"The underflooring is to be laid as the build ing is erected, as required by the Building Code.
"Flooring—All the flooring throughout is to be of No. 1 maple, tongued-and-grooved, inch thick and not over inches wide, to be well blind-nailed at each beam, laid in courses, true and straight, planed off at the butts and joints. The staircase platforms, toilet-rooms, and halls are to be of the same kind of flooring.
"There will be no wood flooring in the boiler and engine rooms in the basement, or in the entire sub-basement.
"Trap doors are to be provided in the floor ing over the house traps.
"On completion of the building, the floors must be delivered clean and in perfect condition." This is a specification for cleaning up that can easily be enforced.
"Thresholds—All doors, except the outside entrance doors, store entrance doors, and ele vator doors, are to have finished cherry or oak thresholds, moulded, properly fitted and nailed.
"Windows—All windows of the fronts on the third story and above, and all rear windows, are to have box frames and double-hung sash, to be as shown on detail drawing No.
"Rear windows to be 'fireproof' as herein after specified.
"Transom sashes over doors to be made the same thickness as doors, to be rabbeted, to have rabbeted bronze centers and transom lifts and locks.
"The transom sashes on the show-windows to be 2 inches thick, and to be pivoted and provided with catches, etc., as directed.
"The transom sashes over the hall entrance doors are to be stationary; and over the store en trance doors and vestibule doors, to be pivoted.
"The windows in the wall of the elevator shaft and the court and gable walls will be fire proof as hereinafter specified.
"The glass is to be set up without sash or cor ner-posts; but all necessary mouldings, frame work, etc., that may be required are to be sup plied to make a proper finish as shown. Inside is to be cased and trimmed in oak, to be furred for metal ceiling and plastered jambs.
"The cornices of the projecting show-win dows are to be furred, and are to have 4-inch steel angles and tees supplied by the Contractor, and fastened to the steel beams above and to ex tend out (cantilever) ; and the transom frames are to be supported on and braced to the same, and must be perfectly rigid. The transom bars of the show-windows along the bottom of the transoms of the projecting show-windows are to be reinforced with 2-inch steel angles.
"All the sills, pulley stiles, outside casings, hanging stiles, parting strips, and the sashes, etc., are to be of No. 24 galvanized iron; are to be hollow, to be properly finished, free from buckles, indentations, or other defects, all to be made in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire Underwriters. Hardware same as specified for other windows.
"Samples of windows must be submitted to the Architect before the frames are delivered.
"Doors—All doors are to be paneled and moulded both sides.
"The main entrance doors, and the store en trance and hall doors, are to be thick; the two vestibule doors are to be 2 inches thick; all doors from halls to lofts and offices, and the door on the first-story staircase, and all other doors throughout, are to be inches thick; fanlights are to be the same thickness as the doors.
"The entrance doors, store entrance and hall doors, the vestibule doors, the door on first-story stairs, the doors at the stairs in basement and sub-basement, doors from halls to lofts and of fices, and toilet-room doors, are to have the up per panels glazed.