Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27

The Board Of School Commissioners
viii meet In Us OF e, at Ia Plata. on
TUESDAY, November II, 1914.
for the purpose Of receiving bids for
the construction II a school building
10 Charles county, at Gnmont The
said building 10 he built according to
the following plans aud specifications,
hat is 10 say.
Building 20 Il. 30 IT,. ceiling OF
rom Is II FROM floor. ROT pitch II ft
All framing TO be white oak or short
leaf pine; siils and girdefs 6 In. s 10
the same 70 be supported by ; rows Of
rtment pillars 3 in. I 2 # extending
not less than IS in. above the ground.
the pillars not over f. apart. The
corner pillars TO BE- ~ shaped anu 70
extend not less than f. down each
sill;the pillars supporting the ends oilthe
girders TO be 'sT' shaped extending not
less than 2 #. down the ORDERS; and
not less than 2 It. on each side Of the
same down the sill; these ard all other
pillars to be not under in. wide and
TO extend not less than IL in. above the
ground and not less than #. in the
ground. Corner posts securely
and pro- erly braced; braces 10. 8 in.
II IT,, plates 9; Il or joists 10
and placed 10 in apart, with two rows
Of bridging, ceiling joists and stay
ed to rafters, said iniSts 10 in apart;
rafters 2 x 0, not more than #. apart
and braced to ceiling joists by IL 9
in. braces; studdlng 2 K 4, 10 ia. apart;
studding around doors (oulside)
and Nindows; Fheathiug 1 in. thick,
p aced eolidly; roof GALVANIZED Iron No
u, corrugation IA inches, with caves
extending l #. be, oud walls and the
me neatly boxed with good dressed
boards aid mouldings, good rustic
weather boarding, No 2, or better, free
if"m ki OTIS and other defects; No. Va.
pine, tongue and eriv.d flooring, free
fsom knots aud other defects, the same
{. be placed over In. rough board
| Il .orinR laid bias with good building
= per between the two aeo,s. The en-
lire building to be sealed with good No.
? ceiling rs inch thick. tongue and grow
ed. free from knots aud other defects;
under the ceiling TO be placed a good
grade Of building paper. walnscoated
II II. vertically, with proper mouldings
ceiling from wainscoating to run cross
wise The front end OF the building is
q ak rooms, each H.. f., studdiug
i vestibules a. The central ,esti-
oule to be pruv'd d with an inner door
$ It. xs Il. with transcm and a window
3 it. and not less than IL in. thick
d. ors TO be burg with three b.aeS
h'nges; an inner door to side vestibules,
Zach OF these tuner doors to have an
a cL doorway only, tno door, Just the
loo ~ "a.
+ oh OF these vestibules is to be filled
| up with n doz, steel hat aud cloak
h oks on one side and two shelves,
each IL In. deep, on other side. The
stibules are to be partitioned from
zach other and from the main room by
studding from floor to one #. Of the
ceiling which Is to be left open. These
vestibules are to be ceiled as other
parts of room and moulding along top &
bottom. All corners Of room and vesti-
bnles shall be dressed with shoeing; all
doors and windows are TO be dressed
with proper dressing; doors to have
good heavy lccks. There are to be two
windows on each side of the main room
each 3 It, x I It. ana each contsiuing
two sashes With two frames of glass
each. The windows to be provided
with cord and weight attachments; both
sashes are to be protected on the out
side with In. mesh heavy wire screen
securely and neatly fitted in the outer
indow frame; screening 10 be on
hinges aud locked On inside, windows
to be provided with good strong roller
curtains or window shades There Is to
be a circular or diam nd shaped orna-
mental window In front gable. A chin
nes is in. square is to be built on the
inside from the ground, in the rear o
the building. The chimney is to ex-
tend into the ground not less than #.
and above the comb Of the roof not less
than #. A six inch terra Gotta jir is
to be fitted into the fie 10 #. from the
floor. Window and DOR frame are to
be 2 x 8 studding The building is To-
be ornamented bv a belfr,; supported
by two pieces 4 x on inside Of build
ing. b'aced to ceiling, joists and rafters
The heliry is to Contain a flag POLE
The building to be painted with two
coats Of good paint LEAD and OIL not
ready mixed. Color dark gray. Inside
work TO be covered with one coat of
hard oil, All work on the entire build
ing is 10 be neatly as we'll as securely
done 10 workmanilke manner. A trap
door for ventilation in ceiling, near
flue, so fixed with pully and cord that
1t may be raised and lowered at will
(heavy cord). Cement steps In frolt
Of door. The Board reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids.
DIR. @. II. POSEY, Pres.
THOS. NJ. CARPENTER,