Raleigh, January 26, 1s47.
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SPECIFICATIONS of the 1Chieh the Fence,


enclosing the Public Square, the Cify of Raleigh


on tcitch the State House IS erected is to be built.


The Fence to be built of stone and iron TO have
good and solid foundation of stone, laid in strong lime
MORTAR beneath the surface of the earth and to up
to the level of the earth-on which is 10 be erected
solid dressed stone coping, twelve inches high and six
the balance of the fence to be of iron the panne
posts to be five and half feet high, i7e inches and
half In diameter the base and four inches and
half in diameter the top shewn in the dawingi
to be hollow round, and fued, with ornamental top
as shewn in the drawing The tressl work resting on
the stone coping to be foot high and the rails the
tress work at each end let into the panne posts and
to be Ia inches wide, "a of an inch thick-the top
rall OF the work. which the upright rods se
be 2-14 inches wide by SS Of inch thick the lower
rail of all to be Ia inches wide by 3s of inch Thick
tne upright rods to be square, 1S inch in dameter
pass through the top rail- and rest the upper rail the
tress work and let into the sockets With the edge Of the
rod angle to the front, with ornamental head like
there is to be iron rod drought Ia inches square,
to pass rem the top of post and to be firmly and Sc
curey astoned in stone copngs There are to be fifteen
upright rods In each panneL There shal be four large
gates fronting the four entrances State Houseo
De Twelve feet wide between the gate posts the gates
20 ne folding gates the gate posts and the gates 10 DC
higher than the balance the fence and in proportion 10
tue f1me of which is to be Of iron the sides to DC
covered with isingasS The gates in opening. to turn
on iron rollers running iron bars let into solid stone
the gate posts and gates to be after the pattern


the balance ofthe fence all the iron to be of cast o
excepting the :ods which pass inside othe posts ano W
socketed IN the stone coping. The whole fence 10 10
built to the drawing, be in the CromP
tFollar's Office.