The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-13
COUNTY WANTS
City TO PAY BILL
Rushing Work On Enlarged Jail
to Outwit Rict-
nond.
TURNED DOWN THE REPORT
Special Committees Report That
New Jail Be Built
Rejected.
TURNED DOWN THE REPORT

The board OF supervisors OF Henrico
county met yesterday morning and adopts
ed q resolution authorizing subcommit-
tee Of three to employ Architect 9, x.
Bryant, or II he be not obtainable, Some
other architect. to draw the plans and
ascertain the cost of remodeling the Hen
rice county jail. situated In the city.
The cost OF the work is not to exceed
$1,000. and there is to be room enough
for the accommodation OF 116 prisoners,
with burglar proof cells. separate COM
partment for Juvenile prisoners, white
and black, all necessary sanitary ar
rangements and bridge for the transfer
of prisoners from the jail TO the court
room.
Members of the board OF supervisors
will assemble again before the I'D OF this
month and take some definite action upon
the plan for remodeling, rs submitted
by the architect. The primary reason
for the haste in meeting again Is said to
be tho fact that the supervisors want
to have their recommendation IN prior
to the time tina; the annexation question
is argued before Judge Garnett, who Is
delegated to pass upon the merits OF this
controversy.
Parenthetically this phase of tho situa-
ton came out yesterday, when the aues-
ton of securing an architect for tho
drawing of the plans was being discussed.
Particular emphasis was laid upon the
Importance OF the meeting at an early
date-certainly before the 22d. when the
annexation problem will again be aired.
Put 1t On Richmond.
In the event that Judge Garrett decides
that, from the evidence adduced, Rich
mond should be allowed TO annex certain
territory OF Henrico county. or rather that
certain Henrico territory should. be per-
mitted to become part of the city and
reap the benefits to BIO derived therefrom,
the city would have to bear the indebt-
edness OF that portion OF the county an
nexed. And now. II Richmond is to ex-
pand by Judge Garnett's decision, Henrico
VIII escape portion OF the cost OF the
new Jail.
The members of the board of supervi-
sors present yesterday were Mr. w. B.
F'rayser. chairman. OF yarina District,
Mr.. j. w. Barnes. OF FairlMd District;
Slr. r. w. Browning. of Tuckahoe Dis
trict, and Mr.. w. Conway Saunders. OF
Brookland District.
Messrs. Browning Saunders and Barnes
were appointed the committee to visit
Architect Bryant and secure from him
a drawing for the remodeling of the jail,
in which are now crowded and TANNED a
con1lomereted mass OF humanity
Some time ago the supervisors appoint
ed special committee. composed OF
Judge r. Carter Scott. w. B. Frayser.
commemorative Attorney L. o. wenden-
burg and Sheriff Simon Solomon, to sub
nit some recommendation to relieve the
conditions at the jail. It was left TO this
committee to recommend either rernod-
cling OF the present structure or the
erection OF an entirely new jail.
Turn Down Report.
After going pver the entire ground the
committee recommended that new fail
be erected at a cost of between $4,000
and 10000. Mr.. w. N. Bowman, of the
Stewart Iron Works OF Cincinnati, had
conferred with the supervisors and with
the members OF the special committee,
and had submitted blue print OF the
proposed new jail.
The supervisors turned down the re-
port or recommendation and on yestcr-
day the resolution providing for remodel
ing OF the present structure went
through.
The resolution reads as follows
Resolved that the committee composed
OF Messrs- r. w. Browning, j. W. Barnes
anu W. ". oauiiuets, any Two OIL WnOLn
may act. do employ c. X. Bryant or any
other architect in the event that he can
not be obtained, to draw plans and ascer-
tain the cost of remodeling the present
Jail at cost not to exceed $4,000. The re-
modelling to provide for capacity OF
about 116 prisoners with two burglar
proof cells. two insane cells, and hospital.
a woman's department. witness cells and
place for Juveniles, proper classification.
sanitary and safe conditions with proper
ventilation. also a bridge to carry prts-
oners from the Jail to the courtroom
floor; also arrangement for heating the
Jail exclusive Of the courthouse plant