The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-27
MORE PLANS FOR
THE NEW JAIL
They are Explained and the Com
mittee Ask for a Further Revision.
Other Committees.

The Council Committee on Grounds and
Buildings met last. night and proceeded
with the consideration of plans for ne"
jail, but final action was not taken
Mr. w. A. BauShnau, representing the
Stewart Iron Works. Jail and prison
builders, of Cincinnati. Ohio, appeared
before the committee and presented for
its consideration three plans. These plans
all call for a building fronting on Mar
shall Street about one hundred feet, anu
running back about fOrty-fiVe feet IN
depth. The central part in all three is
devoted to administrative offices, hospltal,
kitchen, etc, and the wings to cells The
central portion is three stories high, and
the wings the same height, but permit
ting four stories of cells, as the latter
are not so high pitched
THE THREE PLANS.
The feature OF the first plan shown is
the utility" corridor between the cells,
the latter being arranged back to back
and facing the sides of the building. This
plan would cost about $4,000 y second
plan was like the first as to the central
or administrative portion In this the
cells We're arranged. not back to back
but facing each other with /. wider or
exercise corridor between them- rms
plan of cell construction is much cheaper,
and this building would cost about Sio,Uo-
A third plan for the building to cost
$4,000 was presented. This scheme was
in general terms the second plan cut
down by the omission of plumbing ana
the use of soil buckets, and by the reduc-
ton and simplifying of the central por-
ton All three plans provide for {, nos
sDital. doctors office. cells for the insane,
special place for the young, and some
eight or ten burSlar-proof cells
Mr.. Baughman showed Il model of the
patent ceIl-ddor opening device of his
company, by means of which man
standing at the end of a row of cells can
open one or all of the doors or any COM
bination OF them by one movement of a
lever.
After examination of the plans the
committee requested the City-Engineer to
furnish Mr. Baughman with the same
suggestions and directions which he gave
the representative of the Van Dorm Iron
Works. that this firm may also draw up
another plan which it is believed will
more nearly conform to the conditions
and requirements to be found here
The further plans of these two compa-
nies will be presented at a later meet
ing The committee adjourned to meet
at the call of the chairman
LIGHTING THE CITY HALL.
A subcommittee of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee met last night to
consider the question of the lighting of
the City Hall. Hon. John E. Epps set
forth the excellencies of the Kern light
and Mr.. w. E. Robertson appeared in
the interest of the Newby light. The
committee asked the City Engineer to
furnish these gentlemen with statistics
upon which they may be able to make
the city proposition for the lighting Of
the City Hall.
AN EXCHANGE OF LAND.
\ joint subcommittee of the Com
smittees on Grounds and Buildings and
Poor met last night and considered the
question Of an exchange OF a piece OF
land belonging to the city for a piece OF
land belonging to the Richmond Loco
motive Works. The location in question
is In the bottom back Of the City Aims
house and the object is to straighten
the lines between the city and the Loco
motive Works. The exchange was
recommended to the Council