, 1874-02-16

nor ID elitIolY occupied ny the fcolnB room uL
Tho Connty Commissioners, aud III 80 by ~ feet,
with MI altitude of IA 1.G foot. 1t l,ns two com
nlttoo roonls, md an Office for tho Secretary.
TIE JAIL.
Tho Jail building IL, aB a}roaly Btated, entirely
detached from tho other Rtructurcs M they aro
from each other. This diyIsiouis accomplished
by means Of carriago-wny, which IL 20 feet
wide, md by courtyard 05x45 feet, tho former
tho prson from tho rosMtouco, and
tho lnttor tho jail from tho Oourt-HonBo.
From tho aloy-way n shorter carriago-drlye,
Of the Hamo width aa tho main QUO, oponp OH tho
Passing through tho lattor spaoo,
by either OF tho drives mentioned, tho visitor
comes to tho
2uARD-nooM,
which ia reached by q flight OF iron stairs load-
lug from tllo yard. This room opons Oil tho
north sile, directly into tho grand north wing
ADULT MALE WARD
Of tho prison, which. as being typo OF the ro-
mainiug whrdB, BElnll be first deHcribod. It iB n
p'atn, solid, and well.llgl,tod apartmont. ls71(
Insight or % ioet to tho coIling. Tho ooll-blook,
by corridors Soma II foot wide,
rises from tho contso OF this immenso room.
Tho block comprises 1870 stone coils, ar-
s faet long, faot wido, , md 5 foot in heights
Dotlt sidcB OF those COILS aH wol aa tho floors,
are formed by single alabs Of limestone varying
from = to 10 inches In tliotsneHs. Tho tiera aro
I'll arop S' t%o eobloc Il 1t te o eyc p' 81 oaoy
tier, md thaao aro, in turn, rcnchcd by iron
stnirways, placcd at tho onaa Of Tho gallorios,
aud ascending from tho ground Aoor.
THE WINDOWS.
cach i foot wide and Il fcct III height TIC
Biils uro placed 70 feet above tho floor of tho
corridors, tho latter being ut d loyol Of about
foot above tho Sidewalks Oh tho oxtorior, 80 that,
should prisoner succeed In breakinE tlfouga.
Ills coll, lie would then lnyo to climb 20 foot
to tie Hil]. and tlen, aftor cutting through tho
iron grntings Of tho windows, risk d fall or 2511
foot to tho sidewalk. Tho only other moauH of
cscara-if TINT call bo called onc-iB by pasHiug
directly through tho guard room. On both aislcs
Of tho latter Impairment nro placed bathrooms,
ono Hot for nnao md the other for fomalo pris-
o1ers. 4 corridor oxtondA oRat and wGBt along
the south Bido OF tho bath section to tho winGH
Of tho jail building. In tho wcatorn wing aro
placed forty-cight stone coils sotss apart for the
ionnlo captiveH, and in all respects, arranged Oh
In tho mnlo Wnrd,
THE EAsTERN WING
Ia divided into throo floors. This first contains fonr
toon iron coils for tuvcnlc ma!o Offenders, while
tho ce]lB OIL Bccond and third floors arc set apart
and padded for tho reception Of insane parsons
Of both sexes. The gunrtl-room iy provided with
an elevator, 10 that prisoner, In entering tho
room. eau ba placed on tho lnnding ard trans
portod to tho bathrooms, where the scrllbbiug
ind searching PROCESS cau 10 handily performed.
The prisonerA' clothing can be Bont to tho lnull-
dry md drying-room for reformation in tho way
OF cleanliness.
THE KITCHEN
ia p}acol In tho east wing basement, and Is quite
extensive, having an nrea of 4Ux20 foot, aud all
altitude of ~ foot. It opona III the laundry, and
tho latter opens in tho drylng-room, 80 that nil
household facitioH are conveniently arranged.
largo fool-otoyator Ia placed beneath the malo
wnrd. It IL workod by steam, aud conveys tho
prison provonder to tho different tiers Of coils.
