The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-22

ton, by extending the east wing thereof fifty
feet in easterly direction, and extending the
east cell house in corresponding manner,
with the addition of sufficient nun Der of
cells to meet existing wants for the accomoda-
tion and confinement of male eepviets.
Sec. 2. They are authorized and directed
to further extend said east wing in the same
direction. forty-three feet for the accomoda-
tion of female convicts. Said further extern
sion shall be entirely separate and distinct
from the mail department., having no commu-
nication Herewith, aud shall beused exclusive
ly for the accommodation and safe keeping of
female couvicts it shall contain a cell house
with sufficient number of cells together with
the washrooms, and other conveniences .nec-
essary to the employment and comfort of all
the female copvfcts of the pfison, and shall be
surrounded by: a safe and snbstantizlo stone
wall inclosiug the requisite ground, for the
health and comfort of it's inmante and separa-
ting them entirely from the grounds of the
male department 4'1 tea . -f1E'1 gH9
Sec. 8. The entire structure shall r be well
and substantially built of stone, with Especial
reference to economy aud the safe keeping and
con- fort of the convfcrs, and the front of the
male department shall alone be built of faced
stone, corresponding as near as may be, IN APP
pearance to the present east wing The addi-
tion now occupied by the female eonvicts shall
be removed. They are further authorized and
directed TO construct secure and substantial
stone wall of the requisite heigbth aud thick
ness, around said penitentiary grounds, as fol-
lows, to-~it: Beginning at the south east COR
ner of the addition herein propose to the male
departn cot, running thence at right angles
With the building to the south line of the
grounds, thence east along said south1liDe to
the east limo, thence north along said east line
to point forty feet south of the n: e. corner
of lnt khapa co.
ty feet south of the north line of lot, aud iu q
line with the old west wall, thence south with
last named line to the north end of the pres
eut west wall And they may remove so much
of the old wall as may be necessary to scon-
struct the new, or shall be rendered useless
by its construction. 5sf-sfe I'd as8ogifsN
Sec. A. They shall have power 10 execute,
by convict labor, SO much, if any, ior ell, work
contemplated by-this act, as in their opinion
will be-eonduciVe to the best interests of the
state, aud shall complete the remaining por-
tioD, or the whole, as the case may be, .divid.
ing the same into suitable parcels, and, ad-
Sertising for scaled proposals for contracts, in
the Daily Ohio Statesman aud the Daily Ohio
State journal, for not less than three consec.
utlve weeks before the time when such con-
tracts are proposed to be let; and such adver-
tisement shall contain proposals for the COM
pletion 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;
and all bids received shall be opeued on that
day, in the presence of said warden and direc-
tors, and not otherwise. t.s,..s.oFr eft
Sec. 5. All contracts shall be-. let by said
warden and directors to thelowest responsible
bidder, and shall specifically set forth the work
contracted TO be Done style, time " hen to be
completed, materials to be used, &c ;shud in
no event shall the time for the completion of
the entire improvements extend beyond, the
first day of November, 1859. Every con-
tracing party shall give bond, with good and
sufficient security for the performance of his
contract: and no contract authorised ,byb this
act shall be held to be complete uni til, togeth
er with the bonds and security, it shall have
been first approved by the attorney generaland
auditor of state i3H ia '+-.f "a 'li'V' 'is'f
See g. Said wardens and directors are
hereby empowered to hire out to the eentrac-
tors, or any of them convict labor upon such
terms, and to such extent, as will best sub
serve the Interests of the state; and in cases
where two or more bidders shall be equal and
none lower, tho directors aud warden aresem-
powered to decide which shall take the con-
tract. r..- r .-s, 4 ....,
Sec T. The architect of the state house
shall be the superiDteD dent and inspector Of
all work performed on, or materials procured
for, said extension aud improvements and
shall furnish all necessary plans and speciica-
tions but no such duties shall in any manner
interfere with the prosecution of theiwork up
on the state house, or entitfe him TO sauy re-
muDeration in addition to his salarygsT aIq
Sec. S.;The said warden shall be the act
ing director of such proposed improvements,
and the said directors shall be advisory. And
wherever the expression warden and direct
ors, !" occurs or is referred to, in this act it
shall be held to refer to them collective
body, a majority of whom shall be competent
to the discharge of business. -
Sec. 9. There is hereby appropriated, out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, as follows: To payfor worklper-
formed on, and materials ,furnished for, the
construction of the additional building for
male and female convicts, and. the necessary
wall separating the two departments, the sum
of twenty two thousand dollars; and to pay
for work DONE, end materials furnished for
wall enclosing the main grounds, the sum of
fifteen ahousand dollars Such moneys shall
be paid out, in the same manner as other mon
eys are, upon the certificate of said warden,
which certificate shall only be given to pay for
work actually done, and materials actually
used, in making the improvements authorised
by this act. So fsoTa9 I3htoaA
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from aud after it's passage. -- ,f,aa
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,f
President of the Senate.
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