Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-14
Oak. Avenue
THE GROUND PLAN.

added to make mortar of proper consist
ency: the stone to be drenched with water,
drained and mixed with the mortar until
each piece of stone is thoroughly coated,
laid in the trenches and gently tamped;
the top of the concrete to be finished
smooth with coat of mortar ready for the
masonry; care to be taken not TO use too
much water with the sand and cement:
the cement must be approved by the Su-
perintendent.
The bond and capstones of the interior
piers, basement door-sills, first story en-
trance door stills, footing stones under the
front wall and piers of the tower, and the
bearing-stones under the first floor girders
must be of granite. All the remaining
stone must be either sandstone or lime
stone suitable for building purposes.
The name and location of the quarry
from which 1t is proposed to obtain the
stone must be stated in the bids, and refer
ence made to at least three buildings
where the stone has been used.
All the exposed dressed faces of stone,
i. e., the window. stills and Intel, water
table, coping of area walls and jambs OF
openings must be fine square drove work.
The footing stones of the front wall and
the piers of the tower must be rough
pointed to fair surface, and the Joints are
not to exceed three-fourths of inch in
thickness.
AREA WALLS.
The stone facing of the building and
area walls from four inches below the line
OF the area floor TO the under side Of the
water-table and coping, respectively, must
be squared, random rubble uncoursed.
ouarry.taced, with horizontal beds and
perpendicular joints. The backs OF al
the stone must be pitched oil square with
the bed, no tool or drill marks must SHOW
on the quarry faced, and no stone must De
used in the works that has less than Ia
SQUARE inches on the face. The jambs oi
the door and window openings must be
through stones, and fine homework finish
All sills must be welded at the ends only
The openings Of dimensions shown to be
left under two of the basement window:
are for fresh air inlets.
No patching or hiding of detects will b
allowed, and all defective stone or WORE
will be rejected. No leavis holes must SHOW
on the exposed face of the work.
The contractor must supply all the gal
vsnized iron cramp and anchors required
make the sinking for, thoroughly embed
them in mortar and properly put the SAM
in. The stone facings must be cramped TO
gether by galvanized iron cramps properl!
anchored.
All the stone must be Thoroughly beaded
iointed and plastered on the back Will
lime mortar, set with open joints and il
strict accordance withIthe drawings.
The capstone of the mauhole and Goa
chute must be of the dimensions shown
with the sides axed to fair surface, eac
to be perforated aud rebated for the iro
cover, provided with lifting rings.
BRICK WORK.
The exterior of the building and the sre
walls from the concrete foundations to To
under rubble stone facings, the backing {
the stone of the exterior and area wall
the interior walls, the piers, the walls {
the coal chute and manhole, the POUNDS
ton walls for the steps on Seventh stree
and all work shown on the plan and sectio
BY alternate, solid and broken lines, mnl
be of brick, all Of which must be OF II
best quality. common, square, sound an
hard burned All of the brick work ma
be ofshe best quality. bonded with headsi
every fifth course, thoroughly heddec az
iolnted in cement mortar and laid clo'
and solid. All brick must be wetted III
mediately before being laid.
The contractors attention is particular