliu moor, supreme Court, one room. An
peisto Court, one room, and one law library
room convenient to both; one clerk n Office for
each court, and NJ least nine private rooms Tor
use OF ludEesi one mRrshal's room for each
U'urti ohs Jamtar'H room, and not less than
aud third floors.
PROVISIONS must be made for properly light.
lbS the entire building, and also for heating
same ny stesid "a well as for wa!er facilities,
9n sacp moor; thorough ventilation thrsushout,
lhe laws OF acoustics must be- carefully asd
rightly observed The entire e,ruciure must
oG m"de'S nearly as possible FIRE prosf.
. drawings VIII consist of foundation plan,
uist ioor plsu, second floor plan, third Hoer
pIhh, ROOF plan Longitudinal settion, trans-
verse sectlon, mont elevation, rear elevation
u y lGis optional with the architect whelher ~
Sp rpm hEp, s,rsslpsc;iye, drawing or not,
'nn&quafe with principle facade to tie mt.
Vhe supslstructure to he OF stone, and the
building to he worth orc million ilva hupdred
Thousand 81 800, Ce0l dollars.
rams differing from the general outnne
herein indicated and oonta!ninr he roreeo.
NIX ACCOMMODATIONS will be duly considered.
- ms drawing must be sent 10 the Building
commissioners ut Austin, Texas, and Endorsed
-, ans lOl state capitol, 'andmuSj came un-
ger" nom deplllme Their mime and address 10
os seul to ths Commissioners IN sVaien enve-
lsps ROT 10 be opened until ahar the award ia
made. -
The sum OF sevOuteen hundred dollars win I've
palu inc architect whose place n. ay ne accent
od' OUT or the proceeds Of The salc of the nfst
So,tV acres OF capitol landp Estimatee riqy
he based uFon the fact that ston., brick. li,ue.
ana sanG can DO procured within from one Ia
ave niiee from the grounds.
me time within which plans and epecinca-
lions are to be submitted is hereby extended 10
thenratday ofFehrusry, "A ID 1851 and the sizes
as inquired abSye, lie ne modified IS to authorize
Parue. 'ubmltting plans to provide for csm-
Portable room for the accommodation OF three
hunsro1 Representatives and Que hundred
Senator'S.
The Right to reject any or al plans is reserved
j. N. PRESTON,
Snperlntsndng Architect.
N. l.. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.