The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-27
REVISED PLANS
FOR CITY JAIL
Considered by Committee and Re-
fsrred to City Engineer.
THE COST IS BROUGHT DOWN.
The Expense OF the Two Systems Are About
the Same, Except as to Extras That
Will Be Necessary = School
Trustees Chosen.
THE COST IS BROUGHT DOWN.

at the meeting of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee of the Council yes
terday afternoon the bids Of the Van
Dorm Iron Works and the Stewart Iron
Works were opened, the buildings they
propose to erect considered, and the
whole matter referred to the City Engi-
neer for his examination and considera-
ton. He hopes to be able to report to
a meeting of the committee on Friday
night that the committee may report
the matter to the Common Council at its
meeting on next Tuesday night.
At the last meeting of the committee
the representatives of these two COM
panies presented plans but made no bids.
They were asked to consult with the
City Engineer as to changes and moditl-
cations. which was done.
STEWART WORKS PLAN.
Mr.. Bowman, representing the Stewart
Iron Works, offers to build a Jail for
s5s99o, the following items to be addi-
tional: Steam heating, $1,000; elevator.
$500 to $4,000; ventilation fan, $500:
steam cooking apparatus, sl.20o and four
extra burglar-proof cells, $500. This
provides for a long building on Marshall
Street. with central administrative por-
ton three stories high with basement
additional. The two wings are 10 be OF
equal height, but by division into lower
pitched floors give basement and four
stories. The wings, as the central por-
ton, have three tiers of windows ana
from the outside the whole presents the
appearance of three story building. In
the wings the floors over the nrst ana
second story only extend over the cells.
-to
the three tiers of cells and between them
and the windows open. This gives in
the wings basement floor, a three tier
BLOCK of cells or pens. and separate
fourth story over ALL In this plan one
wing is somewhat longer than the other.
In the basement one wing provides for
two pens to hold So prisoners each, ana
the other two pens to hold Is each. In
the central portion the kitchen depart
ment is located. On the first floor the
wings are the same as in the basement,
and the central portion is given to offices.
etc. On the second floor the larger wing
is vacant. The other portion of this floor
contains eight burglar-proof cells. eight
common steel cells. and eight cells for
the insane, four of them padded. On the
fourth floor one wing is left vacant and
the rest gives hospital room, doctors
rooms for infectious diseases.
THE VAN DORM PLAN.
Mr.. Foutts. of the Van Dorm Iron Works,
offers to build a Jail for $685.. Extras
are heating apparatus. s3,123: elevator,
81 $50; fan, $3.50: steel cells. each, s29s.
This provides for a building OF three
stories and basement. In the basement
there are four pens to accommodate 1l2.
and also the kitchen department On the
first floor are Offices, eight burglar-proof
cells. eight common steel cells, eight cells
for the insane. and one pen to hold TWEEN
ty-eight On the second floor is located
the hospital. a pen for twenty-eight. and
two pens for fourteen. On the third floor
there are two pens for twentyeight each,
and one wing left incomplete.
Both plans contemplate a Jail to hold
negro women. forty white men, four
white boys, five white women. eight In
sane and fifteen desperate prisoners, with
some space left for additional cells or
pens.
REFERRED TO THE ENGINEER.
After hearing both parties and consid-
ering both plans and propositions MIR.
Grimes moved that the matter be referred
to Colonel Clltshaw for his consideration
report to meeting of the committee on
Friday night, and it is hoped the commit
tee will be able to make report to the
Council at its meeting on next Tuesday
night.