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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

OCTOBER TERM, 1920.

No. 436.

CHARLES PoWOOD AND JOLIN b. MOYER. TRADING AS

THE PHILADELPHIA STEAM HEATING COMPANY,

\PPELLANTS,

THE UNTER D STATES,

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS.

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©, F, WOOD BT AL, ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. |

] Il. Petition and Mahibits.

iled November 21, 1899.

In the United States Court of Cleims, Term 1898-99.

No, 21556.

Crareps Po Woop and dJoms Lo Moyer, Trading as Tame Pura-

OPEV STeaM Hearing Company. or Prinapenpnia. Pexy..

Tin Usirep Starrs

Petition.

Charles PL Wood and Jobin 1. Mower, partners in business trad-

ny inder the qanie amd stvle of the Philadelphia Steam: Heating

Company of the City of Phitodelphia, County of Philadelphia, and

Shite of Pennsyvivania, petitioners herein, respectfully represent:

I. That they and each of them are eitizens of the United States,—

the petitioner, Wood, residing at Wayne, Delaware County, Penn-

Vivant, the petitioner, Mower, residing in West Philadelphia,

Ponmsyivanias that they have each always vielded true allegiance

to the United States. amd are the sole owners of the claims herein-

after stied on

2. Phat prior to the date of January 29th, TSO7, these petitioners

ad-one diames AS Palmer entered inte a co-partiiershipy te

2 conduct a business for the construction of boiler Plants, stean

heating and ventilating Hpparatiises, ete. ete, and a general

ehytneering and contracting business: that on January 29th, SOT,

the Government acting through Willian Martin Aiken. Supervising

Viehiteet of the Preasury Departtent, advertised for proposals for

the ereetion af a hotter plant, law }Pessure steam heating and ven-

Hliting apparatus, bet and cold water supply svstem, filtering plans,

oe, for the United States Post Offiee building at Washington, DL «.,

in decordanee with cpawings and specifications copies of which were

ly be dad “at the offiee of the Supervising Architect. or “at the

office of the Superintendent’ at Washington, D.C.

That, on February 26th, ESOT, ihe petitioners and the said Pal-

Here partion as aforesaid trading under the firm name and style

of The Piithidelphice Steam Pleating Company of the City of Phila-

delphia, County of Philadelphia in the State. of Porsyl varia,

Made a proposal ii response to said advertisement, proposing to fur

Wish all the labor and materials and fix in place complete the boiler

plant, low pressure and exhaust steam heating and Ventilating ap-

paratus: hot and cold water supply and. tire protection system, and

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the water filtering plant. of the United States Post Office building

Washington, DO Co, in aeeordance with drawings, ninbers 1 te

S15 inelusive, 168 te bas, inelusive, and O6S, ard the speetiiention,

for the sum of ome hundred and fourteen thousand, sever heared

and severty-thires OSTELTTS) dollars, copies of Which advertise

tment, ane proposal are hereunte tiled, made part hereof, and ce

nated as Exhibits ON ed respeetively,

§ That on the nh, claw oot March, USOT, the CGovertnieit

through Aetitng Seeretirs of the United: States ‘Treasury, W, BE. Cu

tis, accepted std proposal, subject to the following races

A tion, Viz. a reduction of $3,400,000 for using the "Tul

Vacuum System un liew of the svstem: shown on the sai

plans and culled for by the terns of the said) speeifieation > and on

the last tien ood clate: evite redointo a contract with the tid COMTEP TEN

for the comstruetion of the said boiler plant, steam beating abpopetae

tus. ete. ete. within two hundred and fifty. 250) working day.

from April Sth, T8087, in and for the sum of one Hiviteedrerd ane

eleven thousame three lumedred: ane seventy-three CSI Dbeesy abel

lars, a copy of whieh contract is filed herewith ariel triste part Tere ot,

ane desiunatedl as exhibit ce

1. ‘That irteddiately after the execution of ssid Contyaet, sated

COTY arranged to bevin cued dlid) begin the work therentde

and, under the direction. of the sated three puartios of sand COMED RATAN

proceeded with sid work us provided by the tennis thereof, tasofas

as they were allowed to do so by the Government agents an Poretors

sontutiver, but awit to hinedlratiees snd ck lave cansed sated ect

pany by the ofheers amd agents of the Government, for whiel: sad

Cernnpans Was lib he Wise responsible, and heeause of chives ated

tuodifieations in said plans and specitieation miurde and requested

by the Government, the said contract was net completedt within

site tity ; but Wits complete d Septernibe r Is. pst

eee see ee ee

5. That on January § DSO8. at the request of the Govertinient

acting through Thomas © Steward, Supermntendernt of Con-trnetion

of said building, the sar company tendered to the Croverninient a

proposal for “furnishing all Taber and material te constrict and

ereet the steam: heating apparatus” in sald building ti aecorelane

with certain revised plans and) specifications, theretefore submitted

hy sid Steward. a copy of whieh proposal Is herewith tiled

! and made part hereof, designated as Exhibit "DY. that on

Mareh 3. PSUS, the Government, acting throngl Assistant

Se ‘retary of the United States ‘Treasury, OG. hs Sponilding, aecepted

the said proposal, te install and erect said heating and ventiliting

apparatus i aecordanee with said revised plans and drawings, octiie

Fered 335.4 to SH2A inclusive, iustead of as originally planned and

laid ont. using the “Powers System’ of temmerature regulation: fer

the entire building. in and for the sum of 85,002. and on the Tih

day of March, DS8S, the Government, acting thhrotigehy the said As

sistant Seeretary Spaulding entered into a supplemental contract

with the said company to do said work at said sum, whieh was te

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le, and was, in addition to the consideration named in the original

contract, a copy of whieh supplemental contract is filed herewith,

)oonaule part hereof, and designated as Exhibit “Bo”

C.F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES, 3

That on March 26, TSYS, the said petitioner, Wood, purchased

for a valtuable consideration, all the right. title and interest in and

to the business of the said Philadelphia Steam eating Company,

} from the said petitioner, Mover and the said Palmer, and thereby

siecceded: as surviving partner to all the partnership Lusiness eon-

| ducted by said company, including the said contrect. the bills of

boo sile aud assiguinents, of whieh are herewith filed and made punt

heroot!, designated as Exhibits “FP amd oa”

+. That on Mareh 25, TSS, the said petitioner, Wood, sold. to

the petitioner, Mover, for a veluable consideration, an undivided

onehalf miterest in and to the business of the Philadelphia Steam

' Heating Company, ineluding a one-half interest in and to said

contract, and the said petitioner, Moyer, thereby beeame an

a cain partner in and to said contract with the petitioner,

Wood. the bil of sale and assignment of which one-half

interest ts herewith filed and made part hereof, designated as Exhibit

S. That the petitioners completed said work in striet accordance

with said contracts, subject to certain changes and modifications re-

quired by the Government's officers and gents, and fell short. of

nothing with regard thereto, the Government's officials and neents

weeping the same as having been done to their entire satisfaction,

Vast thee ye Hit toners sy, that ewing to certain delays in the presecnu-

hon of said work caused by the Government's officers and agents, for

Which petitioners were in noe Wise responsible, causing petitioners

witch eXtra expanse. and because of certain defective plans ane

spectication furnished by the Government, through whieh petition-

or Were put too xtta expense and subjected to great loss. and because

of certain eXtra work required of the petitioners ly the said) officers

ad agents, for which they have not been paid, the petitioners have

hot received of the Government the compensation to whieh their said

werk justly entitled them.

"That the Government through its officers and agents without

petitioners’ fault, hindered and delaved the petitioners in. the prose-

cution of said work as follows:

That while earnestly and actively engaged in the general prosecu-

tion of said work, the Government, acting through Assistant Secre-

tary of the “Preasury, QO. L. Spalding. on May 8. 1897, suspended

all work incident to galvanized irom vent-duets and running steam

rivers for interior rooms including and above the second story, until

March ) DSO8, whereby great loss of time and much extra

fi expense was cattsed the petitioners, without their fault, by

causing all of the work on the galvanized iron vent duets in

the basement to be suspended from May 11. until July 8. 1897, in

order that the contractor for the plastering might have time to com-

4 C.F, WOOD ET AL, ETC., V8. THE UNITED STATES,

plete his work; on aceount of which the iron work of the petitioners

in all branehes thercof was stieponded, causing them the loss of much

Valuable time. and entailing tem them large extra expenses,

That under the terme of the orginal contract the petitioners were

required to use a corte patented comstruetion in smokeless furnaces

known os the Phawley down dratt furnace, and were also required

by the terms of said eontrvet toobtatn from the company controlling

said patented applies certain detatiod plans and) speettiouttans for

the approval of the Governunvent, from whiebs the sated farniices wer

to be installed, but that in Cielation of said eomtract with petitioners,

the Government's ollicons aid aqeent. titerfered with the negotiitions

between the Pretitlotrers and the publics controlling sitcl pratenterd itp

pliance, so that petitioners were Ginable ta secure the plans and: speci.

cations requited by the Crovernnent with reference to said: patented

appliances, from the SOth day of Mareh, te the Toth day of \ugust,

ISO) and without whieh) plans and specifications approved by the

Ciovernments offieers aid awernts, pelllioners Were unable to proceed

with the work of the mistalling said downedraft firnaees, amd thereby

petitioners were caused natch loss of thie and sabjeeted: te grea

ONT ON pelise,

That the said original proposal ot the preetitiotiers for this work

Was based upon the tse of a patented svstern for the removal ot i

condensation and air frome the proposed heating svstem, known as

the “Webster Vacuum System that the said original plans and

specrtiont ions Histrated gud: deserthed the said “Weleter Syeteu’”

ane lhe other: Laat thot ono dite subsequent lw said orieinal

’ proposal, namely, Mareh TL, DS, the petitioners did, at th

request of the Government, acting through €. BE. Keniper

acting Supervising Arehiteet of the U.S. Treasury. sulmaiit to the

Government a modified proposal for the see of a certain other Jat:

ented system: for the removal of air and condensation, known as tl

“Panl Vaewuim System > whieh said modified proposal wie aecepted

by the Governtient and beewmne a part of said original eomiract > that

the sald original drawitiws VWyeon whieh the contract was reat | Mitts

trating the satd “Webster Svstem called for and: showed a certain

constriction technically Known as the “twaepipe svsteme of risers and

radiator connections” and alsa showed the sizes of all of the said

risers atid radiator connections ontering inte said: “piping system,

that the said original contract calling for the use of the said) Pant

Vacuum System provided that satd Paul System, stonld consist of

what is technieally known as the “one-pipe system of risers and

radiator connections,” and tn addition therete a eertain sveten of

air-line risers and connections whieh were particularly a part of. and”

necessary te the proper operation of the said Paul Svsteri: but at ne

point did the satd original eontraet, or drawings, inedieate in what

manner said onespipe system and sated additional airepape system

should be constructed, nor was it shewn in said eomtract or by said

drawings of what sizes of pipes the various piping svstemis and eon:

nections should be made: but that ut Was dade a part of said original

contract that the petitioners should procure of those controlling said

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C.F, WOOD ET AL, ETC,, VS. THE UNITED STATES. 5

patented Paul Vacuum System certain detailed plans and specifica

Hots for the approval of the Government showing in what manner

and of What sizes the said: piping svetems performing the peculiar

fouttires of the said Paul System should be constructed: and

‘ that without said detailed drawings and speciticntions the said

steam heating apparatus ealled for by the original contract

could not be constructed,

That your petitioners, dntiediately upon the awarding of the origi-

nal comtraet to them. made preparations for the installation of said

sein heating apparatus, including the said) Paul Svetem, and did

quired by the terms of the original eontraet, to obtain of the com

pany controlling the said) Paul System the said) necessary detailed

plitis ond specifications; but that in violation of the terms of the origi

Hal contract, the Government, through its officers and agents, inter

ferred With ane interrupted the negotiations between the petitioners

and the company controlling said patented Paul Svstem from. the

HO day of Mareh, until the 2nd day of July, p87, Wherehy the peti-

toners Were Unable to obtain said plans, drawings and specifications

Wnt} the last named dates that on said last named dite the tiovern-

mot, throtgh its officers and aeents, took possession of said) lusi

mined detailed plans, drawines ane spectiications, and certain guar.

vnty boride. as finally furnished da the purtios controlling said pat-

ented Pant System, and retained possession of the same. to the exelu-

sien of the petitioners, and withheld approval thereat as required by

the termes of the original contract, until December 6. TSOT. thereby

interfering With the reasonable progress of the work. and causing

the petitioners much loss of tirae and large extra expense therein,

That the Government, through its oflicers and agents, in further

violation of the original contract, on account of the said “Paul Svs-

tm by csstiming responsibility. and control over the suh-contraet

letween the poet itianne rs and those controlling said “Paul System,”

us tothe purchase of the right to use and the lnaterials for the

" vise of the same in said work and by requiring a license for

the use of the sume directly to the Government from those

controlling said patented “Paul System.” did withhold from the peti-

tioners Honey earned by the petitioners in the prosecution of said

work in the sum af twenty-three thousand, five hundred seventy-three

and 2 100 (S823.575.02) dollars, from the T1th of September, TS

ty September the TSth, TSO, and at divers other times during the

Progress of said work thus withheld payment to whieh petitioners

Were justly entitled, therein and thereby cuising petitioners the loss

bo much valuable time and entailing upon them extra eXPeTses,

That the original contract ealled for certain. east iron piping of

large sizes to be used for underground smoke-flues to be installed by

July, US97; but that by certain and various modifications of the

original contract in this respect, made and insisted upon by the Gov.

erhnent’s officers and agents, petitioners were unable to obtain. the

Necessary tateriils for this work by said last named date: and that

by said certain and various modifications the petitioners were inter-

fered with and interrupted in the reasonable progress of said work,

iy Cor, Woor eT AL. eTC., VS. THE UNITED STATES,

whereby the petitioness were caused the loss of much valuable tine

and put to extra expense,

That the orginal contract provided for vent-shaft covers of certain

sizes and constructions, for which petitioners entered into stib-econ.

tracts with certain producers thereof immediately after the awarding

of the original contract: but that on June 5, IS07, the Government's

officers and agents made certain modifications in the sizes and con

struction of said vent-shaft coverings, whereby petitioners were con:

pelled to cancel said sub-comtreet and enter dito new negotiation fop

materials based upon revised plans, whieh ineluded said evr

10 tain modifications, and to contract anew for the materials so

required; and that by reason of said modifications the reason

able progress of the work was materially interfered with and in-

oe to petitioners great loss in time, and whieh entailed mueh

eXtra eXpetise,

That it was a part of the original contract that petitioners should

furnish beilers of certain sizes and dimensions, which sizes and di-

mensions were clearly shown upon the drawings upon whieh said

contract Was based, and set forth in detail and at length in’ the

specilications accompanying the same; but that hy reason of hitent

errors and diserepaneies in said drawings and specifications tt was

plivsically impossible toe aceomplish the conmrplete constriction

thereof; that immediately upon the award of the original contract

petitioners had entered into sul-contracts with certain material men

for the said boilers: but that owing to the said latent errors and dis

erepancies Which developed during the construction of said) botlers,

it became oecessary for the Government to revise and modify thy

original plans of said construction, and the Government did submi

to th. petitioners, July 10, 1897, revised and modified plans for th

construction thereof, which revised plans petitioners forwarded in:

mediately to the said sub-contractors for said boilers, with directions

to change the construction accordingly, which meodifieations and

changes occasioned loss of much valuable thie and resulting: extra

expense to the pecdtioners; that there afterwards developed certain

Vital evrors and discrepancies in said revised plans for the construe:

tien of said boilers, which made it necessary, September f, DSU7, for

the Government to modify and chunige said revised plans, which last

named modifiertions and changes petitioners immediately forwarded

to the sub-contractors for this work, with dircetions te carry

11 out the same: and that by reason of these last manied mod:

fications and changes the reasonable progress of the work of

the petitioners under the original contract was hindered and om

peded, to their great loss in time and money,

That it was a pert of the original contract that) the petitraners

should install certain purups, tanks. beaters, cneumnes. ete. ta thie have

ment of said building. whieh) said certain pump, ete. should be le

cated in certain Joos ition end arranged and comnected with various

ping svstems in the manner and of the sizes as indicated on said

drawings and called for bw said) specifications, amd petitioners tn ae

cordance with said contract obtained the necessary material on sel

arrangement and connection, and began the construction thereof,

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lut that on July 28th, 1897, the Government's officers and agents

found it necessary to change a large portion of said last named work,

abd on suid date submitted to said petitioners revised plans for the

shin, WIth request for estimations thereon, which made it necessary

for petitioners to couse the construction of said last named work, until

such the as the matter should be determined upon, Which determi.

mition Was reached September Lith, ISUT; that these modifications

cecasioned serious interruption in the progress of the work petition-

ee were doing. and caused them great loss in time and money,

That it was a part of the original contract that smokestacks should

he erected in the building in a certain manner indicated on the said

origi drawings bait that when petitioners proceeded to the erec-

tion thereof it was found that the structural iron-work of the build-

ing previotisly erected by the contractor for that work, without peti-

timers’ Knowledge, prevented the erection of said smokestacks in aes

cordance with petitioners’ contract; Whereupon the Govern-

lz ments ollicers and agents directed petitioners to remove such

portions of said struetusal iron-work as interfered With their

work, and that by reason of the delay attending the determination

of the above question and the extra work of remes ine said structural

irobeWork, petitioners were occasioned the loss of valuable time, ane

were subjected to extra eXpelise,

That one of the provisions of the original contract required the pe-

Hhoners to construct a system of underground east iron and brick

trenches of certain sizes and in certain locations; that petitioners in

due tine proceeded to the installation of said work, but by reason of

iMerferences on the part of certain sewer Pipes, foundations, ete,

previously installed by contractors for that work, without the know!l-

edge of the petitioners, they were prevented from carrying out said

work in accordance with the original plans under the original eon-

tract, but were compelled at various times, during the progress of this

work, by orders of the Government's officers and agents to make

changes and moditications in the plans of said work, because of the

“ld interferences, thereby causing petitioners the loss of Valuable

time and incurrence of extra expense,

That it was provided in the original contract that the petitioners

should furnish a foundation under the entire boiler plant and firing

room, sat foundation to be composed of concrete made of certain

materials including local hydraulic, or Cumberland cement: that, in

due time, the petitioners commenced said work, and during the pro-

tress thereof, were interrupted by the Government's oflicers and

agents, and compelled to submit proposals for seid work, substituting

Portland cement for the cement ahove hited; that petitioners ac

cordingly submitted a proposal therefor. September I1th.

