Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-04-14

are TO We composed OF ten BY thirteen inch glass
and fifteen lights 10 tho window. All the windows
except those in the jail part are to have outside
blinds hung in the manner represented in the
drawing
Dressings The dressings 10 the doors op.n
ing into the front halls, aud all the front windows
and two side windows on ench side in ho III stories
are TO be an architrave and moulding, 10 all eight
inches wide. The remaining windows and doors
throughout the building are to have pa n bevel
huish, with bevel mouldngs; the castings TO be six
inches wide. The base in all the rooms IN the
front part TO be twelve inches wide, with mould
ings worked upon the edge two aud a hall inches
wide,-all the bases TO be made Of stuff one aud
hilf inches thick.
Doors All the principal doors in the first
story must be two inches thick, ,-sii'es six inches
wide .-muntins five inches wide, ,-lower rail four
teen inches ite,--lower panDef fourteen inches
long, middle rail ten inches wide top rails six inches
widethe doors 10 be three feet wide aud zen long
The remaining doors are to be constructed in
the same manner of one and half inch stuff eA-
cept the upper prison doors which are 10 he made
of oak plank one and half inches thick diamoned
battene d, and with an opening the top Of each
through which TO feed prisoners. The hanguks,
Gasienings, &c ,of these doors are to bs the same
as the cell doors in the lower story.
PI0stering -Lath all stud partitions and
ceilings for plaslerings, all walls aud ceilings to
have two coats Of brown mortar aud one Of white
hard finish. The partitions between the upper
prison rooms are to be ceed instead Of plast,r d.
Roofing The raters are TO be covered with
oak board Que mch in thickness aud shingled with
the best warranted white pine shingles-lal four
nches to the weather.
Entablaturc The cornice is to be made
Of woon, aud have the proportions represented in
the elevation drawings,-the friezs is TO be simply
projection in the brick, wall Of four minutes and
thirty six minutes in hight. The archirnve Of the
entablature is left off entirely. The freze is car
ried up the gables in the brick work.
Front The front of the building is TO be
finished as represented in the front elevation.
Painting a. GlaZing.-All interior wood
work is 10 receive three coats OF pure whit Z
lead paint. mixed with the best nseed oil. The
exterior wood work is TO receive four coats OF pain
(and sanded in the best mauner.)
The glass in the font part Of the building must
be Of the beot quality and OF American manufacture,
those used in the Jail to be Of second quality, all
must be well BRAIDED beded and back putlied.
fardWare.-All hardware necessary 10
make the building complete in every part, must
be of good and approved quality. The knobs in
the front door and halls are to be of white porce-
liam, all others are TO be OF mineral.
FinaIIy-rhe contractor is to furnish at his
own expense, all material aud workmanship, &C.
es sary TO build aud complete this building, 10 the
satisfaction of the commissioners of Sanduskv
County according 10 the elevations, plans de tails
and general intent and meaning Of these speciica-
tons.
NOTICE
Is therefore hereby given, that sealed proposals
will be received at shis office until the 2ls. day Of
April next for the building of said jail and all
house, according TO the elevations, plans and de-
tails above given.
1t is also necessary that the time in which said
building will be comp eted, should be specified in
each propoS al calculating from April 81, 1854.
By order OF Comfy Commissioners
HORACE f.. CLAKE,
Auditor of Sundusky Co.
Auditors Office, Fremont, March -, 1854.