The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-25
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS


~ BY authority of an act OF The Sixteenth |
LEGISLATURE OF the state of Texas, approved |
April sS, ID 1879, entitled IAN act 10 pro- |
VIDE Tor building new state capital" TO be |
erected On the Capitol Grounds at Austin, |
Texas, plans and complete ApechcRtons will |
Oe received by the undersl gned building COM
missionets Tor same
UNTIL V O'CLOCK NJ, JANUARY s, 1881, |
The said house must have apartments and ar
rangements AT least equal u the ioiN owing.
Governors Office and apartments, AroOmR; sec-
rotary otState's apartmouts,&r ms;Attomey
Generals, 4 rooms; Comptroller ~ rooms;
Nessurer's 4rooms; statistics and A culture
ro0msi Educational, rooms; Adjutan Gem
erals, rooms Police GWard and Janiiots 3
foomsi Geological Department, large spec.
men room and Office for samei large vault
Tor Treasurer; | large vault for Secretary OF
Statei2 large vaults for Comptroller, each fire and
burglar proof water closets, sewers etc. com
piete for each story In building, Provide on
second 0o0rtor Senate Chamber, approximate
ly 1900 superficial feet with LOBBY and galleries;
also, poSiothce room, CLOAK room, lieutenant
Governors private room, enrolling clerks
room, enRrOssing clerks room, RepreSenta-
ives Hall, approximately l6, 800 superficial
feet, loby and galleries; postothce room; cloak
room, engroSsng CLERK d room, enr0ling clerks
room Speakers private room, janitor's room;
state Library room, capacity of 1000 ,Wqes.
Ihiid door, Supreme Court, one room; fp
pellate Court, one room, and one law lihury
room cow eniaut to both; one clerks Oflce tor
use OF Judges; one mnrshaHs room for each
court; one ianitor's ROOM and not less than
thirty 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 as well IA for water facilities,
| on each HoOri thorough ventilation throughout.
| The laws ofaccOuSttcs mus be carefully and
| rightly observed The entire structure must
| be made AS nearly es possible fire proof
Drawings viii consist OF foundation plan,
first floor plan, second floor plan, third Don
plan, roof plan, longitudinal section, lrMs'
verse section, Irout elevation. rear elevation
1t is LETT optional With the architect whether he
submit perspective dtaWiug or not.
The building viii be erected In the center o.
| asquafe with principle facade to the south
The superstructufe TO be of stone, aud thu
| building to be worth one million i've hundred
| thousand Isl 800 CO0l dollars
| Plans ulherlng from the general Outlnt
herein Indicated, ana containing the forego
ing accommodations viii be duly considered.
The drawing must he sent 10 the Building
Commissioners Mt Austin, Texas, and endorsed
"Plans for state Capitol, and must come un
deranom deplume thercal RRmo aud address &
be sent 10 the Commissioners IN sealed enve
lope not to be opened until after the award 4
made.
The sum of seventeen hundred dollars viii b
paid the architect whose plans may be accept
ed, ont oi the proceeds of The sale of the ilrs
so, 600 acres of capitol lands. Estimates ma,
be based upon the fact that tone, brick, lime
and SAND can be procured within from one I
five milee from the grounds.
The time within which plans and specilca
lions are to be submitted Is hereby extended {
the llretday ofFebrupry, A ID 1881, and the size
as figured above, Is SO modified as to author2
parties submitting plans to provide for con
Portable room for the accommodation of thrt
hundred Representatives and one hundre
Senators
7 Therlght to reject amy or all plans is reserve
j N, PRESTON,