The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-10-06
The New hail.
THE QUESTION SETTLED AND THE CON
TRACT LET FOR A $l2,5O0 BUILDING.

THE QUESTION SETTLED AND THE CON-
TRACT LET FOR A $l2,5O0 BUILDING.
The prompt and determined manner
with which the police jury have taken
bold and disposed of the Jail problem
will receive the unqualified endorse
ment of every progressive and law
abiding citizen in the parish. The
contract for a Jail building, to cost
Sl2,5OO, was let on Wednesday last,
to Messrs. T. B. & w. s. Hull, of
Jackson, Miss. The structure is TO be
two stories high, forty-six feet in
length by thirty-one feet in width, and
constructed entirely of brick and iron.
In the upper story there are to be four
cells and two corridors and in the
lower story three cells and hall.
These cells, or cages, arc to be OF the
P. j. Panty d Co. (of St. Louis man
ufacture, and are what are termed
steel-cIad cells, the most durable and
secure now made. According to the
terms of the contract payments for the
work are to be made as follows: Jan
uary l, 1884, the contractors are to
receive $4,000, provided the building
committee, which is composed of
Messrs. Jacob Ryan, w. n. Nelson
and James Howard, shall decide that
the work has progressed sufficiently
to Justify the same. The second pay
ment, $4,000, will be made March !,
1884, with the understanding, how
ever, that the building shall be com
pleted by that date. The third pay
meut, 5000, January l, 1885, and the
fourth and last payment, $4,000, March
|, 1885. Mr.. W. S. Hull, one of the
co 1tractors, is here, and informs the
Echo that be will begin work at
once. He has not yet decided whether
lie will undertake the manufacture OF
the brick at this point or secure them
at Vermilionville. In either event,
there is to be no delay in the begin
ming Of operations. The question of
location is undecided-that is, whether
the building will be located east of
the old one, fronting on Ryan street,
or west of the court house, about
where the small frame building, occu
pied by Mitchell d Singleton, now
stands. THIS is left to the discretion
of the contractors, who are to make
examinations as regards foundation
and act accordingly. On this question
the police jury were equally divided
-four of them favoriug the east side
and four of them the west side Of the
square During his brief stay i'll Lake
Charles, Mr. Full has created very
favorable impression, and the belief is
general that he not only understands |
his business but that he will conscien-
tiousIy comply with the terms Of the
contract. The Echo is in full sympa-
thy and accord with the police jury in
this matter, and unhesitatingIy en-
dorses their action. They have evinCed |
a determination to keep step with the
march of progress, regardless Of the OF
position of no small number of citizens,
and the Echo will champion their cause,
on this question, should occasion ever
demand it. In this connection, it is
deemed not inappropriate to repro
duce the following testimonial of the
worth and ability of Messrs. F. B. &
W. S. Hull, clipped from the Jackson
Miss New Mississippian@ "Mr. W.
S. Hull, OF the firm of F. B. & W. S.
Hull, is making quite name for him
self as 40 architect. His plans for
court houses, churches and jails, are
being very generally approved about
the state. The board of supervisors
of Pike county adopted his plans and
specifications for their new court house;
the new Jail at Brookhaven was de-
signed by him; the Baptist church at
Crystal Springs, now being built, was
drawn by him last December; he is
now engaged maturing plans for three
court houses and two jals, two in
Louisiana and three in Mississippi"