The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-07
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS

IN BY authority Of an act NJ ,hs s,,taor,A
LEGISLATURE of the StSte of Texas. apnroysd
Side ai t GS "a 1872 entitled IAN act % pro-
~ ior OullulHg new state capital - 10 ha
erected CO the Capitol Grounds at Anst,S
texas, plans and complete specidcations will
| De received by the unders gned building com.
mlsAloneIs iOr same
| UNTIL lG O'CTOCK NJ JANuApv r ,ss,
Inc saiu house muet have apartments aid nv.
Tansements at least equal to the lol\ OWING,
GOVERNORS oaice and apartments, rooms. Nee.
issasy pt s'ate, 5 apartments,4r ms;Attorney
Iressurer's, 4rooms statistics and A r,rnItnTs
rooms; educational, rooms; Adlutan Gens
eral's, roomsi Police Guard and JanItors .
rooms ToeH Seclogleal Department, large spec
so, n ,ooin anu once FOR same; large vault
Ut Sor ,Lrsasutsri large vault for Secretary of
stated large vaults for Comptroller each fire and
Oursisr proofs water closets, sewers efc com
pI le6e loI each story IN building. Provide on
I son tog senate Chamber, approximate
~ o,oOV superficial feet, with LOBBY and galleries,
HiSo, poSto1lce room, CLOAK rooTN, Lieutennnf
uuVsrhors private room, enrolling clerk ~
iHoiu, en;rossing clerks room, Representa-.
I've sess, nan, approximately 1850 superficial
rev, looy SnQ galleries; postofiice room; cloak
room ,engrosslng olerRs room, enrellmg clerk -
room; Speakers private room lanl.orSa room.
State LIBRARY room, capacity of 100, 900 Volumes
inilu noOr, supreme Court, one room; APP
pelIAte court, one room, and one law librarv
room COW intent TO both; one clerks oflice for
each court, and at least nine private rooms for
use OF Judges; one marshals room for each
court one lanitor's ROOM and not less than
and third floors N'N'N''
PROVISIONS must be made for properly light.
ing the entire building, and also for heaIing
same Oy steam as well as for water facilities,
nj e1on noori thorough ventilation throughout
hhe laws OF acoustics mus be carefully and
ileluly observed. The entire structure must
nc ihsue as nearly as possible flre proof
oIprsWlhgS viii consist Of Foundation plan,
, mis. moor plan, second floor plan, third no5r
pan, rool plan, longitudinal section, trans
verse section front elevation. rear elevation
~ IL Ielt optional with the architect whether he
submit perspective drawing or not
ine building will be ccted in the center Of
MMsquaie with principle facade to the s9uta'
me supefstructure to be of siene, and Inc
nullulng TO be worth one million 1--WE hundred
Thousand (sl sec, 0OO) dollars,
IlAns ulntrlng from the general Cuthne
ilerelh lhulcated, and containing the rOrero-
ing accommodations wilt be duly cansldered
Ihe drawing must be sent To the BnIIdiny
commissioners at Austin, Texas, and endorsed
ans Tor state Capitol, "and must come nm
dera nom deplume the real name and address 10
De sen. to the Commissioners I'm n sealea enys.
made. 'N """iN 10
The sum OF seventeen hundred do,lars win he
ps'u the architect whose plans may be accept
eui OUT OF the proceeds Of the sale of the frat
SO'VVO acres OF capitol lands Estlmates may
ne based upon the fact that stone, brick, lime.
gnu sand can be procured within from one IN
nNe miles nom the grounds
=, Inc time within which plans and speciaca
lions are 70 be submitted is hereby extended to
lhehratda OF February, "A d 1888, and the sizes
as figured above, is SO modifled AS to authorlzs
parues submitting plans to PROVIDE for com.
portable room for the accommoda' ion of three
nundred Representatives and one hundred
Senators. ""N"''N
Iherlght to reject any or all plans is reserved
j N. PRESTON,
experimenting Architect.
N. l.. NORTON,
JOSEPH LEE,
Commissioners.