The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-02-06
New Advertisements.
Notice.
Contracts for Repairing Courthouse.


Bids will be received for the completion
of the following contracts by the commit
tee appointed for that purpose. up TO 10
o'clock Il. m. on
Saturday, February 2Sth 1885.
First. To repair the Courthouse-In
north end of entry, three new sleepers
shall be inserted and securely fastened.
As many blocks as are found to be rot
ted on examination. to be replaced with
lightwood blocks of same size, blocks to
be added TO price of contract and not
counted in general contract. Two iron
bars ] inch in diameter shall be inserted
from outside to outside. Immediately un-
der the top ceiling of the several rooms
at the east and west ends, to have taps
and screws on each end. they to be sup
| ported on outside of building by Il heavy
washer of iron, and the whole house then
| to be drawn together by screwing
| up the taps. The Judges stand to be
moved forward inches, the pigeon hole
box i'm front of same. to be taken out
| from inside. and fioored. Window panes
Of glass 10 be inserted. say twelve in all.
| Second. TO supply offices with ncces-
saries.-For Sheriff Office: 4 cabinet 10
be built which shall be feet in length
| and feet high. A base plank shall he
| inserted at half the height. to be 81 inches
| wide. l II inch thick. A wooden door
| shall extend from base plank to top, fas-
| tened by hinges AT bottom, and lock at top
and have two knobs. Beneath the base
| plank two drawers shall he inserted 20
inches long. full depth back. 20 inches
deep. with knob and leck on each. and
supports to floor by uprights at each end;
above the base plank it will be divided
| into shelves for a bookcase. the first tier
to be liz inches back and Il inches high.
supported by one upright in center and
one horizontal support. and above the
books two rows of pigcen-holes 4X6 inch-
es. The whole to be capped with plain
cornice.
| Recorders Office: The cabinet now i'm
the Clerks Office shall be transferred TO
| this office. the two drawers under the
base plank to remain. and the two secret
| drawers To he converted iuto drawers and
| the four to be furnished with locks and
| knobs. pigeon holes To remain intact.
Bookcase portion TO be transformed So
as to be 10 inches deep. n inches high.
| with uprights q inches apart on first tier.
| aud only upright above that. The books
to be covered with folding sash doors to
NEE; III center and these with pigeon
| hole doors To fasten with locks and open
| by knobs on each. The plain desk here
! I'M To be removed to Southwest corner aud
supported substantially.
Clerks Office: Book shelves to be
erected commencing on left Of entr;ylce.
and taper to proper width of shelves 10
| inches, thence TO Northwest corner of
office, and thence on North wall TO win
dow. Shelves TO have base of % in
~ l. III -. Il
deep, supported by uprights Il inches
apart, to be nine feet in length including
| corner. The shelves to be five feet high
| from the base, and substantially support
| ed under it. 30 inches from the floor; the
whole to be ovcrcapped By plain corniee
| reaching 6 inches beyemd shelves, for
| ward.
4 cabinet TO be built for South wall of
Clerks Office feet 10 inches long; 5 fee,
in clear above base plank high. Base
plank 10 he "a inches in width and y
| inch thick under ok-shelyes, and 20 in
| chcs wide after that. Pigeon-holes 10
begin at base on left end fronting be 4x6
| inches and 10 inches deep and cover the
| whole face TO q point feet 6 inches,
where book shelves will begin. The
shelves shall be 3 feet inches long 10
pigeon-holes: Ii inches deep and fee,
| high divided By one upright to reach top
| from base and by cross supports, first n
| inches high and after that II inches;
! pigeon-hOies to be covered with folding
| sash doors to meet in center and book
shelves by a single sash door reaching to
| pigeou-holes; all to be fastened BY small
locks and knobs to open. Immediately
under the base plank four drawers will be
| inserted and so divided as to extend the
4 w n 10 x.pa fn txa , r..nt X i.,oh.,
| and three to be "A inches long 0 inches
high, and to reach tn back The whole
to be supported by uprights same width
OF base plank at each end, and two others
between. and capped with neat cornice.
The blue desk in the Recon ders office TO
| be transferred TO this, and to be sul,stan-
TALLY supported to the right of window.
/ The backs of every cabinet and book
case herein provided for, shall be OF
lumber well dressed on each side. tonguesl
and grooved, and securely fastened with
out mouse holes.
Every drawer to have sufficient knobs
and locks and move upon narrow slides
All work of either Job shall be done of
well seasoned timber in neat and work
manlike manner.
| Bids shall be sealed, addressed to rs.
| III. Smith. Chairman repairs Committee
endorsed bid for repairing Courthouse.
IBID for fitting up Offices" or both rs the
case may be. and deposited with the
Clerk of the Court.
| The Committee reserve to themselves
the right to reject any and all bids which
may be presented to them.
"A sufficient bond will be required of
the contractor to insure the faithful per-
fnrmance Of The work, aud the contracts
are required to be completed by the 18th
day Of May 1885.
S. III. SMITH,
| Chairman Committee.