I IS97, which was not accepted by the Government until Sep-

tember 30, 1807, and by reason’ of Which interference of the

work and the delay in accepting said proposal, petitioners sustained

hoth loss of time and money in doing the work.

That according to the original contract petitioners were to ereet

walvanized iren ventilating pipes of certain sizes in certain locations

in the building: that petitioners, immediately after the awarding of

& C, F. WOOD ET AL., ETC., V8. THE UNITED STATES.

the original contract, began the erection of said work ; but by reason

of plumbers’ piping and other obstructions previously put tn by other

contractors, without the knowledge of the petitioners, petitioners were

compelled, at various times during the progress of the work. by the

Government's officers and agents, to make changes and modifications

in the sizes and manner of erection of said pipes, whereby the reason-

able progress of petitioners’ work was interrupted, and they wer

thereby caused the loss of much time and money.

That the original contract provided for the erection of certain Vent

shaft covers, which were to be attached to the structure of the build:

ine as already erected, all of whieh construction was clearly shown

on the plans furnished with the original contract; that petitioners,

in due time, began the said work, but by reason of the fact that the #

actual structure of the building did not agree with satd original plans |

and specifications, the progress of petitioners’ work was interfered }

with and interrupted for several weeks, pending a determination by

the Government’s oflicers and agents of the form: of construction to

he followed by petitioners, instead of the construction shown on said

original plans and specications, whereby petitioners were caused the

loss of much time and money

That petitioners were required by the terms of the original con-

tract to provide and erect retaining walls around the boiler

l4 room in certain positions shown on the planus; and in due tine

petitioners began and carried on this part of the work; but

that by reason of the interference of columms, foundations and par

tition walls, erected by other contractors without petitioners’ know!

edge, they were compelled, by the orders of the Government's officers

and agents, to construct said retaining walls in other locations in said

building, which resulted in modifications of the original plans.

thereby causing the petitioners the loss of both time and money,

That it was a part of the supplemental contract that petitioners

should supply and erect galvanized iron ventilating ducts of certain

sizes and dimensions in certain locations in the attie of said building:

that petitioners, in due time, began the construction of said) work:

that during the construction thereof it was discovered to be HN pOs:

sible to earry out the work according to the plans accompany dig sad

supplemental contract, beeause of interferences aid obstructions of

the iron superstructure of the building which had been previously

erected without the knowledge of petitioners; that it being found te

be impossible to change the said iron superstructure, petitioners were

directed by the Government's officers and agents to make such

changes and modifications in the said vent duets as were necessary

to install the same: and that by reason of the time taken to deter:

mine the said changes ge modifications, and by the actual work of

making said change, the reasonable progress of the work was inter:

rupted and interfered with, to the os of the petitioners in both time

and money.

That it was a part of the original contract that petitioners should

erect certain lines of steam piping of certain specified sizes in certain

locations in said building: that petitioners did ereet such piping in

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C. F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. ]

accordance with said contract; that after said work was done

15 the Government submitted to petitioners’ requests, from time

to time, for proposals to remove said pipes thus constructed,

and to ereet them in other locations and places in said building; that

on March 31, April 11 and 18, May 13 and 25, and June 16, 1898,

petitioners submitted proposals for said last named work, which were

accepted by the Government May 3, June 9 and 28. IS9S; which

delay in accepting said proposals and disarrangements of plans re-

sulted in the loss of both time and money to the petitioners,

That it was a part of the supplemental contract. that petitioners

rhould erect the heating apparatus throughout said building in ae-

cordance with the drawings accompanying said supplemental con-

tract; and petitioners, immediately after the execution of said sup-

plemental contract, began the erection of said apparatus in accordance

therewith: that while eneaved if the prosecution of said work, peti-

toners were ordered by the Government's officers and agents, April

8, 1895, to suspend all operations on the work until further notice,

and to prepare and submit. a proposal for a modified construction

thereof, in accordance with certain other plans afterwards submitted

hy the Government; whereupon petitioners did submit a proposal for

the work to comply with the said new plans, April 28, 18908: that, on

the 21st of May, 1S9S, the Covernment notified the petitioners reject-

mg suid proposal: and ordered restuption of the work in accordance

with the original supplemental contrac: loans, wherein and Whereby

petitioners sustained great loss of time and money,

That on account of the Spanish War bond issue, and the necessity

fora place to install the clerks and employees of the Government

engaged in the work of said issue, jn the summer of 1898.

lt the Government, through its officers and agents, did on or

about June 20, 1898, enter into and take possession of the first

vor of said building and install therein a large foree of clerks and

employees, and did at various and sundry times interrupt and inter-

lere with the petitioners’ work by directing the stoppage thereof

hetween the hours of 9 o'clock a.'m.. and d o'clock p. m., and by

locking up certain portions of the building, and exeluding petitioners

‘herefrom, where and in which petitioners were carrying on certain

portions of their work under said contracts. and refusing petitioners

acess thereto both day and night, so that petitioners were prevented

from making measurements for materials to be used in their said

work ; that said interferences and interruptions continued from about

June 20th, 1898, to about the last of September, 1898, wherein and

whereby petitioners sustained, without their fault, much loss of time

and money in the execution of their work under ‘heir said contraet,

That by reason of many and various other interferences and in-

erruptions with the reasonable progress of the work at divers and

‘undry times, by the Government's oflicers and agents, and by reason

af divers other errors and discrepancies in the plans and = specifiea-

tions furnished the petitioners by the Government for the proseeu-

‘ion of the work; hy reason of improper and imperfect materials

called for by said plans and specifications prepared by the Govern-

ment’s officers and agents, and used hy the petitioners at the instance

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1) C.F. WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

of the Government in doing the werk, and by delays caused in the

progress of the work, by disagreements resulting from: the use of saicd

cnproper and tripertect materials and erroneous and unjust interpre.

tation of the said plans and specifications upon the part of the Goy-

ernment. ollicers and agents, the petitioners, without their fault, were

stbjeeted te great loss of thine and put to much extra experts:

i That on account of the losses sustammed by the petitioners

is detailed in this paragraph, petitioners sustained an agere-

wate loss im the sum oof etghteen nmaaa two hundred thirty-six

amd 9 LOO) CRTS 256.05) dollars, which is justly due and owine

from the Government to the petitioners,

That on account of said errors, discrepancies, and said change:

tnd modifications in pe plans and specifications, and by reason of

said) delays ocensioned ly the Govepnment’s officers and agents for

vhieh petitioners Were I ho Wise responsible, petitioners lost the

profits on their said contraets to which they were and are justly

entitled, in addition to the above amount claimed, im the stm of

fourteen thousand seven hundred thirtw-nine and 77/100) (STL.

799.77) dollars, whieh last mamved sum is justly due and owing from

he United States to the petitioners under said contracts.

11. That on aecount, and hy reason, of said errors ancl disere prtl-

cies, and said changes and modifications in the plans and. speeitioa-

tions, as aforesaid, and frome said) delaws, interruptions and hin-

drances, petitioners were put to expense over and above the legitimate

expenses of carrving on and completing said contract, as follows

‘To extra services of the petitioner, Charles FL Wood. from

January 28, 1808, to completion of the work, Septem:

ber TS, IS8) one vear, 7 months and IS days, at

s5.000 DODGE VOOR si cme ree edhe ewe were etd w wees

To services of extra superintendent of steam: fitting depart-

ment, Alexander McClintock, from Mav 1, LST, to

April 1, 1S99, 1 vear and 11 months, at $1,500 per vear 2,875.00

To services of extra supertmtendent of the wrought iron

and sheet metal department, Robert Healy, from May

1, IST, to August 1, 1899, 2 vears and three months

MED OO DOL NORE y sss Stein SV ne ese Oa a ene

To extra rent of warehouse and shop at 4's Street ane

Virginia Avenue, southwest, Washington, D. CL, from

February I, ISOS, lo August 1, 1S99, a period of IS

months, at $60.00 per month... . 25 ccc ce ce ne

To loss in use of plant through its retention on this work

after the expiration of tine fixed for its completion by

original contract, and petitioners’ inability by reason of

said retention, to employ it on other work conducted

hy the petitioners, for a period of IS months from

February 1, ISOS, to August 1, 1899, at $100 per month — 1,800.00

S9.S50.00

1500.00

GO0.00

C. F. WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES,

To extra cost of material caused hy the rise in the price and

value thereof, covering the period hevond the limit of

the original contract and by reason of the frequent mod-

ications of plans and specifications, necessitating the

purchase of small quantities thereof instead of job lot

and Wholesale purchases to which petitioners were en-

vgui-g EERE AS ETL ee RTE nS 5,200.00

Ageregating for this paragraph the sum of............ $23,125.00

which is justly due and owing from the defendant to the petitioners,

Iz. That owing to said changes and modifications of plans, as

aforesaid, interferences and interruptions of the work by the

1 Government's oflieers and agents. for Which petitioners were

in no Wise responsible, the potitioners Were put to extra ex-

pense over and above what said contract work Would have cost them

if they had heen allowed to prosecute said work in aecordance with

said original coutraet, as follows

To 500 OXta length sleeves to reach throuweh Corie.

throughout the building, at 25 cents each. .... ; ae S125,00

To Lill of Bashorr & Co.. for Changes in smoke connections.

after same had been installed as directed by the superin-

tendent of construction, and after the comiplete: construe

tion thereof hiad been ace pred ly the Government offi. er.’

MR ore Ooh sia heer ke ; moa

And to extra cost of brick and mortar used in reconstructing

the boiler settings in said building after above named

ee A eae ire aS Perna ererte Tae AR 25000

: =

A\geregating for this paragraph the snin of... &su500

Which is justly due from the United States to the petitioners

Ih. That. over the protest of petitioners, the Government's otlicers

and agents direeted them to put in a certain material for the vaskets.

or packing for the joints of the steam and water piping throughout

the building, and petitioners put same in-as directed: that said ma-

terial proved defective, and at the demand of the Government's of-

ficers and agents, petitioners removed and renewed same several

times: and in said removals and renewals petitioners expended for

sail material, and experiments on same. the sum of $270.00 in ex-

cess of the amount expended for such labor included jn para-

20 graph 9; that said sum of 8270.00 js justly due from the de-

fendant to the petitioners,

If. That it was a part of the original contract as modified by the

Government, August 19th, 1897. that petitioners should supply “in

connection with the Roney mechanical stokers.” eertain ash pits of

agrenter depth than shown on the original plans, which ash pits were

clearly shown on supplemental plans approved and furnished by

the Government, in the progress of the work, and to pave said ash

’ 12 C. F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

“ pits, and the firing room) thoor abou them, with vitrified brick: that

petitioners, in due time, began said work, and during the progress

J thereof, it was demanded of the petitioners, by the Government's

‘ officers and agents, that they should supply and put in-place, inde.

q pendent of said contracts, granite copings in the floor of said: boiler

4 room and around suid ash pits; and, in spite of petitioners’ protest

‘ they were required to furnish, and did furnish, the said granite stone

, coping around said ash pits, which caused petitioners the duty of

3 extra work of the value of 8250.00 which is justly due and owing

from the United States to the petitioners.

15. That by reason of a change made in the kind of pine covering

adopted by the Governinent’s officers and agents, and contracted and

partly installed by petitioners at the time of such change, petitioners,

over their protest, were compelled to remove the portion thereof

installed as stated. and to caneel a sub-contract already entered into

by the petitioners with Rl Willis Lvsle. of Phinadelphia, Pennsyl-

vanis, and sub-eontract anew for other and different material for

this work, at an extra cost to the petitioners of $2,157.24, which last

naried sui is justly due and owing from the United States to the pe

titloners.

21 16. That the Governments officers agents directed peti:

Hioners to put im certaim steam traps, which petitioners did

put in as directed: that after same had been put im as stated, the Gov-

Satins $hiatige ht is ee Seas

z ernment» officers and agents compelled petitioners to unnecessarily

y experiment therewith to ascertain whether the same complied with

M the original plans and specification with regard thereto, which un-

; necessary experiment caused the petitioners extra expense in the sum

: of $363.00, and which said sum is justly due and owing to the

‘ petitioners from the United States.

17. That the Government's officers and agents retained the twenty

: per cent. (20 ) reserved by the terms of the original contract to thi

3 time when the work under said contract was completed, to wit:

rf Septeniber TS, PSoo, iste vlof January 28, DSO, by reason whereof,

1 and ow ing to said del: Vs. Calist d the |" fitioners in th progress of the

; work by the Government's officers and agents, petitioners were put

to extra expense in paving for the use of the necessary money to

carry on said work, the sum of $38,183.04, all of which expense would

have been saved to the petitioners if defendant's officers and agents

had not interrupted and delayed the work as above stated, and had

paid over the suid twenty per cent to petitioners in accordance with

4 the terms of the original contract for said work; which said sum of

; $3,133.04 is justly due the petitioners from the United States.

18. That on account of the several demands made in the fore-

going paragraphs of the petition. the petitioners say that there is

justly due and owing from the defendant to the petitioners herein th

aggregate sum of sixty-three thousand ninety-nine dollars and ten

cents ($63,099.10). which sum remains wholly unpaid,

C, F, WOOD ET AL., ETC,, VS. THE UNITED STATES. ls

yy Wherefore the petitioners demand judgment against the

hited States in the sum: of R63,.099.10. and all proper relief

in the premises,

CHARLES FF. Woop.

JOUN L. MOYER,

Petitioners.

No 1513 Filbert Street. Phila.. Penn.

JOHN ©. CILANEY,

Petitioners’ A tlorney,

No, 1320 4b Street, northwest. Washington, D. €.

Disrricr or CoLuMBra.

City of Washington, ss:

Charles P°, Wood, being duly sworn, upon his oath, savs that he is

one of the petitioners in tie foregoing petition, by hime subscribed :

that he has read and understands the same: that the allegations

therein made, tpon his personal knowledge, are true; and those

allegations therein made, on his information and belief. he be-

lieves to be true

CHARLES FL Woop,

Subseribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of November.

A.D. 1899.

L. J. WITHEE,

[SEAL. | Commissioner, U.S. Court of Claims.

EXHIBITS TO THE Perron.

A.—The advertisement for Proposals.

B.—The Proposals for original work,

C——The Original Contract.

D.—The Proposal for Supplemental Work.

E.—The Supplemental Contract,

F.—Bill of Sale, Palmer to Wood.

(.—Bill of Sale, Mover to Wood.

H.—Bill of Sale, Wood to Mover.

on hg Seal

ith: Ad soe dark x

Hat SS cess tO

14 C.F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

ixuibir A.

The Valve rtisetoene for Proposals

Proposals for Rorler Plant, Lou ‘pressure Stearn Heating and Vey

tilating Apparatios ele.. for the U.N. Post Otlice Building, Was!

ington, DO€

Treasury Department,

Otlice Supervising Architect.

Washington, D.C. January 2th. PSo7

Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 2 ocloek }. mn

on the 26th day of February, IST, and opened immediately there:

after for all the labor and iaterials and fixing in place coniplete 9

boiler plant, lows Pressure steaue heating and ventihuieg apparatus

hot and cold water supply system. filtering plant, &e.. for the Cos

Post Otfies Butlding at Washingten., DL Cl. in aceordanee with

drawings and specification, copies of whieh may be had- at thes

office or the otlies of the Superintendent at Washington, 1), |

Rach hick ritust bas aceonipaied hy it cortitied cheek Te}

24 astm not less than 26, of the amount of the proposal. Th

right is rese rved to reject any and all bids. and te waive an

defect or informality ino anyv bid, if it be deemed in the mterest

the Government to do so. AL proposals received after the time stated

will be returned to the bidders.

