| Show u 0 Contracts to Be Let for Modernizing Sing Sing Albany N. N Y New New York states state's old century-old penal Institution Is to be modernized after 20 years jears of more or orless orless orless less Intermittent effort on the part of the government Sullivan W. W Jones state architect announced that contracts contract will be awarded In December for completion of the new Sing Sing prison State Architect Jones described the proposed new Sing Sing Improve improve- Improvements ments which tire are to be financed from the bond Issue and which are designed to replace the old prison with a modern sanitary penal tion In part he said The buildings s for which contracts will be let In December are two cellblocks cell cellblocks blocks providing 1032 cells an assembly as as- hall wl which lc l serves senes also as a chapel and an nn administration build ing Each cell will be equipped with witha a toilet a lavatory and will be ven ven- In the existing new buildings and those to be built there will be beu bea u a total of 1400 1900 cells As soon as fiS the new buildings buildIngs' are completed the old cell block will bo be demolished and find the retraining regaining buildings buildings buildings build build- ings In the old oll prison will be convert convert- converted ed for tor Industrial purposes The assembly hall been designed designed de- de signed to seat i 1200 OO The entire group of ot new buildings 9 Is surrounded by n a 2 foot 24 reinforced concrete wall The new wall Is I equipped with guard houses at advantageous advantageous ad ad- adi i points and will be fitted with flood lighting In the event of ot otan an alarm being given the entire prison yard may be flooded with brilliant light leaving no place In darkness where prisoners might hide |