THE nAsEaEST
IL divided into a labyrinth Of vault5, resembling
catacombB, arranged 10 as to givo caBy acces8 to
tho se%e5ago gas and other recommendations Of
tion for tho closets, which arc humorous uud
vol arranged.
VENTILATION.
This Byetem Of ventilation deserves u special
paragraph. Tie several lines Of Boil-ppo which
extend through tic ceI1-tiers are CONNECTED i'll
the basement, or rather In tho vnults, by H.
iucl pipe-lail horizontally. This pipt in turn
opens INTO four large ventilating shafts, which
extoud through tile nain central hall to tile
nttc, and tlAonce to the outer atmosphere. Ihcso
shafts aro heated at tho bottom by series OF
ateam-coils, thus creating q powerful upward
current Of air through tho attic, aud, US this
current can only bo supplied through tho Hoil-
pipo, to architects hold that tho foul air. as fast
through tho roof. III addition to tho foregoing,
series of ventilation 1ueH opon into evory cell.
and also into every apartment throughout tho
structure. From tho celia and rooms they lend
to tho attic, carrying OF any impure air gcn-
Grated BY tho prisoners.
Tho Jail IN haated n an admirable nanner,
immonso stealn-coils being paced benoath tho
openings in tho corridor 1loors. This system is
known aa TINT Of indirect radiation. 10 OK
r11uit, f11iG 1tfinHin1a fn11V it. will I'm
necessary to royiow. tho arrangement Of tho
boilcr-room, situated in the basement Of the
Courthouse building. Tho first boilor-room
contains tlyo boilers Of thirty horse-powo cacA.
Tho ong,no room il supplied with ono engine OF
tho same horsepower as tlo boilers, aud iB sup.
piled with two steam pumps. Tho fnn-room III
noxt tho ono last mentioned, aud contains a
doube to,l-foot fan, oponlng into q tunnel nino
foot wide by six foet ~ height. This tunnel ox-
tonds through tho building, nndcr mud across
tho massive walls Of tho structure to tho divers
| Stacks Of steam coils, which abound on every
side aud which supply tue warming
! OF tho ROOMS above. Tic building has boen
already successfully heated BY hall the
tho ail OF fan, which, tue architects have a.
ways hold, will DO necessary only to cool tho Hey-
| eral apartments in summer by driving currents
| OF cool cir through tue tunnel into tho uppot
| rootna.
The Court-Houao aud Jail buildings arc entire.
ly tlrc-proof, tho floors and partitions being laid
with rollod-iron boauH Aud JohnHon's patent
tire-clay tiles. The roofs aro constructed Of the
Ba1no natorialH.
| THE COST,
The architects Eavo succeeded In affecting q
cseaitnb!e saving In tho construction OF tho edi-
| flee. or sorics Of ellticoB. The County and City
Building Committees alBo aided III this economy,
aud deserve aomo praiso for thoil
/ virtue In the matter. The difference betwoou
the original estimate Of tho talented architects
h1ossra Armstrong and Egan. and tho actual
cost Of tho building, IL nearly 950,000.-a coll
siderable gain to not over plethorio exchoquor
| suB-CoNrnAcTs.
Tho following is D statement OF tho sub-con
tracts
Cut-stone, ". Q. Doalman, contractor, s117,
728; masonry, rlastolinE, an1 tiro-proot work
vontilating, Boyd Il Bnftin, contractors, 90,
900; plumbing and gas-tittng same firm, $40,
010 homework, Hoater l. Co., st0S, ,2U0; cur
ponter-work, HonneHsoy Dro.heru, 900
painting and glazing, Thomas Nolsou
$3.50; Office furniture, Sweeney BrotEors
DE7 aafirn{a >,Dvit,u n,,f1 syrnHtr,r t1,t