The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-03-23

/ anu lut tlic. AlttI Il perfect lev tI
is made of the concrete in sections
the tile will be put down as before
described. Will be placed to keep
the floor level exact, ana the floor
will be rubbed smooth. \ straight
edge will be used to procure the
correct levels. This will be first
| class in every respect.
IRON WORK. The iron castings
Will be OF a superior quality OF
iron remoulded. The cupola and
air furnaces to be of fine grain
and shall possess tensil strength
Of not less than $1,000 lbs. to the
square inch. Steel beams shall be
as shown, and the ultimate tensil
strength will be $1,000 lbs. per
square inch.
BRICK WORK. The pressed
brick wiol be of the Sibley- Menge
Co., OF Birmingham, Ala. For the
first floor the gray brick. and for
the second and third floors the buff
brick.
The outside face of all walls.
trims and jams, except such as are
covered with stone will be of brick
according, to the samples selected.
This includes the walls under the
porticos. All other brick will be
sound. wellburned common brick,
kiln run. Especial care must be
taken in selecting the brick for the
foundation walls up to the first
floor level, All walls laid up to
the first floor will be laid in mortar
composed of one barrel of lime to
bushel of cement and sand
properly mixed. All walls to the
top of the first story, there will be
a 1-2 bushel Of cement to a barrel
OF lime. All other walls, a peck
of cement to a barrel OF lime.
The pressed brick work to have
joints not to exceed IT, and the
joints Of all common brick will not
exceed 1-2." Face joints to be
flush or Y joints, and finished in
mortar Of the same color as the
brick, the coloring matter used to
be fixed or permanent.
All flues to be carried as nearly
vertical as practicable. The tlues
will be lined with terra Gotta.
Care must be taken that all ridges
are securely capped, semicircular
to rest on solid beds.
The bricklayer will place in the
walls all lintels, set all iron bars
and iron shutters, and wall plates
which support any projections.
Place all grounds, wood or metal,
for use for securing the inside
finish to the wall. Place all
anchors OF other metal or wood
that are to be bedded in the walls
to secure the work. The carpenter
will set all window, door and other
frames, brace and set them. and |
the bricklayer will anchor them
into the walls. The BrieklaEer
will place in the walls all lookouts.
and other things furnished by the
and required to be secur-
ed all gutter spouts, cornices, gut
ters, etc. The bricklayer will sci
the steel bottom gutter plates for
The fire proof construction.
The steps at the entrance will be
built in cement mortar and recess
,eS and openings will be built in all
walls as shown by the drawings to
contain sewer pipe, water pipe and
wires. The mortar used
ior the brickwOrk will be compo--
ID Of one measure OF lime and /
hree measures of clean course
sand, with the cement as before
described.
DAMP COURSES: Damp courses
will be bedded in cement mortar
md laid entirely across the found
alton walls four courses above thu
grade Of the outside and inside
walls. -
TERRA GOTTA. Ornamental terra
Gotta will consist OF capitals for
he columns and pilasters as
shown on the plans. All pieces to
De Tree from warps, clear Of cracks !
md other imperfections. All to
De modelled so as to be firmly at
ached and tied in position. Terra
Gotta must be burned so a. to re-
,ist a crushing strain OF $3.50 lbs.
Der square inch. All terra Gotta
must be bedded in cement mortar,
illed in carefully and securely
anchored to the walls with copper
les. All capitals bound together
securely and in manner so that
he joining will be solid. Make a
figure to have al. cornice
ii terra Gotta.
STEEL SHUTTERS. The windows
n the tireproof record rooms and
IS shown on the first and second
stories will have one set of steel
;hutters on the inside. They will
De made is" thick, having bars
'iveted around the edges and
across the center and stiifened. the