Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-16
PUBLIC NOTICE

Th7 Arkansas State Penitentiarv grounds buildings and convict5, to be leased out until the close of the session of the Gen. eral Assembly of the year 1884 that wall probably be about the 18th CT 2oth oav of January, 1863, but the session whlcn under existing laws, will com | 11ence on the first Monday of November | a =. 1902 might perhaps be terminated io oays earlier or later than either of .ne oate5 indicated This lease will nave to be made to some resnonsibla po.soh or persons, who will pay the | Sooe amount of money therefor, an- A1to the State treasury and fully comply with the terms and conditions oi .b 1no act entitled ' An act to prouide for he management and control of the PenneDt;or,, ,, apPr0ued l7h Februara, 1859. which act is an- pended to this notice " "p NHE contractor will be required in his bond. to \ take care of all runaway slaves placed, and all which shall be placed, at the Penitentiarv under inc laws oi this State. for safe keeping, until retrieved by their owners, but will be entitled to the labor of such slaves whilst so kept. The contractor will also be required to take care of and keep in good condition all the penitentiary buildings. The bud- ings consist of the prison house. three stories high containing one hundred and sixty eight cells for eonylcts; to this is attached a building Corning Wlng) sixty feet long and two stories, each twelve feet high and twenty-five feet wide---the room in the upper story is the hospital room-in the lower story are the mess room and the Mediterranean this IS smokehoUse twenty feet square and twenty five feet high--the workshops consist of one building one hundred and fifty feet long, and forty feet wide, two stores each twelve feet high, forming two large rooms, one below, with suitable stairway leading to the other above; this building has two outside doors with double shutters and locks ana the blacksmith shop is seventy five feet long and thlrty-hve feet wide, one storv the walls twelve feet high containing six blacksmth's fire places, that IS three double ones, to be used in heating iron and metals
 The walls of all of these buildings are brick. and the buildings all covered with heavy slate roofs ln the best manner. The buildings are in good order anu condition. and are inside substantial stone wall, three hundred feet square, four feet thck at the base, and taperng up about two feet thick at the top-this wall is covered by cut stone coping, and is about twenty-three or twentv-four feet high On the top of this wall, near each cor ner, IS frame guard house, and the guards can pass along on top of the wall from one guard house to the others. Inside of the wall are also some wooden or frame buildings, to-wit: kitchen and dnlng-room for the guards, twenty by twenty feet, ten feet high; paint shop, thirty-two by sixteen feet, ten feet h'gh, zinc ro0f an old blacksmith shop used shed, sixty four by twenty feet eght feet high, covered with zinc
 OutSlde ot the prison wall are the following, to wlt: a small building, occupied by the keeper Is ny lo feet, feet story, and shed-roonI; kitchen, l3 py II feet, feet story; one wagon-shed, sixty by twenty feet, ten feet hgh one stable, thirty by thirty feet, ten feet high; and one guard house, eighteen by eighteen feet and eighteen feet high; aSo horsa-lot, t0ur hundred and seventy feet enc- ing; an also small garden spot, with plenty of gr1utd for larger garden The buildings outside oi the prison walls constructed principally of wOOt.
 The Peuitentiary grounds to be leased. comprise about sixty acres, upun which, it is be ieye3 sutt cient hre-oool ioT 1rtnary of the Peuitent'ary cln be ohtuue.; hut the contractor Will not te allowed to use the timber ttr manufacturing purpo ses.
 This n-tituti0n is located. adjoining and we. or the ~ ot Litts Rock, about thrce qIaIter- of m.ie from tAe 7t4te-a3use, on h.gn and healthy rtgU.
 There arc now e'ah,v-t'rea c0nv.cts in the rar..- tcrt.ary, -.N.y-eght Dt whom were sent bv s.r c1urts ot 'H- -ftse. at ftsou ay the United Slsis' rautf-. There are a.-n, tuH runaway slayc-, Us. ttuel at ta. ' u..frt arv. The Ulitai States g.gs t't cents u.r aag iHr esal Uf thr couvcts sen. ty the l. s. rHart-. tH rIc f,utFnfi4-t md the cul- tr4rtor vtH hr tutttl tu tha auauie so p..d, as wrH ss tu We 0th.F nt -ae5 c.ny.g'..
 iat ~'A.t uT AFa"n.t- dns- npt own any of the het tl-. r.st. n-, furniture, taa'., ar implements .n H-r ai thr fea ,tnrstv. hut tae contractor wiu htye 2" FrH.Hrr VI ..cH articles at hs own cost
 Ss esl u.ur1.d's wiI he recc.g-l bt the sror- u1r z. tbe ~tltrnt AaHu-ts, at flttie Eack, untl the second day of May A D 1859. or the lease Wi tr -rlut.s, b-t.aIt- It4 enlyIcl- in &C., enrith w4.l -.ir hsrcluaa allre dp.ilrattt The prr1-4l- uii be pll.u.y and distinctly written and sealed uD aIsI directed fa jhc Governor ot the Stato 4, Arkansas, ll.tle Rock, Arsausa-; and win be .u-at-fr', Proposals iur le4-lg che Arkansas FentsuuaEy, rfe." None ueci aru't but respon. su,e lcl-ou-. who can promptly give good and -aHtatnt brui Iu 'he sal of due AuHdre3 th0asan nd dollars. tur thr faithful performance og the whole uI what i- ret, ,-ile..
 AM newspapers published ir this S+ate will rub- h-h this notice and tne ac referred tu therein, three times, once a week. auj will render their accounts against the State of Arku--s therefor to the audi tor. ELIAS N. CONWAY,
 Gorernor of ts State of Arkansas.
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 Little Rock, Ark, 2m.
 2i March, loJ9.S