Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-29
NEW JAIL DISCUSSED.
Mr.. PEBBLES Asked to Submit
Plan and Estimates.
Cost Aggregated at $4,000 or 10000 =
Original Plan of Public building NIodi-
fed to jail Department Only Site on
Plume and Cove Street.

There was n meeting of the Jail COM
mission yesterday afternoon. The per-
sons present were as follows: Messrs.
Keeling. Camp, East. Jacobs and
Greenwood. from the city councils;
Messrs. Old and Consolvo, of the
finance committee, and Messrs. Brooke,
city engineer; Kizer, chief Of police.
plans had been practically accepted
by the previous commission for a new
jail
The business began with a verbal
report from the subcommittee, con-
ssting of Messrs. Keeling. East and
Greenwood. These are the members
of the commission who were not ia
miliar with the previous investigation
and reports that had been made on the
subject of building IL new Jail. They
were appointed by a previous meeting
to inspect the Jail and report on its
condition. Really, they were appoint
ed to visit the Jail for the purpose of
| learning of it's condition for them
selves.
The verbal report offered by Judge
| Keeling was to the effect that 1t is i'm
| practicable to repair the present jail
| building; that it is absolutely neceS-
This report was received and ordered
to be placed on the minutes.
Then there was general inter-
change of opinion on the subjects of the
site, the cost and the size of a new jail
This was participated in by nearly all
of the members of the commission
with an agreement that the cost would
b. from $4,000 to 100000: that the site
should be Plume and Avon streets. and
that the size of it must be determined
by the amount of money that can be
procured.
The greater part of the time of the
meeting after that was consumed by
Mr.. PEBBLES in the explanation of the
plans which had been drawn for the
previous commission. which considered
the subject over Il year ago.
Mr. PEBBLES had n perspective draw
ing, colored, showing a plan for a
beautiful building. This building was
intended to cover the entire block from
Plume street to Cove along Avon. This
own. but on which there was an option
at the time for sS,500 That is the lot
occupied by a livery stable.
The dimensions of the lot are as fol-
lows:
Plume street to stable, 10S feet.
Stable occupies, 30 feet.
Stable to Cove. 120 feet
The depth of the lot on Plume street
is 100 feet, on Cove street 1t is 8S feet.
In the building contemplated at that
time, according TO the original plan.
there was a provision for the mayors
office police justice office and court
room. n police station and police head
quarters, city Jail. city morgue and
quarters for the patrol wagon, all I'M
der one roof
Mr.. PEBBLES explained all of this In
detail. He showed the number of cells
for the prisoners in the JAIL the tiers
in which they are to be arranged and
their relative positions to the court
rooms and other departments. He
showed how a prisoner in there once
need never go out of the building for
court or any other purpose except he
be released or executed.
Mr.. PEBBLES was not prepared to give
an estimate of the cost of the build
ing.
1t was suggested however, that as
the city has no other site except that
of Plume street and Cove to the stable,
the discussion should be confined TO
the building of city Jail only at the
present time.
AS Mr.. PEBBLES was not prepared to
estimate the cost of this jail only def
initely, n motion was made and carried
to the effect that an adjournment be
taken to December 10, at p. m, in or
der that Mr.. PEBBLES may have time to
make n definite statement of the prob
able cost OF q jail department only for
presentation to the committee.
In general discussion, the imme-
date necessity of the Jail was admit
ted.