The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-11
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS

NJ 0IICE TO ARCHITECTS
~ by authority Of an acs OF the Sixteenth
LeRislatuie CT the state OF Texas. apnroyed
April %, A u 1879, sntitled IAN Act IL mo-
vide Tor buildiGg a new state capital. y 10 he
erected on the Capitol GTennds at Austin.
texas, plsns and complete specifications viii
missiouers Tor same
UNTIL I: O'CLOCK NJ, JANUARY 6, 1881.
Ane sslu mouse must nave apartments aud ar
rangemcnts 81 least equal to the lol\ owing:
eoVeInsrs once aud apartments, 4roons; Sec.
relarS otStato's apartments,4r ms;Attomey
GeneisFS, rlemsi CouptI9llei y rooma;
4rHssurer's rooms; StatistfcsAAd A. ,Culture
foom9i Educational, 5 ICONS; Adjntan, GEN
eial = totmsi folcs 1uafd and Jahitois. 8
foOMsi Geological Department, / large speg 4,
men room and office for same; ] large vaul,
or treasurer; largo vault fO- Secretary of
State2 large vaults for Comptroller, each lire and
OHlsitr preot iswatsr closets, sewers etc, com
plete Tor each story ia buildipg. Provide on
second noorfor Senats Chamber, approximate
ly 6,Ds superficial feet, with loby and galleries;
also, poSlenlce room, cloak rooIN Lieutenant
Governors private room, enrolling clerks
room, ensrossing clerks room, Representa-
tlvea' Ilall, approximately ID, 500 siIperlcial
| fe0t, l0by end galleries; pcStofiicO room; cloak
| room, engrOssing CLERK 'sIoOm, enrolling clerks
| room; epeabers private room jani.or's room;
state Library room, capacity OF 100, 900 volumes.
lhl'u n0or supreme COURT one room; Ap-
| pellNta Court, one room, and one law library
room cOnV enla0t to bothi one clerks office for
each court, aud 81 least nine private room9 for
use Oh luusssi one mSrsha's room for each
| COURT one janltcr'S room, and not less than
| thirty committee rooms, site ated on second
apd third floors.
Provisions must be mads for properly light.
Ing the entire building, aud also for heating
Same by steam IA well as for wa r facilities,
| on each noOr; thorough ventilation thrnughout,
| the laws OF acoustics must be carefully aud
| rigidly observed. The entire biructuse must
bemAde 81 nearly as possible FIRE proof.
Drawings will consist Of foundation plan,
hrst moor plan, second floor plan, third foei
plan, roof plan, Longitudinal section, trans
verse section, mont elevation, rear elevation
II IS let optional with the architect whether he
submit perspective drawing or not
The building will be erected in the center Of
asquafs with principle facade to the south.
Ihe superstructure to be of sone, and the
building to be worth one million i've hundred
thousand Isl, SOC, CeOl dollars.
Plans dinerlpg from the general tutnnl
herein indicated, and containing the forPgo.
ing accommodations will be duly considered.
Inc drawing must be sent to the Building
commissioners Ut Austin, Texas, and endorsed
"Plans for State Capitol - and must cepla nm.
der.a nom depllme the rsal name aud address h
be sens 10 the Commissioners In sealed enye
l"ps ROT TO be opened until after thu award Il
made.
The sum of seventeen kindred dollars will b,
paid tho architect whose plaxG ny be accept
Cd, out OF the proceeds Of the sale Of the 1rs
W, eco acres Of capitol lands. Estimates may
DO based upon the fact tb at stone, brick, lime
aud sand can be procured within from one /,
hye.milea from the grounds.
The time within whish plans and specI0cn
lions are to be submitted, is hereby extended I,
theirstday ofFebrusry "A. ID 1881, and the size
as figured above, is SO modified as to authorlz
parties submitting PLAYS TO provide for cCm
fortable'room for the accommodation OF thre
hundred Representatives and one hundred
Senator'S.
1hsrlght reject any or alrplans Is reserved
j. N. PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
N. l., MOTION,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.