Des Arc citizen., 1859-03-11
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buildings and convtctS, to De leased out
 until Me close of the session of the
 General Assembly of they year 1862, hat
 wM probably be about the 15th or 20fh
 day of JanGary, 1863, but he session
 which under eristing laucs, ,0M com
 ncnce on he first Monday of .Nouem-
 Der, fl. D., 1862, might perhaps De fer
 minded some days earlier or tater Man
 eHher of he dates indicated. This
 lease ,uM hars to be made to some re-
 sponsible person or persons, who l0iH
 pay he greatest amount of money hsrs-
 for, annually into he &ate Treasury,
 and fully comply ,oHh the ternsS and
 conditions of tbe act entitled IAN ACT
 TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT
 AND CONTROL OF THE PENITENTIARY,
 approved l7ih of February, 1859, ,chich
 act is appended 10 this notice.
 vNHE contractor will be required, in his | boad to take care of all runaway slaves placed. and all which shall be placed. at the Penitentiary, under the laws of this State, for safe keeping, until retrieved by their owners, hut will be entitled to the labor of such slaves whilst so kept The contractor will also be reonired to take care of and keep in good condition all the penitentiary buildings. The buildings consist of the prison house, three stories high, containing one hundred and sixty eight cells for convicts to this is attached balding (formng wing) sixty feet long and two stories, each twelve feet high, and twen- ty.fiee feet wide-the room in the upper story is the hospital room--in the lower story are the mess room and the ktchen--near this is a smoke house twenty feet square and twenty five feet hlgh--the work shops consist of one building one hundred and fifty feet long, and forty feet wide. two stories, each twelve feet high, forming two large rooms, one below, with suitable stairway leading to the other room above; this building has two outside Floors with double shutters and loclzs-and the thirty five feet wide, story, the walls twelve feet high, containing six blacksmith'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 are all covered with heavy | slate roofs in the best manner The buildings are in good order and condition, and are inside l of substantial stone wall three hundred feet l sanare four feet thick at the base and taper | ing up to about two feet thick at the top-this wall is covered by cut stone coping, and is about twenty-three or twenty-fonr feet high. | On the top of this wall, near each corner, 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 dining room for the guards, twenty by twenty feet, ten feet high, paint shop, thirty-two by sixteen feet, ten feet high, zinc roof an old blacksmith shop, used as a shed, sixty four by twenty-three feet, eigh feet high, covered with zinc.
 Outside of the prison wall are the following to-wit; small building, occupied by the keeper, IS by IS feet 9 feet story, and shed room kitchen, 19 by 1 1 feet, 8 feet story one wagon shed, sixty by twenty feet, ten feet 1 high one stable, thirty by thirty feet, ten feet high; and one guard-house, eighteen by eighteen feet, and eighteen feet high also a horse lot, four hundred and seventy feet fen cing and also small garden spot, with q plenty of ground for a larger garden. The buildings outside of the prison walls are con- structed principally of wood.
 1 The Penitentiary grounds to be leased, com l prise about sixty acres, upon which, it is be- lieved, sufficient fire wood for ordinary use of | the Penitentiary can be obtained but the con tractor will not be allowed to use the timber | for manufacturing purposes.
 This institution is located, adjoining and west of the city of Little Rock, about three quarters of mile from the State House, on a high and healthy ridge.
 1 There are now eghty-three convicts in the penitentiary, sixty-eight of whom were sent 1 by the courts of this State, and fifteen by the | United States conrts. There are a so two runaway slaves, detained at the Penitentiary The United States pays fifty cents per day for each of the convets sent by the United States courts, to the Penitentiary; and the contrac- tor will be entitled to the amount so paid, as well as to the labor of such conyicts. 1 Tine State of Arkansas does not own any of the bedding clothing, furniture, tools, or i'm l plements in use at the Penitentiary, but the contractor will have to procure all such arti- cles at his own cost.
 | Sealed proposals will be received by the Governor of the State of Arkansas, at Little Rock, until the SECOND DAY OF MAY. A. D. l lS59 for the lease of the grounds, buildings and convicts, in accordance with the law here inbefore designated The proposals will be plainly and distinctly written, and sealed up and directed to the Governor of the State of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas; and will be indorsed, :. Proposals for leasing the Ar kansas Penitentiary, etc'' None need apply but responsible persons, who can promptly give good and sufficient bond in the SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, for the faithful performance of the whole of what is required, M
 All newspapers published in this State will publish this notice and the act referred to therein, three times, once week, and will render their accounts against the State of Ar kansas therefor to the Auditor.
 ELIAS N. CONWAY,
 Governor of the State of Arkansas.
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ,
 Little Rock, Arkansas.
 0t March