The herald., 1897-12-05
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice to Architects
WHITTIER STATE SCHOOL,

WHITTIER. CAL. Nov. 8. 1897.
TO ARCHITECTS-The Board Of Trusts
ees Of whittier State School hereby in.
vite and advertise for plans and specih.
cations In detail for series Of nineteen
(1V single story and one ~ two-story
and one QD one-story and mezzanine de>
tached and semi-detached buildings with
brick or concrete walls to be used for power
house. trades and educational departments.
'dormitory barracks. officers quarters.
kitchen and dining room for Company "B'e
and gymnas um.
:. The buildings to be Of a size and char
acter to accommodate the different shops
and departments and described and to cost
as follows:
Building for pow& house to accom-
modate present electric light
plant. engines and boilers, and to
COST Observation-Disclosures. 5000 q
Building for blacksmith shop and
foundry, arranged so that black
smith shop to have 1900 superficial
feet Of floor area, in which pro-
vision is to be made for blower
and steam hammer, and foundry
to accommodate ten moulders
In which provision is to be made
for cupola and small travelling
crane and to cost .................. 5000 q
Building for machine shop and pat
tern shop to have $500 superficial
feet floor area and to cost..... 5000 q
Building for canning room timing
and plumbing shops to have $500
superficial feet floor area. and
to cost. st.................:.. 1000 u
Building for carpenter shop and
laundry to have 5000 superficial
feet floor area, and 10 cost...... 5000 %
Building for printing and paint
shop, to have 1000 superficial feet
floor area, and to cost............ 1000 o.
Building for tailor and shoe shop.
to have $4,000 superficial feet floor
area. and to cost................. 5000 -
Building for Sloyd room to have 26OO
superficial feet floor area. and to
cost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500 %
Building for reading and drafting
rooms to have 1000 superficial feet
floor area. and to cost............. $500 q
Building for assist tant superintend-
ent's office and Photographic de-
partment to have at least 2O0O SUI
perfical feet floor ar ca, and to cost 1000 %
Six separate buildings for dormi-
tory barracks to accommodate
each company Of fifty boys. and
each building to cost $4,000. ...... 1900 o.
Building for dormitory barracks
for Company b." composed of
fifty smaller boys, to be two
stories in height, with play-room
on ground floor. and to cost.... 1000 %
building for school room and teach
ers' department for Company
b. to accommodate fifty
smaller boys, and to cost......... 1000 ~
Building for dining room. kitchen
and store room for Company "B"
to have 26OO superficial feet Of
floor area, and to cost............ 1000 a
Building for matron and attend
ants department to have 1000 su-
perfcal feet floor area, and to
cost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000 %
Building for gymnasium to be
one-story and mezzan!ne struct-
ure to have a superficial ground
| floor area Of 5000 feet. construct
| ed to accommodate all modern
| improvements and to be provided
! with bath rooms, dressing rooms.
| lockers etc.; provision also to be
made for barber shop. and to cost 1000 %
Connecting walls arcades and
gateways to connect the different
buildings and to surround and en-
close the grounds comprising the
area devoted to the ScEool and
administration purposes. and to
cost .............................. 5000 -
That the aggregate cost Of all said build
ings. structures and improvements and the
amount to be expended thereon and tnere-'
for to be 800 900. 90. and to he paid from the
funds Of the "Whittier Reform School
fund for the use Of Wh;tt.ss State school.
All buildings ere to be erected on the
present school grounds. and are to be
grouped In the most convenient and de-
sirable position about the present admin
istration buildings and be connected one
building with another by walls. arcades
and gateways. so as to enclose the area
Of the site now In general use.
Each shop and department is to have its
own separate water closet and to be well
lighted, and be designed for durability.
convenience Of arrangement for economic
transmission and application Of power and
for perfect independence of the workers In
the various shops.
1t Is the desire Of the board In the con-
! struction of these buildings to utilize. as
far as practicable, the labor Of pupils CT
the school. and to have them employed at
a ratio of three pupils to one skilled me-
chanic and plans and estimates may be
based with reference to this arrangement.
DRAWINGS
The drawings shall be the usual working
scale drawings in black and white-no
| color.
1t Is desirable that n block plan ana
bird s-eye view showing the present ad-
ministraton buildings with the proposed
additional buildings grouped about the
same should accompany the general plans.
but this will not be an absolute require-
ment.
Architects competing are referred to
typographical map Of the site OF the
, school. to be seen upon application to
Charles T. Healy civil engineer. Baker
block, Los Angeles, Col.
PREMIUM AND COMPENSATION
The architect whose plans shall be
chosen shall receive commission as archi-
tect for improvements and be paid for his
services as premium and compensation
according to the rules of the American In.
stitute Of Architects. namely:
For preliminary studies (block planss
perspective, etc.), per cent
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