Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-10
THE NEW JAIL PLANS.
Those of Mr.. A. NJ. Edel-
man to be Used.
PLANS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL.

PLANS DESCRIBED in DETAIL.
A Solid Structure Of Stone and
Brick With Cells, officers Ap-
partments, Etc, Etc.
As reported previously, the Board OF
Supervisors having decided that the
jail plans Of Mr. John Hall must be re-
ected, that body yesterday adopted
those Of Mr.. A. M. Edelman. II will
bo remembered that two members Of
the Board at the previous time cast
their votes for Mr.. Edelman's plans, Mr..
Halls being adopted by only one ma
ority.
The site for the Jail is not to be dis.
tarbed, the building to go on the south
side Of the court house lot, with its rear
entrance close to Fort street, and the
front elevation towards New High street,
but quite far back from that thorough
fare. The side elevation to the south is
plain, and that towards the north, and
opening onto the new court house, when
IL is built, has nice entrance.
The style Is modern Gothic, very sol
idly to be built of brick with granite
facings. The striking feature in the
outward appearance of the structure is
its severe plainness and solidity. 1t
''looks jail all over. Still, il will
make fine appearance on the hill, and
when fianking a fine court house the
toul en- semJle will be something for the
county to point to with pardonable
pride.
The building will be two stories and
basement. The width is 4S feet and the
entire length ll2 feet. The height of
the New High street front from the
ground to the top of the final on the
buttress, will be IS feet. This FACADE
is approached by flight Of stone steps
leading up to the main entrance in the
center OF the elevation. This is Gov
cred by an ornamental Gothic hood over
tho door, and a pair of graceful but.
tresses guard the entrance, finishing in q
pair of finals above the apex OF the
roof. The corners of this elevation are
also 6anked with similar buttresses.
There are in this face four Gothic win
dows. heavily mullioned. besides two
small ones in the basement. The gem
eral' effect is good, while in detail the
finish is very pleasing.
THE MAIN FLOOR
Is all Of IA feet ceilings. The first door
leads into hall l0xl4 feet. To the
south of this is the Jailor's office, l4xl6
feet, and to the right his private parlor,
the same SIZE From this entrance hall
n door leads into the main staircase hall,
the same width OFF this on one side is
cell for condemned criminals awaiting
the execution of their sentence, l3-Sxl4 |
feet. Opposite this is the office of the
attending physician of the jail, l0xl4 |
feet There are double doors between
these halls, one Of them being made Of
iron bars.
Behind the main staircase a door |
opens to what is known as the visitors |
corridor, lS 6x44 feet. The floor to |
this is of concrete, placed on iron grid |
ers. of this corridor are two cells, 6X9 |
feet each, also consultation cell SxS, |
"trusty's" room SxS with bathroom
connections, and finally tho "crazy cell'
ska feet This corridor has side en-
trance to the north which will connect |
with the new court house when built.
THE WING WITH THE CELLS
In it connects with this corridor by a |
pair OF iron stairs, one leading up |
4-6 feet above the level of the corridor
and the other as much below it. In the
upper tier are IA cells 6S9 aud 9x9 feet |
each. The larger ones are called hos
piial cells. In the lower tier are IL
cells are to be either steel or iron cages |
and the floors are to be of iron also.
They will all be opened and closed by
patent lever operating on the whole |
system together. Each cell will also |
have Yale lock- They will be lighted |
by grated windows in the rear of each,
and the whole system will be five |
feet in from the outer walls
of the prison all round. The
floors will be some eight feet above or
beloH the outer windows. From the
visitors corridor the whole system will
be visible all round, the guard being |
able to survey both tiers along their en-
frances and between the cells and the |
wall of the prison at a glance. The cells
will / e separated from the corridor by |
iron railings.
THE KITCHEN
Lies in the basement and connects with |
the lower tier of cells by staircase of
iron. 1t is l7-l0S43 feet, supplied with
ranges, sinks, toilers, coal hunks, wood
houses, laundry and storerooms, all COM
plete. In this basement are also two
dungeons, 7xl3-6 feet each, for obstrep- |
orous prisoners.
THE SECOND STORY Is REACHED
By an iron staircase in the main hall. |
The landing is into a hall l0x24 feet.
Along the east front of the building are |
the chambers and dining-room of the |
TAILOR, of ample size and supplied with |
private bathrooms, large closets, kitchen,
etc. A private staircaseleads to the lower |
floor and thence into the yard on the |
north side of the prison. The south side |
of the hall in the second story is aligned |
with three cells for female prisoners
with bath room and other conveniences |
attached. Back of this hall is visitors |
corridor, in all respects similar to that |
DelOW, anu Sltuhteu ulTtCll1 huoNo IL. |
Around this are four cells for the con-
tinement of q certain class of persons
under duress but who it is considered |
best not to put with the worst class OF
criminals.
OVER THE WING
And back OF this corridor is large room
4Sx50 feet, intended to be used as con-
venient at present, and ultimately may
be converted into cells for IS additional
prisoners as they may be needed
The estimated cost is $4,000. The
limit of the. Board is $4,000. The
Board has adjourned until week from
next Monday, at which time Mr.. Edel-
man will present detailed draw
ings of the work, upon which
bids are to be based. 1t will be
along into April before the contracts can
be signed. Meantime Mr.. Phillips,
as the HERALD has forewarned the board
he would do, will raise the rent of the
old jail to $1,000 a month, so as to force
the Board to let him have his property
which he wishes to improve.
II it were a private matter instead OF
one of public concern, the Jail would
have been finished long ago
THE wheels OF the Gods"
are not the only things that grind
slowly.
Low Ere.
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