The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-25
To Contractors and Builders.

TO Contractors and Builders.
| GEALED Proposals will perceived by the under
~ signed committee, or either of them, in Shreve
port until the first Saturday in April next, for tn.
BUILDING OF JAIL in said town, for the Parish
of Caddo, the following plan and of the following
dimensions, viz: The building to be of brick 40 by
50 feet two stories high each story to be feet from
floor to ceiling erected the foundation of the burnt
jail which is to be used the foundation Of the new
Jail far the same is solid, firm and suitable fo
the building to be erected upon, and if any portion
Of it has been injured by the fire otherwise as
oTender it unsafe and unfit for that purpose, then
the same is to be removed, much of it as is
suitable, and good firm, solid, substantial and suf
fcient 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 air-holcs in the wall under the floor one on
each side.
The outer brick walls from the foundation or lower
floor to the top of the building to be inches thick
and to be run up one and half feet above the ca
all around the roof and the partition walls between
the Jail proper and the ailor's room to be also of
brick, l3 inches thick
There are to be eight apartments in the building:
four 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 hall
for the prison rooms, and the other four for the
jailor's residence. Size of prison rooms 1915 by Is
feet, and the jalors rooms 49, by IS feet in the
ctear ne HrSC or lower uO0rS OF the Jail or prison
part of the building TO be of squared post oak
timber by 70 inches laid close the ends to extend
and rest at least b inches of the foundation wall
Inside of the Jail part of The brick walls are to be
built four pens (two below and two aboye) of post
oak, white oak or overcup timber, by l2 inches
square, six inches from the brick wall, neatly and
closely dovetailed and well chinked at the corners to
prevent much settling. The space between the pens
and the brick wall is to be filled in with squared post
oak hmbers by lO inches set upon their ends close
ot, huff c.l,a
pens are to be lined with post oak plank, inches
thick set up endwseand fastened othetimbers with
five 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 pos,
oak 10 by 10 inches laid close and to extend out tc
the brick wall Both the lower and upper floors o
| the Jail are to be laid with post oak plank 2 by
inches spiked to tie tmbers with inch spikes three
inches apart, and 10 penny nails between SO as te
have one nail to every square inch; and the joist OF
top of the upper be covered with squared
post oak timber 10 by 10 inches the ends of which
also to extend to the brick wall and to be firmly
fastened down to the inner wall timbers and to be
ceiled with inch post oak plank nailed to the jois
tmbers with one 20 penny nail to every six inches
square, and one 10 penny nail to every inch. The
partitions between the jail or prison rooms are to be
of white or post or overcup oak timber Sby IL, the
same en 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, as
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boards onnT tho vsslis i; ah na5, Tba rno, T.
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tered There are to be two front doors opening o,
Milan street. and one in the middle wall of the cas-
room opening into the hall, and in the wall sepa
rating he two lower rooms, and three doors in tn
second story of the aor residence ;one opening from
the hall into each above and in the wall sep
arating the two rooms. The doors opening from tn
hall into the jailors rooms to be placed wher
they will not front those opening into the prisoi
rooms. All the doors are to be 3 by feet i'll size
those the jailor's to made of the stuf
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