The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
Marshall Ceunfy's New Jail.

Commissioners The Jail will be
built on the corner north OF the north
east corner OF the hourt house square,
where the residence of j. q. N.
Klinger formerly stood and will front
On Madison and Center streets. The
site consists OF one fourth block, and
was bought for $3.50.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
The building will consist Of Sher
IFS residence in front, and Jail in
the rear. The residencs will be con-
structed of brick, with Berea sand
stone trimmings for door and window
caps and siIls. belts. aud water table.
The cornice will be OF galvanized
iron. and the roof covered with slate,
and surmounted with a cast iron
cresting, The basement will be di-
vided into rooms for heating appar-
atus, fuel rooms, and vegetable eel
lars.
The first floor to contain parlor.
sitting room, kitchen, pantry, Sherif's
Office and hall, and stairs ia the hall
leading to the second noor.
The second floor will be divided in
TO chambers, closets, and two femal-
cells.
The Jail will be built OF stone and
chrome steel.
The outside wall, ceiling, floors and
cells. 10 be of hard limestone, with
chrome steel grating for the doors,
windows, corridors and vestibule.
TheIe will be sixteen cells in the jill,
each having water closet.
The building will be arranged TO
be heated with stoves or steam, and
thoroughly ventilated on the most
approved plan.
THE sHERlFF's RESIDENCE.
For the SherifT's residence the foot
ing courses will be large Hat stone,
selected from the best quarry build
ing stone. laid with close joints, and
thoroughly bedded in mortar made
OF the best quality OF cement. and
clean, sharp sand, and pounded down
solid, forming a perfect bed; the bal
ance Of the foundation stone work up
TO the grade line Of the lot, including
the foundations OF the steps. areas
around the basement windows and
outside cellar way, TO be- first quality
Of quarry building stone, to be laid In
mortar on their quarry beds. with
small joints, and thoroughly bonded.
The inside OF the main walls and both
sides Of the partition walls, to be
hammer dressed: all work to be laid
true, level and plumb, with square
and even angles. Arches are to be
put in over all OF the openings in the
basement walls, and riches left for
the reception OF steam. gas. water
and sewer pipes. The walls above
thegrade line and up to the cut stone
water table in the residence part, TO
be rock face asher OF the best quail
ity Of limestone, laid in straight and
level courses, as nearly eight inches
in thickness as possible, with close
joints and pitched face; the joints to
be dashed and pointed of afterwards,
leaving raised joint. No stone to
be more than three feet in length,
and the joints nicely broken, well
bonded together, and to the inner
portion of the wall.
The rubble-stone work ia the Jail
foundation will be large fat stone, no
stone to be less than twelve inches in
thickness for the bottom course, with
hammer dressed joints.
The outside wall above the grade
line will be rock face ashler, laid in
straight and level courses as nearly
eight inches in thickness as possible
with close joints and pitched face
the joints to be dashed and pointed
| off afterwards. The walls to have
the necessary inches and openings
fer water, sewer aud ventilation pipes
All openings TO be arched.
BEREA CUT STONE WORK.
! There will be for the residence and
jail, cut stone door and window caps
and sills, belt courses, water table
copings for areas, cellar way, anC
dormer and bay windows, blocks and
keys, steps to all the outside doors
except the back kitchen door, from
portico steps and posts, outsi lie cellar
way steps, and bases to the smoke
and ventiilating fiues.
The stone to be Of the best quality
of Berea sandstone. from the ten foo
sheet OF pure rock. or the soft cleal
rock.
CUT STONE WORK FOR JAIL.
The stone for the Jail will be the
joliet, ILL.,, GreensburS or the st
Paul, Ind, limestone, Us the Commis
sianers aud Architect may decide
The liist and second floors TO he no
less than nine inches in thickness
dresscd on the top TO smooth anC
level surface, the second story flooI
TO be dressed on both sides and pC
stone to be less than four feet ia