The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-25
To Contractors and Builders,

~EALED Proposals Will be received by the under
~ signed committee, either of them in Shreve
port, until the first Saturday in April next, for tn
BUILDING OF A JAIL in said town, for the Paris
OF Caddo, on the following plan and of the following
dimensions, viz: The building to be of brick, 40 b.
oO feet two stories high each story to be feet from
moor to ceiling erected the foundation of the burn
Jail, which is be used the foundation of the new
Jail as far the same is solid firm and suitable fo
the building to be erected upon, and if any portion
OF 1t has been injured by the fire or otherwise
to render 1t unsafe and unfit for that purpose thel
the same is to be removed, much of it as is un
suitable, and good firm, solid, substantial and suf
ficient foundsaion is to be laid in lieu thereof
The foundation walls to be built up three fee
above the surface of the ground and laid in gooc
strong mortar then coated over with GOOD hvdrauli,
cement half an inch thick before the floor is laid
leaving alrholcs in the wall under the floor one or
each side.
The outer brick walls from the foundation or low e
floor 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 room to be also o
brick, l3 inches thick
There are to be eight apartments in the building
four on the lower and four on the upper floor with
hall passage eight feet wide between them on both
floors Four of which rooms on one side of the hal
are for the prison rooms and the other four for the
jalor's residence Size of prison rooms l515 by IL
feet, and the jailors rooms 181s by Is feet in the
clear The first lower floors of the Jail or prison
part of the building are to be of squared post oak
timber by - inches laid close, the ends to extend
and rest on 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 above) of post
| oak, white oak or overcup timber s by IL inches
square, six inches from the brick wall, neatly and
closely dove tailed and well chinked at the corners to
prevent much settling. The space between the pens
and the brick wall is to be filed inth squared post
oak tmbers by 10 inches set upon their ends close
to each other but not fastened and the inside of the
oll- nj inoho
thick set up endwse and fastened to the mbers with
hVe inch spike nails, 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
oak by lU inches laid close, and to extend out to
the brick wall Both the lower and upper floors of
the Jail are to be laid with post oak plank 2 by S
inches spiked to the tmbers with inch spikes three
inches apart, and 10 penny nails between, so as to
have one nail to every square irch; and the ost
top of the upper to be covered with squared
post oak timber o 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
celled with inch post oak plank, nailed to the iost
tmbers with one ~ penny nail to every six inches
! square, and one III penny nail to every inch. The
partitions between the Jail prison are to be
OF white or post or overcup oak timber by l2 the
same as on the inside Of the brick wall closely dove
tailed at the ends without any space between them
but to be lined inside with inch post oak plank
the other sides.
Each room of the jail is to have one door and two
windows. The doors to have two shutters The
outer shutter to be made of 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 wde
crossed and well rveted together three inches apart
The hinges and locks to be strong and substantial
with strong bolts. The windows to be 10 feet long
by l0 inches deep, with three sets of CRATES, be
made OF inch square barred iron, riveted into two
aXebars The bars forming the CRATES to be set into
= EIln MIA that
nothing will show but the CRATES, and extend six
inches beyond the sides. Ihe lower floor of the hall
and the floor in the east lower of the ailor 5
part of the building are to be laid with hard and well
ourt Drlck, put down ed ewse and the other rooms
in that part of the build be laid with flooring
plank, planed, tongued and groved.
The jailors part the building is to be built like
other dwelling houses with strong joists and base
be separated by partitn,, of wood lathed and plas
tered There are to be two front 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
rating the two lower rooms, and three doors in the
second story of the ailors residence one opening from
the hall into each room above and in the wall sep
arating the two rooms. The doors opening from the
hall into the jailor's rooms to be placed where
they will not front those opening into the prison
rooms All the doors are to be 3 by feet in size
those to the ]aors rooms to made Of the stuff
commonly used for making doors, two panels EACH
bead and butt.
mere are 10 De tnree WINDOWS IN each room 1.-TWO III
front and one in the end) and in the hall above
and two below, with strong iron bars across those
in the hall The windows to have y lights, IL by
IS inches; chimney to the ailors room with
two tlues and fire places, below and one above
with two good mantel pieces each The wall of
the four ailors rooms to be well pastered aud white
washed. The jailor's 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.
There is to be neat stair in the hall running
from the lower to the upper hall floor on the side
next to the iailor's rooms.
The roof of the building is to be hipped and cover
ed with gavanised iron, with tin cutters all around
it, so inclined ~ convey the water from the front
to the part osshe buildiug where it can be con-
Quoted into the cistern.
The contractor or contractors to furnish the mate
rias which is to be of the best kind and to do and
complete the work in good, substantial and work
manlike manner by the first of November next, and
to give bond with two good and solvent securities for
the faithful performance ofthe contract. The propo
sails will be opened at - o'clock NJ of the first Sat
urday in April next, and the contract let to the lowest
bidder, and should the two lowest proposals be equal
in amount the contract will be at the same time let
out to the lowest bidder public auction in front of
the Market House, Shreveport Payments to be made
the work progresses, at the discretion of the build
ing committee. R. L. GILMER,
J. G. BEALL q
Ne. WRIGHT
February | 1857. Building Committen