Propos tls must be enclosed in envelope -. sealed and marked Pre

posal for boiler plant, low pressiire steam heating and ventilating

apparatus, ete, for the UL S. Post Offiee building at Washington, D

Co and addressed to Wm. Martin Aiken. Supervising Arehitect

N. B The regulations of thy Dipartiient ~trietly prokiby thi

consideration of icles reese wee after the tre of opening stited in th

advertiser iit Picick rs are, therefore, requested te allow wip

time for the transmitssion of their bids by rath. Receste red Jetters

usually reach this office at Teast 21 hevr behind the regular mail

(. F, WOOD ET AL,, ETC,, VS. THE UNITED STATES, 1

Exige DB,

Proposals for Original Work

Proposal for Boiler Plant, Louw-pressure Steam Meat ng and Ven-

Hlating Apparatus, ele,, for the U7, &. Post Offices Budding, Wash.

ington, DD), ¢

Phila. Pa. Feb. 26, IST

Mr. Win. Martin Aiken,

Supervising Architeet,

Treasury Department,

Washington, D ©

We hereby propose to furnish all the labor and materials and

iN in place complete the boiler plant; low pressure and

Ha exhaust steam heating and Ventilating apparatus: hot and

cold water supply and fire protection system: and the water

thering plant of the UL oS. Post Officer Buthling, Washington. DD. Sis

y accordance with drawings Nos, 335.2, 552. 3, Bb, 335," 336,

OOS, 300, OHO, OAL, O42, Bas ha. HAO, 1G, 457, 45s, 45u. 160,

W1, 462, 108 and 368 and the specitication for the sum of one hun.

ded and fourteen thousand seven hundred and seventy three dol-

ws (RELA T T7800),

Amount included in above proposal for boiler plant complete,

Wenty Hane thotisatie Hine hundred and eighty two dollars (#20).

is? O0),

Amount inelided in above proposal for low pressure and exhaust

vam heating and ventilating apparatus, except temperature regula-

ton, SIMY four thousand one hundred and eighty seven dollars

SHLIST.OD),

Amount included in above proposal for automatic loniperature

mgulating apparatus, ten thousand two hundred) and twenty-five

lollars ($10,225.00),

Amount included in above proposal for hot and cold Water supply

udfire protection system, eight thousand three hundred and seventy-

une dollars (&8,379,00, )

Amount included in above proposal for water filtering plant, two

‘onsand dollars (82,000.00),

Kind of covering — Asbestos Magnesia Sectional,

Time to complete Two hundred and fifty working days,

Signature:

THE PHILADELPHIA STEAM HEATING

COMPANY,

Address: 1513 Filbert St, Philadelphia, Pa.,

By CHARLES FL Woop.

Names of individual metibers of firm James A. Palmer, Charles

Wood, John Li Moyer,

Name of corporation-—Not incorporated,

W. M. AIKEN,

Supg. Archt., Feb. 26, "V7,

een ee ee

ted Athy

ity (FP Woop evr abn. be. VS. THE UNITED STATES

Nore.-We will furnish all the labor and materials and fix in

place complete the entire svetem: as above sing the Peerless Vou _—

Svetemi in place of the one ~peeition, for the stau of one tan

Shh dred and fourteen thousand dollars OST TE.Q00l00 We will

furnish the above boovtdet pelaunat complete using Rones

furnaces in place of the furnaces ~peeitiod for the stm of twenty-ciahy

thousand four hundred and eighty-two dollars (828,182.00

THE PHILADELPHIA STEAM THE AVTING

COMPANY,

By CHARLES F Woo

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The Original Contract,

General Tostruetions and Tnformation

Treasury Department,

Office of the Supervising Architect,

Proposals for Boiler Placat, how 7 Le Nteais Ileating and Vey

tilating Apparaties cte,. for the US, Post Otiiee Building at Wash

ington, ]). ¢’.. Linvited hy Public Advertise ment Dated Januar

29, 1897

Blank Form

Kach bidder must obtain a blank form of proposal fron thy (thie

of the Supervising Arehiteet and: prepare and submit tis prepos

thereon. The original drawings named in the specifications will by

retained in the Office of the Supervising Arehitect, and tracings of

eqme will be furnished bidders upon ap

photographic copies of the

plication therefor

I5 Return of Drawings

Parties obtainimg copies of drawitige rust Petrrys them within 2

davs from the tiie of receipt,

Competeney of Bidder

arties whe are not known to be regularly ane

led for by the drawing

facilities for doing th

Proposals frome |

practically engaged in the class of work

and specifications, or whe do mot possess ample

same. will not be considered

Preliminary Requirements,

Before sulmnitting i! proposal, each bidder Hitlist ake il careful!

of the drawings and specifieations, and fully inforn

examination !

iracter of work manshi

himself as to the quality of materials and che

C, PF, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. 17

required, and make a careful examination of the place where the

materials are to be delivered and the work performed, and make all

necessary theasurements,

Quality of Materials,

Unless otherwise specified, the materials furnished must be of the

lest quality, make, and device for the purpose required, and the

bidder must make his estimates accordingly,

Form of Proposal and Signature.

Rach bidder must state in his proposal, in writing and in figures

Without interlineation, alteration. or erasure), the sum of money

for which he will supply the materials and perform the work

required by the drawings and ~pectieations. and in the event he is

willing to complete the work ina shorter period than the limit fixed

wothe specification Cor if ne limit be so fined), the time for com-

pletion,

The proposal must be signed with the full name, address, and

hee of residences of the hidder: if the bidder be ut copartnership,

then in the copartnership name by a member of the firm. and

Mi the mames and addresses in full of each member of the firm

must be given: and if a corporation, by an officer in the

orporate name. and the corporate: seal must be attached te the

site

Forfeiture for Delay

Kael, bidder Wittst tiatelerstaned that, ~hould his proposal he ic

cepted. he is to forfeit to the t ited States the sum of one hundred

dollars GS 1O0.00). as liquidated damages for each ud every day's

lay not caused by the Government that lay occur bevend the

ime stipulated in his proposal for the supply of all the materials

hd the performiines iid completion of the work : subieet, however,

othe discretion of the Seeretary of the Treasury ; and that he is te

eetititled to one day, in addition to said stipulated time, for each

ml every day's delay that may be cansed by the Government.

Alterations and Additions,

The Department reserves the right to make any ad

missions from the work op materials Jrerein Provie

Hon of such work and materials, if not agreed upon, to be deter-

wihed any the lutsis of the comtrael unit of value of material and work

wferred tos or, in the absenee of such unit of valne, on prevailing

wirket rates: whieh market rates, In ease of dispute, are to be deter-

wined by the Supervising Arehiteet. whose decision with reference

hereto’ shall be hinding upon both parties: and that no claim for

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Is C.F, WOOD PT AL, RVC. VS. THE UNITED STATES,

damages, on aecount of such choiees or for anticipated profits, shall

bres race or nllowedl,

Cortitied Cheek,

Rach bidder qiuet subnoot with bis proposal a certified cheek. iy

sultn equal to 2 per cont. af the snout of bis proposal, rani ty

the order of the Treasurer of the Cited States, and the proceed. ot

said cheek shall beeotie the property of the United Stites. i

27 for any reason whatever, the bidder, after the opening of thi

buds, withdraws frome the COnMpet Lion, or if he refitees te

execute the contract and bond required: in the event of the said eon

tract betig awarded to bin

The cheeks submitted Hy the Hitbe ties s<ful hicdders will be Vetiurtion

to therm after the approval of the eonmtraet or Vvvtned to be Nei

by the suecessful bidder,

Bidders are hereby notified that the cortified eheek re a d witl

their bid must be drawn te the order of the Proasurer of the Cited

States: ib ¢ hoek clrawar te briedele I's owe order anole order af aniyve they

pie thier the Treasurer of the United Stites, although iielopecd

by the purty to whose order itis drawn, and although eertified or

accepted by the bank on whieh it is so drawn, will not be aeceptes

as a certified check stich as is required tinder this ivitation

Samples

Where the work contemplated Dy the advertisenient requires th

use of stone, eneh bidder qaust subagit with bis proposal ao sariph

of the stone whieh te offers to furnish: and in all other enses the

euecessful bidder quiust protptly furnish samples, in duplicate, of

such materials as diay be designated by the Supervising Arelitees

within the time reqoired, and no iaterial must be put in plaee ant

after the approval ot shel sintples No bids for constroetion of

stonework will be considered unless the sample is furnished

required, anal ats delay on the part of the contractor tn furnishing

samples of material will be considered as a waiver of any elim fer

remission of penalties for delay i completion of contract Pawel)

sumple nitet be properly Jabeled with the tithe and location of th

building, and the name of the contractor platoly marked thereon

and if of stone, miust bear the name and location of the quarry

from Whieh obtained: and. if of briek. slow the place of manu

facture, Tn case of failure to comply with these requirenierts, the

Denortioent shall bave the right to rejeet the proposal of anv bidder

ane fort it his certified cheek

ws Protection of Work and Materials

ALL work and qiateriale enibraced tn his eoutraet shall renin al

the risk of the contractor cotil the final completion and: aeceytane

of the sames and the contractor must, at his expense, take out all

necessary policies of insurance for his protection,

C, ¥, WOOD ET AL., ETC,, V8. THE UNITED STATES. 19

Form of Contract,

The contract which the bidder agrees to enter into shall be in the

form, adopted and in use in the office of the Supervising Architect ;

blank forms of which can be inspected at said offiee, and will be

firniehed pon request being made, to parties proposing to put in

bids Bidders are understood as agree ig to aeeept the terms and

conditions contained in such form of contract, the right being

reerved to the Treasury Departinent to add to, or modify, said form

of contract at will,

— : .

Vartiog in Dniterest

No ollieer of the Treasury Department, superintendent, INspector,

clerk, cniplovee, or other person in any manner connected with the

Ollice of the Supers isin Architect, shall be Interested, either directly

or indirectly, in the contract or work herein provided for, or be

onititled to any benefit derived therefrom: and any violation of this

understanding shall work a forfeiture of all moneys Which may

laocannene die I" the stecoset iy] bidder,

Subcontractors

No subcontractor or person furnishing material. op employed by

the contractor, will be recognized, except as provided for ly act of

Congress approved August 18. 1804, whieh aet requires that, before

the commencoment of the work, the contractor shall exeeute a penal

bond, with good and sufficient surety, providing that he shall

protuptly take payinents to all persons supplying him labor and

materials tn the prosceution of the work provided for in sueh eon

tract.

” Payments,

Payments will be made monthly, as near as may be, on aeeount

of the work satisfactorily executed and in place in the building.

Such payments will be based upon the estimated value of the

quantity of such work as ascertained by the Supervising Architect

by computation from the contract unit of value, Joss ton per cent

of such estimate, which will be retained until the entire and satis.

factory completion, final inspection, and acceptance of all the ma-

terials and work embraced in the contract, at whieh time final puny

ment of the balance due will he made,

In case of payinents for heating apparatiis, monthly payinents

of cighty per cent will be so made, and an additional payment of

len per cent upon completion of atest of the heating apparatus at

the contractor's expense, The final payment of ten per cent will

he made after the heating apparatus shall have been operated for

ome heating season to the satisfaction of the Treasury Department,

ae Pe Oe a na So a shir NC RRR aie ne AROSE aK

Chios ee eee

vy ¢. F. WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

Kight-hour Law.

The attention of bidders is ealled to the act of Congress approved

August 1, 1802, limiting the hours of daily service of laborers and

mechanics employed upon public works of the United States to eight

hours in any one calender day

Rights Reserved,

The Treasury Departrient reserves the right to accept any part

or parts of the proposal nade at the prices ineluded in same: alse

to waive any informalities in, and to reject any and all proposals

and to require the contractor to discontinue the services of any work.

man etiploved on the work who is unskilled or otherwise ob

inchlatiable.

moO Tinwe of Transmission,

‘

Proposals shall be iraneritted in time to reach the Supervising

Architect's Office before the hour set for opening bids, Ne proposal

received after that time will be constderes

lndorsement

Each 7 eee must be enclosed in an envelope, sealed, and im

dorsed as follows:

“Proposal for the Boiler Plant, Low Pressure Steam Heating and

Ventilating Apparatus, ete. for the US. Post Otlice Building a

Washington, Db, CL

From [Phere insert native and address of bidder | and acldressed to

Tur Strervisisa Arcee,

Treast ry DerarTMENT,

Wasnixaton, D. ©.

Specification,

Generally.

Prop sals must be made on the blank form hereto attached for

all the laboy and materials and fixing in-place complete the boiler

plant, iow pressure and exhatiet steam heating and ventilating ap

paratus including autetiatioc temperature regulation, ete., hot and

cold water supply system: and fire protection and the water tiltering

plant of the UL 8. Post Office building at Washington, PD. @.. i

accordance with drawings Nos, S51, a2, ce, ne BH

$38, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, SH, B45, 406, 457, 458, 450, 460,

461, 462, 463 and 365 and this specification,

Cc, F. WOOD ET AL., ETC,, V8. THE UNITED STATES. 21

sl The total proposal for the entire work must be sub-divided

for the different classes of work in the following order:

First. For boiler plant complete, using horizontal tabular boilers

with improved furnaces as specified,

Second, For the low pressure and exhaust steam heating and

ventilating apparatus complete, except autoniutic temperature regu.

lation.

Third, For the automatic fomperature regulating apparatus com-

plete.

Fourth, For the hot and cold water supply and fire system,

Fifth, For the water filtering plant,

The entire work covered by this specification is represented hy

the drawings and each bidder must carefully compare the drawings

and specification with contingent work now in the building, as the

proposal must inelude everything necessary and requisite to place

the different apparatuses complete in every detail in order for con:

tinuous tise, AT modifications in existing work and any omissions

must be Valued in the proposal, The drawings and specifications

are to be interpreted together and all work included in either though

not in both shall be eonisdered a part of the contract. Each bidder

must also understand that if his proposal is accepted his contract

and bond will be a guarantee for keeping the different apparatuses

and each and every part thereof in perfect satisfactory condition,

usual wear and tear excepted, as to character of material, workman-

ship and mechanical operations, and to remedy all defects at his

expense, Which may be developed by reason of the use of any in-

ferior or defective material or workmanship which may not have

hen discovered until after the different apparatuses have been put

in practical operation and used for a period of one year from

the date of final payment and the conditional acceptance of

the work at such date.

All questions as to whether each and every part of the work is

in perfect and satisfactory condition and as to the usual wear and

ear and as to defects necessary to be remedied during said period

are to be determined by the Supervising Architect or his authorized

agent.

Kind and (Quality of Material.

The material supplied must in each case be of the best class and

grade found in the market and will he subject to the approval and

“lection of the Supervising Architect upon the award of te eon-

tract. The selection of the material by the supervising architect

shall be final and binding upon the successful bidder.

ere |

22 C.F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

Time to Complete.

Bach bidder is required to state the time in) whieh he propos

to complete the entire work, which time however must not excer!

260 working days form the date of approval by the Secretary «

the Treasury of the formal contract and bond.

It is however the intention of this contract, that all work conte.

plated by same and required to be done in the rooms of the first and

mezzanine stories and the toilet and south rooms of the base:nicnt

all of which is to be used by the Post Office, must be done by July |

T8897; and that by October 1, IS97, the entire work must he su.

ficiently advanced so that the aforesaid rooms can be permanently

heated and the rest of the building be supplied with temporary heat

General Information.

The boiler plant as specified in detail is to consist of 12 horizonta!

tubular boilers arranged in four batteries of three boilers each, so

connected that each battery as a unit or any one boiler of

33 the batteries can be thrown out of service or used as desired

The botlers are to be provided with approved smokeless fur:

naces arranged and suitable for burning bituminous coal, Th

entire boiler plant of the building is to be run at a pressure of 100

lbs. to the square inch, but the heating apparatus described. in. thi

specification will be a low pressure steam heating fixture utilizing

the exhaust steant of pumps and engines and as much live stean

as at times may be necessary. The high pressure steam to be r-

duced to low pressure by means of pressure reducing valves. Al)

approved v: fel ate system is to be used for extracting air and cot

densation from all radiation and piping, and to reduce back pre

sure on engines and pumps to a taintniim. Cnder this svstem thi

return pipes of all radiators and the drips frome the bottom of all

Now-risers are to he provided with thermostatic valves, The in

direct radiation throughout will be constructed of wrought iron

with cast iron bases, while direct and semi-direet radiation wall be

ornamental cast iron, The radiation for the second, third, fourth.

fifth, sixth and seventh floors, with the exception of that used in

the rooms exposed to the interior court will be fhe radiation. t

the bases of which fresh air will be introduced frome the outside

The bases of such radiators are to be provided with dampers for

controlling the air supply.

