Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
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o1TY JAIL CONTRACTOR HINTS AT
CLAIM FOR EXTRAS.
PRISON WAS INSPECTED e
Grounds ana Buildings Committee
Accepts. Ii Conditionally Under.
Contract Drawn BY the City
At1orney.

The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings yesterday afternoon, Inspected the
new city jail and accepted the onllolns
from the contractors for present occupa-
ton, with reservations as to certain
details and claims to be adjusted here
after.
Promptly at O'Clock Chairman Grimes
and members Pollock, Burton. Elicit
Whittet. Hicks. and Bottom met at the
Jail together with City Attorney Pollard,
Assistant City Engineer Wilson, Hon.
D. C. Richardson DR.. s. W. Gordon. the
jail physician. and were piloted over the
building, which they examined from at
tic to basement. Mr.. w. N. Bowman
this representative here of the contrac-
tors, the Stewart Iron Works of Gin
cinnati. o.. was the pioneer. Il.
The committee was especially interest
ed In, and pleased with the operation of
the locking device by which the cells
can all be locked or unlocked and thrown
open together, or separately as desired.
After thoroughly examining every
apartment and equipment of the spien-
didly- CONSTRUCTED building the committee
repaired. to the City Hall to consider the
question Of accepting the building.
EXPERTS WILL INSPECT.
When the committee convened Mr..
Bowman was requested to make his re-
port ofgthe work to be turned over. He
said the building was practically finished.
He expected to have plumbers and In
spectors there for several days to come,
to see that everything works smoothly.
but the building Is ready to be occupied
and the city may go into it tomorrow"
he said.
which hts company expected the CITY
to pay. but the city was at liberty to
occupy the building pending the settle
ment Of these questions. without preju-
dice to the rights of either party.
Assistant Engineer st. Julian Wilson
was next asked to give the views of his
department as to the status of the build
ing. He said he lad spent three days
there and every thing is correct, except
| four. cells for insane prisoners which.
according to the contract, were to be
padded. Mr.. Bowman claimed that it is
practically impossible to pad any of the
present cells. He was willing to make
reduction from the contract price in lieu
Of this, or to build an iron cell and pad
It, If the committee preferred. and con-
scented to locate 1t In one Of the upper
rooms.
Continuing. Mr.. Wilson said that in the
boiler-room there is not proper provision
for the hoisting of ashes. but there is no
specification in the contract f this.
which seems to be the result of N over
sight.
"A QOEHO llON Oh EAIt1AS.a.
City Attorney Pollard being requested
to give his views on the question of ac-
cepting the building, he said that under
Mr.. Bowman's; statement that the city
could occupy the building without preju-
dice to either party and subject to the
legal claims of both, there could be no
objection to the acceptance of the build
ing by the committee.
The City Attorney drew up an agree
- III 1,JoI.
part of the record.
Mr.. Pollard moved that the building be
accepted In accordance with these terms,
which was adopted.
MT. Bottom moved that the question of
extras be referred to the ub-committee
on jail together with the City Attorney
and city engineers. which was adopted
The subcommittee Is composed OF
Meesrs. Burton. Gilman. Pollock. and
vii meet at the call of Chairman Bur-
ton.
Clerk Bates was instructed to COM
municate with Judge Witt. of the FIust-
tngs Court. and notify him Of the COM
mittec's acceptance of the building.
formal order WILDE necessary for him
to authorize the transfer. which will pro.
baby be granted to-day. when City Ser
geant Smith will take charge and the
city prisoners will change their present
uncomfortable quarters to the new fail
as soon thereafter as practica BILE.
After the adjournment Of the commit
tee one Of the members predicted there
would be scrap over these alleged
extras"
Mr.. Bowman, speaking on the subject.
said the claim for extras" was not so
large that 1t would break the city. If
he could get proper decision as to put
he could get proper decision as to Just
what constitute extras. there would be,
little trouble to estimate the amount of
their value. IS they would speak for
themselves.
EARNINGS OF RAILROADS.