The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-19

stretch his legs and converse with his
fellow prisoners If any there be. At
present there are eight prisoners IN
the Jail. At 8 o'clock at night the
lights in all the cells are turned out by
the jailer. by means of n large switch
in the wall.
For Bad Actors.
If a mar becomes i'll he goes to the
hospital. If he goes crazy, he goes to
the insane ward. If he shows a dispo-
sition to be unruly, and refuses to be-
have himself. he may, at the discre-
ton of the jailer. be placed in solitary
confinement in a dark cell in the base
ment OF the building, on a bread and
water diet. Very few men would care
to remain there in the darkness and
silence for very long, when by behav-
ing themselves they could go upstairs
where there is light and sunshine and
good food.
Big Laundry Room.
In the basement of the building
there is also a big laundry room,
where the prisoners will be required
to do all the county washing, their
own clothing, blankets. towels, every
thing. This room will be equipped with
two large electric washers, and every
facility of a modern home laundry.
Storeroom Facilities.
Next to the laundry is a large store
room, with space for all the county
storage. including such records as
there may not be room for in the vari-
Gus offices of the courthouse.
Heating System.
The boiler rooms are in the north
end Of the basement. The big boilers
not only heat the Jail by a combina-
ton Of steam and hot water heat, but
they heat the courthouse as Well, and
the Johnson Service system keeps the
heat even in Doth buildings. There arc
radiators in the jail corridors, and
ventilators which supply fresh air
| heated in winter, in all the cells, as
we'll as about the building.
A tunnel leads from the Jail to the
courthouse, by which prisoners may be
conducted from n building to the
| other in absolute safety.
Compliment County Officers.
The county commissioners deserve
to be highly complimented for secur-
| ing this handsome building for the
county without burdening the taxpay-
ers with an excessive levy. The mon
| ey was mostly raised by means Of a
Q mill levy in 1912 and the same in
1918, which brought about $4,000. The
! total cost of the building was about
! $102, 900, and the remainder of the
mOney was taken from various IunuS
the interest and penalty fund and 9th.
err funds which were unused. anc
which, according to the law. were al
the disposition of the commissioners.
The Builders.
The plans for the building were
made by Architect Sam Crabbe, ant
the completed building shows how
| carefully every detail was looked after
Contractor Tom Powers did the con
| struction work, and did it we'll. This
Fargo Plumbing & Heating Co. put IL
the plumbing and electrical work, thu
most modern obtainable.
The Stewart Iron Works Of Cincin
natl furnished the steel for the Gel
work.
Sheriff Ross and Jailer Max Rich
ards are justly proud OF the handsome
and modern building over which the.
have supervision. and it Is safe to sa!
that one would search a long way Il
find a Jail in which the most advanced
ideas in regard to the treatment o
lawbreakers are better exemplifiet
than in Cass county's new jail struc
ture.