The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-14
NEW STATE LIBRARY.
PLANS Fo.. rgn SEw BUILDING.
A Description -. Cow IL VIII Look When
Conpieted-Specificati for the
Labor and MateriaI-1he Site.

| Dir. W. III. POindexter, OF washington, tho
architect. and agreed upon by the board
have Just been issued and can be had on
application from Mr.. G. Lee Moore, tho
secretary Of the board. at the Office Of the
received at that Office until September 2Cth
| at noon, when the contract viii DO awarded
The site for the baiding. rs selected by
| the board az the easterly end of Cap.tol
Square. IS q very unpopular one. and tie
public generally deplore that q public
building Of that character IS 70 DO wedgod
in between the stables Of the Executive
Mansion and the Davis House in place
where it can hardly be seen by people
unless they stand right 10 front Of II. and
where refreshing breeze VIII DO unable 20
strike it IN summer time. The members
the board are laying great stress on the
point that the erection OF the building IS O.
be completed within the appropriate
of s20O,0OO made tor that purpose by
the State Legislature. But architects
and civil engineers Of this city are
almost unanimous IN their opinion that 70
will require far larger amount TO finish the
building. Ii IS claimed by these gentle
ment that the foundation alone will eat up
q considerable amount of the Appropriation,
and intimation that this special work may
be Of a larger extent than originally figured
on can be found in the general instruction
TO builders. which says that they are %
state the price per thousand for bricks laid
in additional depths of foundation. II such
are required. and also the price per cubic
yard Of concrete foOtings if additional foot
ings are required. and the price per cubic
yard for additional excavating required.
MUST PROVE ABILITY.
Proposals will be only received from par;
ties VINO ara able 10 prove their ability ana
capacity 10 undertake aud carry on the
work The board of building commission
ers reserve the right of decision on that
point. and also the right TO reject any ana
all bids. The proposals have 70 % ac-
companied by a check OF $4,000 as surety
for the execution of the contract, ana lho
successful bidder will be required 10 e1-
ecut5 "A bond 70 the amount OF 1vo,UUJ Tor
the faithful execution of the contract.
The building Is 20 be thoroughly hre-proot
and 70 comprise four stories. including tle
cellar. The bearing walls are % 90 or brick
and the interior facings mainly Oh Dun
brick aud terra Gotta. The floor beams aud
all constructive framework are TO be- of
rolled iron or steel. while the roof coverings
are 10 be composed Of concrete ana slate.
The building is 10 10 completed IN iuI and
the grounds and approaches 70 be complete
and in order on or before the expiration q
eighteen months after the date OF sgulg O-
the contract.
A FENCE AROUND IT.
On the premises @ frame Office building
consisting OF three rooms Is 10 oe construct
ed the building Is TO be enclosed with
fence of the same height and as good as tie
present one On the site 10 IS 10 run west
from the present enclosing fence OF the
Governors stables 70 the walkway running
north and east and TO run south parallel
with It to a line that intersects with the
present fence that runs east and west, and
TO run east to the present corner OK the
fence.
Strong and substantial wrought iron
double gates twelve feet 10 width and SIX
feet in height are 10 be put up 10 the en-
trance driveway on Governor street FROM
this gateway a ffteen-foot driveway IS 20 Do
graded, with terraced and sOdded banks.
The main entrance porch and the floor OF
the pOrtico are to DO tiled with white YER
mont marble, while the corridors OF tho
three floors are g. be laid with Roman mo-
sale Of white Italian and Sienna marble.
All iron and steel work must be OF mo
best quality and free from all defects. All
Orders beams and columns that carry loads
arc to De tested and proved 10 carry double
the loads intended O. be imposed. All the
work in the construction ot tho staira iss,
be OF cast and wrought iron. The balm
trades are 10 De OK claL lLDhs AT LloAtNft..|
modelled, and the rails Will have 10 be made
of fine polished mahogany.
THE WOODWORK.
The doors and all the other woodwork IN
the cellar are 20 be madeof clear white pine.
while IN the other three stories It il 20 be Of
Quartered white oak of the best quality.
The floors will have % be made OF white
pine with tho exception Of the cellar. which
Is 10 be laid IN concrete.
The building IS t. be furnished with
hydraulic passenger elevator OF the latest
pattern. which Is TO DO operated from
pressure tank in the cellar. All the windows
and sash doors in the three stories will DO
glazed with polished French or American
plate glass The building will be heated by
steam, and tho water supply will be- furnish
by l55-inch supply pipe. Gas will be used
to light up the building. and S-inch pipe
will furnish the necessary supply from tho
meter.
Two boilers will be used for tho building.
but the specifications fail to state whether
these boilers will be placed IN the cellar or
outside of the library building One OF the
boilers or 60-horse power Is 10 be used for
heating purposes. while the other ~
4O-horse power IS TO be put up for the de-
mands of the elevator work.