Approved plans and specifications for post hospitals / Surgeon General's Office.

  • Surgeon General of the United States Army
Date:
1877
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Approved plans and specifications for post hospitals / Surgeon General's Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    '23 hard-wood stops. 500 feet, lineal, base mould, outside of building, containing 564 feet of lumber—the under piece 8 by If inches and the cap- ping piece 3 by If inches. 1,520 feet 6 inches, lineal, washboards, 6 inches deep, let into shoe, (O. G. mould.) 378 feet, lineal, shelving for closets, 2 rows. 190 feet, lineal, 4 by 1 inch moulded hook-rails for closets, one row. 23 pairs outside shutters for administration building. Hardware. 52 windows double hung with best hemp cord and cast iron weights, requiring about 516 yards of cord and about 2,320 lbs. of cast-iron weights. 52 sash locks for sashes. 39 pair of hinges, 3-inch, loose joints. 27 mortise locks for all doors. 27 pairs of brown mineral knobs. 10 round, 5-inch, brass bolts to outside doors. 5 springs for outside doors. 23 pairs of swivels for hanging transom lights. 18f dozen hat and cloak hooks, fixed to hook rails. 12 pairs of 2f-inch back-flap hinges for ventilation doors, 3 on each. 4 pairs of hinges for scuttles. 88 yards best hemp cord, for opening and shutting doors of vents. 12 screw pulleys for cord to run on. 4 fasteners for scuttles. 4 hooks for fastening cord to in room. 32 swivels for small windows of wards. Plastering. 2,650 yards, superficial, 2-coat lath and plaster to ceilings, walls, and inside ventilators. 104 yards, superficial, cementing, f-inch thick, for the bottom and sides of sunk cistern. Tin Work. 4,900 feet, superficial, for roofing verandas. 327 feet, lineal, tin flashings to chimneys, &e., 10 inches deep. 300 feet valley gutters, 20 inches wide. 228 feet, lineal, tin gutters, 14 inches wide to valleys. 204 feet, lineal, 4-inch conductors, taken to ground, 12 stacks. 50 feet, lineal, 20 by 8 inch (or 100 feet, lineal, 10 by 12 inch) galvanized-iron ventilating pipe. 4 register regulating valves, fixed at outside of balloon frame. 45 feet, superficial, tin coverings to scuttle on roof. 1 cistern and force pump. 50 yards, lineal, 1 J-inch lead supply-pipe from sunk cistern to cistern in roof. 1 iron grating for isolation ward. Painter. 4,000' square yards, 2-coat oil painting. III. Estimate of Material for a Regulation Post Hospital of 12 Beds— TWO STORIES HIGH. PLATES E, F, G, H. If Piers, etc., are of Stone. 44 yards, cube, excavating. 30 yards, cube, stone in foundation. If Piers are of Brick. 44 yards, cube, excavating. 6 yards, cube, stone for footings, 6 inches thick. 16,200 bricks in piers. If Piers are of Wood. 23 yards, cube, excavating. 46 pieces, 3 feet 6 inches by 8 by 8 inches—858 feet board measure. Brickwork. 53,000 bricks for flues and for sunk cistern, circular on plan. 2,700 bricks for facings. 1 stone step, 7 feet by 14 by 8 inches from ground to veranda. Excavating. 192 yards, cube, for sunk cistern. 100 yards, lineal, 6-inch earthenware pipe, for conducting water to sunk cistern—pipes laid to proper falls. 1 stone flag, 3 by 3 feet by 6 inches, for covering manhole of sunk cistern. Carpenter. 286 feet, lineal, 8 bv 6-inch sill, in about 18 or 20 feet lengths, containing 1,147 feet of lumber. 202 studs, 2 by 6 inches, for outside wall about 30 feet long— 6,060 feet of lumber. 416 feet, lineal, 3 by 6 inch top plate, containing 624 feet of lumber. 191 studs 12 feet long, 4 by 2 inches; } for first and second floor, 100 studs 16 feet 6 inches long ) 2,662 feet of lumber. 6/0 feet, lineal, 4 by 2 inch head and sill, containing 446 feet of lumber. 1,086 feet, lineal, 4 by 2 inch braces, one row in each story—724 feet of lumber. 118 joists, 10 by 2 inches, in first and second floors, in 26 feet lengths—5,113 feet of lumber. 308 feet, lineal, cross bridging joists, 16-inch centres. containing in all 6,467 feet of lumber. 372 feet of lumber. inches, containing 4,577 308 feet, lineal, 4 by 1 inch ribbon, for ends of joists, containing 103 feet of lumber. 200 rafters, 16 feet long, 8 by 2 inches, 200 rafters, 11 feet long, 6 by 2 inches, 61 tie beams, 30 feet long, 8 by 2 inches—2,440 feet of lumber. 54 feet, lineal, 8 by 2 inch ridge—72 feet of lumber 4 hips, 21 feet long, 12 by 3 inches, ) 4 hips, 15 feet long, 8 by 13 inches, ) 46 posts, 24 feet 6 inches long, 7 by feet of lumber—for veranda. 795 feet, lineal, 10 by 3 inch bearers, in 84 pieces—1,937 feet of lumber. 3,936 feet, lineal, 6 by 2 inch joists, in 7 feet lengths—3,936 feet of lumber. 576 feet, lineal, 4 by 6 inch stop chamfered piece, in 7 feet lengths—1,152 feet of lumber. 142 braces, 3 feet 3 inches long, 4 by 4 inches, containing 615 feet of lumber. 88 feet, lineal, 2 by 3 inch cross brace, in 32 pieces, 2 feet 9 inches long—44 feet of lumber. 284 feet, lineal, 4 by 3 inch handrail on veranda, in 7 feet lengths—284 feet of lumber. 782 feet, lineal, 2 by 3 inch cross frame work, in 3 feet 6 inch lengths—391 feet of lumber. 290 feet, lineal, fascia and mould, 8 inches deep—193 feet of lum- ber. 290 feet, lineal, fascia and mould, 10 inches deep—241 feet of lumber. 208 feet, lineal, plain fascia, no mould, 13 inches deep—225 feet of lumber. 208 feet, lineal, plain fascia, no mould, 17 inches deep—295 feet of lumber. 210 feet, lineal, 2 by 6 inch continuous piece, supporting 10 by 3 inch bearers of veranda—210 feet of lumber. 210 feet, lineal, 2 by 6 inch lintel. 625 feet, lineal, 4 by 2 inch stuff in ventilator; uprights 8 feet long; rails 54 feet long; hips 4 feet long; containing 417 feet of lumber. 4.900 feet, superficial, 1-inch tongued and grooved boarding to first and second floors, 5 inches wide. 3,100 feet, superficial, 1-inch tongued and grooved boarding, inches wide; for verandas, 5 inches wide. 7,800 feet, superficial, 1-inch boarding for wrot siding, 11 inches lap. 11,500 feet, superficial, 1-inch tongued and grooved boarding, rough, for roofs and walls. 5.900 feet, superficial, tar paper for walls.
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