Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-13

The Board of School Commissioners
will meet in Its Office, at Ia Plata. on
TUESDAY, November IL, 1914.
for the purpose Of receiving bids for
the construction Of a school building
10 Charles county, az Gymout The
said building TO be built according to
the following plans and specifications,
that Is to say.
Building ~ IT, 80 IT,. ceiling OF
room 10 f. from floor. roof pitch Y Il
All framing to be white oak or short
leaf pine; sills and girdefs in TO-,
the same to be supported by VS. OF
cement pillars in. 2 # extending
not less than Is IN. above the ground,
the pillars not over f. apart. The
eornre pillars TO be l." shaped ana to
extend not less than 2 #. down each
sill;the pillars supporting the ends ofthe
girders to be ST. shaped extending not
less than f.. down the girdefs; ard
not less than # on each side OF the
same down the sill; these aud all other
pillars 10 be not under o in. wide aud
TO extend not less than Is 10. above the
ground and not less than 2 f. in the
ground Corner posts A 9 securely
ana pro- eflS ufdttu9 thaC'1 r itt = - -
u IT,, plates K 9; q ,or iolsts x 10
and placed 10 in apart, with two lows
Of bridging, ceiling joists a and stay
ed to rafters, said ioists IL in apart;
rafters x 9, not more than #. apart
and braced to ceiling joists By IL x 6
in. braces; studding 4. IL in. apatti
studdiog x around doors (nutside)
and windows; sheaihing in. thick,
placed solidly; roof GALVANIZED Iron No.
"a, eorrugation IA inches, with caves
extending / f. be, ODd walls and the
same neatly boxed with good dressed
boards aud mouldings, good rustic
weather boarding, No 2, or better. free
from knots and other defects; No. Va.
pine, tongue and gr,vrd flooring, free
from knots and other defects, the same
TO be placed over In. rough board
flooring laid bias with goad building
paper between the two hpOts. The en-
lire building to be sraled with good No
2 ceiling rs inch tuck, tongue aud grow
ed. free from knots aud other defects;
under the ceiling to be placed a good
grade Of building pap-r. wainseoated
II It. vertically, with proper mouldings
ceiling from wainsc iatiug to run cross-
wise The front end OF the building is
to be divided into three vestibules or
cloak rooms, ach Il. IT,, studdiug
in vestibules 4. The central veSti-
bule to b. provided with an inner door
) f. x a. With sfanSOm AMI a window
#. Z aud not less THAI II in. thick /;
doors 10 he hung with three heavy
hinges; an inner door to side vestibules.
each OF these tuner doors to have an
arcl. doorway only, tno door, just the
arch doorway leading into the room.
Each Of these vestibules is to be filled
up with q doz steel hat and cloak
hooks on one side and two shelves,
each IL in. deep, o. other side The
vestlbules are to be partitioned from
each other and from the main room by
studding from floor to Que #. Of the
ceiling which Is u be left open 'risoS-
vestibules are to b. reffed as other
parts Of room aasi moulding along top q
bottom All corners Of room and vesti-
! buies SHAH 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 It. I #. ana each containing
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
secui ely and neatly fitted in the outer
window frame; screening to be on
hinges aud locked On inside, windows
TO be provided with good strong roller
curtains or window shades There is ia
be circular or diamond shaped orna-
mantal window in f..or,f rahla A .h,,.,
ney Is In. square is to be built on the
inside from the ground, in the rear OF
the building. The chimney is to ex.
tend into the ground not less than #
and above the comb of the roof not less
than It. A six inch terra Gotta jar is
to be fitted into the flue 10 #. from the
floor. Window and door frames are tx
be 9 studding The building is Ia
be ornamented bv a belfry; supported
by two pieces 4 K on inside Of hnild-
ing, braeed TO ceiling, joists and rafters
The belfry is to contain a flag POLE
The building to be painted with two
coats of good paint lead and Gin 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 to be neatly as well as securely
done in workmaniike manner. A trap
door for ventilation in ceiling, near
iiue, SO fixed with pully and cord that
it may be raised and lowered at will
heavy cordl. Cement steps in frol
Of door. The Board reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids.
DIR. C. II. POSEY, Pres,
THOS. NJ. CARPENTER,
Sec'tv.