Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-14
THE NEW P0STOPFiCE.
WHAT IT WILL BE MADE OF AND
ITS APPEARANCE.
Elaborate specifications from the Super
vising Architect at Washington
Some of the Details.

The announcement in the RECORD MOI
yesterday that work was about to be com
menced on the new postoffice caused much
favorable comment on the subject abou
the city.
at will be great relief to us, y remarked
a prominent business man. Visitors
won't have the opportunity any more o.
laughing at US and our WORKOUT, cramped
up, dingy postoffice. Heaven knows, We
have had the finger of scorn pointed at us
long enough"
WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE,
The plans for the groundwork of the
new structure arrived yesterday from Wash
ington, and the Postmaster has posted them
up in conspicuous place in his office,
where contractors and prospective bidders
on the work may inspect them. Elaborate
specifications alao accompany the plans.
As these plans only show the details of
the basement and foundation work, per-
feet idea as to the appearance of the build
ing when completed cannot be given. Still,
the dimensions show that it will be of
ample size, and, judging from the specifica-
lions, the building will be put up to stay
The plans also show that it will differ con-
siderably in architecture from the $150,000
structure that was to have been erected
before the appropriation was increased. 1t
will be four story pressed brick and gran
lite building, surmounted by tower of
sufficient hight to give grace to the whole.
There will be two principal entrances-one
on K and the other Oh Seventh street. The
basement entrance will be on K street
As will be seen by the accompanying il
lustration of the ground plan, the building
will not cover the entire lot. The dimen-
sions of the lot are 100 feet on K street by
140 feet on Seventh, while the building will
be 130 on K by 100 on Seventh.
REGARDING THE SITE.
The site of the building is on filled
ground with on underlying strata of blue
clay, through which water percolates. The
specifications provide That all the old rub
Dish and material which may be on the
site must be cleared away and the general
excavation carried to the depth noted on
the drawings. The earth from the eycava-
tions must be deposited on and about the
premises as directed, and properly graded.
The walls and piers of the building and
the area walls must be built from the level
below datum. The trenches are to be OF
the dimensions required and the bottoms
level, and the contractor must sheet-pile
wherever necessary, keep the trenches free
from water and furnish all the labor,
pumps, etc. He must also take precau-
tons against earth slips or slides by tim
Der. Snoring, bracing, etc, and remove all
rock or old masonry, should any be found.
After the walls are built to the base
mentfoor line, earth must be filed in
against them and packed solid. After the
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basement floor line the basement and area
bottoms must be carefully graded to the
catch basin, that the basement may be kept
dry during the construction OF the building.
THE CONCRETE
Must be composed of five parts clean hard
stone, broken to a size to PASS through
two inch diameter ring, two parts clean
sharp coarse sand, and one part of the best
quality English or German imported Port
land cement, measure for measure the
cement and sand to be mixed dry, water