The entire building will be supplied with fresh warn air. Dies

ment, first story, part of the first story Mezzanine and eenter conrt

space will be ventilated by the combine. Plemans and aspiration sys

tem only. All air introduced inte bas wenger and first story reams

will he pre heated and thenee Iny hlowers forced throug hha

evstem of ducts to the various indirect radiator chambers or with

out bei ‘ing again heated delivered direct into engine and boiler rooms.

The air discharged into centre court space is delivered direct to its

large indirect radiating chamber without previously being preheated

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All rooms from second to seventh stories, inclusive, will have air

introduced from the outside through east iron sub-sills, brick

af cold air boxes below the windows, and duets in floors to

the bases of the semi-indirect radiators standing in front of

windows. "The cast iron sub-sills and brick cold air boxes will be

furnished under another contract, but this contractor must furnish

and place all connecting ducts below floor to the radiator bases. ‘The

yooms facing interior court will have air supply to same direct from

ihe court through gratings, Said air supply is not connected with

the radiators in the rooms, The gratings for the air supply to these

rooms are hot imeluded in this contract,

The temperature of the entire Duilding will also be controlled by

an approved temperature regulating apparatus included in this eon-

tract, While this aparatus is to be placed by the manufacturer of

sue, this contractor however is required to place all pneumatic ther-

mostatic valves on the flow pipes to all radiation with the exception

of that used for preheating the air, which valves will be supplied

to this contractor by the contractor for automatic femperature regu-

lation, “Phe water supply service for the building will he from a com-

pression tank system located in the basement which system: will con-

sist of Compression tank, two plunps and hot water heater for hot

water supply, The svstem to he provided with automatic regulating

wtachment for maintaining any desired water pressure,

The fire protection for the building is to consist of fire pump and

risers, with hose connections, reels and hose on the different floors

where shown, The fire pump is also to be cross-eonnected with the

compression tank of the water supply system,

The filter plant for the building to consist of two filters of the

inost approved type properly conneeted to the city water mains as

+ ecified,

This contractor must furnish the entire power plant consisting of

boilers, breechings, improved furnaces, feed piinps, feed

a water heaters, ete. and including a sVstem of tracks ete. for

the transportation of coal and ashes: the entire heating and

ntiliting apparatus consisting in its main parts of indirect, semi-

indiveet, and direct radiation, chambers for indirect radiation. pedes-

til registers and lining, blowers and engines, fresh air filters and ar

duets, all steam, exhaust and drip piping, and trenches for samme, vae-

um and condensation pumps, pump governer and pressure reducing

valves, cold air gratings, hot air and vent registers, yent duets, vent

shaft covers, speeial riser supports, ladders and platforms for vent

shafts, new walls and sash, ete.. for basement, also all brick work,

cutting of walls, plastering, ete.. in any way connected with work

under this contract,

The water supply and fire protection of the building and filter

ant ere also to he furnished complete with the exception of cold

wil hot water service pipes from the risers in vent shafts to fixtures,

The high pressure steam and exhaust mains, ete.. of engines for pro-

posed electric light and the pumps of the elevator plant are also to

he furnished by this contractor as required hy the drawings, leaving

plugged or blank flanged outlets for future connections,

o4 C.F, Wood ET AL. ETC., Vs. THE UNITED STATES.

Work not Included.

Elevator pumps, tanks and hydraulic piping electric light engines,

as indicated on the drawings will not be included, but the main

steam, exhaust and drip pipes for said machinery are included as

specitied,

Hot and cold water service pipes from the vertical risers in vent

shaft to plumbing fixtures are not ineluded in this contract. Said

service pipes will be run ‘by the Plumbing Contractor.

Boilers.

The boiler plant of the building is to consist of twelve horizontal

tubular boilers arranged in four batteries of three each. Bach) boiler

to be sixty inches in diameter and eighteen feet long and is

36 to contain fifty-eight, three and one-half iehes diameter

tubes, eighteen feet long, spaced one inch apart not staggered

with a vertical space of two inches in centre as shown by details, The

heads of the boilers to be 45” and the shells 7/16” thick, best quality

homogeneous steel, made by the open hearth process and absolute

free from flaws, blisters, sand or scale marks, scabs, pits, ete,

The ultimate tensile strength of the st el to be not less tham 5O7 000

pounds, nor more than 64,000 pounds per square inch of section and

showing a reduction of area at fracture of 506 and an elongation

of not less than 22¢¢ in eight inches when tested in specimens as

per diagram ou drawing No. 456. Three coupons are to be taken

from the plates of each boiler making 36 coupons in all, twelve of

which are to be shaped as per diagram while the remaining number

are to be 2” x8”. One half of the latter are to be capable of being

bent without sign of fracture when coll, one hundred and eighty

degrees with a diameter of not over one and one-half times the thick-

ness of the plate, the remaining coupons to he capable of being bent

without sign of fracture 180 degrees, with a diameter of not over one

and one-half times the thickness of plate, after having been heated ty

a dark cherry red and quenched in water of about S2 degrees.

No steel is to be used in the construction of the boilers, until th

specimens shall have been tested and the result of the test accepted

by the Supervising Architect.

The tests of the specimens must be made by a U.S. Boiler Inspee-

tor, either at the mill where the steel is manufactured, or else the

specimens must be sent to the U.S. Boiler Inspector in whose distre

the boilers are being made, In each ease the U. 8. Boiler Inspectors

certificate of test form 2173 with result of bending tests attached.

must be forwarded to the Supervising Arebiteet for his acceptane

Upon receipt by the Supervising Architect of advices from: the cot

tractor, at which point he desired tensile and bending tes

37 inade, a request will be referred to the Supervising [specter

General of steam vessels, for the detail of a loeal U.S Boiler

Inspector.

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The plates for both shells and heads of boilers are to be plainly

stamped with quality and maker's name, said stamps to be so placed

that they may be plainly seen after the boilers are completed. Each

boiler to have dome 21 inches high by 36 inches in diameter, shell

to be FN" thick, and head 9x” thick. of the same quality of steel as

boilers, and connected to same with triple row of rivets. The shell

of boilers below domes is not to be cut out to the diameter of domes,

but only a Lo’ diameter hole cut into same in center below each

dome, Said openings to be properly reeuforeed with a” x 3” steel

rings securely riveted on. In the concentrie rings between 15” di-

aueter rings and shell of dome. a number of two inch diameter holes

are to be drilled in shell of boilers for drainage of any water whieh

may be ii pockets above shell of boilers.

All longitudinal seams to be butt joints with inside and outside

welt strips, double triple riveted, with rivets spaced 314” from center

with outer rows of triple riveting spaced 7” from centers. The girth

seams to be single riveted, space 2” from centers, All rivets to be

first quality 4 in diameter and of sufficient length to secure proper

heads: the plates for boilers to be carefully planed and all rivet holes

carefully drilled or punched, in the latter case of whieh the holes are

to be punched 116 smaller than required. Plates must be rolled

toa perfect circle, and welt strips accurately fitted to same and in case

rivet holes are punched, same are then to he carefully reamed to the

required diameter before riveting. Under no consideration is. the

use of a drift pin to be permitted to bring holes fair. All longitudi-

ual seams to be located in the upper quarter of boilers, The heads

to be flanged with an interior radius of not less than 2” without split-

ting the edges, the latter to be planed as specified for plates, All

seams of boilers to be calked in a first-class manner with blunt tools.

square driven,

3S “ach boiler is to be provided with 11” x 15” manhole in

front head below the tubes. and on top of boiler as shown.

The latter manholes to have suitable steel frames or interior manhole

saddles riveted to inside of shells. while manholes in heads are to he

Hanged in heads and faced, Suitable plate, gasket. two wrought iroh

holts and arched yokes are to be furnished and fitted for each man-

hole,

Al openings in heads and shells of boilers for steam safety valve.

feed and blow off connections are to be reenforced with snitable

flanges of standard dimensions, properly tapped as required. The

tubes for the boilers to be of the best quality charcoal iron, standard

wire gauge in thickness, lap welded of American manufacture, and

expanded in the heads, by the use of a Dudgeon roller expander,

The heads of boilers will he braced to shell of same in an approved

manner with 7 braces to each head, above the tubes, and two braees

to each rear head below the tubes. The braces to be arranged as

indieated on the details but no braces to be less than 3'6” long, all

the braces to he 144” in diameter, best quality refined tron, securely

riveted to shells at opposite ends, with upset ends fastened to 4” x 4”

Tee irons by means of 13°16 diameter pins the holes for which

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must be accurately drifled in upset ends of brace rods and Pee irons:

the latter to be riveted to the heads in an approved manner,

Rach side of boilers will have abowe center line, for support in

brickwork three heavy cast iron lugs. The lugs to consist of

hieraa\ cast tron slows securely riveted lo shell of bother hefore tubes

ure set, and separate brackets. ach shoe to have proper dove tat]

eroove mot less thine A wile at Hp per edge of shoe, Heavy cast

iron brackets 12% wide and) projecting mot less than 127) from

boiler to be slipped into groeves of shees to form cormmplete lugs

Bearing surfaces of brackets to be planed smooth and a east tren

bearing plate 1 thick planed on one side to be furnished for cael

lug and set in brick work immediately below the lugs. biv:

ao 1” qliameter steel rollers are to be furnished for and tite

posed between each lug and its bearing plate,

lrnmediately above the tubes of each boiler a two tneh diameter

perforated brass feed pripee 10° 0” Jong is to he placed and secures

stand to shell of botler and properly connected to front: head,

The boilers are to be provided with furnaces of a down draft

water tube grate, smmokeless type. with upper and tower grates Mil

necessary attachments and pipe conmections for sueh) furnaces tins:

he furnished by the contractor to take bottler plant complete

Each bidder must state definitely in his proposal what kind oi

furnace he propeses to install, and accompany tis Ind with detailed

drawings and statement as to its guaranteed etlicieney when burn

me bittuminmeus coal, which latter Is proposed to be used,

The boilers while being constructed will he subject to IHSpection

by a Government inspector at any time, and it is henee an obliga:

tien on the part of this contractor, te immediately notify: the Super:

Vising Arehitect, and state where the howlers are to he constructe:!

After the boilers are completed and the down draft: furnaces are at-

tached they are to he subjected to a hvdrostatie test liv an UL&

Boiler Tnspeetor, in accerdanee with the rules and regulations of thy

US. Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels,

‘The contractor is to furnish the UL S. Boiler Inspector Certiticat

for hvdrostatic test and to pay all charges for said test, as well as

all expenses connected with making the tensile tests ete. of the

iiaterial, This certificate of livdrostatic test must be forwarded to

the Supervising Architect immediately after the test is made and

is to be accompanied by an affidavit of the boiler maker stating

that the boilers are constructed of the steel plates frome which the

accepted sataples for testing were taken,

0) The boilers are to be taken into the building through Pd

Street entrance to the first floor, and then lowered into th:

basement through the adjoining elevator well openings. This con

tractor must carefully protect entrance steps, floor arches, ete., whilk

mnoving the boilers inte the building.

Boiler Setting.

The twelve boilers are to be substantially set in) brick work 1

accordance with the details shown on drawings No, 3381, 332, 456

C. F. WOOD FET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. 27

and 462 so that the heat will pass under the boilers, returning

through the tubes, and passing back over the top of the boilers to

the smoke breechings, and thence to the smoke stacks.

The walls for the setting to be of the thickness and arranged

with air space as shown by the details. all inner walls and back-

mg of outer walls to be construeted of best quality hard burned

brick laid in’ Portland cement mortar, to 6” above basement floor

level, and above that point. to lav in lime mortar consisting of

fresh wood-burned lime and clean sharp sand. The setting of

furnaces to be as required by the down draft furnaces used, and

all exposed parts of same including bridge walls, side walls behind

the latter and eXposed surface of rear walls, to be lined with hest

quality: fire-brick, carefully laid in kaolin. The inner surface of

ach manhole door in rear of setting to be closed with 4” fire-brick

laid dry. The fire-briek Hning of furnaces outside of special shaped

brick required. ta be laid) with leaders every fifth course. The

entire exterior exposed wall surfaces of setting to be faced with. first

quality, face or front brick, laid with close joints. AL the brick

work with the eXception of the fire-briek linings to be carefully

laid tn Flemish bond. and due consideration must be given in

bricking tof the boilers for the expansion and contraction of same.

The cOVerTING for the return flies over the top of the hotlers will

constructed of two courses of hard burned brick, laid upon light

and heavy cast iron covering bars, bricks to be laid in lime mortar

as specified before, and grouted with same on top. Side and

1 | rear Walls to have 57x09” dressed blue stone coping as shown.

The entire area of space occupied by boilers. fire room ete..

ty he exeavated below basement floor line to the depth shown and

aconerete foundation covering entire said area. laid in accordance

wth the drawings,

The entire floor of fire room: between boilers, ash pits, and in-

chine to fire room to be paved with first class vitrified paving | ricks

laid on edge. in cement, paving due attention to bedding in. of

tracks and eross thes for coal and ash railway, ele, Retiming walls

at north and south end of fire room to be not less than & inches thiek

built of hard burned brick and laid in cement and backed with 8”

of conerete as shown by the detail, said walls to be faced as specified

for the boiler setting, and capped by 6” x 12” eranite coping laid

in long lengths and bedded and jointed in cement mortar, the top

af same being level with basement floor line and projecting 34”

leyond face of wall. Five sets of granite steps, two of whieh are

located in door openings, are to be placed where shown,

Boiler Fronts.

The twelve boilers to be provided with cast iron ornamental fronts

of design indicated by the detail, suitable for down draft furnaces,

and with all necessary movable panels for access to furnace attach-

ments provided where required, Each and every part. of each

front miust be sound and trne castings out of wind and perfeetly

smooth and free from any flaws whatever. The fronts must be

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28 C.F. WOOD FT AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

fitted and put together previous to delivery at the building and be

free from rust or thick paint. "The castings are to be made of the

hest queeity tough gray cast iron. All holes for bolts must be drilled

to the exact size of the bolt. and countersunk bolts must neither pro-

ject beyond nor be im! edded below the front surface of the cast.

ings. Bach front to be securely held to brick work of setting, by

six” diameter wrought iron. tie rods, extending entirely through

setting and side walls to be tied together with same num.

12 ber of eross ties of same diameter, eross ties to have heavy

cast iron braces, on the outside of briek work reaching from

top te bettors of setting, and longitudinal tie reds to have heavy

Cast ren diatnonad Washers at the rear of the brick work.

Trimaoings for Boiler Setting.

Each boiler is to be provided with heavy arch plates, front and

rear bearing plates and bars, and stationary lower grate bars suit.

able for the furnaces used Rach bowler is also to have Ole Cast

iron rear flame plate, not less than 76" long, 24% wide and 2” thick

with two heavy stiffening ribs: ome heavy large east trom mianhol

frame and door, and two small east tron frarmies and doors. | Doors

must be accurately fitted and have approved attachments for keep

Ing same properly shut. ALP necessary heavy cast iron covering

bars, 7° 07 Jong, and all light cast iron covering bars met) ove

oO” long for return tlaes over boilers, are to be furnished fe

setting, and each boiler to have wrought iron shield around man

hole on top constructed of 1,” thick boiler iron. and extending

from top of boiler to top of cover of return fines

Smoke Breeching and Smoke Stacks, ete.

The twelve boilers will be connected to two smoke stacks. six to

each as fully shown on the drawings, the branch breeehings, of eacl)

battery of three botlers are connected to overhead main brane!

which latter branehes are in turn connected with the main under:

ground breeelings, running to and connecting with the simok

stacks in S. BL and Ss. Wo otaain vent) shafts. The individual

branches of breechings and the four main branches down to bas-

ment floor line where same conneet with the under ground bree:

ings are to be constructed of §)% thiek boiler iron, riveted to 2”

angle iron in tanner and according to dimensions shown on th

drawings. Rivets to be fo” in diameter and spaced 2” frome centri

ach individual branch of breechings, to have an exsy mot

1 Ing boiler irom damper, 's thiek, provided with suttabl

lever attachiment and quadrant as dndieated on the drawings

for hand regulation: the quadrants riveted to the breeehings to b

slotted and end oof levers provided with serew Tiandles. so that

dampers can be held im any desired position. The four main

branches to have dampers of same material with lever attached for

connection to the automatic damper regulators, hereinafter specified

C. F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., V8. THE UNITED STATES. 29

The four vertical breechings to be bricked in as shown on the draw-

ings.

The underground smoke breechings to consist of east. iron hub

and spigot pipe, gas pipe sizes, and of the diameters given on the

drawings, With special fittings for connection with rectangular

wrought iron breechings. All necessary fittings, as Tees and clhows

and heavy foot bends at bottoms of smoke stacks, to be as shown.

