The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-28

spiked to the girders, and ever
fourth joist TO have iron clamp 3 feet long
II inch thick, IL inches wide and throug
bolted to the sides Of the joist with six y
inch bolts. The ends of the clamps to b
let into the sides OF the joist one inch
At the ends OF these joist that rest on tn
walls there should be placed anchors o
the same OF iron and Dolted to the joisl
Anchors to continne to the outside or fac
OF the wall and to have cast IRON aneho
plates inches in diameter and L inche
thick. Where the anchors are placed II
the joist of the south wall holes to b.
carefully drilled through the wall and cas-
iron plates to be placed outside of tn,
wall having nuts and screws on the enC
OF the iron anchors 10 draw the wall int
u proper plumb line.
The ceiling joist of this wing ever
three feet apart TO be anchored togethe
| with clamps one and q quarter inche
wide by three-eighth of an inch thick
the ends let into the joist and bolted will
quarter inch bolts; and where the ceilins
joists rest on the wall they must be spiked
with wall plates, on top of the ceiling
joist to spiked two-by-elght plates to re
ceiye the ends of the ratters. The rafteIi
and ceiling joist to have one-by-six boards
| spiked to their sides, to connect the foot
of the rafters firmly to the ceiling joist.
The ratters to be sheathed over with
one inch boards, which should be closely
nailed to the rafters, the joints
cutters to be made of tin, the latter
having suitable size and fall to
convey the water to the conductors.
The deafening of the floors, as now speci-
fed, should be omitted in order to tighten
the weight of the floors as much as posi-
BILE, and in lieu thereof inch boards should
be well nailed to the joist, placed at
RrrIn N hWan hn f.rNn he
angles, the surface should then be COW
cred two thicknesses of heavy felt paper
on which the flooring of the kind called
for in the specifications should be placed,
care to be taken that the mailing be made
into the joist. All wooden partitions
shown on the plans should be diagonslly
braced with inch boards or by letting
pieces into the studding forming braces
or trusses 10 take the load OF the centerS
30 as to make the partitions as
self-suppOrting as possible, or for the
purpose of carrying any of the load of
the floor below or above, and where any
partitions JOIN with stone walls the tim
Der should be properly and firmly se-
cured to the wall, either by spiking to
wooden plugs or by expansion bolts. All
angles and intersections of partitions
should be well spiked together,
The partitions In the west wing should
be made of 2x6 inch studding placed
twelve inches to their centres and braced
and trussed and bOlted SO as to carry any
load that may be imposed upon them.
The main supporting trimmers TO the
well holes OF each stairway at each
story should have additional joist
spiked to their sides, end where
these trimmer joist project below
the ceiling, the ceiling should be crossed
furred down so as to make the ceiling
even with the under side of the trimmers.
All the partitions and stIdding around
the walls should be lathed the same as
described in the specifications, and all
long partitions should be made of 2x6
joist instead of the size how used. I'm
less the builder should consent to
strengthen the walls of the west wing as
hereinbefore described, the west and
south walls of the west wing should be
entirely removed to the top of
foundation should be found to be
imperfectly laid, and these walls should
be entirely reconstructed in the same
manner as described for the north wall.
All broken stills should he removed and
the broken plaster in the north wall
should be cut out and replaced with per-
feet stone and cemented and blind an
chored TO the wall with expansion bolts
or clamps. All the Orders to be con-
nected together with clamps on each
side at least four feet long,
" of an inch thick, 216 inches, the ends
and clamps let into the sides of the Cir
ders even with the surface and through
bolted with not less than six Il inch bolts
with nuts and screws on bolts. Under the
ends of the Orders that rest on the wall
there shall be placed through band stone
not less than inches thick and 21S feet
long, this stone to be well bedded in
cement on the wall. The surface of the
stone on which the girders rest to be
dressed even and true.
Iron anchors not less than five feet long.
having an area not less than / Il inches
with cast iron plates on the outside
of the wall not less than eight inches
diameter; the bolt to pass through the
end OF the cast-irOn anchor plate and the
end upset; that portion of the clamp In
connection with the girders to be made
fiat; the end of the anchors to be turned
down and let into the top of the girder
with not less than six three-eighth inch
wrought iron spikes.
The cement referred to In these specih-
cations should be composed OF the
very best quality and grade of
Texas cement mixed with clean,
sharp sand, the sand and cement to be
used in equal quantities. In no case
should cement be mixed in greater guam
titles than each workman can use in every
halfhour, nor should it be retempered af-
Ter having Oeeu parIlally SET.
Respectfully, E. G. MYERS,
Designing Architect Texas State Capitol.
Yesterday Mr.. Smith put his men at
work rebuilding the ruins and pro-
poses to follow and carry out the
suggestions of Arch itect Meyers, for
which he thinks he should be
paid ut least $4,000 additional, and he will
present the next legislature with b ill
for this amount. To reconstruct the fallen
walls and repair damage will cost $4,000,
and should the legislature refuse to make
an appropriation to pay for the extra
work required by Mr.. Meyers plans Mr..
Smith will be out just $500. The capt.
tol board having no authority to go be-
yond the appropriation made by the ex-
ira session Of the legislature, have not
agreed and will allow no compensation
for the extra work required by the
changes in the original plans as suggested
by Mr.. Nj eYers.