The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-12
RIO CONTRACTORS.
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a CONTRACT TO BUILD A NEW JAIL.

WEDNESDAY, May 18th, 1879.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: John Roy, President; II. DUPfo, 7. s..
FontenOt, TheOdule FOnten0t and Z. C. Chaehere.
Plans and specifications were presented by
W. r. Meginley and VIM. Evans, fertile build
ing Of d Parish Jail, and after o careful examin-
alton, the plan OF w. e. Megfnley was adopted.
and the clerk was instructed to issue him q war.
On motion of Nj. Z. d. Fontenot, resolved, that
the following plan and specifications for the
building Of a Parish Jail, be published for sixty
dayAs and that the contract for the building of
said jan be sold to the lowest bidder, in front of
the Court House, on Monday, July I4th, 1878.
Terms and conditions to ben1ade known on day
Of sale: The plan Of the building to be seen at
SPECIFICATION OF III PARISH PRISON.
The building to be fOrty-bwO feet front and
thlrty-six feet from front to rear, eighteen inch
brick wall. The heighttO benine and a half feet
between the floor and ceiling, The first floor OF
.ioistE TO be two feet above the surface Of the
ground. and to be properly ventilated with iron
VentilatorS, three on each side Of said building.
AL doors and windows shall be double thick
ness, put together with wrought nails, and to be
properly fastened.
ecantlings, and on the north end to be grated,
and the doors TO be batten doors.
Al oisfs IN the lover floor to be SKIP inches
a 4 1 sxis
Each story to receive wan plates sx g
Gtriers TO he made in two pieces 5x12 inches,
SBN8EAb6A w u UaII InGM ETI1p OF WOOd, and
b~Oatedf0gether with iron bolts, This is to prevent
dry-rot-eaese Orders to be supported by iron
columns
The stairway to be grated and 4 door at the
head of the stair.
Tubulareefls to be made of bOileriron. orgrate
work, each and every cell to- be separate 10 itself.
and eachCen shall have d window OF grate work.
one east and south, and also a door.
Inc second story windows to be iron grated
with t~hr0e-quaFEer inch bars. All girdeTS m "a
anchored Il plated. One tier Of beams Tun-
ming north and south to be anchored and nIafeds
IN the first story four hog chains Pllnrinr easf
and west, and north and south, and fn the sec
oad and third story. the same as fn the first.
Chains to hG made of inch iron and Ia Ra nlafnd
Al window jams to be- three inches fhioE fs
suit the wallis. Frames to be trimmed inside
with a eight moulding.
The inside OF this Building to receive a ecat M
plaster and to be Whifened, and the whole ri.
this work to receive two coats of white lead
with the exception 0f the cells Thay IA seneigsaa
two coats OF red lead, and the tubular cells rs Is,
sheet ir9n, under the floor, also painted red.
The h~aek.hOg1ae, the sewer to- be sunk Ave feet
below the SurfaeRrDf the ground andtO BE navel
in1he BOTTOM cemented aud ventilated.
In each gable end there viii be q Hue so a. to
infgoGnss q atoyespsne, having no fire place in
The two doors. front and rear, tobe made With
four 1neh timber in thickness, the glass to be
used In the window frames TO be Iayl8 inehaa
the fraIle 70 De one and q quarter inch fhiek.
The flooring and ceiling to be nine Mani The
wooden cells and partitions to BE- made Of pine
The two doors, front and rear, shan Re th,ae
ard 3 half feet wide, and eight feet high.
The Singing to- flush on the brick work ana
to be properly glltterBd and leadered.
The elevation of the roof to be 0Ae-anarstar ~
the base line of the building.