The foot bends to have heavy base and brace plates, to form secure

foundations for smoke stacks. Each of the underground breech-

ings to have cleanout hole where indicwted. said cleanouts to eon-

sist of cast Irom sleeves set in bells of Tees on the breechings and

provided with inside and outside rabbeted flanges, for two manhole

plates, all in accordance with the details shown on the drawings.

The joints of the cast iron smoke breechings to be made with cement

md entire breechings to be surrounded with 8” thick conerete with

0" at bottom: and speeial conerete foundations below foot: bends

of smoke stacks all as indieated.

Wrought iron doors for aecess. to underground breechings and

cleaning Out purposes are to be constructed in the vertiea] hranches

of smoke breeehings in accordance with the details. The doors to be

made of 1S” thiek sheet iron, riveted to 14% x 2” barirou.and hinged

to wrought iron frames, whieh latter are secured to the mouth open

ings, arranged in the breeehings for the doors as Indicated, Doors

to be fitted absolutely tiehit and lhasp and pardlock to be provided

for eaeh door,

The smoke staeks in S. Eo and 8. W. vent shafts to be eaeh 1S3’

(high, more or less, from floor of vent shaft and OA” in diameter,

constructed in sections of about 6’ Dag long. The lower 60

1 feet will be &&". the next 65 feet, 5°16”, and the remaining

part 44” thick boiler iron. All sections to be put together

by outside butt strips, 4” wide and corresponding in thickness to

the sections to which they are riveted, the seetions will he rivete:|

with @." diameter rivets spaced three inches apart on the eurvi-

linear seams and 6” apart staggered on the vertical seams, Butt

scams on the curvilinear seams are riveted to top edge of cach see-

tion, The smoke stack in southwest vent shaft. is perfeetly perpen-

dievlar, while the smoke stack in southeast vent shaft must be pro-

vided with offset as fully shown on drawing No. 457, At each floor

and where otherwise shown, the stuoke stacks are to be braced by

21 x blo” angle irons securely bolted around stacks and to the

iron construction of vent shafts as indicated. Said) braces to be

ilternately fastened te apposite sides of vent shafts. The smoke

‘ack in southeast vent shaft at offset, to be supported by °.” thick

Wrought iron plates, riveted to stack. ino the manner shown and

resting on 10 and 12” channel irons, Placed across vent shaft and

secured on top of beams surrounding same by angles riveted to ehan-

Hels amd properly bolted to beams in Place. Am expansion: joint

must be made in the smoke stack below. the offset in the manner

Indicated on the drawings. The bottom sections of the smoke stacks

to have large clean out doors near bottoms, the opening for whieh

ust he properly re-enforeed hy 16” 214” wrought iron rings or

oO) C.F. WOOD FT AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

cubstontial east iron door frames properly riveted on. The betton

end of stroke stacks must be re-enforeed by 167% x 6" bar iron riveted

to stacks, with 7.” diameter rivets, top end of stacks to be hooded

in necordanee with details shown on drawing No, 497,

Boiler Trimmings and Firing Tools.

Each boiler is to be provided with:

One 4” diameter lever safety valve of approved COMSEPUCTION ati

one 1 diameter approved cam: lever pop: safety valve wit!

1 eolid niekel seat secured in the valve casing in a first e!

silss

nehiner

One steam pressure gate for high pressure. Gauges to hay

non-corrosive movements, have 12” diameter engraved dials erad:

uated te 200) porns, and nickel-plated) brass cases, The corner

tions to steam gatives to have evphion drain cocks in proper pas.

tions.

One polished brass ornamental gauge column with TS wat

enue, and three polished gauge cocks, of approved and. first-clis

pattern with Tftine handles: column to have [ly diameter polishe:

brass commect tons with boiler, and to be provided with proper biyites

drip valve at bottom: of column, from whieh valve a brass drip pnp

i to be run dewn amd through east iron front inte ash put A

. exposed pipe connections to Lotlers to be extra heavy, polished pits

: pipe and fittings,

One 11.” diameter polished brass feed valve.

One 11.” diameter polished brass check valve.

One 2” asbestos blow-off cock and 115” diameter polished brie

approved Yo blow-off valve, with all the necessary connections |

the blow-off tanks, and sewer as shown upon the drawings, To

damper regulators of approved make te he furnished and be con

nected, one to eaeh six boilers, so arranged as to meve the diatnipers

in the main vertical branehes of breeehings. Phe damper regal

tors to he of first-class Constriet ian wed of =tiel) positive netion the

the least variation of pressure will move danapers in breechings

The contractor is tilse required to furnish all Hecessiley Pipe shaft

ing, bearings, hangers. |

of dampers. He nist also nircke all steam and: water prpe ear

heetions to regulators im i

doors. whieh eases are to he constructed of oak, cabanet finish

1 The Following inne Tools to he iuirnished for Patter

Two Blo” steel wire fue brushes and handles

Six wrought iren slice bers.

Six wrought iron hoes.

Kight scoop shovels, No. 5,

Two steel wheelbarrows, No

Two wrought iron serapers, with linked rods, for eleanme

breechings, and two galvanized lod buckets 167 in diameter

rs a” high. with steel rine bottom and toy. and steel Handles

”

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milleys ane chains to property conteet feves

Potnest approved: miaamner, the regubator

to be located on the pers in fire Poot. 1 suitable use with law

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Two sets of wrenches for the use of manholes, blow-off cocks, ete..

io be furnished and placed on general wrench board, hereinafter

specified, :

The above tools must be furnished complete adter the entire ap-

paratis ds finished, and to be delivered to the superintendent or cus-

idian in charge of the building. Tools at time of delivery must

he Hew

Railway for Coal and Ashes,

Mor conveying coul and ashes to and from fire room, from coal

wid to ash vaults, this contractor is required to furnish and securely

Hx in place an industrial railway in accordance with design shown

upon drawings Nos, 332 and 4625 the railway to be of the standard

gage of 2112” and to consist of standard 210” rails secured to up

proved steel eross-ties, spaced 2442 apart on centres. Two turn-

talles to be arranged where shown and curved section of track to

start at bottom: of incline as indieated. The turn tables are to he

weutely fixed in place and supported on rings of hardened steel

alls runny in turned grooves, which are to le protected with

Hinges to keep out dirt: surface of turntables to be roughened and

dimneter of same to be not less than 02”) The tracks to be hodded

the coment and vitrified briek flooring as necessary and direeted,

wud top of rails to be on level with floor line. Two cor and ash

ers to be furnished for use on above tracks: same to be constructed

of sheet steel stiffened with ingle iron, Sides of ears to be

iT arranged so that same can be dropped, and dumping. attaeh-

ment to be such as to permit dumping on cither side of track,

Width of cars, with sides closed, to be not less than 42”. and capacity

sume to be about one-half ton. Cars to be furnished complete

wrunning order, and to be properly painted,

Water Supply and Fire Protection Svestem.

The water supply for the building is to be taken from the Lith

and T2th Street mains, as fully indicated on drawing No, 332, by 6”

ameter service pipes. This contractor is required to pay for all per-

mits, &e., for making all connections of service and street washer

wnbections with street mains. The 6” service pipes from the two

‘rect mains to be laid according to the drawing, und to be connected

10" diameter stand pipe in pump room where shown, The ser-

‘ice Mains from street mains to standpipe to be heavy east iron hub

ind spigot water pipes, coated according to Dr. Smith's process, and

vinted with hemp and lead, eaulked in a first-class and approved

manner, Near curb line each supply to building is to be provided

With first-class cut-off valves of the pattern used by the Distriet Water

epartinent; same to be provided with suitable casing and service

lox for the protection of the valves. The service hoxes in the pave-

went to he extra heavy and provided with loek ‘attachments, The

WW’ standpipe to be heavy east iron flange pipe properly connected to

vrvice pipes and to vacnum chamber of fire pump. From top of

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standpipe a 6 diataeter atin ts Droanehed inte two P commeetions,

the latter of which are run to the two water filters, Diseharge pipes

from filters to be A” diameter commeeted to the 6° diameter filtered

Water Main, te Whiel latter the 1 suetion pipes of louse pumps ate

connected us shown, \ eros. conection is also to be rade Prom the

Main water supply pipe to the suetion pipes of House pumps se tliat

water filters can be cut out if desired The three ineh diseliarg

pipes frome the house putaps are rin to the pressure tatik oof the

Water supply servicer, Suetron pipes of rotise pumps to te

4s provided with suitable approved air iijeetors fo constants

replenish the air eushion of pressure tank, ‘The stetion and

discharge pes of the {tire i tiitist also be cross connected With

the filtered water main and pressure tank, as indicated on the craw

ing. so that fire pump can be used for Diilding stipply purposes

rom bottom: pressure tank a i supply nian is run as shown ated di

vided inte two 3” branches, eveh of whieh supply two Jha” risers in

the main vent shafts for supply of plumbing fixtures; the sappy

hiains pnd pisers are to be run i aceordanes with drawings Nes 16]

462 and (63. In eael story, ineluding the baserment, each vertical

riser to have a D4 4” diameter outlet for fixture supply

The 114” branches up to ane including fourth story te be porary tee |

with first-class presstire reguhutiig VitlVes TOT EEEEEE GE VOTE pres:

eure on fixtures, Pressure regulators to be valved on either side and

also provided with Lyepss, sane size its branches, ane valved so that

pressure regulators can be eat out if necessary, ALL the outlets in

risers are to be left ready for the plumber, from whieh points th

latter will run serviee pipes to fixtures, A 6" diameter main ts also

to be taken from: the pressure tank, divided inte two 4 branelies

whieh latter are conneeted with hot water and feed water Leaters re

spectively, A eross connection: titist also be ran from the 6’ main

to the suetion pipes of boiler feed pump, ete. se that cold: water eat

be introduced inte the hoilers direct without PRESS TEL through th

heaters. ‘The diseharge pipes trom the heaters to be A” in diameter

run as indieated, and at the points shown provided with 37" diameter

branches, each of the latter of which is divided inte two 2ty"

branches running te the 2'o" hot water risers 1 the four miain ven!

shafts as shown, ‘Phe hot water risers to be arranged with outlets anid

provided with pressure rewulating valves as heretofore speeitiod: fa

the cold water risers, Return eireulating hot water risers are to be

taken from the top of hot water risers in the four vent shafts ane

taken to basement, where same are connected to the Tot water and

feed water heaters, Sizes of the return eirenlating pipe and

9 run of same to correspond to the hot water flaw pipes, Al

connections to the feed water and hot water heaters to bl

made, as shown, in such a manner so that either one can be used for

either purpose,

House Pumps.

The two W" x 514" x 10” Jiouse purips hereinafter speeitied im th

list of pumps are ineluded in the water supply system and. located

where shown on drawings Nos, 881, 882 and 462, Same are to bn

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provided with all neeessary air and drip pipes, drip trays, one pint

side feed Tnbricators, ete, Steam supply and exhaust pipes to be run

and to be of the sizes shown, and besides the ordinary throttle valves

the steam supply pipes must he provided with approved pulp gov.

ernors controlling steam supply to these pumps automatically: start-

ng and stopping the pumps whenever pressure in tank falls below or

rises above the required set pressure,

Pressure Tank,

The pressure tank for the water supply of the building is to be 4’

diameter and 10’ high located in the basernent where shown on draw-

ing No, d62. The tank to he constructed of the best « tality homeo.

geneous stecl, shell to he #4” thiek and heads to be 4.” thiek properly

riveted together with a” digmeter rivets, spaced 2” from centres,

Vertical seams to be double riveted staggered and rivets for same to

be spaced 844” from centres, Tho heads of tanks to be properly

dished to avoid using interior brass rods,

Tank to be properly eaulked inside and outside and all openings

for pipe commeetions miust be reenforeed with heavy thanges in a suit

able and satisfactory qiamner. ‘The Gink is alse to have main hole of

approved construction placed near the bottom of tank, and besides

supply and discharge pipes must be furnished with safety valve, pres

sire Que, pipes fo purp regulators, draw off pipe, water gauge, ete,

The tank is to be supported on strong suitable east iron shoes,

) Which latter are to rest on proper brick foundations with 4”

thick dressed granite coping on top, set flush with floor. Tank

isto he tested to livdrostatic pressive of 200 lhe, to the eq. ineh, All

vonnections between pump and tank and betwoon the tank and filters

and water mains are to be properly made and valved as indieated on

drawings Nos, 831, 882 and doe

Pdotewrter Lleates

The hot water heater for hot water supply plirposes to be an exaet

duplicate of the feed water heater hereinafter specified, ATL connec.

Hons to ste nitist be aiade and valved as shown so that either heater

ait be used for either purpose as desired or be disconnected when.

HOCOSS TEN,

Besides the exhaust connections the hot and food water heaters are

wich to lave a i” diameter high pressure steam connection taken

fron stein main to LO” pressure reducing valve. Eaeh 1” pipe to

have eut off valve and also he provided With first class tomperatire

menlitors, autommatioully cutting off steam supply when lornperviure

of hot water rises above the required degree

ire Pump.

The 16" xo x 12" fire underwriter’s pump included in the list

of pumps hereinafter specified is to he ineluded in the fire protection

etem, Steam, exhaust, drip, priming and air pipe connections for

pale Po

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the pump are to he of the sizes shown and required, The 10” su

tion pipe to be direetly connected to stand pipe, amd the 7” discharge

pipe from fire pump t= to be divided inte 67 branehes runing ene!

and west, eaeh of whieh ts again divided: dite two 1 supplies ren

lillive north and south te the fern - stand jrhpres to le lesitocl iby thy

northwest, southeast and southwest main vent shalt wed ine the tert!

partition of exist Hit shirrestee, all as shown on the drawiigs. “Pls

four 4” standpipes run up to above ninth floors and abut oo 07

above each floor line, in each story, where shown, a 2% dian

| eter outlet is to be arranged for fire hose connections, — Whiere

so required branches niuet be run fron the stardpipes to tli

proper position of hose reels, Each outlet on standpipe or brane!

is to be provided with approved mekel plated lose valve wed ay

proved swinging hose reel with full area waterwias commections, Whiel)

hose reels must be securely fastetred: in position Haeh of the ential

hose reels in basement and first story to be provided with P20° and

cach of the 32 hose reels for the upper stories to have Lo of Th.”

diameter, first quality, twilled cotton, rubber Vitted Those: eaebe ties

line beim st wlied With the necessary brass piekel-plated couplings

and conned Doras nickel plated hese, lio each eormer ob the

building the 2'o" diameter rivers of cold water supply services are te

he cross commected to the U diameter fire stanelpipes re the nant!

story, se that fire statel pupes are Compstaanithy ready fav st rview, 'T)

cross contection ib each ease to have: swig cheek valve opening te

wards tire stand pel pres andl closing oe soon is thre tine stants cite

produces a higher presstire ine stauneclpripoes

From the cold water suetion of boiler feed pump at Ve tiaetey

pipe is te be ran overhead to west pier in fire neon of boiler, wher

Jelprer is te te provided With hose valve and swinging lies reel wit

so” of Lhe” first-class quality rubber hose, with the tees

couplings andl nozzle, Reel to be eeourely bolted in pliner

Street Washers

Where indicated on drawing No. Gaz, sis 2” iateter street Wael

or are to be loeated, one on each corner, and one eneb in the eente

of Eleventh and Twelfth Streets fronts. The former are to be al

rectly connected to the city mains, while the latter ean he comect

te G” service mains entering the building, “Phe street Witshers te by

located in paverent and to be of approved pattern, anitiefreezing, at

provided with ston eoek and locking attachment anmel heavy stat honar

tops complete. Connections to city mains te be made with 27 d

ameter lead pipes not less than ? Ihe. per foot

YY Water Filters

Where shown on drawing No, 462, two approved waiter filters «

to be loeated and connected to the sater supply system of the Tutte

ing. The maximum size of the filters to be used is shewn on tl

drawing. It is, however, required to reduce the diameter of 1

filters as much as possible, and filters having the least number of

C.F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. 35

valves to handle in operating sume without interfering with their

ilectiveness are preferred, Bach of the filters is to be yvuaranteed to’

have a ocapacity of not less than 100 gallons per minute. The eon-

-Hruetion of filters to be of approved fort, and sueh whieh absolutely

prevents the filtering beds from fecoming lumpy,

The filters are to be connected so that either one or both ean be

used as desired, anel besides supply and discharge mains must have

wll ieeessary bypasses, commeetions for Washing filter beds. and waste

connections to remove sediment while washing filters, The waste

pipe from said filters to be connected te drain, whieh latter ‘lischarges

Hite drip tink as indicated on drawing No, 162. Kaeh bidder is re-

quired to furnish with his bid blac prints showing the construction

of filters and complete detail specification covering the operation of

lilfers he proposes to use,

Blow-off Tonks.

