Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-27
OUTLINES PLANS
FOR PEHITfHTIARY
Gov. Kibbey Has Some Inter
esting Ideas Of What the
Occasion Demands.

PHOENIX. Dec. 26.--Governor Kib-
hey has received roughly drawn
plan for he proposed new territorial
prfson, the construction of which is
to be undertaken early next year.
The plan is only an outline made
with pencil by Architect frost, as
uanference to paper OF certain
ideas of the governor, as to what the
general features Oh the institution
should be. 1t is only tentative, will,
probably be modified somewhat and
perhaps changed entirely, being
merely the first step in the process
of that evolution from which the final
plans will emerge. However it seems
/ to be very acceptable in a general
way and the details will be taken
care of as they are encountered in a
further study of it
The piaa calls for prison wall ot
sufficient strength and height, sur
rounding square each side Of which
shall be zoe feet long, with a big
tower at each of the four corners,
the towers and wall to be protected
by guards and guns. In the center
of the square will be a tower "a feet
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this tower viii be q. circular area
way or prison yard of suitable di-
mansions. With their hither ends
abuttfng on the outer line of this
circular area-way. win be eight build
ings. known as cell wings. These
buildings will each be 43 feet wide
by 145 feet long. Four of them viii
run in direct lines from the observer
in the central tower, to the four walls
surrounding the rectangular prison
plant The other four buildings will
run in equally direct lines from the
observer in the central tower, to the
four corners OF the rectangular
grounds. The reader may understand
more clearly by saying that If the
grounds be laid ont squarely with the
points of the compass, the first four
buildings named will run directly
with the four points Of the compass
and the other four, Which will alter
nate with them win run to the north
vest, southeast and southwest. All
buildings being OF the same length
there would be considerable area in
the corners. still vacant. This win
be utilized in the construction of four
shop buildings, each the same WIDTH
as the prison wings and between so
and 60 feet long, on a line with the
four corners. There will be iron
fences between the end of each build
ing and tae wall, and iron gates be
tween the ends of each buildings
where the dividing avenues front on
the circular area way or prison yard
surrounding the tower. The guard in
the tower can have every spot on the
de- III az hz1
merely turning around can look down
each avenue between the buildings
without moving from his post. Should
trouble arise in any avenue by seeing
taat the gate is locked it can be
localized or maintained within that
single section of the grounds.
The eight prison wings being ex-
acEly alike description of one viii
answer Tor an From the area-way
the door opens into the jailer's room
Another door IN the center Of the
farther wall Of this room opens into
what is known as the utility corridor.
feet wide. running clear through
the center Of the building to the fur
Tier end. Each side OF It and back
ing against Il is a row Of TWENTY-FIVE
cells, two tiers high, or fifty cells on
each side, 100 in the building From
the jailer.s room also. doors open
into what are known as the two pr1s-
oners' corridors. five feet wide. run
ming IN front OF the cells clear to the
most. distant one in the building
Between these corridors and the ont
er walls Of the building the guards
corridor. 7 seet wide. runs clear
around the 100 cells. n this plan