The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-13

THE SEw JAu.--The nes cos.n.y
is'l =. roe r0~1v - 60 Tie f-s,
st.ry 4 g.eAr!y csn.plete!. anil he set
ossd stssry. xllach was b4lit Iesaporarilv
1t wool. has been o9mfortably fitted
up. and = now occupied ty .be county
Officers The baildng Ia ben pat in
- pfeseu. condition. inclusive Of the
!0t, a, cosl If sl5 90 IN county scrip.
Considering he character of the l,aild-
ing, tbs manner in whsch the second
story has feen fitted mp. ard the cost
Of lab3s here, ard the material ST "a aich
K Is cot s,rnctel, $4,000 in county
scrip, = a moderate sum. AMI the county
may consider itself fortunate IN procuring
;he lsoiliIug aud 10: q, that prlse The
plan II the building A. drawn Up By
NJ, Paine. Tia architect. proposes .
structure bnilt II stone. 35s;6 and
ieet. tgs,-stories high The ealing .,
tic fr.' story IS 70 .po =. feet and that
Of he sscs5i-d - iaet, Wish ten " .n,lows
20 each story n each siIe-3qs.
The first story Is completed - faF - to
- ready for the reception Of the
ooantv prisoner All that remains In
be done - this portion nj the structure
il I; let - lse al ie.i 70 the walls y ben
the second story ~ PIT on OF stone. A.
II Is a. present, we hav" AT excellent
Jail on the ground story. which a. lar a.
the comfort, health and security o. IL
occupants - concerned, - EQUAL 10 the
Territorial Penitcut,Ary The walls are
of the sam thickness and character as
those 81 tbs pcni.entiary. and when the
building Is completed il will present 8
s,m:iar appearance The windows. "a
We have already indicated. are ten III
number. They are heavily grated AMI
when the walls are completcd, eventual
IL. ~iii to arctted and IN size 3xs feet.
At present tney are only one half Of the
proposed hight-,hat - L. say tour
ieet. but they arr equally rs Sc
secure auu answer every purpose.
There n one eh,Tatstc, ;jx~ ~cruFes! by
"a heavy iron door that opens lstp the
itiior's apartments which II 7xji fret,
extending acres III fr.E' 81 the build
ny. Frnm this apartment two heavy
iron doors lead into a corridor OH either
side. q feet wild: aud ioi. feet long.
There ATE ten cell-. bXs feet. five oWn-
ing into Zach corridor The doors of Tho
cells are EXC feet, >elfIecking. w,.h IA
heavy iron grating The cells are sep
arated from each other by thick brick
walls. and covered by heavy segmental
arches, both of which are inlaid with
heavy sheet iron. The cells are eight
feet high. The crown Of each arch is
three feet from the door Of the wooden
story above. In the brick wall. sep
arating the two rows of cells ~ the
rear, an air chamber is formed. and
each cell receives ventilation from this
by small aperture IN the rear, the
size al a brick. The entire jail has
a concrete i'oor sixteen inches thick,
which .ben thoroughly dried will he as
hard As granite. In the rear Of each
corridor Closets are construct cd with all
the latest mo.ern appliances, and we'll
drained The side walls al built
% Rellingtam Bay sand stone. two
feet thick This ~ much inferior TO
granite but II ia the best the country
atiofis The work has been w,li done
hy one Of our hest masons. Mr. Car
kcek and va believe the wall. are quite
imrcnatreble Though the Jail oc-
cupies "a low piece of ground. snch OK
ccllent provision has been made for its
drainage that II cannot he troubled
W,th dampnc>s.