The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-24
COUNTIES NEW JAIL
DR. BRAGG SUBMITS HIS REPORT
 UPON TT.
The Board Did Not Take Final Action Upon The County's New And
 Cosfly Prison.

Although there is a suit in the Court | of Chancery which involves the pay
 ment of the balance due the Bynum
 Construction Company on the new jail
 three members of the Board of Rev.
 enue yesterday decided to make an-
 other payment of s5.0eo to the com
 pany immediately.
 | After hearing an official report of
 pr. Shirley Bragg. State Prision In-
 spector. which was read before an opening meeting of the board, 1t was decided to look over the jail. Three | of the members with B. c. Bynum went over the entire remodeied sec ton. After the inspection was made each of the members expressed them selves as being pleased with the work with the exception of a few minor de-
 tails that were pointed out in Dr. Bragg's report. The jail was not fin ally accepted. as some few things were not up to the requirements.
 When the inspection was finished Mr. Bynum stated that the would like to have $5,0e0 more from the county now. In short discussion over the suit brought against the company by Moroney and Mohahan, of Mobile, the members of the board decided to pay
 
 This will not interfere with the suit. as 1t is for something over s2000 against the Bynum Construction Com pany, and In the petition the Board of Revenue was asked not to square the account until the matter had been settled. The county now owes the Bynum Construction Company about s5,500. so even if the allegations of Moroney and Monahan are found to be true that concern will still be pro- tected by the county
 Mir. Bynum in speaking of the suit that was filed against him for money alleged to be due on the clustering work of the new jail said:
 My company did not pay the Mo- bile concern because they did not do the work right. When they bring their work up to the specifications in the contract then we will gladly pay what is due them. The walls of the remodeled portion of the new jail now have various hues. and before l will pany will have to change 1t and make the color uniform. I believe when the truth Is known, that we will have no trouble in coming to an agreement with the company" One of the matters mentioned in Dr. l Bragg's report was that some of the | walls seemed to have been improperly | inSOI6T hb lflo COIOf WAS COH- He also spoke of the cement | flooring which he thought was not | what it ought to be in some places. In the report he also made mention | of the roof as he was informed that | 1t had been leaking during the hard | rains of the past few days. Some of the water pipes also leak and will have | to be remedied.
 One of the features of the report | was that pr. Bragg recommended that flooring like that used in the street cars should be put on the roof. It was mentioned when the plans for the new portion of the jail were first made that there would be sort of a roof garden on top to give the prisoners some chance of exercise during the not summer.
 pr. Bragg stated that it would be impossible with the tar and gravel -oofing that had been used unless the flooring was put down.
 The board took no official action on he report other than spreading 1t upon he minutes but 1t Is known that some 'oof for an exercising ground for the prisoners and in all probability the natter will be taken up later.
 It Is probable that the jail will not ,e accepted until the work on the walls has been done to suit both the members oI tHo DOdFo ana MT. Bynuh md until the several matters spoken f by Dr. Bragg have been made right With the suit in the Montgomery court gainst the Bynum Construction Com any by the company that did the plas- ering 1t Is hardly probable that the york will be changed for some time. Therefore 1t may be sometime before he jail is accepted and the prisoners moved into it.. The members of the oard feel that if they move the pris- ners in that the building will prac- ically be accepted and that they would have no resourse in case every hing was not up to the standard. The ralls of the remodeled portion are very neven as regards color. While it was ot expected at first that the suit fould make any difference in the time ,hen the building would be accepted it , the general opinion now that 1t will .AHA snma effect