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tra posts to be framed in at each end, for the sliding way of 

 the doors, said posts to be secured at the top by suitable iron 

 bolts and boxes made above the scaffold for the doors to slide 

 in ; the large rafters to be fastened with foot-bolts of suitable 

 size, with nuts to the same. 



Covering. — The whole exterior of the building to be covered 

 with good merchantable hemlock boards, well nailed with ten- 

 penny Tremont nails. The roof to be covered with second 

 quality of shaved cedar shingles, to be laid not more than 

 four and one-half inches to the weather, and nailed with 

 Swedes iron nails. The sides to be covered with the first 

 quality of spruce clap-boards, jointed and well butted, and 

 nailed with six-penny Tremont nails. The coving, gutter, and 

 trimmings to be wrought as per plan, from good No. 3 Eastern 

 pine stock. 



Cupola. — Not less than five feet square, to be framed into the 

 roof, with ventilating doors and blinds, and pulleys and fasten- 

 ings to the same ; the height, projection, and trimmings as per 

 plan annexed. 



Doors and Windows. — The end doors to be of size of open- 

 ing as per plan ; to be framed of two inch pine plank, and 

 covered with narrow clear pine boarding, matched and bead- 

 ed — made in one or two parts, as the Committee may direct — 

 and hung at the top with rollers not less than eight inches in 

 diameter. Also a door at each end opening into the tie-up of 

 the cattle, eight feet in width, to be divided in the center, 

 tramed and covered in the same manner as the large doors, and 

 hung with outside hinges, and to be furnished with suitable 

 bolts and fastenings. Five other doors to be furnished, to be 

 located according to the directions of the Committee, and suit- 

 able bolts and fastenings to the same. 



Eight windows, of nine by twelve glass, to be located as 

 directed by the Committee ; also, top-lights over the great 

 doors, two lights of nine by twelve glass in width, extending 

 the width of the door- way ; also, a window in each gable end, 

 of nine by twelve glass, twelve lights. 



