Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-01
COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LET
CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVE.
MENTS AT THE COUNTY
COURT HOUSE.-THE WORK
IN DETAIL.

IN DETAIL.
All the contracts in connection
with the building of the sherlff's res.
idence, jail, boiler house and install.
lation OF a new heating plant for
heating these buildings as well as the
courthouse. have at last been let and
they are as follows: For the erection
of the buildings without plumbing,
heating plant or steel jail work. the
contract was let to Moritz & Geister
OF Wahpeton, N e., for $40, ,666; for
the heating plant, Chenery &.Ander'
son of. this city received the contract
at 1915 and Pauley Jail Building
corr pany were awarded the contract
for steel work at IS, sos. The total
cost.of the new work will amount to
S3O,247. A description of.the work is
as follows:
The specifications for the combina-
tion residence and jail call for the
very best material in all respects.
The finish sOf them is to be in the
finest quality of Dickinson pressed
brick or number six Menomenee
pressed brick with trimmings Of cut
stone. 1t will be two stories high
with large loft and full basement anc.
fitted with the most modern conven-
fences.
The residence will face on Third
avenue south and the Jail will oc-
cupy the rear OF the building. The
plan of the first floor will include
At the entrance large veranda or
porch with stone steps approaching
and tile floor Immediately in front
of the door. A large yestibule will
opeL into spacious reception room
which in turn connects with cor
riuor that has direct entries to every
room on the first floor with the eX-
ception of the pantry, cell rooms and
jailors' and prisoners corridors.
The arrangement of the rooms on
the first floor are as follows: TO the
right of the reception hall is the par
lor. d well lighted and large room,
eleven feet four by thirteen feet nine.
This connects by large double dool
with the sitting room of practically
the same dimcns ions. There is nc
l,nt oI1(i
the jailor's chamber which is next
to it. This last room is however the
means Of entering the iailor's cor
ridors and cell rooms.
On the south side OF the reception
hall the first is the dining roo m
which is but trite larger than the
parlOr. This room has large side
board and drawers built in the west
side and connects through large
pantry with the kitchen which latter
is the largest room on the first
hoor, measuring thirteen by thirte en-
nine.
All the interior inishings in wood
and the..doors..and window castings are
to be Of quarter sawed white oak and
the floors of white maple finished
with two coats of yarnish. The
sheriff's Office will be in the south
side. of the building at the enc. and to
the left Of the main corridor. 1t will
be finished similar to the rest of the
interior in most instances except
where it differs from the style of res
idence and Office tinishings. The
Office will be in:direct..communication
with all parts of the building by
means of speaking tubes and electric
buttons with annunciators.
The jail room on the first floor will
have jaior's and prisoners corri-
dor four. cells. shower and tub baths,
lavatories and closets.
On the second floor there will be four
chambers with large closets, a large
hall, bath room and ]avatOry and the
juvenile cell in the residence portion
Of the building.
In the jail section the arrangement
be m UGH the same with the ex cep-
tion that there will be two cells for
the retention of female prisoners,
The fittings and construction Of the
Jail section will be Of the most up-to-
date pattern in Jail construction,
sanitation and ventilation.
The boiler room and heating plant
will also be of me most approved
pattern.
Work will be commenced immedi-
ately and 1t is hoped to complete the
work this fall.
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