Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-13
PROPOSALS
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WILL be received until the st day May next build
w ing Jail for Onsow County, in the town of Jackson
Vile of the following plan and dimensions:
81 feet long by % feet broad " feet in the clear of first
story and the clear of the second story be
struced sawed mbers, by 10 nches with the
10 inch vertical resting solid foundation of brick work
follows feet below the surface and one foot above
Below outside order to receive wall plate for the
support the ooroist the wall follows: the tim
of building and doveailed at the angesthe tmbers ter
minatng at the opening to be framed into vertical piece
wa trps Of by inch pieces to be spiked on IS in hes
part which the capbOards to be nailed the to
boards thick enough the entire thickness of the
weathering also the same at the windows and doors the
waing be well runnelled together the oist composing
the ceiling of the second story to project inches beyond
the weatherng, all Sides and from this projection embat-
Elements be raised 81 feet high of flush work. mtred at
the angles of the thickness the walls and fin
shed shown the drawings the roof to be OF good heart
drawings door in front the windows to be II lights,
by TO- we'll secured with iron bars passing through horizon
be boed to the SILL and passing through one OF the
ing the WALL and secured by NUT also on the head in like
and vertical piece which the ends of the logs are framed
the vertical bars to be Of inch rod iron we'll rvetted
to be wood the M to be covered with sheet iron passing
from under the bars outside underneath the SILL and nailed
the sill the door to be outer wooden door and in
side iron door of solid pate each one open ON the nde
the step the door be of wood The interior follows
passage feet wide around the building enclosing
cells the floors to be composed by 10 inch mbers,
touching and supported in the centre by wall the
the aud extending the breadth of the build
ing every fifth oist doveta in the OUTER wall and
nell the remainder abut against the Gutter WALL and
rest upon the wall plate the brick wOrk-the whole
face of this floor 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 of the cell be laid the floor and framed the
same as the OUTER wasin each cell windows and door,
located shown in drawingthe door to be the
the of good solid plate set in iron frame
feet inches high and feet widethe doors and windows
to be secured in the same the OUTER
The cells to be furnished nth prvie pit for the cell
riTorna
and feet square the inside walls o. brick II inches
thick ventilated by tin pipes by inches square pass
ing through the roof also, pit OF the same size for the
cells be reached by lpes each to have separate
ventator the inside wall of each cell to be covered with
sheet iron the oor and stripped with i by
inch strips 16 inches apart and spiked the walls the
whole of the interior have good coats of pasterng
and Immediately and in connection with the side walls
gde 10 inches to the entire length of the build
and dove-ta and trunnel to the OUTER Wa the cells
to be II by 10 feet on the inside
The scond-stsry be in every respect similar to the
lower on and accessible by stairs each side OF
front door as in drawings the ceiling jost of the
second to covered with iron the the wallis
the oist to be inches thick the windows of the outer and
walls to be furnished with sash hung on hinges from
the inside as opened at pleasure the work
to be of good hard red brick laid in good strong mortar
All the timber to be of good heart pne and the materials
throughout of good materials in workmanke manner
the whole of the outside work. except the BRICKS to have
two coats of white paint, and the inside two coats
Drawings for the above II " be seen at Rchands.
| N B. Address JASPER ETHERIDGE and others Com
missioners, Jacksonville, Onslow CO., N u Co.,.
March q, 1855. -9-tf'