The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-07
JAIL CONTRACT is AWARDED
Will Cost Grenada County Twelve
Thousand Dollars.
NIL Be READY FOR DELIVERY JANUARY !
Plans for New Presbyterian Church
are Accepted-Other Building
Notes of Interest.

The Board of Supervisors, recogniZ
ing the necessity Of new county jai
to replace the one long since thrown
out of use, on Wednesday closed con
tract with DobSOn & Bynum, of Mont
gomery, Alabama, for the erection O
such structure, according to plans
and specifications approved by The
board, the consideration being $12, 400
This price includes steel cages, a heat
ing plant, and electric wiring.
The ground dimensions of the build
ing are 32x40 feet, and the structure
will be two stories high, with base
ment. The architectural design is
modern in every respect, and while
net elaborate, is handsome and sub
Stantial. The first floor will be ar
ranged for occupancy by the Sheriff's
family, the ten steel cages for male
and female prisoners being on the Sec
ond floor, where will also be depart
ment for sick inmates.
The building will occupy lot 12O
feet square north Of the court house,
on what is known as the Mclean prop
erty, the county having effected an
exchange of the old Jail property with
Miss BERTHE Mclean for this lot. The
entrance to the Jail proper will be from
the west, while the entrance to the
Sheriff's residence will be from the
north. The sheriff will have an office
conveniently located on the first floor,
from which steel stairway will lead
to the steel cages on the second floor.
The arrangement of the building is
such that the prisoners cells and the
living apartments of the keeper are
entirelyssseparate.
The structure will be, practically
speaking, fire proof. The floors will
be deadened, thus excluding all sound
from one apartment to another. The
entire building will have modern san
itary equipment, and everything in
connection Herewith will be of the
very best.
The contract calls for the completion
of the building by January 1, 1905,
and for the faithful performance of
this and other provisions of the agree
ment. DobSon & Bynum will execute
a bond in the SUM of S25, ZOO. which
will be deposited with the county.
Work on the proposed new Jail will
be inaugurated during the present
month, the contractors bringing a crew
Of masOnS here for the purpose.
NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The building committee of the Pres
byterian church, comprised of J. p. !
BroadStreet, j. W. Young, w. E. |
Smith, w. e. Moore, DR.. B. S. Dud-
ey, met Tuesday evening and accepted |
plans and specifications, prepared by
L. NJ. Weathers of Memphis for a
new editice of worship, which will be
erected in the near future on the site
1f the present church. The plans and
specifications call for a building to cost
100000, over 5000 of which is al
'eady in hand The dimensions of
jhe church will be 60x9O feet and will
1ave a total seating capacity of 625,
jhree hundred of which IS secured bv
open the class rooms into the
main auditorium. The architectural
leSign, as shown by the plans, is strict
y up to date, and when the building
S completed it will not only be cred
t to the PreSbyterianS of Grenada.
'ut an ornament to the city as well.
Bids for the construction of the build
ng will be received until June Is next.
OTHER BUILDING NOTES
Mr.. w. N. Darrell of Doddsyille has
1oyed his family to Grenada for the
urposeof taking advantage of our
institutions and excellent ,
'ater. He recently bought a lot on
oplar street.-the transfer being made :
'om Miss Dolly Moore, and the con- s
deration $250-on which he will
'ect modern residence at a cost of +
}, 900. w. e. Moore has the contract. O
I'd the work will be rushed to compile r
on with all possible speed. q
The handsome residence now under 7
on Main street for J. a. u
cane is fast nearing completion, and n
ii be an ornament to that portion of y
'enada. 1t is of modern architec- =,