Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-20
PROPOSALS

WILL be until the day of May next for build
w Jail for OnSIOw County, the town OF Jackson
ville of the following plan and dimensions:
long by % feet broad 81 feet in the clear of first
story and feet in the clear of second story TO be con
10 inch vertical resting solid foundation OF brick work,
ground II inches thick the inside half of wall to be inches
below the outside in order to receive wall plate for the
support of the ooroist the outer wall as follows the tim
composing the wall to the entire eng and breadth
of building, and doveailed the anglesthe timbers ter
mnatng at the opening to be framed into vertical piece
Of the zand from the brick work to the top OF the
wall strips of by inch pieces to be spiked on l6 IN hes
part which the capboards to be nailed the boards to
inches abutng at the angles against good
boards thick enough receive the entire thickness of the
weaherng also, the at the windows and doors the
wang be well trunneed together the oist composing
the ceiling of the second story to project inches beyond
the weaherng all Sides and from this projection embat
be raised 3a feet high of flush work mitred at
angles and of the thickness the walls and fin
hed shown in the drawings the roof to be of good Lear
in drawings; door in front the windows to be IL lights
by TO- well secured with iron bars passing through horizon
bars inches wide and inch thick of which is to
be boed to the SILL and passing through one OF form
ing the WALL and secured by NUT also the head in like
and vertical piece which the ends of the logs framed
the vertical bars be of inch red iron, well rveed
wood the M to be covered with sheet iron, passing
the bars outside underneath the SILL and nailed
side door of solid pate each to the inside;
the step the door to be of wood The interior follows
passage feet wide around the building enclosing two
cells the floors be composed of by 10 inch tmbers,
touching and supported in the centre by wall the as
ing every fifth oist to doVeai in the Gutter wall and trun,
ne the remainder to abut against the OUTER WALL and
upon the wall plate the brick workthe whole sur
be covered with good sheet iron of best
quality and nailed down with wrought nails which
floor of inch plank be laid and spiked to the log floor
the walls the cell be laid the floor and framed the
same as the OUTER Wan each cell windows and door
located as shown in drawngs-the door be the
the OUTER door, good solid plate iron frame
feet inches high and feet wde-the doors and windows
to be secured in the manner as the OUTER
The cells to be furnished with pvie pit for the eel
on lower floor immediately under partition WALL feet deer
and feet square the insde walls OF BRICK II inches
thick and by tin pipes by inches square pass
ing through the roof; Also pit of the size for th
upper cells reached by pipes, each to have separate
ventator the inside wall of each cell to be covered wit
sheet the the foor and stripped with Il by
inch strips 6 inches apart and spiked on to the walls tn
whole the interior have two good coats Of plaSerng
and Immediately and in connection with the side wall
girder by 10 inches the entire length of the build
ing and dovea and tunne to the OUTER was the cell
to be II by 10 feet on the inside
The secondsry be in every respect similar to tn
lower one and accessible BY stairs, on each side
front door as shown drawings the ceiling oist of tn
the oist to be inches thick the windows of the outer
walls be furnished with sash hung on hinges roI
the inside as to be opened at pleasure the masos wor
be of good hard red brick laid in good strong mortar
All the timber to be of good heart pne ana the materl
throughout of good Materials IN Workmani1ke manner
the whole of the outside work. except the bricks to haN
two coats of white paint and the inside two coats.
o Drawings for the above may be at Richlands.
It N B. Address JASPER ETHER1DGE and others Con
missioners Jacksonville, Onslow co., N. Z. ~
March q, 1855 :Stf'