Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-06
SCHOOL NoTidB.
Plans and Specifications for
aSchool Building.


The Beard Of School commissioners
will meet in us ollie, II IA Plata on
TUESDAY,, November II, 1914.
for the purpose 81 r. eeiving bids for
the construction a a school building
In Charles county, at GlymOrt Tbs
81 id building to be built according to
the fullowns plans aud spsciiications-
that Is to say
BuHding 20 #. 36 IT,. ceiling Of
room IS f. from floor. root pitch Il ft
All framing to be while ok "r short
leaf lime; sills and girders 8 in. 5 TO-,
the ,me 10 be supported bg ; VS. Of
Gem MT pillars-9 in. ? # extending
not rss than Is in. above the ground,
the pillars not over It. apart. TIE
corner pillars to be l." shaped ana 10
extend not less than #. down each
sili;the pillars supporting the ends ofthe
girders to BE- TT shaped ex ending not
less than #. down the girders; and
not less than f.. on each side Of the
same down the sill; these ara all other
pillars 70 be not under ia. wide and
to extend not less than Is in. above the
ground and not less than , f.. in the
ground. CorneI posts 4 x securely
and pro, erly braced; braces 4 10. q IN.
u IT,, plates x o; q 'or ioist- 10
and placed 10 in apart, with two rows
Of bridging, ceiling loists and STAY
ed TO rafters, said insts 10 in apart;
rafters 2 K O, not more than 5 It, apars
and braced to ceiling joisis by IL
in. braces; studding ? 4, ID 10 aput;
studding around doors (lut. de-
and windows; sheai hirg 1 in. thick,
placed solidly; roof Galvan D lion NJ
q, corrugation / Ia inches, with caves
extending #. be- ond walls and the
same neatly boxed with good dressed
boards aud mouldiDgs, good rustic
weather boarding, No 2, or better. free
from knots and other defects; No. ] Va.
pine, tongue and or v-d flooring, free
from knots AMI other defects. the same
to be placed over / In. rough bDaid
flooring laid bias with good building
paper between the two floors. Z he 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 to be placed a good
grade Of building paper, wainscoated
IL II. vertically, with proper mouldings
ceiling from wainscnating to run cross
wise The front end of the building is
to be- divided into three vestibules or
cloak rooms, ach #. 5 IT,, studding
10 vestibules 4. The central vesti-
bule to b.. provided with au inner door
3 #. IT, With transom and window
8 #. and not less than II 10. thick;
doors TO be hung with three heavy
hinges; an inner door to side vestibules,
each Of these iuner doors to have an
arch doorway only, lno door, just the
arch doorway leading into The toom.
Each of these veStibules is to be flied
up with q doz. steel hat and cloak
| hooks on one side and two shelves,
each IL In. deep, OF other side. The
vestlbules are to be partitioned from
each other and from the main room by
studding from floor to one #. of the
ceiling which Is t, he left open These
vestibules are tn be ceiled as other
parts of room and moulding along top q
bottom. All corners Of room and vesti-
bules shall be dressed with shoeing; all
doors and windows are 10 be dressed
with pre- per dressing; doors to have
good heavy locks. There are to be two
windows on each side of the main room
each it. I fl. 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
securely and neatly fitted 10 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 to
be a circular or diamond shaped orna-
mental window 10 front gable. CHM
ney Is In. square is to be built on the
inside from the ground, in the rear If
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 jar is
to be fitted into the fine 10 #. from the
floor. Window and door frames are to
be 2 x 6 studding The building is 10
be ornamented bv a belfry; supported
by two pieces x on inside Of build
ing. braced 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 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
It may be raised aud lowered at will
(heavy cordl. Cement steps in froit
of door. The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
DIR. @. II. POSEY, Pres.
THOS. NJ. CARPENTER,
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