Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-03-24
SP EClFICATI

General lDimentiOns.-r building Is 10
be oriy feet front, by sxty-one aud halfeet deep,
aud two stories high,--each story to be eleven feet
the clear, es far back the partition wall sep
araiihg the front part of the building from the Jail,
the remaining part of the building which con-
shues the Jail. is to have the lower story fourteen
lee IN The clear, and the upper story eight feet in
the clear.
Excavations.-The trenches in which all
The foundations are laid, arc to be two feet deep,
and ~ the jail part The earth is 10 be removed
that me surface shall be t~o feet below the lower
s'ue o. the h'gg stones, of which the floor in this
part is to be composed.
Foundations. There nre 10 be stone
foundations laid under all the out side walls of the
first story. The foundation under the outside
wall OF the Jail is TO be two and half feet thick,
| that under the centre wall separating the Jail
from the front part Of the building, is to be two
! feet thick.
! The foundations under the outside brick walls
are TO be one foot eight inches thick and unde rths
inside brick walls, the foundation is TO be one foot
thiok,-all OF The foundations are 10 be built Of
quarry building stone of good quality, basee d on a
course o' Iong Hat stones well, and soldly laid in
mortar. These foundations are 10 be built two feet
above the surface. and water table used OF cut
stones e ght int hes thick, aud four inches proec-
ton. 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 oi two feet with large quality Of hard
Lead stones, and grouted. And floor laid there
n composed Of large flag stones four inches thick
and so laid that one end OF a stone will run into
the side wall four inches un der the walls forming
the cells.
Other Stone XVOrk, AN the walls of the
jail are 10 be made ofcut stones and laid in courseF.
These stones are TO be doweled from the surface
OF the ground, up the entire hight with dowels.
made OF pebble rock or hard head stones fourinch.
es in diameter, aud two dowels placed between
stones that are three feet long or over and one
dowel placed between all stones less than three
feet in length The walls OF the cells TO be
laid with cut stones, of such forms aud dimensions
as will make the best and mo ST secure piece Of
workmanship. These cell walls are TO be doweled
in the manner above described
The cells are TO be two stories 1.-THE lower
story is 10 be six feet ten inches in the clear and
the upper TO be sv feet seven inches in the clear,
separated by flag stone four inches thick; togeth-
with white OAK plank, three inches thick OF tho
best and most durable kind, firmly placed and well
secured, and the upper side of said flag stones for
ming the top of the lower story and floor Of the
. uppe- sto.y.
The prison rooms OF The upper story are 10 br
covered with the same kind Of nay stone; with
o oak timbers eight by ten inches, aud Of sniiable
length, that when framed aud laid the end
1l said flag stones that they NAV pr- vent them from
= being raised or moved IN any manner.
The outside walls of the all to be made two
, iret ihck above the water table, thu centre wall
= separating The Jail from the other parts of tho
Lulldng, is To he one foot eight INCHES trick; and
II all the walls for he cells are tn he foot
\ inches thick. Tue window Sls aud caps TO
he o. cut stones, and also, the outside door caps;
the window sI'ls 10 be- four inches thick, four
feet long, aud project three inches from the build
! Ing. The window caps are TO be the same length
uughOut, and ten inches wide and four feet
| Ong.
Brick Work. All the outside walls Of
, The tower story above the water table, excepting
IT, those composing the iil, are be mtde Of brick,
s q" the best qnalily all the walls Of ti,e up
, story are To be Of brick. all the partition walls
Of The lower story, the centra wall ani walls OF
" each side OF the halls in the upper story are 70 be
r made OF the best quality of brick also. The out.
de walls Of the lower story TO be one foot
i, our inches thick, aud also the centre wall Of the
upper story.
The outs de walls Of the upper story to bJ
e, one foot Thick and all the parttou walls made Of
ty br ok are TO be eight inches tn ck There are tr
of four lues carried up in ihe brick ais aud op
ped out represented IN the drawings
=" IrOn Work. There ARE TO he six double
e Hanged castings seven feet two inches long-ex-
Jn ireme W dlh including the ings--nne fout--per-
p, ndcuIar drpih-right inchrs aud the thickness
oG the main bar, three inches. There are 10 be
-, four other castings, two OF which are 10 he four
III feet ten inches long: aud the other two, are four
feet five inches long. all of which b, Of the
he same form a the six first mentioned castings.
/, These casngs are to he exen,led the
"A top of the low r tier Of cells, which tn, hall
5e walls OF the prison rooms Of the upper story are
- to be built
The CRATES to the Jail windows arc 10 bs M I.
of iron bars, each bar is 10 be one and hall inch
,hick also the grating al the entrance OF the jail
y each side Of the cells is to be made in the same
r manner, and nf The same material both or which
r.1 are represented in the drawing. An iron d or
-, made Ol g;ates, and one fourth inches in d.
- HmeteT, is 10 be hung in the stone wall separat E z
the Ill from the other paris of the building, also
IL an IRON door made in the same manner is 10 be
hung in the grating ut the entrance ofthe Jail, and
also at he entrance Of each cell. The doors are
al to he hung with heavy, and suitable wrought
'e iron hinges, made Of heavy bars, firmly set, aud
n securely anchored into the stone work. AT each
tn place where ron door is 10 be set in sto e-w.r
an iron Joint is 10 be used side of tbs door.
composed of bars OF iron three inches wide and
tlr.e fourIhs Of an inch thick, aud set into the
$ one that one edge shull project an inch.
. Each end of these ,mhs are u enter Two inches
Aa INTO the stone, both above aud be'oS. There
must be su table staples made o. heavy iron and
.ecurely set IN the stone walls to fasten all the
above named cell doors, and ull other doors tina
;as 'asten TO the walls.
There are to be suitable iron siapesin each ce,
TO which the beds,eads are 10 be fastened. From
60 the back nnerand upper corner bleach cell there
oi must be lin tube, two inches in diameter, lead
ye. ing from thence into the loft Iron bolts tC
"a be used in securing the roof, in the repre-.
sented in the drawing, all these bolts ~ be
made with suitable head on one end aud screw
he and nut on the 9th r-and each made OF the bes
lis iron bar oae end fourth inch in diameter, excep
"a the centre holt in each section which is to be
Il; aud a half ncl in diameter.
''0 Carpenter WOrk.-The floor jost
throughout the building to be three by twelve
The inches the ceiling jost TO be two by ten inches
all 10 be well braced, lattice bridged and P'ace6
m sixteen inches between centres. The rasrs are
IA TO be three by five inches, and placed two eet be
op tween centres-the ridge piece, TO be three b.
ort twelve inches, and the wall plate four By teD-th'
other iimbers III tile rool to be OF the sHS INDICATED
in the drawings.
All stud partitions TO be formed OF three b.
on' four scantlng, firmly nailed and placed sixteeI
nit inches from centre to centre Door studs are Il
md be three by six inches The roof be framed ant
,L. pu, together in the mannSr represented in the
'"e drawings-lhere being one of these supports a
each end mm edaiely inside Of the brick gable
cat and three intermediate supports of the same size
lis. placed a; equal distances throughout the entire
h. length Of tbs roof.
AuS Floors. AN the floors except III Sc in lh
I'M iil nre to be n de Of well isoned white oah
10 flooring one and one fourth inch thick. dropped
al n,.tch "A nd hind nailed The AAof in the up