Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-05-26

contain CO II house with suthclent number o.
cells. together with the wash rooms, bathrooms
| and other conyeniences necessary to the employ.
ment and comfort of all the female convicts of the
prison, and shall be surrounded by sa e and sub
stantia stone wall inclosing the requisite ground
for the health end comfort OF its inmates and sep
| arating them entirely from the grounds oi The
male department..
Sec. 8. The entire structure shall be well and
substantially built OF stone with special reference
| 10 economy and the safe keeping and comfort Of
the convicts and the front OF the male department
shall alone be built Of faced stone, corresponding
as near as may be, in appearance TO the present
east wing. The addition now occupied by the fe-
male convicts shall be removed. They ore fur
the- authorized and directed 10 construct secure
and CUBS antial stone wall of the requisite heighth
and thickness around said peniientiary grounds
as follows, TO wit: Beginning nt the south- east
corner of the addition here in proposed TO the male
department, running thence at right angles with
the building TO the south line OF the grounds thence
east along said sonth line to the east line thence
north along said east line to point forty feet
south ct the y. T.. corner of penitentiaIy lot.
thence west 10 point forty feet south of the north
line Of lot. and in line with the old west wall
thence south with last named line TO the north end
OF the pr esent ives. wall. And they may remove
SO much of the old wall as may be necessary to
construct the new, or shall have been rendered
useless bv its construction.
Sec 4. They shall have power 10 execute, by
convict labor, so much, if any, or all, work ron
teInp!aied by this act as in their opinion will he
conducive TO the best interests Of the stale. and
shall complete the remaining portion. or the
whole, as the case may be. by dividing the same
into suitable parcels. and advertising for sealed
proposals Tor contracts In the Daily Ohio States
man and the Daily Ohio Stale Journal, for not less
than three consecutive weeks before The time
when such contracts are proposed 10 Re let; and
such advertisement shall contain proposals for the
completion of each separate parcel, and for the
entire work. All bids offered on the day when
the letting is take place shali be rejected. and
all bids received shall be opened on that day in
the presence of said warden and directors, and
not otherwise.
Sec. 8 All contracts shall be let BY said war
den and directors TO the lowest responsible 5id-
der, and shall specifically set iorth the work con-
tracted to be done style. time when TO te compile
ted, materials TO he used, &c; and in no event
shall the time for the completion of the entire i'm
p-ovements extend bey oDd the first dav of Novem-
ber 1889. Every contracting party shall give bond,
with good and sufficient security, for the perform
ance OF his contract; and no contract authorized
by this act shall be held TO be complete until to
eether with the bonds and security. il shall have
been first approved by the attorney general and
auditor of state.
Sec. 6. Said wardens and directors are hereby
empowered TO hire ont 10 the contractors, or any
OF them, convict labor. upon such terms. and to
such extent, will best subserve The interests of
the state; and IN cases where two more bidders
shall be equal and none lower the directors and
warden are empowered 10 decide which shsll take
the contract
Sec. Z. The architect Of the state house slal
he tie superintendent and inspector of all work
performed on. or materials procured for. said ex-
tension and Improvements, and shall! furnish all
necessary plans and specifications; but no such du
ties shall in any manner interfere with the prose-
cu,on of the work upon the state house, or en;iie
him to any remuneration in addition To bis salary
Sec. The said warden shall be the acting d.
rector OF such proposed improvements, and the said
directors shall be advisory. And wherever the ex-
preston warden and directors occurs or is re-
erred in this act shall be held to refer to them
as collective body, majority of whom shall be
compete TO the discharge OF business.
Sec 9. There is hereby appropriated ont of any
money in the trea sury not otherwise appropriated
az follows: To pay for work performed on. and
ma taials furnished Tor, the construction of the
cai.innai l,iiidiag or nias aud female conyicts
and the necessary wall separating the two depart
meHts, The sum of twenty-five Thousand dollars;
and pay io- work done, and ma ieria!s furnished
or wa enclosing tle main grounds. the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars. Such moneys shall be
paid OUT, in the same manner az other moneys are
upon the certificate Of said warden which ceriifi-
cate shall only be given TO p7y for work actually
done and materials actually used, III making the
improvements authorized by this act
Sec 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force iiom and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of :he House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senste.