The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1923-05-25


have settlement, SO that parties in
interest may present bills or state
ments before the Superintendent is
sues final certificate.
The Superintendent opinion, GER
tificate, report and decision on all
matters, to be binding and conclusive
1t is to be understood by the con-
tractor that the building or work is
enirely at his risk and that he will
be held liable for its safety until ac
cepted by the Common Council. Risk
of fire is excepted.
Preference shall be given to the
construction of the Jail portion Of
the building and the installation Of
the cells, SO that same may be oc-
cupied if necessary during the per-
iod of construction of the remainder
of the building.
PREPARATION
Remove old stone jail; the two old
Jail cells to be installed in the new
building, as shown on the plans; re-
move and reuse, as directed, the old
outside steel door and steel window;
pile surplus material neatly in rear
of building lots
Excayate for the footings and foun-
dation to the requisite depth and es-
tablished grade, according to the
plans and sections. Surplus excava-
ton is to be distributed on the build
ing site as directed.
CONSTRUCTION
Cement used shall meet the requi-
rements of Circular No SO of the
u. S. Bureau of Standards.
The mixture for concrete shall be
one part cement, two parts fine ag-
gregate and four parts coarse ag-
gregate, but subject to minor modi-
fication by the Superintendent
All concrete shall be reinforced
with steel except the first floor, side
walks and copings. Miscellaneous
may be used as directed, but the con-
crete slab over the Jail must contain
the required section of "Self Senter-
ing" expanded metal, diamond mesh
or other standard reinforcement.
WALLS
Stone work shall be of local sand
stone, good quality, uniform in color,
pitched faced and laid in courses,
using standard quality lime and ce-
ment mortar. Necessary anchors to
tie stone walls to other walls shall
be furnished and placed. Face of
wall to be neatly pointed.
All brick shall be hard and well
burned. Face brick must be hard
burned and of uniform color, with
Joints struck Brick work must be
well bedded and tied every fifth
course. Use lime and cement NOR
tar.
On other optional types of exterior
wall construction, the contractor
shall furnish sectional details and
specifications, which are subject to
the approval of the Common Council.
Only fire proof exterior wall con-
struction will be considered.
All proper openings shall be left
in walls for drains, gas pipes and
water pipes, as directed.
FLOORS
The entire first floor is plain con-
crete, with expansion joints at wall
lines; the Council Chamber floor shall
be good quality seven-eights inch,
maple; sub-foors and roof sheath
ing may be native pine or service
able form lumber; all other floors
to be first quality Orange pine, ex-
cept that the floor slab over the Jail
is to be finished smooth concrete.
Place building paper between sub
and finish floor.
JOISTS
Floor joists to be 2"x12", Oregon
pine, spaced Is" on centers, properly
sized to widths, Growing on top edge
with fire cut in masonry walls, and
''T" anchors every fourth joist.
Ceiling joists to be PKG, Oregon
pine, spaced "a" on centers over
Council Chamber and 16" on centers
over all other rooms. The ceiling
joists over Council Chamber are the
bottom chords of lattice trusses, the
top chord of which is also 2''x6',
Oregon pine. The trusses are cross
braced with 1"x6" on As degree an
giles, with 2"x6" posts between chords
where required Over the Mayors
office and the Engineers office the
rafters will parallel the sides of the
building and be spaced 16" on CEN
tiers. Place one row of 2"x4" cross
bridging on floor joists where span
is less than II feet; two rows on IL
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