The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-11
To Contractors and RUjIderS.

CEALED Proposals will be received by the under
~ signed committee or either of them in Shreve
port, until the first Saturday in April next for th,
BUILDING OF JAIL in said town, for the Parisl
OF Caddo, on the following plan and of the following
dimensions viz: The building to be of brick 40 by
3o feet two stories high each story to be feet from
moor TO ceiling, erected the foundation of the burnt
jail, which is to be used the foundation of the
jan as far as the same is solid firm and suitable fo
the building to be erected upon and if any portion
oflt has been SO injured by the fire otherwise
to render it unsafe and unfit for that purpose ther
the same is to be removed, SO much of it is
suitable and good firm, solid, substantial and suf
hclent 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.
The outer brick walls from the foundation or lower
floor to the top of the building be inches thick
and to be run up one and half feet above the
all around the roof and the partition walls between
the lall proper and the jailors to be also of
brick, l3 inches thick
There are to be eight apartments in the building:
four on the lower and four the upper floor with
hall or passage eight feet wide between them on both
Hoors. Four OF which rooms side Of the hall
are for the prison rooms and the other four for the
lailors residence. Size OF prison rooms l5l2 by Is
feet, and the jailors rooms 1872 by IS feet in the
clear The first or lower floors of the Jail prison
timber s by - inches laid close the ends to extend
and rest 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, by - inches
square, six inches from the brick wall neatly and
closely dovetaed and we'll cbnked 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 timbers by 10 inches upon their ends close
to each other but not fastened and the inside of the
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thick up endwise and fastened to the timbers 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 III by 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 III penny nails between, to
have one nail to every square inch and the ioist
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 tmberS, and to be
celleu win inch post oak plank nailed to the oist
umbeTs with one ~ penny nail to every six inches
square, ana one III penny nail TO every inch The
partitions between the jail or prison rooms are to be
of white or post overcup oak timber by - 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 as
the other sides
windows. The doors to have two shutters The
outer shutter 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 rveted together three inches apart
The hinges and locks to be strong and substantial
with strong bolts The windows to be 10 feet long
oy lo Hches deep, with three sets of CRATES to be
made OF a inch square barred ron rveted into two
bars Tie bars forming the CRATES to be set into
ot tt,l,I 81,
nothlng will show but the grates and to extend six
inches beyond the sides. The lower floor of the hall
and the floor in the east lower room of the iaors
part of the building to be laid with hard and we'll
burnt brick put down edgewse, and the other rooms
in that part of the building to be laid with flooring
plank, planed, tongued and groyed
The Jalors part of the building is to be built like
other dwelling houses, with strong josts and base
boards around the walls in each room. The rooms to
be separated by partition of wood, athed and pas-
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 hail. and in the wall scpa.
rating the two lower rooms, aud three doors in the
second story of the ailors residence one opening from
the hall into each above and one in The wall sep
arating the two rooms. The doors opening from the
hail into the jailors rooms are to be placed where
they VIII not front those opening into the prison
rooms All the doors are to be 3 by feet in size;
those to the jaiors rooms to made of the stuff
used for making doors, two panels each,
bead and butt
There to be three windows in each room two in
front and one III the end and two in the hall above
and two below, with strong iron bars across those
in the hall. The windows to have - lights ~ by
Is inches; chimney to the east jaors room with
two tiues and fire places, one below and above
with two good nantel pieces each. The wall of
he four ailors to be we'll pastercd and white
washed. The jailor's part of the house is to have
5wo good coats of paint inside and out, including
doors and windows. All the doors to have good
hinges and locks.
Fhere is to be neat stair in the hall running
from the lower to the upper hall floor the side
next to the iailor's rooms.
The roof of the building is to be hipped and cover
ID with gavanised iron, with 0tn cutters all around
t, so inclined as to convey the water from the front
othe rear part of the building, where it can be con
lucted into the clstern.
The contractor contractors to furnish the mate
'als which is to be of the best kind and to do and
complete the work in a good, substantial and work
nanlike manner by the first of November next and
give bond with two good and solvent securities for
hs faithful performance ofthe contract The propo-
als will be opened at II clock NJ of the first Sat
lrday in April next and the contract let to the lowest
bidder and should the two lowest proposals be equal
~ to the lowest bidder at public auction in front of
he Market House, Shreveport. Payments to be made
the work progresses, the discretion of the build
ng committee. R. L. GILMER,
J. C. BEALL,
N. Z. WRIGHT,
February IL, 1887. Building Committee. /