The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-17
THE CITY.
Judge ThurmOnd's Fneral...A Large
Attendance.
About Our New Jail.-.The Best In the
State.
The Fire Last Night.-Mr. COwart In.
dicted.
Other Interesting Local Gleanings.
Other Interesting Local Gleanings.
The New Jail.

Ihe new oaii'
Yesterday the county commissioners
court was in session to receive the report of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." ""J 81 thn oons,rro,;on -
the superintendent Vi the CONSTRUCTION oi
the new jail and to close up the jail matter
entirely. The commissioners INSPECTED the
NOV, h,,;la;r, and roceived from Tho srnor
i'e" puhuino auu '0"' ''o 'up'''
intendent the following;
REPORT.
To tbe Uororah,e Comfy Indigo and commis
sioners of DALLAS County
ImoIo tbis NV final renort nnor Tho
comniefior of The new mil Of this comfy
tLa arect;on of which Won have nIaced mn,
dor r I mV snnervis;on' in order that IL should
he bniIt in accordance with the plans spe.
cificat;ons and contract.
cnted his work in every narticnlar in con.
form;ty and accordance with The contract
He has done tbe work in n better stvle than
snecified The stone foundation ia eve.
c,Ited in n good and substantial manner
the stone used being a good hard sand,
Stone Of The hest Quality The foundation
extends five feet below the surface. and in
three different places the walls are
twelve feet below the surface. This was
necessitated by old vaults and pits. The
front stems are made of the same enduring
Drink "a
in the state. The bricks are hard and other
wise of superior Quality: we'll laid and
nroperlv slushed. nh brick and laid level
and plumb, which makes the building. in
NV opinion, more substantial than any
building | have seen in the state. and fIIiy
IN in Tho reouirements Of the snecjfco.
tions The wood work. of which there
is n small norton In said building
is of the hest material 10 be
obtained. The tin work ON the roof il Of
the hest material and is we'll mt on. The
plumbing and gas fixtures are of first.class
rboracter Tbe nlastering and na;nt;nv ia
done in a good and work man. lik q manner
The cementinc il done in accord,nc Will
the snec;fcations nnt down will The hast
cement of a durable and imnrovcd stylo
The steel cages are mt mn IN n masisrIv
and mperior stvie. and I must sav thai
Il Is the most dnrable and the sfrorcest
prison | have ever seen. The levers
and locks are az tho safe character NJ Tho
iail, The sewerage IL comnlete and nerfrct
In nil resnects Tbe iail. in fact Is second
to no other iail in the state. The contractor
deserves s great credit for his endeavors to
think be has Snccaaaed IN sverv resnoci
hone Il viii be satisiSctorv IN vonr bonora,
bic board and il L. NOT only safe and 90.
cure. bnt will hs nm ornament 10 ,ba c;tv
and cred IL" - ' thn c V,'"' W ''' WY
R,snectinliy '"' ''J JnT. w G,,xr
'' Standardization
The co,troctor, .Nossrs 4 prnwnIao
who ala tho Stone h,ic. and rnoa vnrt
and Mr. 7 Iicnr renresan,a ,,xe u All J T
Panlev G 70 thn nrrsi,o ev a,,n o ", a.
TORS fbr tbe Iron w" calls tnrna nnu Ivns,n
Of tho nem hn;,a;nn :, ,ha U,,' 'nu , NY
CONT sa,tyo Ju n.,,h w tnu III uIs auu .hc
tbcse con,Ier mru avh,h,,in ,. .or ,ne wV,Si
for every cont ,hsy avail "a reeeap. !" n rul
nisbs5 s,J I snr , a,c vhou n o' mi'yraa iui
a Jasnr; n ~, e, W ho"r worA 'ohe'
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