Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-06

WILL be received until the lst day of May next build
w ing Jail TOR onsCw County, in the town of Jackson
vile, of the following plan and dimensions:
81 feet long by % feet Broad 81 feet in the clear of first
story and s. feet in the clear of the second story be
structed of hewn sawed tmbers by 10 inches with the
10 inch VERTICAL resting on solid foundation of brick work.
ss' he the the 3 n Wall Hn9 % &ePss
below the outside in order to receive wall plate for the
composing the wall the entire Icing and breadth
of building, and dovetaed the anglesthe tmbers ter
inatng the opening, to be framed vertical piece
of the sizeand from the brick to the top Of the
wall strips of by inch pieces be spiked on l6 in hes a.
part which the capboards ere to be nailed the boards to
Show inches abutting at the angles against good
boards thick enough to receive the entire thickness of the
wang to be well runneed together the oist composing
the ceiling of the second story project inches beyond
the weathering Sides and from this projection embat-
Elements be raised 81 high of flush work mitred at
the angles and of the thickness the walls and fin
cypress shingles 10 windows wall located as shown
in drawings door front the windows be IL lights
by TO- well secured with bars passing through
al bars inches wide and inch thick one of which is to
be boted to tho SILL and passing through of the logs form
ing the WALL and secured by nut, the head in like
manner Also two intermediate secured to the lambs
and vertical piece in which the ends of the logs framed
the tica bars to be Of inch rod IRON rvetted
through the bottom and top BARS the frames of windows
to be wood the stills to be covered with sheet ron passing
from under the bars outside underneath the SILL and nailed
to the sill the door to be of wooden door and
side iron door of solid plate each open nside
the step at the door to be of wood The interior follows
passage feet wide around the building, enclosing
cells the floors to be composed of by 10 inch mbers
touching and supported in the centre by wall the
the Gutter and extending the breadth of the build
ing, every fifth ost doveta in the trun-
and the remainder abut against the wall
the wall plate the brick work-the whole
face this floor be covered with good sheet
quality, and nailed down with wrought nails which
floor inch plank is to be laid and spiked to the log floor
the walls of the cell to be laid the floor framed the
the Gutter wasn each cell windows and door,
located shown in drawingsthe door be tho
the OUTER door, of good solid plate frame
feet inches high, and feet wde-he doors windows
to be secured in the the OUTER ones.
The cells to be furnished it'll prvie pit for the cell
on lower floor Immediately under partition WALL feet deep
and feet square the insde walls Oh BRICK IL inches
thick and ventilated by tin pipes by inches square pass
ing through the roof; also, pit of the size for the
upper cells be reached by pipes each have separate
ventilator the inside wall of each cell
sheet the the floor and stripped with Ii by
inch strips 10 inches apart and spiked the walls the
whole OF the interior to have two good of pasteug
and Immediately and in connection with the side walls
girder by 10 inches to the entire length build
ing, and dovea and trunne the OUTER walls the cells
to be II by 10 feet on the inside.
The secondssry to be every respect similar to the
lower and accessible by stairs each
front door shown in drawings the ceiling jo of the
the jost inches thick the windows outer and
inner walls to be furnished with sash hung hinges from
the inside be opened pleasure masoEs work
be of good hard red brick laid in good strong mortar
All the timber be of good heart pne the
throughout of good materials in a workmanike manner
the whole of the outside work. except the bricks to have
two Of white paint, and the inside two coats.
Drawings for the above may be Richlands.
n. B. Address JASPER ETHERIDGE and others Com
missioners, Jacksonville, Onslow co., N. c.
March %, 1855 29-tf