Two 10" diameter by 8'0” long blow-off tanks are to be furnished

wil located behind boilers where shown on drawings Nos, 351, 332

amd do. Sail tanks are to he eonstruceted of the best charcoal boiler

Won, the shell being 5 16” thick and the heads and inside partition

Me” thick All outlets for blow-ol, overtlow, vapor and draw-off econ-

heetions to be located as shewn and required und reenforeed with

sHituble thinges or bosses of standard dimensions properly tapped

ond riveted on, Manholes similar to those specified for boilers to be

pliced on top of tanks and partitions forming trap to be loeated 1

0” from heads, to whieh blow-off Pipe connections are made.

1 Suid partitions to extend te within 1/0” from bettom of tank.

Seams to he riveted with °s” diameter rivets, spaced 144”

fromeentres, and alse to bo split and eaulked inside and chipped and

citiked outside, caulking to he done with blunt tool, Overflow from

cach tok to be conmeeted with sewer where indicated, and bhoweaff

connection fo he property by-passed, so that tank ean be eut aut if re.

quired, Draw all conmections fo he rade where shown, The Virpor

pines to be Vin diameter, and that from: east blow-off tank is to be

connected to 5” air pine from condensation receiver, and the one

from west bloweff tank to the 6” vent from drin tank as shown,

The reoular Mow-off connections from rear end of boilers to be con-

nected to the blow-off tanks, while blow-off of furnace attachments

are to be run to drip tank as shown, The blow-off tanks to he sup.

ported on cast iron shoes, whieh in turn are to have brick founda-

tions with dressed stone coping on top,

Drip Tank,

V9 diameter x 14 deep drip tank is te he located in eneine and

inp room shown on the drawing. Drin tank is te be constructed

of best cuslity charcoal iron, shell te be 8” and heads 7/16” thiek,

Two foot diameter man-hole with steam tieh¢ inint is to he nlaced in

toy head of drip tank, Top head of drip tank to be located approxi-

36 C.F. Wound £17 AL, ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

mately 3’ 6” below basement floor -o that all drip pipe connections

and drains from trenches can be made to top head of tank. Tank

to be placed on a concrete bed not less than 15” thick and surrounced

by conerete wall 12” thick. To place tank, the contractor, is re-

quired to sink circular wood casing into ground and do all excavat-

ing, the cireular casing to be not less than 7” 0” inside diameter and

of proper height so that sarue can be used as form to construct con-

crete wall around tank. On top of drip tank a square pit is to he

formed of brick and conerete walls in accordance with drawing No,

462, This pit is to be covered with cast iron plates laid in’ borde

strips and supported by tee irons similar to plates, ete., speeitied for

large trenches. Drip tank to have 6” diameter vent pipe run

od in trench to point where same rises to basement ceiling: and

thence runs to and up above cover of southwest vent shatt as

shown, Where pipe is to be provided with copper exhaust head. All

pipe COMMeEttotis to drip tank except blow off of water grates and vent

1) le provided with aWihhy check valves, Drips tank to le

emptied by ejector hereinafter specilied or by steam pump, the sue

tion pipes of which are to be eross-conmected into one suction. pipe,

Which latter is to extend within S” of bottom of tank. A) stitable

approved indicator arrangement must be provided showing height

of Water in tank, said arrangement to be placed on wall of air chan

her immediately south of tank, The steam supply of this pump to

he automatically controlled by float in tank starting pump whenever

water rises above maximum level and stopping same when minimnun

level is reached,

Pirnaipes.

The following pumps are to be furnished and meluded in this con

tract,

One 1" xs 12” underwriters fire pump :

Two xs 51" x% 10" hotse supply purpes ;

Two’ x 10% x 12” special vacuum pumps:

Two The” x do” x 6" condensation pumps:

One 716" x 446" x 6” boiler feed pump;

One 6" x 4 x 6” pump for emptying drip tank ;

One steam ejector of not less than 1.500 gals. cap, per hr.

All pumps to have brass plangers and piston rods and be supplied

with the necessary draw off, priming and drip pipes, ete.. and also

have nickel-plated side feed lubricators of first class and improved

pattern and proper capacity. The pumps will also be provided with

drip trays on top of foundations constructed of 16 ounce planished

copper, 2” deep and properly wired at ton edge. The underwriters

fire pump and the house pumps are embedied in the water supply and

fire protection svstem of the building and are hence to he in

ays) ¢luded in the proposal for said subdivision, while all other

pumps are to be included in the heating and ventilating ap

paratus proposal. All the pumps to he supported on suitable brick

foundations provided with 4” thick dressed granite coping on top.

Exposed part of brick foundations above basement floor line to bh

C. F. WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. 37

faced with front brick as specifiod for |

nections to pumps are to be made of the sizes as shown on the draw-

ings. and where required by same steam separators are to be provided

in steam supply connections. The steam supply pipes are to have

cut off valves in the overhead piping in addition to the ordinary

throttle valves. Exhaust pipes of pumps to be controlled by gate

valves. The suction pipes of vacuum putnips to be connected to the

W" return main of heating apparatus and valved as shown so that

either vacuum pump can be used for exhausting air and condensa-

tion from the heating system, Mach suetion before connecting to

Sigs ho as

pulp to have suitable dirt eatehor Inserted in pipe. The 5” dis.

charge pipes of vacuuny Pups are Connected with 5” main discharge

from same, Which runs to the condensation receiver as shown,

The 4” suction pipes of the two condensation Piunps are to be con-

nected With the condensation receiver and pump governor so that

either pump can be used and one be kept in reserve, The 3” dis.

charge pipes to be connected to main boiler feed pipe as indicated,

The suction cnds of condensation Pulips are also connected to feed

water heater and cold water supply so that either pump can be used

for hoiler feeding purposes as may be desired. Steam supply to the

condensation pumps to have eeparator and also to be so cross con:

nected anid arranged that Punip governor automatically controlls

slew supply of whatever Purp is uscd for Pumping condensation

hack to the boilers,

The suction of boiler feed Purp is connected to feed water heater

and also to cold water supply as shown upon the drawings, It is also

to be cross connected to the suction from the condensation receiver,

so that same can be used for pumping condensation from the

Ws latter. Discharge pipe of said pump to be connected with

main feed pipe of boilers Where indicated on the drawings.

Seam supply of this pump, however, is not controlled by the pump

governor, MII connections of the above specified pumps to be prop-

erly valved so that either pulp can be used for either service, or cut

mits desired, Drip tank pump to be located where shown suction

of same to be cross connected With suction of steam ejector and a 8”

pipe extended to near bottom of drip tank as heretofore specified 2”

discharge from pump run overhead in boiler room and thence down

ind connected with overflow from blow-off tank of east battery of

oilers before said overflow enters sewer, The steam ejector to be all

brass and properly supported in pit over drip tank, Steam connec-

tions to same to he made as shown, suction to be cToss-connected to

pump section as heretofore specified and discharge to be run to dis-

charge from drip tank pump, all connections to be so valved that

tither pump or ejector can be used,

oiler settings. All pipe con-

Condensation, Receiver,

Where shown Upon the drawings, a 30’ diameter by 5’ 0” high

condensation tank is te be located and placed on Wrought iron stand.

Said tank to be constructed of the best quality charcoal iron: shall

be 14” and heads 88” thick, riveted together with 5¢” diameter rivets

at:

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placed 1°)" from centres. Bottom head to have flange turned out s

that head can be riveted from without without using a manhole on

tank, Alb scams to he properly chipped and caulked, and all outlet

of tank to be property reenforeed with suitable flanges or cast troy

hosses, tapped for pipe conmecthons and securely riveted ol. \ yy

diameter water gange of approved forty is to be connected: to tank

as directed. Discharge from vacuum pumms te enter top of tank

and O” airvent pipe is alse to cin from top of same to and up sour!

east vent shaft to top: W vapor pipe from blow-off tank of east ba

tery of boilers is to be conmeeted to said pipe where shown; tank tol

supported on angle iron stand, resting: on suitable brick foundations

With stone coping

W Pump Governor,

A No.5 positive-aeting: purp governor to he placed in boiler roou ie!

and properly connected to condensation tank and suction pipes ¢

condensation pumps. ete. The governor to be supported at prope h

level and heavy plate eolumm, whieh in turn is to have heavy ee

iron base plates and suitable hriek foundation with dressed stone ¢

flush with floor, A 2 diameter equalizing pipe is to be taken fro

the condensation receiver and connected to pump governor,

eed-water Heater, ;

The G00 horse power feed water heater of special and first-clw

make, not less than 48” in diameter and not more than 72” hig!

ig to be furnished and located where shown on the drawings, This

heater is to be supported on substantial legs or wrought iron. stand

which in turn are to be supported by proper briek foundation, with ie

four ineh thick granite coping on top. Stand to be of sutticier

height to allow all pipe conneetions to he properly made, whicihe

latter are run as indicated on the drawings and as speeitied, Ti

hot water heater pecttiod under the hot water supply sVstem is |

he an exact duplicate of the feed water heater, and both of thegiyu

heaters are to be cross connected, as shown, so that either heat

ean be used for either purpose. ti

Exhaust Tank.

The exhaust tank to be 3’ 6” diameter and 6’ 6” high, construct

of the best quality of homogencous steel; shell to he o 16” thick a

heads 7/16” thick, properly riveted together with °x” diameter rive

spaced 134" from centres and 27%” from centres for double rivet

vertical seams, The tank is to be placed where indicated on t

drawings, supported on stiitable angle and tee iron stand. The bri

foundation for tank must be furnished and provided with 4” thi

dressed granite coping set flush with floor, The tank to ha

5S outlets reenforced with heavy cast iron flanges for exhat

steam, live-steam and steam supply to heating apparat

all piaced as shown,

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Outlets also to be provided for

A combined: pressure and vacuum wauge is to be connected to ex-

haus! tank in first-class manner. the gauge to have 10” diameter

engraved dial and polished nickel-plated brass ease. and he of the

same grade as specified for the high pressure gauges, Gauge to be

paced so that it ean be casily seen, and connection to same to have

phon drain and slop-coek in proper position,

drip and draw-off connections.

Steam Separators,

The following steam separators of first class and approved pattern

must be furnished und connected to the steam supply pipes of the

wicks Pulnps and engines,

Twod” Separators for steans sUpply to tire

One I Separator for steam supply to N, J

lieating coils,

One 3” Separator for steam supply to S. W, ]

heating coils,

Three 3”

ahd vaeuuna pulps.

» Fan Engine and pre

‘an Engine and pre-

Separators for steam supplies of Elevator

Two i” Sse Purators for steam supplies to Totuse

One 8” Separator for steam Condensation

\ll separators to he provided With drip |

he Valved close to separators aid themee runt

after specified,

Pups,

Piinipes,

irriapes,

pes Which latter Must

Osteum traps as herein.

Stoun Traps.

The following standard hd such eon-

struction Which will permit disconnecting of traps without disturb.

YE pipe connections to sme, are to be furnished ane Pliced where

required,

stew Hips of approved

Three No, 2 Traps for sCpuutor drips of ele vator Aunps,

Hf) Two No, 2 Traps for separator drips of fire andy uum

PUlps,

Two No. 1 Traps for separator alrips of

“lean supply to house

pumps,

Me Nod Prap for separator drip of steam “upply to condensa-

Hon pumips, and drip from high pressure steam nian,

One No.3 Trap on drip from high pressure

m to 10” pressure reducing valve.

One No. 2 Trap on drip from 4

ugine in northeast corner,

Two No. 3 Traps on drips from feed water an

Two No, 2 Traps on drips of separator

Two No. 2 Traps Ono dain returns from pre-heating coils in cold

irchambers (for use when high pressure steam is supplied to coils)

One No, 4 Trap on main return from indir

ort space (for use when high

ton).

One No, 2 Trap on drip from cil clitninator,

ibe run to drip tank.

All the traps above are ta be |

“leu main at connec.

” hieh pressure steam main to fan

| hot water heaters.

~ to fan engines ete,

ect radiation for interior

pressure steam is supplied to radia-

Discharge from t ‘ap

Woperly connected in their various

4 CoP, Woob ETAL. PPC. Vs. THE UNITED STATES

positions as shown on drawings and required. Discharge pipes from

same are connected to main return of heating apparatus or to drip

pipe mains as the ease may be. Traps to be by-passed and those

connected with radiation as above specified to be so eross-connected

with return pipes that cither the traps of the thermostatic valves on

returns may be used. ‘Traps below hot water and feed water heaters

are to be similarly eross connected,

Oil Separators.

An approved oil separator is to he placed on the 12” exhaust main

in pit above drip tank as shown on drawing No. 462; drip from same

to be taken to trap located in the same pit, and discharge from same

to be connected to drip tank,

HU Pressure-reducing Valves,

The following pressure reducing Valves to be furnished and located

where shown upon the drawings

One 10” pressure reducing valve on connection to exhaust tank.

One 5” pressure reducing valve on connection to steam supply to

indirect radiation for interior court,

Two 3” pressure reducing Valves on steam supplies to pre-heating

coils in cold air chambers.

All reducing valves to be of first class pattern without springs and

be placed between valves and he by-passed as shown on the drawings

Back-pressure Valve.

A 12” diameter absolutely noiseless back pressure valve of first

L approved pattern will be placed on main ex-

class construction an

shown on the drawings,

haust pipe exhausting to atmosphere where

Radiation.

The amount of radiating surface is marked on the drawings for

each radiator and the actual amount furnished must be substantially

the same, in no case less. “The indirect radiators to be either wrought

or cast iron of the best quality and grades manufactured and of sueli

styles as specified.

Wrought iron ra

1” in diameter screwed into a cast iron base with

return bends connecting pipes at opposite ends,

All connections of wrought or cast iron radiators of pipes or loops,

ete. with bases, or between the different sections, as the case may be

must be first class joints, iron into iron, made without the us

61 of any packing or washers, All direct radiators to be eas

‘ron ornamental and those with air supply to he of the flue

AML radiators can only be used upon the basis of the actual

loop which rating will

liators will be construeted of wrought iron tube:

‘ast iron sereW

type. ’

heating surface contained tn each section or

be given by the supervising architect,

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C, F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES. 4]

Indireet Radiation and Brick Chambers.

The indirect radiators for warming air supplied to the basement,

first story and mezzanine story rooms are to be constructed of 1”

diameter wrought iron tubes four and six pipes deep as indicated and

screwed into cast iron base staggered: with cast iron serew return

bends connecting pipes at opposite ends: or else to consist. of per-

fectly smooth cast irom surface containing none but prime surface.

Radiators to be placed in brick chambers constructed of 0” thick

walls below and 41.” thick Walls above radiators, except radiators

for main post ofliee working room whieh are enclosed in Chambers

constructed of 9” walls. Walls to have conerete foundations and

floors of indireet chambers to consist of eonerete as shown. The

approach for lookouts and cold air chambers built. in conjunetion

with the indirect Chambers in centre of the basement are also to be

included in’ this contract, Radiators to be supported on wrought

iro bars and tee irons as indicated, with return end of radiators

sullicrently elevated to vive proper drip to condensation. The cone

nection to radiators to be made from top and bottom of same. The

walls of chambers must properly cnelose the indirect: radiators so

that no air ean pass into the heating Hues or pedestals without coming

In contact with the radiating surfaces, Where floor virders do not

extend down between radiating surfaces the space between radiators

must be closed with galvanized iron box constructed of No. 24 B.

W.G. galvanized iron properly fixed in position. Eaeh chamber to

have one large cast iron manhole frame and east iron door below and

wo stall cast iron manhole frames and east iron doors above radi-

ators, "To secure doors perfectly tight when shut, doors and frames

will have Ings east on with holes to receive properly made pits

5/16” in diameter, the latter to be fastened to doors with

We light chains. Any other arrangement of holding doors prop-

erly shut will be accepted. For connecting indirect radiator

chambers with the galvanized iron lining of pedestals on upper floors

ihe contractor is required to cut holes in first floor arches and pro-

vide flanged cast iron boxes or sleeves as per details, Said boxes and

galvanized iron riser sleeves constructed of No, 24 B. WG. gal-

vanized iron to be placed on suitable centres and arehes repaired by

filling space around boxes and riser sleeves with concrete properly

famped in place. The present fire proofing around girders and

heams where erossing indireet radiator chambers must be removed

and replaced by new fire proofing consisting of hollow tile. ete. as

shown.

