The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-14

"lIblAA Ds "OSOOI
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Z. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro lem. Of the Senate.
March IA, 1859.
mo. l76. AN ACT
To provide for the enlargement OF the Ohio
Penitentiary.
Section /. Be IL enacted ty The General
Assemble Of The State Of Ohio, That the
warden and directors of The Ohio Penten-
tiary ore hereby authorized and directed to
provide Immediately for the en- largemsnt OF
that institution, by extending the east wing
thereof fifty feet in an easterIy direction, and
extending the east cell house In a cores
ponding manner, with the addition of suf.
ficient number of cells to meet existing
wants for the accommodation and cJL6ne-
ment of male cOnvicts.
Sec. 2. They are authorized and direct
cd to further extend said east wing, in the
same direction, forty three feet, for the ac-
ccmmodation Of female convicts. Said fur.
ther extension shall be entirely separate and
distict from the male department, having no
communication herewith, and shall be used
exclusively for the accommodation and safe
keeping OF female convicts; it shall contain
a cell house with q sufficient number of cells,
together with the wash.rooms, bath rooms,
and other conveniences necessary to the
employment and comfort OF all the lemal le
Convicts of the prison, and shall be surround.
ed by a SAFE and substantial stone wall in
closing The requisite ground for the health
and comfort OF its inmates Bnd separating
them entirely from the grounds OF the male
department.
Sec. 3. The entire s:ruc ure shall be we'll
and substantially built of stone, with special
LefereDCe to 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 female convicts
shall be removed. They are further nuho-
lied and directed to construct a secure
and substantial stone wall of the requisite
heighth aud thickness, around said peniten-
tiary grounds, as follows, to wit Beginning
at the southeast corner Of the addition here.
in proposed 10 the mule departm ent, running
thence at right AM les with the building to
south line OF the grounds, thence east along
said south line to the east line, thence north
along SAID east line 10 a point forty feet
south of n. L. corner of peniteniary lot,
thence west TO 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 present west wall.
Ard they m8y remove SO much OF the old
wall as may be necessary 10 construct the
new, or shall have been rendered useless by
its construction.
Sec. 4. they shall hive power to exc.
cute, by convict labor, so much, if any, or
all, work contemplated by this act, as in
their opinion will be conducive to the best
interests of the state, and shall complete the
remaining portion, or the whole, as the case
mGy be, by dividing the same into suitable
parcels, and advertising for sealed proposals
for contracts, in the Daily Ohio States man
and the Dolly Ohio State Journal, for not
less than three consecutive weeks before the
time when such contracts are proposed to be
lei; 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 to take
place, shall be rejected; ard all bids receiv.
ed shall be opened on that day, in the pre-.
sence of said warden and directors, and not
otherwise.
Sec. 5. All contracts shall be let by said
weTden and directors 10 the lowest sponsi-
BILE bidder, and shall specifically set forth
the work contracted to be done, style, time
when to be completed, materials TO be used,
&c; and in no event shall the time for the
completion Of the entire Improvements eX-
tend beyond the first day OF November, 1859.
Every contracting party shall give bond,
with good and sufficient security, fer the
performance Of his contract; and no con-
tract authorized by this act shall be held to
be complete until, together with the bonds
ard security, it shall have been first approy-
ed by the attorney general ard auditor OF
state.
Sec. g. Said wardens and directors are
hereby empowered to hire Out to the con-
tractors, or any of them, convict labor, upon
such terms, and to such extent, as will best
tubserVe the interests of the state; and in
cases where two Ur more bidders shall be
equal and none lower, the directors and war
den are empowered to decide which sha
take the contract.
Sec. 7. The architect of the state house
shall be the superintendent and inspector O
all work performed On, or materials procur
ed for, said extension and improvements, ant
shsll furnish all necessary plans and speci
fcatioEs; but no such duties shall in an
manner interfere with the prosecution of th
work upon the state house, or entitle him Il
airy remuneration in addition to his salary.
Sec. 8. The said warden shall be III
acting director Of such proposed improve
ments, and the said directors shall be adyi
sory. Aud wherever the expression "war
den and directors" occurs or is referred to
in this act, it shall be held to refer to then
cs a collective body, a majority of WHOM
shall be competent to the discharge of busi
ness.
Sec. 9. There is hereby appropriate
out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, as follows: 10 pay 70
work performed On, and materials turnis he
for, The construction of the additional build
ing for male and female conVcts, and tn
necessary wall separating the two depart
ments, the sum Of twenty-five thousand dol
lars; and to pay for work done, and mate
Iials furnished lor wall enclosing the mai
grounds, the sum Of fifteen thousand dollars
Such moneys shall be paid out, in the sam
manner as other moneys are, upon the Ger
tificate of said warden, which certi6cat
shall only be given to pay for work actual
done, and materials actually used, in maxim
the improvements authorized by this act.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and b
in force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives