Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-21
Notice to Contractors.

By authority of law entitled "A0
Act Making an Appropriation TO
Build Court Houses in the several
Districts of the Nation" we, the
undersigned committee viii let, to
the lowest bidder, on Saturday the
22d day Of March, 1884, the con-
tract to build 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 a COM
plete and faithful fulfilment Os the
contract. House to be completed
bv the first Monday in May, 1854
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 feetin 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
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 10x16 each,
above aud below, and the whole
painted, inside and out. with lead
and oil and covered with first-elass
shingles.
Further Specifications. IF of
wood. 10 have a good stone founda-
ton laid in mortar, lSinches below
the surface of ground and six inches
above, IS inches thick. Post oak
sills. squaring Sx10 inches, hewed
on four sides mortised, tenoned
and pinned together. Studding Do
Is feet long, mOrtised together and
tenoned in sills; double plated
with 2x6 scantlinS on top. braced
on outside with yellow pine boards
Ike. notched in studding and sills.
Lower joists 2x10, % inches from
center TO 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 eft. 10in-
/ ID inches thick four doors for
second story, Oft. Sin x6ft Sin, and
l I-4in. thick. All windows to be
good lip sash, with weights and
locks. All door and window sills
to be of good ks yellow pine.
Doors to be hung with ) 1-2x3 IL
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 a
top piece with moulding under it ;
the balance of the wall lathed and
plastered-two coats with hard fin
ish /; criled overhead with best 5-S
inch ceiling. Second floor jOists
2x10. (resting on 1x6 yellow pine
boards, notched and spiked to stud
ding placed 10 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 plastered-two coats with hard
finish sides and overhead also,
with s inch base-bOard at bottom
stairway to be placed as committee
NAV direct, made 4 feet wide, OF
best yellow pine, two inches thick.
Second story S feet clear; collar
beams 2x6; hip rooted, "a 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, 4 l-2 inches
to the weather. Eight dormer
windows with valleys timed.
Outside Finish-Water table and
cap; best white pine siding; dou-
BILE brackets, size 12x1S inches
/ placed feet apart (; square cOrnice
moulding and fascia on outside
Door and window frames finished
on outside with 4 inch square cor,
nice, with moulding, and I inch cas-
ing and blind stops. Inside, ) inch
casing, with moulding. Al mater
ial used must be the best. Finishing
lumber-white pine.
If of stone, the walls to COM
mence underground as deep as may
I be necessary, two feet thick to sec.
ond story floor; eighteen inche:
thick from there to top. Stone
work dressed on outside cemented
with good mortar solid caps and
sills for doors and windows wall:
bound every three feet; 2x4 stud
ding built into walls, to lath and
plaster on. Wood work the same
as in the plan for frame house.
Sealed proposals received al
! OOwala P.o.. by John A.Foreman
or may be handed 10 either one oI
the committee within the next 81
days. All securities furnished mus
be citizens of the Nu;i0n. (Signed
IoHS 4. FOREMAN. d. Judge
JESSE Cochran. Sheriff,
JAMES KEYS, Solicitor.