The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-24
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\ CONTRACT TO BUILD A NEW JAIL,
WEDNESDAY, May 18th, 1873,
The Police jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: John Roy. President H. DuriO, r. s.
F0ntenOt, TheoduleF OntenOt and 7. G. Chacllcrc.
Plans and specifications were presented bv
W. r.. Meginley and VIM. Evans, for the build
ing OF a Parish Jail. and after a careful examin-
alton. the plan of W. r. MeginlPy was adOntnd
and the clerk was instructed to issue him a war
rant for tho amount appropriated for the same,
On motion OF Mr.. T. s. FOntenOt, resolved, that
the following plan and specifications for the
building of a Parish Jail, he published for sixty
days. and that the contract for the building Of
said jail be sold to the lowest bidder, in front of
the Court House. on Monday, July R4th, 1873.
Terms and conditions to be made known on dav
Of sale. The plan of the building to be seen at
the office Of the clerk of the Police Jury:
SPECIFICATION OF III PARISH PRISON.
The building to- he fOrtY-twO feet front and
thiTty-six feet from front to rear, eighteen inch
brick wall. The height to b. niDc and a half fnnt
between the floor and ceiling. The first finor of
ioists t6bc two feet above the surface of fine
ground, and to be properly ventilated with iron
Ventllators, three on each side of said building.
All doors and windows shall be double thick
ness, put together with wrought nails, and to be
properly fastened.
The wooden cells to he made of planks and
ScantllhgS, and on the north end to be grated.
and the doors'to be batten doors.
All joists in the lower floor to be 3x12 inches
% 20 8x12
Each story to receive wall plates 3x 8 "
G1rders to he made in two pieces 5x12 inches.
separated ny a half inch strip of wood. and
1olted together With iron bolts, this isstO prevent
dry-rOt-these girdcrs to be supported by iron
columns.
The stairway to he grated and a door at the
head of the stair.
Tubular cells to hcmade of boiler iron or rro+a
work, each and every cell to he separate to Itself
and each cell shall have a window of CRATE work
one east and south, and also a door.
The second story windows to he iron grated
with threP-quarter inch bars. All girders TO he
anchored and plated. One tier of beams run
ming north and south to be anchored and plated.
In TIE first story four hog chains running east
and west, and north and south. and in the sec
0nd and third story, the same as in the first.
Chains to be made of inch iron and to be plated.
All window, jams to be three inches thick to
with q slight moulding. 49,,
The inside of this building to receive a coat of
plaster and to be .whiten6d. and the whole of
this work to receive two coats of white lead.
with the exception of the cells they TO receive
two coats of red lead. and the tubular cells to be
sheet iron. under the floor, also painted red.
The back-hOnse, the sewer to be sunk five feet
below the surface of the ground and to be paved
in the bottom, cemcnted and ventilated.
IN each gable end there will be a fiue 80 as to
INTRODUCE a !stove-pipe,. having no fire place in
said building.
The two doors. front and rear, tobe made with
four inch timber in thickness, the glass TO he
itScu Ill tllc Wlnu0W frames TO ne l9XlS inches.
the frame to be one and a quarter inch thick.
The flooring and ceiling to be pine plank. The
wooden cells and partitions to be made Of pine
plank also.
The two$do0rs, front and rear, shall he three
and a half feet wide. and eight feet high.
The shingling to finish on the brick work. and
to be properly guttered and leadered.
The elevation df the roof to be 0ne-Ouarter of
the base line of the building.
STRAYED.- FROM LAKE CHARLES
~ about three weeks ago. my gray horse. He
had II small rope around his neck when he left.
He belonged formerly to Raymond DeshOteIs,
Esq, and has undoubtedly returned to his old
range, where he was raised, in Chataignierp rai-
ri&, in the FUSelier and VeTret neighbOrhOOd.
STQLEN-Qn the night of May 18th, 1873. from
Mr.. Smile Giants stable, in Opelousas, my dark
bay mare. Has a large knot or swelling on both
sides Of the nose; largest on the right side.
I will pay ten dollars for the delivery of +lRn
horse and the same amount for the delivery of
the mare to Ihss; Fl. Lewis, Esq, at OpelOisas.
GEO. H. WELLS, Attorney atLaY.
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