Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-07-26
Notice To Contractors.



A School House 10 Bald.
There is 60 be erected at Issue, in the
9Th Election DISTRICT OF Charles county
public school house according to the
specifications given belpw.
A plan Of the building may be seen
IN the Office Of the County School
Board.
The contract for this building will be
awarded 70 the lowest responsible bid
der lthe School Board reserving the
right to rejectany or all bids on
MONDAY, August 9Th, 1912,
at the Office o. the County School Boa I'd
in la Plata. All bids must be on or
before that date.
Building, "A #. 50 IT,. ceiling Of
room 10 It. from floor. roof pitch Y f.
Ceiling joists are spiked 10 rafters 50 AZ
TO make ceiling one foot higher than
bitch OF house. All framing to be oil
white oak or pine. sills must be either
white oak or short leaf pine. Bills and
girders in. S in, the same to be sup
ported by 70 Of cement pillars Q in.
IT,. extending not less than Il.
above the ground aud placed not less
than ] fs. IN the ground. The pillars
not over . n. apart. The corner pillars
to be ~ shaped znd 20 extend not less
than f. down each sill: the pillars
supporting the ends Of the girdersto be-
'T'i shaped extending not less than >
IT, down the girderan not less than #,
on each side Of the same down the
sill. these and all other pillars g be not
under in. wide aud to extend mt lrss
than : Il. above the ground and not less
than u II. in the ground.
Corner posts in. Gin securely and
properly braeed. Braces in in x
IL f. Plates 4 in tx ia. Floor joists
3 in in and placed Fl apart spiked
to studdiug with three rows Of bridg-
ing. Ceiling ioists 2 in 6 in and stay
ed to rafters, said joists # apart
Raiters , in in not more than 2
# apart and braced to ceiling ioists by
Il in ks in braces Studding 2 ks in.
2 Il apart. Studding 3 6 in around
doors and windows. Sheaihing ] in
thick, placed solidly Roof Of best
COPYRIGHT metal shingles, or their equil,
with caves extending Il beyond walls,
and the same neatly boxed with good
dressed boards and mon ding. Good
rustic weather boarding No. ?, or better
free from knots and defects. No Va.
pine tongue and groyed flooring, free
from knots and other defects, the same
60 be placed over a / 10 rough board
nooriug laid bias. with good building
paper between The two h1ors The en-
lie building 70 b. selled with good No.
2 ceiling seven eighth Of an incn thick
tongue ard grooved. free from kuo's
and Their defects. Underths c il ng is 70
be placeda 20 Craze OF building pare :.
Waiuscoted 81 ii vertically with proper
mouldiugs. ceiling ffom wainseoting TO
run cross wis.. Tho front end Of the
building is 10 be divided into three
yestibules or @ oak roofs. each 6x s
Il studdiug in vestibuies 2 IN X Ain. The
central yestibue is to be provided with
IA inner door # Z fe with tran
sa,n and a window SIT x ft. Side
sestibul.s ara to be provided with an
onterdoor 3 Il K Z # and not less than.
ii in thick. Doors to be hung with
three pairs good heavy hinges; an inner
door 10 side vestibuIe; each Of these
inner doors to have an archsd door way
only no door. lust the arched doorway
leading into the room.
Each Of these We tibules isto b. fitted
np Sith two and half dozen steel hat
and cloak forks on one side aud two
shelves, each u In deep on the other
side. These vestibuIes are to be parti-
eioned from each other and from the
main room by studding from floor to
ceiling OF arched part OF room, one foot
above to be open. These are TO be cell
ed as other part Of room and moulding
along top.
All corners of room and vestibuies
shall be dressed with shring. All doors
and windows are to be dressed with
proper dressing. Doors to have good
heavy locks There are TO be two win
dows on each side Of the main room,
each # #, and each containing two
sashes with Two panes of glass each.
The windows to be provided with cord
and weight attachment, both sashes
are protected on the outside with /
in mesh, heavy wire screen, securely
and neatly fitted in the outer window
form; screening to be on hinges and
locked. On inside windows to be pro-
vided with good spring roller curtains or
window shade. There Is to be circu-
1sr 4 10 n,or,d shafad anna mani a I urfnflou,