The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21
WVO CONTRACTORS
For 8 ALE
A CONTRACT TO BUILD A NEW IATI

WEDNESDAY, May 7th, 1873.
The Police jury metpIrsuant to adjournment,
Present: John Roy President; II. Durio, II. S.
FOntenOt, Theodale Fontenot and q. O. Chaehnre,
Plans and specifications were presented IN
W.R. Meginley and VIM. Evans, for the build.
ing of q Parish Jail, and after d careful examin.
alton, the plan OF ". E. Mckinley was adopted,
and the clerk was instructed to Issue him a war.
rant for the amount appropriated f0r the same,
On motion of Nh. I. S. F0nten0t, resolved, that
the following. plan and specifications for the
building OF q Parish Jail, be published for sixty
days, and that the contract for the building Of
said jail be sold to the lowest bidder, in fronf at
the Court House. on Monday, July 18th, 1873.
Terms ana conditions to be made known on day
OF sale. The plan of the building to- be seen al
the office of the clerk of the Police Jury:
SPECIFICATION or THE PARISH PRISON,
The building to be f0TtY-tWO feet front and
t~hirty-six feet from front to rear, eighfeen inch
brick wall. The heightto he nine and q half feet
between the dBOr and ceiling. The frs. floor 0f
1oists 70 be Two feet above the surface Of the
ground, ana TO 20 properly ventilated with iron
ventilatDrs, three on each side Of said building,
al doors and windows shall be double fhiaR.
ness, put together with wrought nails, and tobe
The wooden cells to be made of planks and
aeantaings, and on the north end to be grated,
ana the doors to be batten doors.
ai5oases Y me " heor t9 be sxi2 inches
I ! ~ 81 sxl2
Each story to receive wall plates * s "
GlIders g ne made 10 two pieces 5x12 inches,
[@A(1 NJ UUttA @tEHIA
bolted together with iron bolts, this Is to prevent
columns.
The stairway to be grated and door at the
head Of the stair.
Tubular cellste benIade Of boiler iron. rorate
M s69 Sc. ess aa na ga sHeEy eel e. BE- separate to itself,
one east aud south, and also a door.
The second story. windows to- be iron grated
with tTeH1Itiarter inch bars. AL Rir7ars m IL
anchored q plated One tier Of haams nm.
ming north and south 6O heancllored and nlafed
IN the first story four hog ehaffns running aagf
ana Vest q north and south, and In file sec
9nd aaa Lllird story the same as in the first.
Chalns TO be made OF inch iron and ia In MATED
All window. jams To be three inches thick f0
SUIT tho walls. Frames to be trimmed inside
with g slight moulding,
The inside 0fstllis building to reepive 4 coat of
plaster and TO ha Whitene1. and the whole ~
TINS Work 20 recefve two coats 0f white lead
WITH the exception OF the cells they f6 receives
" cents 81 red lead, and the tubular cells 1Obe
sneeG ron under me door, also painted red.
1he baek-nOuse, b seWeF to % sunk five feet
1elgN me surface 0fthe ground and to be paved
iAShs D9t0oIls ceInenJed and ventilated.
A aaGh gable end there viii he 4 H11a ~ M IA
i 10y salas1 aatoye-pipe having no fn8 place ID
Inc bW0 da1rs froa1tand rear. to- be- made with
four inch thranee liz fhsckness Ala giasS 81 ~
used IN the window frames Is IS 19yIa fnn1,ass
OheHFanle 70 po 0neand a quarter inch fhielr
IheMaoTIagaad ceiling III he nina nIanr rms
wooden cells aud partitions to ba maIe ~ nine
plank also. pAne
The i've doors, front anarear, shan be three
The Singing to finish onfhe Iriek Mayae ana
TO be properly guttered and Ieadered.
TneeleYaf1Q Of ther roof to be O~na-anarfep Of
ahehaSe Nna on the building