Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-02
The New Jail.

N.
Concert by the Church Choir.
The New Jail
The bill TO amend the act in relation to the
new jail for the District of COLUMBIA. passed
by the House Of Representatives ON saturday.
enaets that the contracts heretofore attempted
70 be made under the act of which this is
amendatory, BY the Secretary of the Interior
ON behalf OF the United States, with w III
Allen and others, for the building of the new
jail for the District of Columbia, are declared
null and void, and no money shall be paid nor
any work done hereunder; and that the plans
AND specifications made by E Faxon, and ppon
which said contracts were attempted 10 be
made, are rejected and abandoned as unsuIta-
Die tor the purpose for which they Were de-
signed, and not in accordance with existing
laws.
Bartholomew Oertly, Sayles J. Bowen and
j. NJ Edmunds are appointed board of COM
nissloners for the construction of the ne W iail.
and they are authorized and directed TO imme-
diatsly select a suitable site on some of tine
public grounds belonging to the United States
IN the city of Washington, on which to erect
said jail, and as soon as said selection shall be
made, they shall report the same to Congress
for approval or disapproval; and whenever
Congress shall approve a selection made by
.ald board, the ground so selected shall thence
forth be set apart for said Jail, and until its
completion be under the control of said board
And the said board, At the earliest possible pe
nod after such approval, shall procure plans
and specifications OF Jail suitable for the ac-
eommodatlon of three hundred persons, or as
near that Rumber practicable, which sand
plans AID specifications shall be in all respects
complete and perfected, and if, on an examina-
ton OF the same, they shall be approved and
adopted, certificates of such adoption and an
prevail shall be entered thereon, signed by
each member of the board, or q major
ity thereof, and be carefully preserved by them
As soon as said plans and Specifications shall
nave been adopted and certified as aforesaid
said board shall cause a Jail. in accordance
herewith, TO be constructed on said site and
Tor that purpose shall publish a notice for pro-
posals Tor the construction thereof for at least
thirty days in a leading newspaper in the CITY
OF Washington, which notice shall specify a
place IN the said city where the plans and spe-
cincatlons can be seen, and a time when the
contract shall be let; and said board shall let
Inc whole work IN one contract to the lowest
and best bidder, who shall give satisfactory
bond IN the penal sum of one hundred thon
sand dollars, with sufficient sureties, to be
approved IN writing by said board, for
the faithful completion of the work ac
cording to contract and TO the satisfaetiop
OF said board. The board may reject ali bids
n they deem them unreasonably high or nm
worthy OF acceptance, and shall eject all that
are above said sum of two hundred thousand
dollars Nc bid shall be considered unless il
oe accompanied with satisfactory bond in the
sum OF ten thousand dollars. conditioned that
the bidder shall enter into the contract if il be
AWARDED TO him, and give the security req uired
by this act for the completion of the work. or
pay to the United States the difference betyaen
ms bid and the one on which the contract shall
De nnAlly awarded and let. In the event of
SiNJ,SdOA VI Iuc DDS. new dQ advertisements
snaii immediately be published and new bids
be received. ""
The unexpended portion of the APPROPRIATION
heretofore made for the purpose of building a
jail Is continued and renewed for said purpose
and IN addition thereto such sum as shall be
necessary 10 make the sum of S2OO,OOO Is appro.
priateo, to OF drawn on the order of said board
VINO are authorized, after the new iail u com
pleted, 10 sell at public sale. on reasouabIe
notice thereof, the materials of the old Iail now
Iocaled on judiciary Square, and to pay the
After the contract for said Jail shall h. Lot tha
board shall select one of their number to super
ihted and direct, under the control and super.
VISION OF said board, the work of said iail
The board are authorized 10 raceiva from,
Snaries A Neldner, 10 be used in said iaiI so
much and no more Of the iron, which he here
.oloTe contracted TO furnish for said Jail, as
shail De suitable to be used under the new plan.
and specifications.
Each member of the board of commissioners
snaiI receive as fuli compensation for his SER
vices one thousand dollars.
Inc proper authorities of Washington are re-
Iulreo 70 pay seventy EIGHT thousand dollars:
Georgetown twelve thousand dollars; and the
county OF ashIrgton ten thousand dollars.
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The NATIONAL CHEAP FREIGHT R.uyx
LkAGcE-A meeting was held on SATURDAY
evening an reference TO Cheap Freight RaiIways
In me court room City Hall, at which ahout x
persons were present, Including a numhsr -
SUBSTANTIAL citizens The meeting was called 10
order by Mr.. John R Eyans on whose motion
81" SOhA 41ltCurll WAS selected i
man. Mr. H. b. Sweeney read 1is, -, nan
presidents, who We're elected. Among them wsrs
hoses nelly, Samuel Bacon, r. b. Mohuu. j
" Bal 6ouT' 4 Richards, NJ. W. Gait, William
Wall, w. G. Metzerott The following secre
varies Were elected Z. 5. Noyes, o. X Harms
u; q f3rney, s V Noyes, NJ waIhngford and
W. j. Murtagh. 1
Hon. Lorenzo Sherwood. president of the
hanonal Railway League, was introduced
ahu, read the call for a national convention OF
nc producing interests of the country 10 be
flnnlnnQra fha ~
me cali Tor the present meeting He nrocaa3ad
70 speak on the objects of the meeting argnina
that me country should be under the:controI ~
the producing interests, and the way To sacnra
mat object was TO cheaper raiIway s-oieh,S
something should be done to support and in
crease production Angry contests betvsaep
~ PaIues were hurtful. and there is good
sIouhos Tor compromise, if men of all parties
win one accord, would but 20 in earnestly and
hrIhIy anc stand by the producing Interests
ano II required no compromise of any inst
man man sentfments or principles to do n M
sherwood explained al length the yarions NJ
res OF inc National League, holding a cbean
I'm ialIWay system would enable all 10 live
mon samuel L. Cary was introduced and
sald he was in favor of the prod ucing intsra.+.
OF me country, and In favor Of the working.
M he was IN favor of cleaning out the banks
~o,E 90 %sunlIJi ne believed them to be a net
~oIk OF fraud and robbery; a national money
system should be established. He was i'm svm
P@hy win the Cheap Freight Railway
is,e, ue, on was opposed to capital against |
IaooI. he nad been elected on that issue and
was committed to it anu
Nj. John l. Pau followed Gen Cary, Con-
Iending that railroad monopolies should be- /
Mr. Austin, of Miss, after a few remsrks Of |
IeIeu series of resolutions, approving of the |
car ior the convention 10 be held at Cincinn,t,
meeting adjourned >AN 'iie
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