Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-04-07
SP BCIFICATlONS!

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ed III The erection ofa jul ,h SandusIy
County, las represented By the accompany
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be forty feet froat, by sxtyone and haffeet deep,
and two stories high, story 10 be eleven feet
in the clear, far back the partition wall sep
araing tho front part Of the building from the js.
1.-The remaining part nj the baildng which con-
stiIuies the jail is 10 have the lower story fourteen
feet IN the clear, and the upper story egh, feet ia
She clear.
ExcavaIiOns.-Th trenches in which all
the foundations are laid, are TO be two feet deep,
and IN the jail part The earth is 10 be removed so
that the surface shall be i~o feet below the lower
side Of the hagg stones, Of which the floor in this
part is 10 be composed.
FOundatiOns--.The There are 10 bestone foun-
dations laid under all the out sid, walls, and
under all the partition walls Of the first story
The foundation under the out side wal
wall OF the Jail is 10 be Two and half feet thick,
THAT under the centre wall separating the jah
from the front part Of the building, s TO be two
feet thick.
The foundations under the outside brick walls
10 be one foot eight inches thick, and unde rihe
inside brick walls, the foundation is to be one foot
| tbick,--ai Of the foundations 10 be built OF
quarry building stene OF geod quality, bassd on
course of long Fat s,ones WE'LL and solidy lain ia
mortar. These foundations to be built two feet
above the surface, and water table used Of cut
| stones eight nt hes thick, and four inches projec-
ttOn. ne outside foundations are 10 be made OF
cut stones and laid in courses above the surface.
| The part to be occupied Jail is 10 be filed IL
the depth Of two feet with large quality Of hard
head stones, and grouted. And floor laid there
on. csmposed Of large flag stones -four inches thick
and 50 laid that one end OF a stone will run into
the side wall four inches, and the otheI end run
four inches under the walls forming the cells
Other stone WORK. .-Ali the walls Of the
jail TO be made of cut stones laid insngie
es These stones are TO be doweled from the surf
l al the uround. N fhe dSpith
made OF pebble rock or hard head stones four inch
| es in diameter, and two dowels placed between
stones hat are three feet long over, and one
dowei placed between all stones less than three
feet in length The walls OF the cells are to bs
laid with cut stones, of such forms and dimensions
as will make tiie best aud most secure piece Of
workmanship These cell walls are TO be doweled
in the manner above described.
! The cells 10 be two stories high, the lower
story is TO be elk feet ten inches in the clear, and
the 1pPer 10 be sir feet seven inches in the clear,
separated by Dag stone four inches thick togelh-
er with white oak plank, three inches thick Of tho
best and most durable kind firmly placed and well
secured, en- the upper side of said flag stones, for
misg the top Of the lower story and floor of the
uppe: story.
The prison rooms Of the upper story are TO bs
covered with the kind Of flag stone; with
oak tin,bers eight by ten inches, and OF suitable
length. that when framed and laid across the end
Of said flag stones that they may prevent them from
! being raised or moved in any manner.
. The outside walls of the Jail to be made two
feet thick above the water table, the centre wall
, | separating the Jail from the other parts Of the
building, is 10 he foot eieh, inches thick: and
all the walls for The cells to be foot two
, inches thick. The window slls and caps are to
be o cut stoHes, aud also, the outside door caps
, the window sills to be four inches thick, four
lPet long, and project three inches from the build
ing. The window caps are 10 be the same length
throughout, and ten inches wide and four feet
long.
Brick Work. All the outside walls of
. the lower story above the water table, excepiin
those composing the Jail, TO be made Of brick,
RI of the best quality land all the walls Of the up
per story TO be Of brick all the partition alls
| of the lower story, the centre wall aud walls on
each side Of the halls in the upper story to be
n IN ade ofthe best quality Of brick also. The out
l. side walls of the lower story are TO be one foot
-four inches thick, and also the centre wall OF the
j. apper story
j. The omtsde walls OF the upper story are to be
: cue foot th.ck and all the partition walls made Of
ID brick TO b. eight inches thick - rnere are To
be four hnes carried up in the brick walls aud top
d ped out represented in the drawings
Iron WOrk.-1here 10 be six double
in hanged castings seven feet two inches long-ex-
I ireme width including the hdngs-one foot--per-
If pendicuIar drp,h-eght inches, and The thick ness
of the main bar, three inches. There 10 be
four other castings, Two of which TO he -four
feet ten inches long; and the other two, are four
feet five inches long. all OF which are 10 be of the
:" These castings are TO he cxten,ed across the
70 top of the upp~r tier of cells, on which the hall
" walls oi the prison rooms Of the upper story are
ot 10 be built.
'e The CRATES TO the jail windows are to be made
OF iron bars, each bar is 10 be aud ma II inch
L. thick, ,-also the grating al the entrance ol the jai
zach side Of the cells is to be made 10 the same
manner, and of the same material both of which
are represented in the drawing An iron door
m ade OF Crates, one and one fourth inches in di.
Ameter be hung in the wall mar finu
=, the Ill from the other parts Of the building also
T. an iron door made in the same manner is 10 be
hung in the grating al the entrance ofhe jail enC
also At the entrance OF each cell. The doors are
all TO be hung with heavy, and suitable wrought
iron hinges, nude ofheavy bars, frnly set, aud
~ securely anchored into the stone work, At eact,
place where iron door is to be set in stone wor
AN iron joint is 10 bs used eeci side of the door
composed Of bars of iron three inches wide All,
three -fnurhs Of an inch thick. aud set into III,
stone so that one edge shall project an inch.
Zach end OF these jambs are TO enter two inche.
into the stone, both above aud below. There
must be suitable staples made OF heavy iron and
securely set in the stone walls TO fasen all the
AZ above named cell do1rs and all other doors tha
go fasten TO the walls.
OF There 10 be suitable iron staples in each eel
TO which the bedsleads are TO be fastened. From
the back inner and upper corner ol each cell there
must be Tin tube, two inches in diameter, lead
ng from thence into the loft. Iron bolts are 10
be used in securing the roof, in the manner repre-
sented in the drawing, all these bolts are to b,
"a made with suitable head on one end aud screw
ds and nut on the other-and each made of the bes
iron bar. one al fourth inch in diameter, excep
nd The centre bolt in each section which is 10 be on
! and half inch in diameter.
(y Carpenter WOik.-The floor joist
al throughout The building 10 be three by lively,
re inches, the ceiling joist TO be two by ten inches
he all to be we'll backed, lattice brdged aud placed
Ii. sixteen inches between centres The rafters are
to be three by five inches, aud placed two feet be
tween centres-the ridge piece, 10 be three b,
twelve inches, and the wall plate four BY tenth,
he other mbers in the roof to be of the size Indicate.
in the drawings.
All stud partitions are TO be formed OF three b,
Ia four scantling firmly nailed and placed sixteei
inches from centre 10 centre Door studs are Il
be three BY six inches. The roof to be framed and
put together in the manner represented in the
~ drawings-there being one Of these supports al
each end Immediately inside Of the brick gables,
10 aud three intermediate supports OF the same size
placed at equal distances throughout the entire