CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 342

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two feet apart from centre to centre, covered with 11⁄2 boards of same material grooved and tongued and beaded, tile

2" rafters of China for 2 + 1⁄2 to be nailed on the boards and

loid and covered in with a double layer of red tiles, peinted in churam; the whole of the timbers of the roof to be planed up for varnish - -ing and neatly finished with bead on lower arrises; mitred at

all joints.

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Ornamental work to be wrought framed and fixed as shown

details to be givere when required. drawings,

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Roof to Sower to be as follows.

(Manila) 12+6

King prest

Help and main rafters

6 x 6

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two trusses cressing one another at right angles covered with purtines 4 x is two feet apart planked with 1 China for covered with 8lbs milled lead; with gutter diagonally, relend and flashing, delivering into cast iron lvater pips Floors in Tower to be _Mandla joists 13 x 2, one foot two- inches apart herring-boned with 5 square staff, flooring of 15 China for

grooved and tongued. Br. Manila framed : step ladder to Tower as shown' with weather boarded round house and 2" Manila door on lead flat-

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Main entrance door in Tower to be 4′′ Manila, moulded and framed, filled in with 14 pands, studded to imitate bolt heads, as also pandled work over to make up to the Gothic arch; four other enhance doors to be similar but 3, and restry doors 3 . Door to corcular stairs to be 2° Manila framed and filled in with I batters diagonally.

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All door frames to be it to bedded in Reman Coment and bolted to rabbet of wall, cast iron window frames to be fixed in like manner at the cost and rish of fontractor, be whom they will be furnished by Government ready glazed.

The restrity is to be floored with i1⁄2 China for the stone floor

on joists of whole spars si diameter laid on and well ventilated.

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The whole of the floor under seats is to be laid in letra

except that three of the joists

are to be 173 Manila wood bolted to stone floor alt every 5 feet, with one & bolo nur in with lead, to said joists are to be framed and spiked carved uprights rivend through the floor to carry rail 342, and book desk 7f & I with ledge, 5 arm chairs of approved pattern to be placed in each

row

Carved balustrade and handrail to be fixed to Altar, I step in Marble floor to be left 15 inches from some, back of Altar to be wainscoted in Manila feet high 1 pands and t1⁄2 styles and rails.

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Intpit and reading deal to be filled as ordered. The whole of the Timber work of Roof and joiners work to have 2 coats of European varnish and cast iron frames of windows and eaves moulding to have three coats of white lead in oil, finished stone colour

fast iron moulded eaves gutters and rain water pipes confered by byenduan de bed to but water cast iron window frames ready glazed, to be fixed by the Contractor will be provided by Government, also English : Roman coment and sheet lead for covering of

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