The construction of indireet radiator chambers, connection of

same with pedestals above. ete. is fully shown by the details pan

drawing No. 459

Preheating Coils and Indirect: Radiation for Centre Court Spaice,

The indirect radiation used for pre-heating cold air and for heat-

ting air for contre court space to be of the same stvle wrought iron

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radiators as specitied for indirect radiation and be of the sizes shown

on the drawings. ‘The radiators for pre-heating air are to be located

between and supported by brick walls and piers as shown by details

on drawing No. 460, and are provided with damper frames and doors

in front of radiation as fully shown. These damper frames are to

be constructed of tee and angle iron and extend from: bottom: of radia

tion to bottom: of girders ete., above, as indicated. The Upper paar

of frame to be closed with sliding damper 3’0" high constructed: as

per detail of angle and sheet iron and provided with handles, chins

pulleys and counterbakinee weights, which latter are to be located

in suitable position, ‘The lower section of frame to have folding iron

doors constructed of bar and sheet iron as shown so that by closing

same and lowering sliding dampers the entire radiation surface cap

he covered and by -putsses arranged over the top of siniie

os or by opening doors and lowering sliding ditnipers the an

can be partly drawn in, above and partly through radiating

surface, Doors to be provided with hinges und suitable attachments

for holding same open or closed as desired, Entire frame work

must be properly riveted and bolted together. "Phe radiation for

heating air for court space is to be located in ehamber and to ts

supported on briek wall and 9” TP beams, all as fully shown on

drawings. Al briek and stone work in eonnection with this chamber

and hot air duet to upeast flues in court space. is ineliueded dn this

contract. The top of the hot air chamber to be constructed of tw

courses of brick laid in lime mortar upon tee ren construction

hereinafter specified. Top of brick work to be grouted and covered

with 1” asbestos mortar with hard finishing coat on top.

The wall above front of radiaters to be supported by two |

heams inte whieh 315” tee irons for support of cover are to ts

properly framed, These tee irons are to be spaced about 2767 apart

Light east iron covering bars, of top, the spacing of whieh is governed

liv the length of brick, are to he placed between the tee trons, bor

access to space above chamber, cast iron manhole frarie and coor is

to be located where shown

Direct Radiators

All direet radiators will be ornamental, of east iron, first elas

quality and of the stvle selected by the Supervising Arechiteet, Rad

ators in front of windows to which air is supplied will be of the tha

type, provided with removable box bases with controlling air suppl

damper, all of approved first class construction, Radiators withou!

air supply to have no box bases. ATL radiators to he of the height

viven on the drawings and those around columns of piers to Is

cireular and provided with corners as indicated,

High-pressure Steam: Pipes,

The high pressure steam mains in boiler room: melding

H4 equalizing pipes on top of boilers and all means and branche

to pumps, fan engines and supply to pressure redueing valves

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ete, are to be of the sizes and run as shown on drawings Nos. 331,

11, 462 and 463. The steam “Upply pipes to elevator pumps are to

lop at sted separators for said pumps, Outlets for separators to

pup to be plugged for future connections.

The high pressure steam main in engine room to have outlets for

electric light engines as indicated, same to. be blank flanged for

PTH COMMCECTIONS,

Exhaust Vapor, Air, and Vent Pipes

The exhaust pipes from blower engines, Pips, ete, to be of the

sizes tar ked on the drawings to run as Indicated to feed water and

hot water heaters and connected to exhaust tank, The exhaust pipe

from northeast fan engines and also exhaust from electric light

engines are to run below floor as shown leaving blank flange ontlet

for future connection of the exhaust main of. the latter engines,

The exhatst piping to feed water and hot water heater are to be so

cross connected and provided with valves that exhaust steam ean

piss through either ome or hoth of them to oNTiaust tank: or oONXTatst

steam ean be by-passed and exhausted dircetly into the atmosphere as

desired the qiain extiaast [ype to atinosphere is run to and lip north-

west Vert shaft to top of cover of same, Provision for eXpansion in

sald pipe Hitist be tiade as shown ane speeitiod for the 7” wiain risers

of the heating system, On top of exhaust a copper exhaust trap with

cast ron bottom tatst be placed, same to be constructed ina fips!

class manner of 22.02. copper properly riveted and soldered together

Drip from exhaust head to be carried down shaft and connected with

the drip from the bottom: of vertical exhaust from whieh promt thre

drip ois to he connected with main drip) pipe as indicated, Thy

Vapor pipes of blow-off tanks, vent from drip tank and air vent from

condensation receiver to be of the sizes run and connected as show

upon the drawings and heretofore specitied, Drips from vent and

Vapor pipes are to be also properly connected to drip) mains,

i Where pipes pass through cover of vent shafts the covers must

le properly flashed and made water tight.

Heating System, Steam Flow, Return and Drip Pipes of Meating

Apparatus

All the steam: pipes of heating apparatus will be arranged with

proper grades and drips so that the condensation will always flow

Infrowtof and in the same direction as the steam, All return pipes

io be graded) towards suetion pipes of vacuum pulps, The 12”

main is to start from top of exhaust tank and braneh into two 10”

mains running north and south, each of which mains is to be divided

ino two 7” branches running to the four main vent shafts and up

foabeve ninth story ceiling. The supplies for indireet. radiation

ind pre-heating coils in basement and riser supplies for radiators in

iMerior rooms facing the centre court are to be taken from the heat-

ng mains in basement as shown, while all other direet radiation of

the upper floors of the building will be connected to risers supplied

Stee

ew at Sa aa 2

44 C, PF, WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES.

from above by main branches taken from the top of the 7” vertical

risers in main vent shaft,

The distributing toatns and branehes from these risers to be run

as shown on eighth and ninth floor plans. The return risers te

run te basement and after receiving drips from: flow risers to be col-

lected fiite tain returns run dn trenches and after joining with

returns frome indirect radiatton are connected with the 6 main

return at Veactiune: punips. the suction pipes of whieh are connected

With the main return. ALL rivers toe be of the sizes and provided

with offsets expansion joints, supports, drip pockets at bottom of

risers, ete. as fully shown upon river sheets Nos. S45 and S44. The

former drawing principally shows the numbers and sizes of risers

while the de fail of Nos 11 ana 1 risers illustrates the COMSEPUET LOL

and Jocates offsets of all risers om exterior walls. ALL risers to run

exposed and qitet absolutely be patoup true and plumb. and: pipes

ete are to be free from defeet-

titi OMtbscts notist fe tide Taw neatly Deneding: the pipe. as thy

tise of $5 elbows and (ange unions will not be permitted

Where re quired lew thy CraWihyes, cortractor thitist provide pockets in

flooring for expansion jount= of risers by cutting the terra cotta floor

arches ina workmanlike manner and fintsh the poekets as illustrated

by the drawings, The expansion joints are te run parallel wit!

fronts and at right angeles to same as required hy the floor heame

Al] the pipes are te runoas tidieated om the drawings, and when

shown by cirele the tow pipe branches are to be taken from: the tay

of the main runes,

Radiator connections on upper floors te be run below floors wit!

proper grades and provided with drips where necessary and shown

It is net permitted to butt return Pipes comimne from Opposite Liner

tions unless in cases where it cannot be aveided, when partition ters

must be used at junetions. While sizes of flow pipe connection

to direct and semit-indireet radiations are correct as marked, the size

of return pipes from all radiation to risers are uniformly reduced

Me” diameter

Vacuum Svetem

Mor extracting condensation and air from the entire heating “Vs

fem ineluding exhaust tanks, feed water and hot water heaters, eti

This contractor js to install an aeeroved vacuum svstem in complet

working order, The svstem practically to consist of connecting th

enfire return pipe svstem of the heating apparatus, discharge pipe

from trans disehargine clean condensation, ete. to the vaenun

purons, whieh latter deliver air and water inte the condensatio

receiver from which condensation wil] he puniped hack to oilers

automatically. “To prevent steam: from entering any of the returns

all returns from each radiator and eseh drip from risers, ete. matey

he provided with approved thermostatic valves, which permit passag

of condensation but whieh will close against steam. The minimun

sizes of all returns and drips are given on the drawings and if, net

suitable for the vacuums system the contractor is permitted to

67 increase said sizes but under no consideration to reduce same,

The contractor is also to furnish detail specifieation of the

svelern he proposes to use, together with blue prints ilfustrating the

various appliances thereof, The manufacturer of the vacuum sys-

fon must guarantee the working of same for a period of — five

vears, Which guarantee is to consist of acceptable guarantee bonds

made by a reliable Guarantee Co... in mount of fifty per cent of

the cost of the system. Saniples of thermostatic Valves, ete.. must be

furnished with the proposal,

Blow-off, Overtlow, Waste, Drip. and Drain Pipes

The blow off from boilers to be run in rear of same and connected

to blow off tanks: while blow off Pipes from furnace attachments

must run in front of boilers and thence to drip tank as show on

drawin S32. Overtlow, draw-off nel Livy iss of blow off tanks to

he arranged ane cotbected te SeWer, ete. as hown H el speettiod, A

east IPA cess pool with bell trapoaned O° diameter outlet. te be

arranged In fireproof floor where shown and pipe run to drip tank;

Noor of tire pit to be evraded towards COssS pool,

AIL waste and drip pipes from: exhaust tank, food and hot water

heaters. steam separators, high Pressure steamy and oxhaust mains

controlled bw steam traps and thermostatic traps are to be connected

tothe dain return svstem: se that condensation can be saved.

Same are, however, to le <e Cross-comnectod to separate drip main

that condensation ean he discharged inte drip tank during the sum-

mer months. ALL evlinder drips of engines and pumps and all

Waste Of drip trays are to be run as ~pecified and shown and be prop-

erly connected to drip tank, all contiections te he properly valved,

Cleaning of Appatratus,

Vil boilers, tanks, heaters, PMinps, radiators and piping must be

thoroughly cleaned of all iron cuttings, ete. from reaming,

tapping, ete. and should any Pipe or traps, ete. be stopped up

by such refuse after the apparatus has heen accepted the eon-

Iretor will he required to pay for disconnecting, cleaning and. re-

ronnecting whatever work has heen disconnected.

Pipes. ete,

All Pipes covered byw this contract, exeept feed Pipes, and cast iron

Nd lewd Water serviee Pipes. suchas high pressure steam Pipes, steam

and return pipes of heating apparatus, exhaust and Vitpor pines, drip,

werflow, waste and drain pipes and water pipes will be of the best

quality wrought iron pipes. of the sizes noted on the plans

specified, straight, true and round of the standard wire gauge im

thickness with full et threads. Pipes 114” jn diameter and smaller

fo le lvitt welded ane proved to Soo pounds Pressure, Pipes 114” in

and herein

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diameter and larger to be lapewelded and proved to 500 Ibs. hivelro

static pressure to the sq. meh,

The sizes given are the inside diameters in all cases, The pipes

need in the water servies and filter plant of the building and supply

to house, fire, feed and condensation pumps to be galvanized

Blow-of pipes to be extra heavy pipe with extra heavy fittiige

Feed pipes of botlers and all other pipes exposed at fromt of bovlers

to he polished Heavy russ pipe, iron pipe sizes, ALL pipes 6 dean

efter and over to be eomnected with heavy east iron flanges ane thing,

fittings of standard dimensions and provided with copper wir

vaskets. ‘The water service pipes from: street mains to standpipe in

buthding toy ler eel iron lib ane apilot pipe as heretofore spree ntin 7

hittings.

All fittings for 06” diameter pipes and over to be flanged whik

these for pipes tinder 6” diameter to be serew fittings, except elbow

on 4” and 5” diameter steam and water mains, whieh are also to by

thianuwedd Alf elbows. fees amd Y's, te be of standard dimensions

using lone and meditiu: radius for bends as fully shown an

tt Hidieated on drawings (0, 162, and 465, Neo short rodine

boetieds aint \" rinittedd te be ted The fittings are to om

fretted of luest quality, fotiuhs, eray cist Won, heavily flamed oy

leaded. to be fine smooth casting of uniform standard thicknes

throughout, entirely free from: sand holes, and serew fittinnges cunt wit!

full tapering threads Flange fittings to be accurately drilled

the standard nonmiher and sizes of bolts,

Fittings on galvanized iron pipe will be galvanized: and: fittings

on expansion joints of risers to be special Eeeentric tees are to I.

vised on high and low J fesstire stew palpes i) prevent water stane

igre oon the pipes Wherever the size of saine are reduced outhe

in straight rune te be oon tine with better: of pipes. While onthe

for branehes are te heoon dine with UD af pripres liruss prlpres tor bat

heavy polished brass fittings

Hang ~, Mite

All overhead prlpes to be supported every erult ter fon feet by ad

justable hangers of proper CLetis totes secured with stitible leas

clamps. All pipes running along walls of basement are te bee pore

erly supported every ten fect hy expansion: hangers stispenidedd: fret

“rackets of first-class construction: brackets to be seetmred wath

panion bolts of suitable size. Pipes in briek trenches are to Ine sti]

ported every ten feet on eXpauistan rollers ated chairs ane those tu

In cast iron trenehies fo be “ported on 1” diameter pipe roller

resting on bottom of tre neh, Risers are to be “Hipported liye spree!

cust iron supports bolted to beranis, ete. as fully shown on riser hee

All risers in main vent shaft< are to be supported at every tle

by eight ineh channel iron riveted to iron constriction of floors |

WOOD RT AL, ETC., VS. THE UNITED STATES, 17

wets Of stitable angles, said channels to be slotted in contre, said

slots to extend entire length of channel, except one foot from each

end and one foot in centre,

aT) Riser supports to be used as Widicuted on drawing No,

17,

Vipesx below basement floes are te run in brick aud cast iron

ieniches as required by the drawings, The briek trenches to be

constricted of Y walls built on S” conerete foundations and plas.

ered inside and out with I thiek Porthuvl coment, said trenches

ly be covered with 99” cast iron trench plates, diagonal channeled

mm top. Trench plates to be laid in east iron borders constructed

w shown and plates for wide trenehes in boiler and engine rooms,

fe, to be arranged in net more than 2 0” sections, supported

across trenches by cast iron tee bars as shown : top of plates to be on

line WIth basement floor, AL starting points of trenches to be

constructed of cast iron with east iron trough bottom and adjust-

thle sides to permit crossing of sewer and drain pipes below liane

went floor near outside walle of the building, Said east iron

trenches to be oe and 16” wide of Variable depth to suit grade

wid slope of returns, efe., and the slope of the basement floor, which

liter is V0" from north to south end of building. Cast iren

trenches to he covered with treneh plates 1'.” thick, The con-

‘ruetion of brick and cast iron trenches jx fully shown by details

mn drawing No. 345. Cast iron trenches are indicated by tint on

drawing No, S32. said trenehes to pest on conerete foundations at

the proper grades and be bedded in the concrete Hooring which

ater WH be furnished by the building contractor.

Condensation

The condensation from the entire heating “Vsteni, steam separa

wre, ete. is to be returned to the boilers wutomatically by means of

the Vaewun PUT pes, condensation tlinipes ane Pulp) governor,

The pipes and drips wherever heeessary and shown to be so graded

nd arranged that the entire apparatus is free from cracking and

“ApPpPINg noises,

| Automatic Temperature Regulation

The rooms Nos, 2, 4, oO, 7, and Sn baserent and every

ecuped apartinent on the upper floors, with the exception of the

erridors and stair halls and toilet rooms are to Ie provided with

Momatic temperature regulating apparatus of sHiple and durable

mnstruction and absolutely positive operation.

The temperature of every wpartinent in which apparatus is used

luring winter Weather while steam is turned on is to be kept con-

‘wnt by the apparatus at 70° Fahrenheit at a level 3’ 0” above the

loor and not to vary 2°.

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The ap ypaeratiis is to operate Upen the thow valves of all the indi.

rect and direct radiators used for the various apartinents, the said

valves berg controtled by Thertiostats loeated ino the different

rooms. ATL large apartments sth as Post Otliee working recon:

in basement ated first floor, te have two oor niere Phertrostats prop

erly placed as tay be required,

Return valves of all radiation consiet of automatic Cherie staty

valves whieh are tneluded in the vactiim <vstem, efe. are tet con

trolled bw the heat regulating apparatus,

The radiators of pre-heating coils and those for warning tres!

air for center court spuice are net to be controlled, “The valves tised

to be first class of heavy pattern with regulating features attaeled

The entire automatic temperature regulating apparatus te te

first class in every respect and tanst be guaranteed for a period of

tive vears, Each bidder is required te: state in lis propesal what

stvle and whose apparatus lie proposes fo tise and alse furnish com

plete specification of same including schedule of number of Thermo

stats, valves, ete, te be furnished The will also be required ter fur

nish references of partios for whom: regulating work where tiedliree

and direct radiator valves are controlled in an apypairatiis et this

magnitude, has been executed

$2 Globe and Angle Valves.

Globe and angle valves are to be used on all high pressure stean

pipes throughout; steam flow and return pipes of heating apparatts

ineluding flow and return connection of all risers and comneetion

and pre-heating coils and indirect radiators for center eourt pret

Wherever a valve is placed on a steam: main of heating apparate

te control a section of piping. a corresponding valve must be place

on the return main so that the same radiators are eut out by eae

set of valves. Valves for high pressure steam tains miust be extr

heavy and suitable for high pressures. and all globe and ang’

valves used on 4” pipe and over must be voke valves and those en

6" pipes and over Ve flanged. Valves 24.” diameter and larger t

hest quality steam metal and those on brass pipe connections |

he finished all over.

