Show NEW COUNTY JAIL WILL BE ERECTED modern structure will rise in place of old jail to cost dox box elder county Is to have a tin fin now new modern jail a two story brick bric k structure with basement baleme nt adequate to accommodate acconio date about 32 prisoners with living quarters for or the jailer and his family and departments for both men women and juveniles the county commissioners reached reache d this decision at a meeting held tuesday afternoon at which itic h the members of 0 the box elder county tax committee were called in a as s an advisory board conditions at the present county jail were fully looked into before the board reached its conclusion the new structure will be erected on the corner south of the court house and just east of the present county jail arrangements having been completed by the commissioners tor for the purchase of the land from dr L D Ala mahannah hannah plans tor for the new structure furnished by architect fred W of logan call for or a two story brick fireproof building with full basement and ample room tor for the accommodation ot of thirty two prisoners and dwelli dwelling ng quarters tor for the sheriff and his family the cost of the st stricture will not be fully determined until bids have been received and opened but it will be in the neighborhood of according to those who have given the matter consideration there will be sixteen steel cells in the building eight on the ground floor and eight on th the e second floor divided by a corridor the walls of 0 which will be lined with heavy steel shutting olt off communication between prisoners on the second floor there will be both a and juvenile department a visitors room and other the prison laundry will be in the basement and will lie be tully fully equipped some forty lockers will be provided for the prisoners clothing upon entering the hostile bastile prisoners will be stripped ot of their clothing and given prison attire the discarded clothing will be washed and dis infected and placed in a locker tor for safe keeping until needed by the prisoner at the termination of 0 his sentence the living quarters will consist of 0 the several necessary rooms for or housekeeping with laundry bath closets and other modern conveniences and will be shut off from the prisoners quarters the main building will eventually be surrounded by a high wire mesh fence and between this fence and the jail the ground will bo be planted to gra grass gs and shrub bery one of 0 the crying needs ot of the county has been a suitable and adequate jail and sheriff john 11 zundel and the county commissioners knowing the present condition have worked zealously for better quarters at the same time keeping in mind the necessity tor for holding the tax levy at the lowest possible point one deplorable condition at the present county jail Is the lack ot of room and all male prisoners must be thrown together tender youths who are detained tor for some trivial trivia I 1 offense must mix with hardened criminals it Is true a new jail will cost money but what father would want his son thrown into company with these hardened criminals just for the sake ot of a few dollars then there are no suitable quarto quarters rs tor for female prisoners at the county jail and this Is 13 also a deplorable condition the move for a new jail on the part of the county commissioners Is most commendable the present county jail was erected some 22 years ago by a board of 0 commissioners ot of which A W valentine was chairman the commission commis glon thought they had erected a structure adequate for many years to come however the growth in our population and the rapid increase in crime has made these quarters inadequate for present conditions |