Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-04-14
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General llis,,cngtO The building Is TO
be forty feet front by sixty and haffeet deep
and two stories high,each story TO be eleven feet
IN the clear, far back as the partition wall sep
aratng the front part of the bnidng from The jail,
the rennining part nj the building which con-
stitutes the Jail Is to have the lower story fourteen
fee, in the clear, and the upper story eight feet in
the clear
Excavations trenches in which all
the foundations are ,aid, are TO be two feet deep
and in the jail part the earth is 10 be removed so
that the surface shall be two feet below the lawer
side Of the hngg stones, Of which the floor in this
part is 10 he composed.
There are 10 lestone foun-
daiions aid under all the out sid walls, aud
under all the partition walls Of the first story
The foundation under the out side wa
wall Of the jail is TO be two and half feet thick,
-that under the centre wall separating the Jail
from the front part oflle building, is to be two
sset thick.
The foundations under the outside brick wulls
are TO he one foot eight inches thick and unde rthe
inside brick walls, the foundation is 10 be one foot
thick, k,--a Of the foundations are 10 be built Of
quarry building stone Of good qualify, base d on q
course Of long flat stones, WELL and solidy laid in
mortar. These foundations are TO be built two feet
above the surface, and water table ussd Of cut
stones eight in, hes thick. aud four inches projec
zion. The outside foundations are to be made of
cut stones aud laid in courses above the surface.
The part to be occupied a Jail is 10 be filled to
the depth Of two feet with large quality of hard
head stones, and grouted. And floor laid there
composed Of large fsg stones four inches thick
and so laid that one end of stone will into
the aide wall four inches, and The other end run
four inches under the walls forming the cells.
Other Stone VVOTzK.-AIl the walls Of the
Jail 10 be made Of cut stones laid insngle cours-
These stones are 10 he doweled, from the surf
ace OF the ground, up the eHtire hight with dowes,
made ofpeuble rock or hard head stones four inch
es in diameter, and two dowel5 placed between
stones that are three feet long or over, and one
dowel placed between all stones less than thee
feetin length. The walls of the cells are TO be
laid with cut stones. OF such forms aud dimensions
will make the best aud most secure piece Of
workmanship. These cell walls to be doHeled
in the manner above described.
The cells are TO be two stories high the lower
story is TO be six feet ten inches in the clear, aud
the upper 10 be sv feet seven uthes in the cenr,
separated by flag stone four inches thick; togeth.
with white onk plank. three inches thick of the
best and most durable kind, firmly placed and well
secured, On the upper side Of said flag stones, Tor.
ming the top Of the lower story and floor Of the
uppe- story.
The prison rooms OF the upper story TO be
covered with the kind OF flag stone; with
oak timbers 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 moved in any manner.
The outside walls Of the ell are to be made two
feet thick above the water tdb'e, The centre wall
separating the Jail from the other parts of the
HuNling, ls TO ne one 1901 eInht lchPS thtck; dnd
all the walls for the cells 10 hs on. foot two
inches thick The window sills aud caps are 10
BE- of cnt stones, and also, the outside doc? caps
the window stills TO be fonf inshas thick, four
leet long, and project three inches from the buili-
JEg. The window cars IRE TO be ,h' same length
throughout, and ten inches wide and four feet
long.
Brick VVOrf1.-Al the outside walls OF
the low er story above the water table, excepting
those composing the jail, TO be made OF brick
of the best quality and all the walls Of the up
per story to he of brick. all the part walls
of the lower stofy, the centre wall and walls
each side Of the hals in the upper story to be
made OF ile best quality of brick also. The out
side walls Of the luw-r story 10 he foot
four inches thick, and also The centre wall Of the
upper story.
The outside walls OF the upper story are to he
one foot thick aud al the partition waits made OF
brick are 10 be eight inches thick - fhere are to
be four fues carried up in the brick wall, aud top
ped oui rrpres nted IN the drawings
Iron WORK. II here are to he six double
fangrd castings seven feet twu inches long-ex-
tr, me width nclndng the n,ng~-om- font-per-
pend.cular deIth-.ght inches, and the thic iness
of the main bar, three inches. There are to be
-four other castings, two of which 10 he fnui
feet TIN inchrs long; aud the other two, are rnnr
fe't five inches long. all o. which to b. of The
same form AS the six first mentioned castings.
These castings are to he exicnHed across the
top of the upp. tier of cells, watch the hall
walls Of the prison rooms Of the upper story are
TO be built.
The CRATES to the Jail windows are to be made
Of iron bars, each bar is 10 be aud half inch
thick,-a the grating al the entrance OF the Jail
each side Of the cells is TO be made in the same
manner, and nf the same material both Of which
are represented in the drawing An iron dor
made Of CRATES, one and one fourth inches in di-
ameter, is TO be hung in the stone wall separating
the all from the other parts of the building, als o
IRON door made in the same manner is 10 be
hmm in iha al he nj he llnn nnF
also al the entrance OF each cell. Tie doors arc
all TO be hung with heavy, and suitable wrought
iron hinges, made heavy bars, firmly set, and
securely anchored into the stone work. AT each
place where an iron door is 10 be set in stone
nm iron joint is be used egca side of the door,
compose of bars OF iron three inches wide and
three-fourths of an inch thick, aud set into the
stone that one edge shall project an iuch.
Each end Of these jambs are TO enter two inches
into the stone, both above and below There
must be sui table staples made OF heavy iron and
securely set in the stone walls TO lasien all the
uhove named cell doors, and all other doors tha
Asten TO the walls.
There are 10 be suitable iron staples in each eel
10 which the bedste ads 10 be fastened. From
the back, inneran upper ofeach cell there
must be a tin tube two inches in diameter, lead
ng from thence into the loft. Iron bolts are TO
be used in securing The Roof, in the manner repre-
sented in the drawing. all these bolts are 10 be
made with a suitable head on oneend aud screw
and nut on the other-and cGch made of the bes
iron bar. and fourth inch in diameter, except
the centre bolt in each section which is to be one
and halfinch in diameter.
Carpenter TVOIk.-Ths floor joistt
throughout the building to be three by twelve
inches. the ceiling joist TO be two by ten inches
all 10 be well backed, lattice bridged and placed
sixteen inches between centres. The raiters are
to be three by five inches, and placed two FEET be-
tween centres--the ridge piece, to be three By
twelve inches, and the wall plate four by ten-ih'
other mbers in the roof to be of the size indicated
in the drawings.
All stud partitions are to be formed OF three b!
four scantling, firmly nailed and placed sixteei
inches ffv'D centre TO centre. Door studs Il
be three by six inches The roof to be framed anC
put together in the manner represented in the
drawings--there being one Of these supports a
each end Immediately inside Of the brick gables
and three intermediate supports OF the same siz
placed at equal distances throughout the eutir
length of the roof.
FlOOrs.-Au the floors except those in tn
Jail IRE to be mCds OF we'll seasoned white oal
flooring one aud one fourth inch thick. dressed