Direct radiator valves in connection with the heat regulating

evstem and the thermostatic valves included ino the vacuum syster

to be niekel-plated all over,

All valves to be used must be of the best quality obtainable an

of the make selected by the Supervising Arehitect

Gate Valves

Gate valves are to be used on all water pipe, exhaust pipe, fee’

and drip pipes and blow off tank connections under this contrac

those on water pipe connections of building supply, filtering plan

ete,, fire protection system, ete,, to be extra heavy suitable for hear

pressures, while those on exhanst pipe connections to be suitable fe

€. FP. WOOD ET AL., ETC., VS. THRE UNITED STATES. i

sich purposes, While globe valves are indicat

for the main extiaust pipes, uate Valves are to |

a herein specified, Yokes ane Hanges ar

i B valves of the sizes as “pocitiod tinder

avd larger te be iron howdy, brass mounted, smaller valves to be

constrteted of best quality steam metal and those on brass pipe te

Ie finished. AN valves to he ised must be of the best qual-

ity obtainable and of the make “elected by the Supervising

\rehitect

don the drawings

« used on said pipes

e to be provided for all

globe valves. Valves 24”

Wreneh Board

\ hard wood wrench board of sutlieient “ize finished and pro-

vided with suitable touldinng taust be furnished and secured on

wall next to feed atid bret Water beat: I's, For sitiel level ” complete

«t of wrenehes for a! Pte tineder this contract, blow off cocks,

mB ete. tnust be furnished and Properly arranged and secured on board

Extra Gauges, &e.

In the offiee of the Chie Engineer, room No, Zin basement. an

ornamental tinished= walnuar satige board is to be placed on wall

where directed, The following Sitiges, efe.. are to he properly ur-

ninged On same,

One cloek of approved take.

Four high pressure steam: ganges of

tie MP boilers and connected te each battery

designation plate,

One combined Pressure cane

pparatirs,

suite stvle us specttied for

of three boilers, with proper

Voetiiinn Gative comnected to heating

on One Water Pressure geage connected with pressure tank of water

) B upply system,

tr hree approved speed indicators connected with exaeh one of the

Hower engines,

All connections to watives aad

attachments to speed indicators

posed in Chief Engineer's offices

tor be brass hiekel-plated

Drain fron Skylight Over Post Office Working Room.

The two 4” diameter wrought iron drains from skylight new run

to below basement ceiling are to be continued by this con-

4 traetor run in trenches were shown. connected with 6” drain

and run te drip tank te discharge in same. The 4” vertical!

wmneetions in basement to be ae arranged as to form (ray in sare

wing not less than 4 foot water seal, Water supply pipes 64”

daneter properly valved are to he connected with trap and taken

fm the nearest cold water natin,

Protecting Wood Work. ete,

All wood work coming in contac With ste

protected with a lining of galvanized

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th pipes will he properly

iron. = Where Pipes puss

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through floors they are to be fitted with cast iron floor plates, with

headed edges, serewed in place, and galvanized iron thimmbles passing

through wood work or entire floor respectively. W here pipes Juiss

through plastered walls or ceilings, ete, except as specified below,

they are to be fitted with cast iron ornamental plates, similar to floor

plates, properly fastened,

Where pipes pass through cornices the galvanized iron tubes at

to extend 14” below cornice and the ornamental ceiling plates hove

specified are to be omitted.

Working Test,

The contractor is to furnish sutlicient fuel, oi} and waste, ete. to

make a working test of the entire apparatus during a period of six

days. AIL fans and engines as well as pumps ate to be thoroughly

tested and high pressure steam piping must be absolutely tight under

a pressure of 100 pounds per square inch; while all heating ap-

paratus pipes are to he tested to a pressure of thirty pounds. Water

pipes to be tested 125 pounds. All tests are to be made under the

directions of the Heating and Ventilating Engineer of the Super:

vising Architect's Office, and contractor must give all necessary

assistance to make the tests which are to he amade at the completion

of the entire work. Firing tools, ete., when delivered mitist bean

perfect condition.

75 Pedestals.

The hot air pedestals in first and mezzanine story except eireuhar

pedestal are to he constructed of wood and will be furnished) and

set up in place by the contractor for interior finish of the building,

but this contractor is required to cut the holes in the floor arches

and furnish and put in-place the cast iron floor frames. ete. and

also the reece ne ‘ron linings for pedestals as fully shown by the

details on drawing No, 150, The thie linings to be constructed: as

specified under galvanized iron work and all of same except for

pedestal in room No, 2 first floor must be covered with 2” thie

terra cotta as fully shown by details, The terra cotta covering, titel

he set in cement and securely fixed and anebored in place and on

top he srovided with rough tongued and wrooyed covering haatled

to suitable frames as shown, The galvanized iron linings to lav

boxes provided with cleats for securing registers ancl alse

3 thick asbestos hoard held in place {ny

to be wrapped with 1,10’

wiring wrapped around same,

The three cireular hot air and lookout pedestals of Post) OMe

working room which are to be included in this contract are cot

structed of wrought iron frames consisting of TE beans, angle and

tee irons securely riveted and bolted together and wood framing

all as shown in detail upon drawing No, 459. ‘This contractor is

required to do all cutting of floors and frame additional TP beans,

ete, 10 present iron construction and also secure all verticals in al

approved manner as shown, All fireproofing of present beams must

C. F, WOOD ET AL., ETC,, VS. THE UNITED STATES, ol

he removed and wood work protected with new fireproofing as in-

dicated. All wood framing to be securely serewed and bolted to-

gether and including the exposed wood work to be of white oak in

accordance with exterior finish of first. floor. exposed wood work

fo he properly finished in the same manner as the rest of the wood

work on first floor,

Approach to lookouts to be sheathed with tongued and grooved

stuff while all hot air passages. ete., must be lined with gal-

7H vanized iron #s shown upon the drawings. Spaces between

outside and inside wood sheathing and the galvanized iron

linings must be filled solid with mineral wood. Special hot air

and lookout registers of the sizes shown upon the drawings and

ladders and trap doors to lookouts as indicated, must be furnished

and securely fixed in place. .

The ten vent pedestals of Post Office working room are to be con-

structed of cast iron ine striet accordance with details shown upon

drawing No, 459 and securely connected with the vent ducts on

basement ceiling. The pedestals are to be securely bolted together

and provided with perforated faces as indicated. Contractor is to

do all cutting of floors for said pedestals and also furnish and place

the cast iron flanged sleeves through floor as shown, which sleeves

are to be provided with lugs for securing pedestals.

Registers,

Ml] heating and ventilating registers (including lookout registers

for cireular pedestals) throughout the building are to be furnished

of the sizes marked on the drawings and properly placed and secured

in the various openings for same where shown, Registers to be of

approved construction, lattice pattern, black Japanned and secured

with cleats riveted to mouth openings of tlie and pedestal linings,

vecured to wood work with serews. All registers opening directly

into main vent shafts, ete, are to be provided with inverted hoods,

as shown, wired at both ends, and provided with cleats, for securing

registers. ‘Top registers to be provided with strong cords and in-

dicating tassels,

Registers for large flues of center court space to be without valves

consist of wire grilles constructed of Noo % wire 14” square mesh

secured to 'y°x1'6" wrought iron frames which later are to be

secured to flue linings in an approved manner,

(irilles to be painted in tints as directed,

Air Supply and Ventilation,

The entire building will be supplied with fresh warmed air and

2B basement, first and mezzanine floors will be ventilated by the eom-

* B bined plenum and aspiration systems, while the rest of the building

will be ventilated by the combined plenum and aspiration systems,

while the rest of the building will be ventilated by the aspiration sys-

tem all as indicated on the drawings,

C. F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., V8. THE UNITED STATES.

resh Air Supply to Tndireet Radiator Chambers,

Fresh air of suthierent volume is to be discharged into the several

fl indirect: radiator chambers and engine and boiler rooms by fay

blowers Nos, Land 3 located where shown upon the drawings. Fay

it blower No, 2 is to discharge air into the heating chamber for centn

& court as indicated, The air will enter the cold air chambers built by

; this contractor, pass through filters and pre-heating coils and by

* means of above blowers forced through svstems of galvanized iroy

x air ducts constructed us here inafter -pecitied to the various cham

ie bers. \ here required hy the drawings the braneh duets are to by

4 divided as shown and run aloneside of girders to chambers as indi.

i eated by the sections. Each duet to each chamber is to be provided

: with sliding damper constructed as speeitied. Air supply duets t

‘ center indirect radiator chambers which also supply air to engin

and boiler rooms must be constructed in cold air chambers adjoining

the radiator chanibe I's as incheated, to prevent COPTIC On with,

j radiator chatrbers,

Cold-air Coratings

The windows to cold air chambers as indicated on drawings Nos

S31, 461, 462 and 463. are to be provided with wire sereens, con

structed of Nooo Bo WG wire fastened to wrought irom frame

of 1.” x 1%,” erooved iron Sereens are to be properly feastoned

Inte the wood window fraties with suitable serews. Mesh of sereen:

to be 11,” diagonal ane entire sereens are to he caulvanized

7S Cold-air Filters

Where shown upon drawings Nos, 831, 461, 462 and 465, eold ai

filters are to be placed and securely fixed in place. Said ‘filters: ar

to be constructed in striet veeordanee with the details shown pol

drawing No, 460. Approved air filtering cloth is to be stretehed and

fastened upon hard wood frames of dimensions shown, Said frame

are to be movable and secured jnte angle, bar. tee iron and wood

frame construction with suitable latehes or bolts. Phe angle iret

at top and bottom: of filter framies to be properly hent and seeured in

place, ‘Tops of filters to be closed with galvanized sheet tron and

filters fitted against ceiling with anale and sheet iron to prevent all

air from passing in except through filter cloth. The entire fran

work to be of the sizes shown and securely riveted and bolted together

and fixed in position

Blower Fans and engines,

Three blower fans of first class and approved cOnStPuet On, 1a!

less than eight feet in diameter and net less than four feet wide an

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to be furnished and located were shown on drawings Nos. aad. de.

461, 462 and 463,

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The fans to have steel plate housings and top discharge, as indi-

eated on the sections, Bearings and boxes for fan wheel shafts to be

of modern and approved form: and urangements for oiling must be

al such as to absolutely prevent heating of same, and are not to be at-

iN tached or connected in any way to the housing of fans.

un Rach blower fan, when running at a speed of not over 180 revolu-

n flons per minute must be capable of discharging not less than 1,250.-

N00 cubie feet of air per hour into the different indireet heating

" chambers, ete,

Mi Fach blower fan is to be provided with a horizontal automatic

1) cut off steam engine, specially designed for this class of work,

bn strongly constructed in every detail, suitable for continuous work,

li and of suflicient power to drive fans properly, which however

i 7 titist Hot be Jess than twenty-two actual horse power each,

t The blowers, engines and bearing boxes are to he properly

aichored to suitable brick foundations in the position indicated on

the drawings, extending not less than 2” 6” below basement floor line

and built'on 176” thiek conerete foundation S” larger all around than

brick footings. The engine and bearing foundation to have dressed

stone copings on top 8” thick with beveled edges. Brick foundation

of fans must be laid in cement, which latter is alse te be used for

plastering briekwork inside of fan housings,

Blower fans and engines are to be set perfectly trae so that same

wil run smooth and easily and without noise.

All steam, exhaust and drip Pipes in connection with the engines

are tobe ranas shown on the drawings and as hereinbefore specified,

The engines are alsa to le provided with Proper s1Z0 niekel-plated

ight feod evlinder lubricators of approved pattern properly eon

nected, and all other nickel-plated oil eups required,

The engines to be directly connected to fans as indicated and where

fan shaft passes through walls suitable sleeves are to be built in.

Bidders must state whose make of blower fans and engines they

VB propose to cuse and give catalogue nimber of same.

(| Air Supply to Direet Radiator Boxes,

The cast iron sub-sills and briek boxes helow windows with air

upply will be placed by the contractor for interior finish, This

contractor, however, is to furnish all valvanized iron sleeves and

boxes from same to below the box bases of radiators in secordance

with the details shown on drawing No. 345. Said boxes must

s() he weeurately fitted in Place and flanged over flooring so that

Ho air Can pass into room except through boxes, Boxes

must be properly bedded in concrete on top of floor arches and any

Hecessary cutting of present concreting must be done by this con-

tractor, The galvanized iron cold air boxes from sub-sills of windows

Mm upper floors down to floor are also ineluded in this contrat,

Galvanized Iron Work.

The overhead fresh air and vent duets in basement; the vent

duets in all upper stories and in loft, the vent ducts from toilet rooms

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mM Cc. F, WOOD ET AL., ETC., V8. THE UNITED STATES.

to vent shafts and independent duets in connection With same ty in

chafts. the new hot air and new vent thie linings and pedestal Linings

the inside Lining of large pedestals in Post Office working root sane

large thies te interror court, the cold air duets to bases of direc

radiator, inverted hoods where register andl duets discharge tite ven

shafts the filling boxes im imdireet radiator chambers and sleeves 1

floors for riser prepes \\ ill be of No, o4 Lt. W, (. galvanized iron eNCEp!

linings of large pedestals in) Post Ofliee working reem and dues

that have a dimension of over PP” owhiel are to be constructed 6

No. 20 Bo We G. galvanized tren

AM duets and Linings to be of the sizes marked on the draw ings

in position by wrought iron hangers

of approved construction and spaced not ever ten feet apart in a tis

class manner, Hangers for large ducts to consist of 5/167 x 2”

bar iron supported by 8s hanger rods, secured with suitable bean

champs.

ALL seams of duets to he dout

double locked seams of approved con

of duets or inverted heads, ete., strong

AML surface of duets 247 and over to

rnatertal shaped vs per eketeh, riveted chy cide

properly connected and held

le diveted with tinned rivets 0)

struction; with all exposed end:

ly wired,

have stiffening ribs of san

1 spaced 30 apa!

(Sketeh.)

S| AM large duets constructed of No, 20 galvanized iron at

to be constructed by riveting sheets to 114” angle iron fran:

ing securely riveted tovether. All duets from fan blowers to radiator

chambers, ete. in baserment must be arr tight,

Dnets to have offsets, and to change their shape as required

avoid framing and so as not to interfere with grade of piping.

The ventilation of toilet rooms to be kept entirely separate fro!

all other ventilation as fully shown upon the drawings.

Vent duets on upper floors exeept loft will run above false ceiling

and behind cornices ote,

Presh Aid) Datnper= and Frames.

as per detail on drawing No, 5t

Controlling dampers constructed

duets to each indirect: radiate

to he placed in own supply chuet or

near radiator chamber, Frames to he of east ron as shown, im ti

parts, bolted together, and dampers proper to he of 1/16 thick iter

galvanized with rivet to prevent withdrawal and set serew to hol

damper in any desired position,

Vent Shaft) Ladders.

Each of the four (4) main vent chafts is to be provided with

wrought iron ladder, extending from bottom: to top of shaft, cob

on drawing No. 357,

C. FP. WOOD EY AL., ETC., Vs. THE UNITED STATES, we

The ladders are to be held) in place by 12” thick bent wrought

iron plates securely bolted to ladders and the floor heams of building

as didiented on the drawing

Vent Shatt Platforms.

Three (3) of the main vent shafts, viz.. the horthwest, southwest

and southeast shafts are to be provided with wrought iron

SZ platforms in each story. The platforms to be constructed of

Me™ x 2M" and 4” x 1” bar iron securely riveted together

us shown on drawing No, 357,

These platforms must be held in place by lo” thick bent wrought

von plates securely bolted to sides of platforms and the floor beams

of Inilding as indicated on the drawing,

Vent Shaft ¢ ‘overs,

The covers for three (3) of the main Vent shafts, viz., the north-

West, southwest and southeast shafts are to be provided and put in

place by this comtraetor,

These vent shaft covers are to be constructed sand secured in

plaice as fully shown on drawing No, 357,

The contractor is required to verify the dimensions given on the

drawings by measurements at the building,

The covers are to be constructed of flange, angle, tee and sheet

rou as fully shown in detail on drawing. The several parts ure to

lk securely and properly riveted and bolted together and supported

ob angle and tee iron colummnes securely fastened to the iron framing

of shaf-s as indicated on drawing No, 357.

Where the smoke stacks, wrought iron Vent, exhaust, drip and

apor Pipes ruin through the vent shaft covers, sleeves are to he

provided with proper Hashings, ote. as shown on drawing.

The northwest vent shaft is to have no stuokestack and the large

sleeve through the center of eover must be provided with a lo” thiek

‘rought iron cap securely fastened in place,

The three vent shafts at lopare now lined with wooed sheathing,

asbestos Will beara and corrugated Copper und this contractor must

carefully remove as much of same as is necessary for him to

a fasten the columns of cover to the framing of shaft. After

cover is in place the lining of shaft must he put baek in its

ginal condition.

Vent Shaft | Yours,

Wrought iron frames 2767 Wide by 5° 0” high for the opening into

Veut shafts at south end of basement to be furnished and set, Frames

lo fit the entire O

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