The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-11
A NEW BOOK
To Contractors and Builders.

january Il, Io0f-lm
TO Contractors and Builders.
2EALED Proposals will be received by the under
~ signed committee or either of them, in Shreve-
Port until the hrst Saturday in April next, for the
BUILDING OF A JAIL in said town, for the Parish
Of Caddo, on the following plan and of the following
Dimensions, viz The building to be of brick, DO by
81 feet two stories high each story be feet from
hoor to ceiling erected the foundation of the burnt
jail which Is to be used the foundation of the new
jail as far as the same is solid firm and suitable for
the building TO be erected upon, and if any portion
Of II has been so injured by the fire or otherwise as
60 render 1t unsafe and unfit for that purpose then
The same Is to be removed much of it as is un
snitabe, and good firm solid, substantial and suf-
sficient foundation is to be laid in lieu thereof
The foundation walls are to be built up three feet
above the surface of the ground and laid in good
strong mortar then coated over with good hydraulic
cement half an inch thick, before the floor is laid
leaving airholcs in the wall under the floor one on
each side. -g-
The outer brick walls from the foundation or lower
hoor to the top of the building to be Is inches thick
and to be run up and half feet above the caves
all around the roof; and the partition walls between
the Jail proper and the jailors to be also of
brick, Is inches thick.
There to be eight apartments III Tia hnild;nn.
four On the lower and four on the upper floor with q
hall or passage eight feet wide between them on both
hOors. Four of which rooms on one side of the hall
are Tor the prison rooms, and the other four for the
jaliOr's residence Size of prison rooms 49, by Is
feet, and the jailors 1917 by IS feet in the
clear The first Or lower floors Of the iai or prison
part Of the building are to be of squared post oak
timber IL by II inches laid close the ends to extend
andrest at least inches of the foundation wall
Inside of the Jail part of the brick walls are to be
built four pens 1.-TWO below and two above) of post
oak, white oak or overcup timber, s by IL inches
square six inches from the brick wall neatly and
closely doveaied and well chinked at the corners to
prevent much settling. The space between the pens
andfhe brick wall is to be filed in with squared post
oaktimbers by lo inches set upon their ends close
to each other, but not fastened and the inside of the
pens are to be lined with post oak plank 9 inches
thick set up endwse and fastened to the timbers with
nveanch spike nails one to every six inches square
and one ten penny nail to every inch square
The second floor of the Jail to be of squared post
oaklu by III inches laid close, and to extend out to
the nrck wall Both the lower and upper floors of
the jail are to be laid with post oak plank by
inches spiked to the timbers with inch spikes three
inches apart and 10 penny nails between, so as to
maze one nail to every square inch and the jost
top Of the upper be covered with squared
post oak timber 10 by 10 inches; the ends of which
are also to extend to the brick wall and to be firmly
fastened down to the inner wall timbers and to be
ceiied with inch post oak plank, nailed to the jost
tlnners with one ~ penny nail to every six inches
square, and one 10 penny nail TO every inch. The
partitions between the Jail prison to be
ofwhite or post Or overcup oak timber II by r. the
same as on the inside Of the brick wall closely dove
tailed at the ends without any space between them;
butte be lined inside with inch post oak plank as
the0ther sides -"O, n" - a
Each room of the jail is to have one door and two
windows. The doors to have two shutters The
Outershutter to be made of 2 inch post oak plank
crossed and lined with thick sheet iron on the out
sIde well spiked on. The inside shutter to be made
with iron bars half inch thick and two inches WIDE
crossed and well riveted together three inches apart
Thehinges and locks to be strong and substantial,
with strong bolts. The windows to be 10 feet long
BY 10 inches Deep with three sets of CRATES, to be
made OF inch square barred iron, riveed into two
axe-bars TIE bars forming the CRATES to be set into
ths window sills on caps at suitable places SO that
n0thIng will show bnt the CRATES, and to extend six
inches beyond the sides. The lower floor of the hall
and the floor on the east lower of the ialors
part Of the building be laid with hard and we'll
burnt brick put down edgewise, and the other
insthat part of the building to be laid with flooring
plaak, planed tongued and groved. .y
The jailors part of the building is to be built like
other dwelling houses, with strong joists and base
boards around the walls in each room The rooms to
beseparated by partition of wood lathed and plas-
tered There are to be two fronl doors opening on
Milan street, and one in the middle wall of the east
room opening into the hall, and one in the wall sepa-
rAtng the two lower rooms, and three doors in the
second story of the iaors esdence;one opening from
the hall into each above and i'll the wall sep
Arating the two rooms. The doors opening from the
hall into the jalors rooms are to be placed where
they will not front those opening into the prison
rooms All the doors to be 3 by feet in size;
those to the jalors rooms are to made of the stuff
c0nmonly used for making doors, two panels each,
bead and but @
here to be three windows each room two in
front and one in the end) and two III the hall above
and two below, with strong iron bars across those
iii the hall. The windows to have y lights - by
6inches; one chimney to the east jaor s-room with
TWO iues and fire places one below and one above,
with two good mante pieces over each. The wall Of
the four ailors to be well pastered and white
washed The iailors part Of the house is to have
TWO good coats Of paint inside and out including
doors and windows. All the doors to have good
hinges and locks
here is to be neat staircase in the hall running
from the lower to the upper hall floor on the side
next to the jailors
he roof of the building is to be hipped and cover
ea with gavanised iron with tin cutters all around
It'll SO inclined to convey the from the front
lathe rear part of the building where it can be con-
dncted into the cistern.
The contractor contractors to furnish the mate
rails which is to be of the best kind and to do and
complete the work in good. substantial and work
sbanlike manner by the first of November next, and
t0 give bond with good and solvent securities for
the faithful performance the contract The propo
sals will be opened at IL o'clock NJ, Of the first Sat
urday in April next and the contract let to the lowest
Bidder and should the tw lowest proposals be equal
In amount the contract will be at the same time LET
0t TO the lowest bidder at public auction in front Of
The Market House, Shreveport. Payments to be made
lis the work progresses, at the discretion of the build
ing committee. R. L.HGILMER,
sH& # j. c. BEALL. ss s#
S #s#&a n. WRIGHT, .s9z
s& February il, 1857. Building COMMITTEES.
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