Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-09-25
directions and thus leaving a passage
REPAIRS, ETC.

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A coat OF concrete half an inch
thick, of Portland cement, is to be
laid on the floor Of the Jail, and tt g
ceiling, side and end wallis of the room
are to be neatly kalsomined.
STEEL CLAD CELLS AND CORRIDOR,
But the principal work done by the
Pauly Company consists of two steel.
clad Jail cells and corridor. The cells
are each six feet six inches wide, eight
feet deep from front to rear, and sew.
en- feet high. The corridor is five feet
wide, l3 feet long, and seven feet
high. Floors, ceilings and outside
walls OF the cells and corridors are of
/ inch 5-ply hardened steel Jail plate.
All the partitions are of 3.l6,hs inch
thin plate iron. All the joints butt
and are strapped with 4xsths.inch
steel straps, excepting the partition
joints which butt and are strapped
with 4xl-inc iron straps. All the in
side corners are put together with
2x2x4 inch angle iron, and all outside
corners have additional angle irons
23x29x4 inch. All is riveted with
sths and 4,inch counter-sunk, oval
head rivets, counter-sunk rveted on
the inside. Rivets are 3 to 81 inches
from centers.
The cell doors are two feet wide
and six feet high, constructed of lat
tlce made OF steel crossing at right
angles, 2x2inch meshes, rveted at in
tersections with ! inch rivets, counter
sunk OH both sides, with feed open
ing 4lxGt inches at the bottom.
Doors are hung on strap hinges, pro.
teeted by steel bars and opposite each
hinge on the door is steel rabbet
catch which shuts into a mortise in
the angleiron frame. In the center,
across each door, is Ak inch steel
latch bar, rivoted to the door with
J inch rivets.
AT the rear Of each cell there is a
lattice section or window two feet
wide, extending from floor to ceiling,
to admi, light and air. The cell doors
and corridors are locked by Pauly's
Patent Lever locks, which lock the
doors at the top and boston with hea.
w bolts. The lever controlling the
locks are locked IN an iron box on the
outside Of the corridor, adjoining the
entrance door. n combination closes
the keyhole with plate, and in add.
ton to the above zach cell door is pro.
vided with heavy Jail paddock.
Each cell is provided with four sets
OF angle iron fastened to the walls.
from which hammocks are swung.
The hammocks are 20 inches wide, of
No, 4 ducking, with sths,inch cord
'ewed into the edges all around. At
each end heavy J inch leather straps
aud buckles iasten the hammocks to
he angle iron hoops.
In each corner Of each cell there is
foul air duct, made Of plate iron
'iveted to the cell plate, fitted With shift.
'rs; the one at the bottom to receive
night bucket and the one at the top
or draft. The duct extends to flue
There is a cas,-irnn wash sink in
he corridor, and Ii pateu, piivv sink
t the rear Of it.
These cells are intended for prison
RS accused OF grave otf-nses and for
UGH AS prove TO he hard cases. They
pen into the corridor, where the sinks
re, but do not communicate with the ,
Al! unless the quadruplo locks Of the
orr'dor are unlock, d. They are lro-
ably as secure as the ingenuity of
lan has ever devised, AMI it Seems
baolutely Impossible for prisoner to
scape from them.
COST OF THE WORK.
Tie whole work is to cost $4,000 in
ounty warrants at their face value.