The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14
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A CONTRACT TO BUTLD A NEW JArL.

A CONTRACT TO BUILD A NEW JAIL.
WEDNESDAY,. May 7th, 1879.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present John Roy, President; Fl. Duri0, T. s.
FOnten06, Thendnle FOntenot and 4. C. Caachere.
Plans and specifications were presented by
W. r. Meginley and VIM. Evans, for the build
ing of q Parish Jail, and after a careful examine
snas1i 49, s1a W. ~ " y sns = Mesa4 q WIS adopted,
rant for the amount appropriated fer the same.
On motion OF 1r.9T. s. FonfeIl0t, resolved. that
the following plan and specifications for the
building OF o Parish jail, be published for sixty
days, and that the contract for the building Of
said jail be EOld to the lowest bidder. in frontsof
the Court House. on Monday, July 1Ath, 1873.
of sale. The plan of the building to be seen at
the Office Of the clerk Dc the Police Jury:
SPECIFICATION on THE PARISH pRIsoE.
The building to be forty-two feet front and
thlfty-sIx feet from front to- rear, eighteen inch
brick wall. The heighfto enine and q half feet
between the Aoor and ceiling. The nrst aoor 81
joisfs to be two feet above the surface III the
ground and to be properly ventilated with iron
All doors and windows shall ne double thiek-
ness, put together with wrought nails, and to be
properly fastened.
The wooden eeIlsfo be made of blanks and
s~eanflingss and 3 n tile north end to be grated,
and the d00rSt0 be batten doors.
AnJoistsim che lower floor TO be 3x12 inches
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Each story te receive wan plates 81 s Il
GirdeFs to be made in two BSeces 5xIq inches.
separated by q haif inch strip of waod, and
D0lted together with iron bolts, this ID Is prevenf
dry-Tot-these girae1st to be supported by iron
Tne subway to be grated and 4 door at the
head be the stair.
Tubular cells 20 beInadeofh oileri ron. Or rrate
york, eaeh and every eelit0be separate to ITSELF,
and eaeh cell shall hare a Win6eW 0f crate WORK,
one ease and south. and also d door.
The second story win(lows10 be iron grated
with thgeR-uuarter inch bars. an gsrders "a ia
anchored and plated. One tier Gf beasns RIM.
nm north ana south to be anchored and plated.
In the MrSF story four hog chains running east
and west and north and south, andin fhe kae.
ii d third story. tbs san4n 40 III Tafe Rssaf
Chains to be made OF inch iron ana IA III nlafaS
All window jams TO be three inches thicr a
suit tae walls. E5aHles to he trimmed inside
The fnsiGe0f this building To recefye Il eoaf a
plaster and To be whIgened, and tbs whole al
this Work to receive IW0 coats of white lead
with thasaxcepsi1n nc the cells theytD recpfyv
TIVE coats 0f red Lead and tle tabnlar cells 70 30
sheet iron. under the Mo0r, also painted red.
The hack-h0use, the sewer to hesank ave 9eel
below the snEface at the ground anafO he paved
in the bottom. eeEnelafed and veHtIatel.
In each gable end there viii be d nue so asff
introduce stovepipe, having no IRE place n
Eaid building.
The two doors, fraaatand rear, t0be made viii
four incl timber In thickness, the glass to- g
used IN the window frames to be 12x1S inches
the frame to be one aalda quarter inch thick
The flooring md ceiling TO be pine plank. Tit
wooden cells and partitions to be made Of pine
plank also.
The tive doors. front andrear, shall be three
and d haaffeet wide, aud eight feet high.
THE shi1giing to finish on the brick work. and
to be properly g~uttered and Ieadered.
The elevation of the roof t0be ~ne-Quarte oil
the base line OF the building.