Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-20
SCHOOL NOTICE.
Plans and Specifications for
School Building.

The Board Of School Commissioner
will meet in It's ofiiee, at Ia Plata. on
TUESDAY, November II, 1914.
for the purpose Of r. ceiving bids for
the construction Il srhool building
10 Charles county, at GfyfnOnt The
said building 10 be built according to
the following plans and specifications,
that is 70 say.
Building 20 II. 30 IT,, ceiling Of
room 70 f. from floor. root pitch u It
All framing to be whiie oak or short
leaf pine; sills and girders 9 In. : In,
the same to be supported by r VS. OF
cement pillars Q in. 2 #, extending
not less than Is in. above thu ground.
the pillars not over #. apart. The
corner pillars TO be IL" shaped anu to
extend not less than It. down each
sillithe pillars supporting the ends oflthe
girders to be IT" shaped ex' ending not
less than 2 #. down the girders; and
not less than 2 # on each side of the
same down the sill; these and all other
pillars 10 be not upder ia. wide and
TO extend not less than 10 in. above the
ground and not less than Il. in the
ground. Corner posts 0 securely
and pro ,erly braced; brac. 10. IN.
u IT., plates K 0; q ,or joists 2 K 10
and placed IS in apart, with two rows
OF bridging, ceiling joists 2 and stay
ed to rafters, saM inists Is ina apart,
ratters 6, not more than #. apart
and braeed to ceiling joists by IL Q
in. braces; studding 4. 16 in. apart
studding a around doors (ouisidel
aud windows; sbeaihing l in. thick,
y aced solidly; roof Galvanized Iron No
z. corrugation IA inches, with caves
extending #. be, ond walls and the
same neatly boxed with good dressed
boards and mouldings, good rustic
weather boarding, No 2, or better. free
from knots and other defects; No. Va.
pine, tongue and gr,ved flooring, free
from knots and other defects, the same
To be placed over l In. rough board
flooring laid bias with a good building
Taper between the two floors. The en-
tire building to be sealed with good No.
ceiling rs inch thick, tongue and grow
ed, free from knots and other defects
under the ceiling 10 be placed good
p ade Of building paper. wainscoated
! #. vertically, with proper mouldlngs
ceiling from wainscoating to run cross
wise The front end Of the building j,
t. be divided into three vestibules OF
cloak rooms, each 6 r.. S f., studdiul
g. vestibuies ? < 4. The central vesti
buIe to he provided with an inner don
3 #. fl. with transom and window
#. and not less than IL in. thick
doors to be hung with three heav,
hinges; an inner door to side vestibules
each Of these tuner doors to have al
cll doorway only, mo door, just The
arch doorway leading into the room
Each of these vestibules is to be filiet
lup with 2A doz, steel hat and cioal
hooks on one side and two shelves
each II In. deep, on other side. TIL,
vestibules are TO be partitioned from
each other and from the main room by
studding from floor to one #. OF th'
feeling which Is to be left open. Thest
vestibules are to be eeiled as othel
parts of room and moulding along top q
bottom. All corners Of room and vesti
bules shall be dressed with shoeing; al
doors and windows are to be dressed
with proper dressing; doors to have
good heavy locks. There are to be two
windows on each side of the main roou
each It. K #. ana each conts ining
two sashes with two frames of glass
eash. The windows to be provided
with cord and weight attachments; boil
ssshes are to be protected on the out
see with a in. mesh heavy wire screeI
ser uIely and neatly fitted in the outel
ludlow frame; screening to. be OF
hinges and locked On Inside, window
T., ne provided with good strong role
cur aims or window shades There is t.
be a circular or diam nd shaped orna
mental window 10 front gable. A chin
pes IS in, square is to be built on tn
Inside from the ground, in the rear
the building. The chimney is to ex
tend into the ground not less than IT
and above the comb of the roof not lesl
than 3 #. A six inch terra Gotta jir il
to be fitted into the flne 10 fl. from thu
floor. Window and doer frames are t,
b. TX studding Th- building is is
be ornamented BY a belfry; supported
~ two pieces x on inside of build
tg. b'ared to ceiling, joists and rafters
The bellry = to contain flag pole.-
fhe building to be painted with two
coats Of good paint LEAD and OH 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 workmanlike manner. A trap
door for ventilation in ceiling. near
fiue, so fixed with pully and cord that
1t may be raised and lowered at will
heavy cord. Cement steps In fro1t
of door. The Board reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids.
DIR. c. II. POSEY, Pres.
THOS. NJ. CARPENTER,