Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-07-17

1880
will meet in its office, at La Plata, On
TUESDAY, Aug. 4th, 1914,
TOR the purpose Of receiving bids for the
construction Of three school buildings
IN Charles county. at or near the f'l-
lowing places, viz: Glymont, Riverside
and Bel Alton. The said buildings to
be built according 10 the following plans
and Specifications, that is to say:
Buildings 20 n. SO IT,. ceiling Of
room l3 II. from floor, roof pitch IL n.
All framing to be white oak or short
leafpine; sills and Orders in. x s in.
the same to be supported by 3 rows Of
eerment pillars 8 in. 2 IT,, extending
not less than Is in. above the ground,
the pillars not over It. apart. The
corner pillars TO be AZ shaped and to
extend not less than 2 II. down each
sill;the pillarssupporting the ends Of the
girders to be "T'' shapedextending not
less than #. down the girders; and
not less than #. on each side Of the
same down the sill; these and all other
pillars to be not under 9 in. wide aud
TO extend not less than Is in. above the
ground aud not less than It in the
ground. Corner posts 6 securely
and properly braced; braces 4 in. in.
u fl, plates K 0; floor joists ? x 1Ol
and placed 16 in. apart, with two rows
Of bridging, ceiling ioists x and stay
ed to rafters, said joists 16 in. apart;
rafters x 6, not more than IT. apart
and braced to ceiling joists by II in.
braces; studding 2 4, 10 in. apart:
studding < 4 around doors (outside)
and windows; sheathing l in. thick,
placed solidly; roof Galvanized Iron No,
n, corrugation 1t inches, with caves
extending II. beyond walls and ii Q
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 groved flooring, free
from knots and other defects, the same
to be placed ever in. rough board
flooring laid bias, with a good building
paper between the two floors, The en-
tire building to be sealed with good No,
2 ceiling rs in. thick, tongue aud grow
ed, free from knots and other defects;
under the ceiling is to be placed good
grade Of building paper, wainscoated
II #. vertically, with proper mouldings.
ceiling from wainscoating to run cross
wise. The front end of the building is
to be divided into three yestibules or
cloak rooms. each It. it,; studding
in vestibule A. The central vesti-
bule to be provided with an inner door
3 It x 7 #. with transom and window
8 #. and not less than II in thick:
doors to be hung> with three heavy
hinges; an inner door to side vestibules,
each OF these inner doors to have an
arch doorway only, lno door. Just the
arch doorway leading into the room
Each Of these vestibules is to be filled
up with n doz. steel hat and cloak
hooks on one side aud two shelves,
each II In. deep, on other side. The
vestibules are TO be partitioned from
each other and from the main room by
studding from floor 10 one #. Of the
ceiling which is to be left open. The.
vestsbules are 60 be ceiled as other
parts OF room and moa&diug along ton
bottom. All corners of roorqa.and vesti-
bules shall be dressed with shoelng; ali
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 room
each #. X 7 #. and 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 gu the out
side with in. mesh heavy wire scrt en-
securely and neatly fitted in the outer
window frame; screening tc be on
hinges and locked. On inside, windows
to be provided with good strong roller
curtains or window shades. There is to
be circular or diamond shaped orna-
mental window in front gable. A CHM
ney IS in. square is to be built on the
inside from the ground, il the rear of
the building. The chiLfney is to ex-
tend into the ground no less than it.
and above the comb of the roof not less
than 5 it. A six inch terra Gotta jar is
to be fitted into the fiue 10 TT. from The
floor, Window and door frames are TO
be 2 studding, The building is to
be ornamented by belfry; supported
by two pieces X on inside OF build
ing, braced to ceiling, joists and rafters.
The belfry is to contain flag pole.
The building TO be painted with two
coats of good paint LEAD and ON 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 we'll as securely
done in a workmanlike manner. Atrap
door for ventilation in ceiling. near
flue, so fixed with pully and cord that
it may be raised and lowered at will
heavy cord.) Cement step in front OF
door. The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
DIR. c. IL POSEY, Pres.
THOS. M. CARPENTER, Sec'y.