Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-28

By authority of law entitled An
Act Making an Appropriation to
Build Court Houses in the several
Districts OF the Nation" we, the
undersigned committee viii let, 10
the lowest bidder, on Saturday, the
22d dav Of March, 1884, the con-
tract to build 4 court house in Coo
weescowee District, near the old
court house.
No bids received over One Thou
sand Dollars. The person taking
the contract viii be required to
give bond and security for 4 COM
plete and faithful fulfilment of the
contract. House TO be completed
by the first Monday in May, 1884
The committee have the right to
reject any and all bids.
The house shall be of the follow
ing dimensions and specifications /;
of wood or stone, TO wit: Twenty
one feet in width, by thirty-three
feet in length, two stories high,
with walls sixteen feet; one room
in the lower story, and four rooms
in the second story, connected by a
flight of stairs from the inside. To
be furnished inside Of ceiling with
raised platform, jury box and bar ,
with two doors below, and one door
to each room above; with eight
windows. eight lights 10xl6 each,
above and below, and the whole
painted. inside and out, with lead
and oil and covered with first-class
shingles.
Further Specifications. If OF
wood, to have a good stone founda-
ton laid in mortar, IS inches below
the surface of ground and six inches
shove, IS inches thick. Post oak
sills, squaring Sx1O inches, hewed
on four sides mortised, tenoned
and pinned together. Studding 2x6
16 feet long, mOrtised together and
tenOned in sills; double plated
with 2x6 seantling on top, 5raced
on outside with yellow pine boards
Ike, notched in studding and sills.
Lower joists 2xlO, 20 inches from
center 10 center, supported in cen
ter by dry stone piers and one row
of bridging on each side. All floors
to be best yellow pine, dressed,
tongued and groOved, six inches
wide, one inch thick; two doors
for first story 2ft 10in- by oft. 10in.
l - inches thick four doors for
second story, pit. Sin-x6ft. Sin, and
Lin. thick. All windows to be
good lip sash, with weights and
locks. All door and window sills
to be Of good 2xS yellow pine.
Doors to be hung with 3 1-2x3 ID
loose pin butts Lower doors 10 be
fastened with heavy mortise locks,
upper doors with best rim locks.
Lower story to be nine feet clear,
with four feet wainscOting and n
top piece with moulding under il ;
the balance of the wall lathed and
plastered-two coats with herd fin
ish criled overhead with best 5-S
inch ceiling. Second floor jOists
2x10, (resting on Ike yellow pine
boards, notched and spiked TO stud
ding placed l6 inches from center
to center; two rows of bridging.
Second floor divided into four
rooms, one door each, opening into
hall for stairway; rooms lathed
and plasIered-twO coats with hard
finish sides and overhead also,
with s inch base-bOard at bottom /;
stairway to be placed as committee
may direct, made feet wide, Of
best yellow pine, two inches thick.
Second story 5 feet clear; collar
beams 2x6 I; hip rooted, 81 pitch !;
platform 4xl2 feet on top, covered
with tin, with trap-door and stair
way leading TO second floor below !;
rafters 2x4, except hip rafters,
which are TO be 2x6; sheathed
with one-inch boards, covered with
Star a Star shingles, 41-2 inches
to the weather. Eight dOrmer
windows with valleys timed.
Outside Finish-Water table and
cap; best white pine siding; dou-
bic brackets, size l2x1S inches,
placed : feet apart square cornice,
moulding and fascia on outside.
Door and window frames finished
on outside with inch square cor
nice, with moulding, and 4 inch cas-
ing and blind stops Inside, > inch
casing. with moulding III mater
iai ssed must Be the best. Finishing
lumber-white pine.
If OF stone, the walls 10 COM
mence underground as deep as may
be necessary, two feet thick 10 sec
ond story floor eighteen inches
thick from there to top. Stone
work dressed on outside cemented
with good mortar solid caps and
sills for doors and windows walls
bound every three feet 2x4 stud
ding built into walls, 70 lath and
plaster on. Wood work the same
as in the plan for frame house
Sealed nroDosals received at