The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-02-03

rcry dihicuit IN rcnutr the earth to set tha
posls And fence. Abont $50 ieef ~ fhe yard
Remains unfinished, 100 feet Of wsioh a payt-
\ IN erected, and materials tar completing ttia.
ard probably iUr 30 Or % Feet more w. pre
pared. Materisla, sxcepiing sflkss are
Y wanted i0r nearly 200 feet "A husidlnr af
32 Nv ID feet u erected, ~ serve WV u Barn
Tor Tie keeper. aud a wood house Ior lie
prison. "A sell has been dag which /. An
feet deep. and has contained net less than -0
I feet ~ guod water, d8ring TIE dryest part "a
the last summer The roof and wood work
d the kerPcr's house has been nearly com
pleled, except the painting TIE whole 4
glazed the lover story finished and painted
There i a good cellar ander the whole house,
seven feet deep. The Wood covering over
ihe cells aud hospital IS erected and Singled.
There now remains % BE- completed, te
doors Cd tAe cells, and painting Tie whole WI
the outside wood work 81 the honse ard prs
on. A covering a stone chips. and mortar,
over IAe cells, ~ ~ To make tha co4crinE
even. u 60 be dpue. The graiings i0r the
doors VI the wood story, on the lrcni, over the
cells, and the fastenings Scr The Eratinrs over
ihe cells, are wanting. The tws rooms over
the hospital. are 70 be flushed. and chimney
and boilers Tor cooking, 10 he built In ono OF
them. The furnaces, heat and smoke Bues
Tor warning the cells aud hospital. are % be
procured and 6xed. The feuce of the prison
yard il 10 be completed. aud fence TN front
of the prison, to be erected.
II has not been deemed advisable 70 erect
any work shops. a. that could not well b.
done, till the Legislature shall determine w
what manner the convicts shall be employees.
Should any work shops be wanted, seyond
what may be afforded by the story over Che
cells, and part of tie hospital, there win
probably be time TO erect them as soon as the
prison shall be Tito be occupied.
The Iateness of Che season before che stone
work was completed, prevented dwelling the
d0oring over the cells, as the same cuuld net
be s0 well done IA II may Nv when the wealth
er Is warmer. II the cells shall be, during
winter, covered with a thick coat Of mortar.
il will not be 80 solid, nor 50 soon dry, a. ~ X
shall he omitted tin the opening of Gle next
spring. The same cause, has as ret, prevent
ed procuring and placing the furnaces ADD
hues for heating the cells and hospital
Presenting tAat the Legislature viii not
deem il prudent 10 c0nine tile c0nYicis id tho
State Prison until tie same shall have time
to becnme thoroughly dry the completion
OF the wood work has not been FASTENED since
the commencement of The winter; and Il
could not have been dsne sooner, because tie
stone work Of the prison, add house, and TIE
chimneys of the house, were not completed.
until the severe, early cold weather commen-
ced. Some Of the wood work cannot now Be
so well done, or at 50 little expense, a. it may
be done next spring.
Unless the spring shall be unusually warm
and dry, the prison will not probably, be 50
thoroughly dry, a. % DO fit 10 be occupied,
Ill in the month Of May next. Should Il be
deemed expedient TO remove the conyictS to
the State Prison during this winter, the pris-
N may, at an extra expense, be prepared i0r
their reception 10 February next; but wheth-
er il will be proper that they shall then be re-
moved, the legislature can best determine.
The amount paid for the lot Of land, con
tanning ten acres, on which the Prison is
erected, was 5000 dollars Tie amount paid
from the Treasury Of the State iOr the cree
ton OF the prison is $4,000, which il viii
appear by the accounts herewith rendered las
been nearly expended.
To complete The establishment OF The
State Prison, on the present scale. there will
be wanted the following sums, VIZ -
For two furnaces for the cells and bospi-
tai at 900 each, S40e
For dues for smoke and heat, and for ma
son work. and materials, 500
Iron for gratings over the cells in the
front Of the wooden story, "a Of ton
Of iron, rs
For other iron work, including fastenings
for cells. and for fence IN front Of the
prison, and for the windows Or the hos
pital, $50
Bricks fo- chimney, and floor for the
rooms over the hospital, SC. 6 M. at
s. per MI 30
Lime and sand for pIastering the house,
and covering the cells, sc. IS
Mas0n's work for plaslering house, build
ing chimney, fixing boilers, and COW
ering cells, 100
Nj. merchandise boards for finishing
house and story over the cells, I'D
Labor in finishing buildings, painting the
same, finishing the yard fence, and
fence in front " the prison. sc. 400
Cedar posts for front fence, and finishing
the yard fence, IS
Paints and oil, in addition 20 what is now
on hand. a0
Nails, hinges, lztches. &C. IS
pair Of bellows. SIS, and for black
smith tools, go,
Add FOR sundry unforeseen items Of ex-
pense IN the completion Of the prison
and yard 3ls
$1,000
This estimate probably will be deemed
high, but Is there will in the completion uf ihc
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