Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-27
PROPOSALS

WILL be received until the 1st day Of May next for build
Vile, of the following plan and dimensions:
81 long by % feet broad 81 feet in the clear Of first
story and s. feet in the clear of the second story TO be con
sructed of heWn sawed mbers by 10 inche5 with the
10 inch vertical resting solid foundation OF brick work,
follows feet below the surface, and one foot above
ground II inches thick the inside half of wall to be inches
below the outside in order to receive wall plate tor the
support of the hooros the outer wall as follows the tim
be composing the wall the entire eng and breadth
building and dovetacd at the anglesthe tmbers ter
minatins at the opening to be framed into Teca piece
wall strips of by inch pieces to be spiked on 10 IN mes
part which the capboars to be nailed the boards to
Show inches abuting the angles against good
boards thick enough to receive the entr' thickness OF the
waing be well runnecd together the joist composing
the ceiling Of the second story to PROJECT inches beyond
the weathcrins all sides and from tins proec'lon emha
the angles and of the thickness as the walls and lin
ished as shown IN the tne rooa 10 oe ar
in drawings door in front the windows to be y lights
bv TO- well iron bars passing through horizon
bars inches wide inch thick of which
boted the SILL and passing through of the form
ing the "a ana so cred m to ha ;amh
ana vertical il which the ends of the logs framed
the vertical bars be OF inch rod iron well rved
through the bottom and top bars the frames of windows
to be wood, the S to be covered with sheet iron passing
to sill the door be of wooden door and in
side iron door of solid plate each one to open on the INSIDE
the step the door to be of wood The interior follows
passage feet wide around the building enclosing
cells the floors to be composed OF by IO inch tmbe
the OUTER onc extending the breadth Of the build
ing every fifth jos doyeal in the OUTER wall and ru-
mel the remainder abut against the OUTER WALL and
rest upon the wall plate the brick workhe whole sur
of this floor be covered with good sheet iron OF best
quality nailed down with wrought nails which
floor of inch plank be laid and spiked the log floor
the walls of the cell be laid the floor and framed the
same the wan each cell windows and one door,
located shown in drawngshe door to be the same as
the door, good solid plate set in iron frame
feet inches high and feet wde-the doors and windows
to secured in the manner as the Gutter ones.
The cells furnished with prvies pit for the cell
on lower floor Immediately under partition WALL feet deep
op1 faotSn he d
thick and ventilated by tin pipes by inches square
ing through the Also pit of the size for the
upper cells be reached by pipes each to have separate
ventator the inside wall of each cell to be covered with
sheet iron the oor and stripped with 5 by
inch strips IS inches apart and spiked on to the walls the
whole of the interior have two good coats ct paste
and Immediately over and in connection with the side walls
grder by 10 inches to the entire length of the buld
ing and dove-ta and trunne to the OUTER walls; the cells
to be Il by 10 feet the inside.
The second-stsry be every respect sSlar TO the
Hover one and accessible by stairs each side OF
front door as shown in drawings the ceiling Jot OF nt
second floor to he covered with the as the walls
the ost be thick the windows of the outer
inner walls be furnished with sash hung on hinges IRON
the inside so as to be opened pleasure the worl
be of good hard red brick laid in good strong mortar
All the timber to be of good heart ne and the material
the whole of the outside work. except the bricks to hav
two coats of white paint and the inside two coats
Drawings for the above may be seen at Rchands.
I NIB. Address JASPER ETHERlDGE and other> Com
missioners, Jacksonville, Onslow CO., N e. e
! March 23 1855 S9u