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14 February 1883; Perry County Democrat (New
Bloomfield, Pa.)
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF PERRY COUNTY FOR 1882.
. . . . .
Expense and Repair of Jail
Paid Frank Murphy, watchman . . . . . . $ 76.50
Isaac Simmers, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 63.12
J. B. Hackett, insurance . . . . . . . . . . . .
21.50
Charles Fisher, cleaning sink . . . . . . . . 20.00
Mrs. March, cleaning in 1881 . . . . . . . . 10.00
David Sweger, repairing oven . . . . . . . . 4.00
Mrs. Wm. Clouser, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Geo. Spahr, repairing jail wall . . . . . . . . . 7.07
D. Mickey, putting lock and bolt on door 4.00
J. B. Black, lock for front door . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Henry Sheaffer, blacksmithing, 1881 . . . . 2.70
Amos Foulk, repairing jail wall . . . . . . . . . 2.00
Sundry small bills for repairing &c. . . . . . . 4.00
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . $ 228.14
23 October 1902; Newport News-
THE NEW COUNTY JAIL.
FINE SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING ERECTED ON SITE OF OLD JAIL.
Costs About $28,000 and Is a Complete Modern Prison and Office and Residence
for Sheriff.
We here present a picture of the new county jail, nearing completion at New
Bloomfield.
It is a fine, substantial building, and will serve the purpose for which it
has been erected for many years. Its total cost will be about $28,000.
It will include the jail proper and the sheriff's office and residence.
The jail is build of light-colored stone, with Hummelstown brown stone
trimmings, the residence portion being of pressed brick. The latter has
a frontage of 36 feet and a depth of 35-1/2 feet. There is a transverse
wing extending 9-1/2 feet on each side of the residence portion and 18 feet
deep. Back of this is the jail, 13 feet wide and 35-1/2 feet deep.
The cellar contains a heating plant, laundry, etc.
The first floor contains six cells in the center flanked on either side by a
prisoners' corridor and a guard's corridor, a large bath and wash room, a
turnkey's room, dining room, kitchen and numerous and convenient pantries and
closets. The second floor contains a second tier of cells and
corresponding corridors, the female ward, hospital, four bedrooms, hall and
closets; and the third floor contains a hall and three bed rooms over the
residence portion.
In the jail proper the first and second floors are made of iron and cement,
with a board floor laid on top. The cells are built of the finest
Bessemer steel and the doors are so arranged that by throwing a lever all the
doors on that tier may be unlocked, or any single door may be unlocked by the
use of a key. There are toilet and bath rooms in both jail and
residence, The building is heated by steam and lighted by electricity.
The entire building is roofed with slate.
2 August 1905; Advocate-
The Iron cells in the county jail have been
treated to a coat of black paint.
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