Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-30
Important TO Mechanicks.

Important to Mecbanicks.
IA EALED Proposals will be received and finally actf.
- or, by the Commissioners, Saturday the Bah day
of September Hauoyer Court-Eo for building
at said place (twenty miles from Richmond) JAIL
Construction and Materials as GoLlar:
The house. I" be az by % feet from OUT
high with passage through the feet vide r,aSny
two each side about l6 ID fee-each Of which
tn hr fret pitch in tho clear The walls be &C hard
5'ids Qad in lime half and halO nd wood Tn.
part OF bricks TO commence with foosda,ion feet below
he surface Of the earth, and be 81 feet thick till IL rfsr
inches above tho surface; the remainder byi ws
To be feet hichexcspt the walls which support the mrs.
sage Partitions which shall he brick and ha thick ana
Sank feet heiow The surface Of the earth. The part
wood for the lower be of posts IL Inches
thick, pu, close aud let (xi,h lemons inches long in re
ce"'re Of the posts into the stills and middle plates with
grooves of like dimension The stills by l2 iocs
The corner posts (heng eighty be snoare and
Suuered To IL inches, extending from sis the ton
plates The midle plates to be IL inches square, On.
upper plates Sy inches The posts of the uppe.
10 oe inches thick aud let into grooves middle
top plates by tenTns in the inches long The floors
above aad below and the joists of the upper
lhe passage ncuded) be of timber inches thick vh
suare edges close and toocus the up1ipht poss VIM
each end and resting the top the stills and mddh
fae except the oss OF the upper every other
at which project The passage waIle to be cpu.
sucted with sils. and plates, like outer wa
OF the respective stories The lower and upper floors
passage To be laid sleepers extending ensihwise the
passage l2by inches aud IL inches apart resting Old
sils aud plates the floors aforesaid The sIs paes
and corner posts, he of white oak the eeper io,sts
aud remaining posts he Of white, most oak tire
rnce to be OF brick: the roof be shingles
Il heart pine cypress, and have square Ia UNI ANA
'e proper proter ZION: the Iafter be bp inches and
pf'csu TWO ieet apart from centre, the tim
thereon to be square nined thick and nut EDGE ~,
edge the aies and sffetns 10 be Of the of gum
poplar pines the opening into the passage nd into each
'oom to be by tw" doors respectively, each by "a fr
The outer door to be of oak plank ii inches thick tnbn
crossvse aud shected both sides edges with iron
a" inch thick less than inches wide put Edge tn
edge, ard we'll nailed an with 20d nails more than /
inches apart with iron hinges each extending the
whole width IF the 81 inches wide, and thick hunu
socket and Veil fastened, stock lock Under tim
sheet iron by rs inches, md also by bar Of ;ron ,
OF the donr inches wide thick fastened IN
large staple by sprng lock: the to he the sa,
sze as the cutter, having upright bars iron inches
wide and inch thick, aud 10 like size, pn
AT proper intervals and rivet,ed by spikes square,
fastened to staple in the wall without ourer door Nv
hasp inches wide am, inch thick. win large srrea
lock- tire hasp reaching rnm the Pa upright air three
cross bars answering for hEs well huna as the oufr
door Two windows to each opposite and lso tor,
in the passage Of the ID story feet 10 iuces bv q fpk,
eae having upright bars Of iron IL iuthes suuare tas
isrg through II bars inches widfe and
thick well let into the of windows which are NJ be
aceo WIN she,t iron spiked az hereafter ne1aioneS
os window over The passage door feu 10 inches by 10
inches, with upright iron ncp. ma ss5,
through one cross bar Of iron inches whte ts r.
ms window faced, &e. others: sis of tk,.
lower nrm eui snies and the umnr rotnu
on ue saoae SIDE OF the passage. be Gleted Win
OF 40 inch thieR, less inches vide tho sme,s
'ren 10 be tho irSih Of tire py re, ure
'nan two pfecs 10 length aa MORE than ont phc
""e!e ooors ann windows interfere pl crossviSe the
'"sV w e"st. wen Id pleu upon tns
and window facings nd ms, fasTlrd on with sink 20
inches long aud inch square and put tlan 8
inchs spart--e spikes to have largo strong heacs-tirs
lo,h 10 'e setIns 10 be broken wheo pieces
length: the floors OF all the rooss. sides cd a+oye
'ead ei two Fnons above head only of SOON. the
pasSSse floors and passage walls he fu cp;ed viii,
seasoned oak plank incises thick, put close and wh
nailed ON with god nails Inches apars-
'e hoor's and ons put crossvse the ttmSeTs uf each
prank eSening the epiire length of the apartment excsn
doors and windows interfere. dhines Of miupr ill.,
ioftaaes are Intentionally omitted, which, will he made
known on the day Of ietting.
fhe commissioners reserve te right make gny arcra
tIon' though is expected co,nde.abie sim Of
motley IS IN hand for the undertnksr Rond and en-
ProVed security will be required for tn,
work IN faithful and wo,kmapke napus!, and fea>
annhele time allowed for It's completion.
A ugust SO--91 THE COMMISSIONERS.