The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-12
TUESDAY, the 9Th day of October, 1885
Is Acres. 2 RCOdS and 20 PGrCheS Of Land
NOTICE 70 BUILDERS.

Sealed prop ,salS will he received by the Board
OF School Commissioners of Cecil County ut their
office i'll F.lkton, till y o'clock NJ. ON TT ESDiN
SEPTEMBER 22nd. for building n SCHOOL
HOUSE IN School District No. ., Election Dis
trct No. 5, aC"urdn" 10 one OF the following plans:
lI.AN FIRST
For house 24X33 fcnt. The foundations for the
outer walls To he dug two feet deep. except in the
southwest corner. where there will be IL coal eel
lar. four feet deep and cyten;iin" from the west
side To the middle wall and back from the south
end wall six icc. i"nin" and cn"l0Siu" said coal
cellar: all the walls to be four feet six inches deep
The 7ouE!ation Tor the middle wall after passing
the GOAL cellar to he one foot deep. No back wall
will be required for the cellar. The mortar for all
the masonry to ne Of good wood burnt lime and
sharp sand, thoroughly mixed. The side walls to
be two feet thic!; from the bottom OF the iuunla
ton till they rise two feet above the surface of the
ground, ut which height they will set OF to eigh-
teen inches. leaving bench bearing Of sly
inches to support the ends of the loists. The mid
die wall 10 be eighteen inches thick and raised to
the lcyei oI the benches cut off in the side walls
From AMI above the iiuttum OF the loiSfS and to
the bottom III window stills the side walls will he
OF SiGnc eighteen inches thick, ana between and
above the Windows To the square they will be OF
brick thirteen Inches chick. The end walls ard
from their corners to the first window frame will
be o: stone, eighteen inches thick. There will he
six windows in the house. three on each side: also
window or opening to the cellar. the frame OF
which will lie foot high by two feet wide in
the clear. In the front or south end and over the
door will be tue not less than six inches square,
pastcrcd smooth on the inside having pipe
inches in diameter; said Hue to terminate Il
chimney top oi good hard red brick. The con
tractor To use the material c! the old huH.c, and
furnish whatever may be required. iurlu,;ing
labor and hauling. The walls to lie ten feet be-
tween the floor and ceiling. and to have two rows
of wooden blocks built in rear cud wall Tor the
purpose of mailing strips OF borders for black
board. The lower strip to he three feet from the
floor and the upper one three and one-halt feet
higher than the lower one. The walls to he piaS-
tered within with two coats of mortar made and
applied according to printed specification under
the head OF plastcrins. except tilt the black board
must have an additional coat of nnc plaster nuiu
black with lamp black. The outside of The walls
TO be dashed with good coat OF cement. The
WQalwurk painting and glazing to be done ac-
cOrdina Ia the ahQve-named Specifications Jar
they arg applicable To thG case
THE SECOND rLAN
Contemplate Frame Building on Stone Foam
datiun. The stone OF the old house To be used, |
Tho contractor to supply the deficiency, do all
hauling and labor. and to c0mplct: the work in |
all respects according To the specifications above |
referred to. The house to be finished by the 10Th
day of November, 1883. specifications will be |
furnished ON application to the subscriber.
DAVID SCOTT
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