CONVICT ROAD CAMP, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. At 
The roof was made in sections of the same width as.the wall sec- 
tions, fabricated of 1 by 6 inch boards nailed to 2 by 4 inch battens 
or purlins. On the ends of these short pieces of 4 by 4 by 3-inch 
angle iron were fastened, by means of which and 34-inch bolts the 
roof sections were eed to the rafters. Each roof section was 
covered with 3-ply ready roofing, glued to the sheathing, and the 
jomts between the sections were covered, water-tight, with laps of 
the same material, 12 inches wide, fastened down by roofing nails 
and cement. The joint at the ridge was covered with galvanized 
ridge roll, and metal ventilators were set into the ridge at intervals 
of 18 feet. 
All doors and windows were provided with fly screens of galvanized 
wire mesh. 
The complete detailed plans accompanying this bulletin are for 
’ buildings similar to those described, but not like them in all respects. 
(See detached Appendix Plates). The plans show a height of wall 
of 8 feet, which is regarded as sufficient, and this height was recom- 
mended to the county commissioners, but the rules of the prison 
commission require a wall 10 feet high. The height of 9 feet, which 
was actually adopted, was the result of a compromise between the 
height recommended and that required by the prison commission. 
Another difference is found in the floor, and is the result of the 
experience gained in constructing the buildings. Instead of the 
6-inch boards which were used, the plans call for | by 34 inch tongued 
and grooved boards which, instead of projecting under the wall sec- 
tions, are held down at the sides by means of battens. 
The increase in the height of the wall resulted in an increase in the 
cost of the buildings, but this is approximately offset by the change 
in the floor construction. The cost of the buildings as constructed, 
therefore, is probably quite close to that of buildings constructed 
according to the plans. 
The camp buildings housing the sleeping quarters, kitchen and 
dining room, commissary, and office were of this type and were of 
the following sizes: 
Feet. 
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Setretenmacdra ining rOOnN so) 255s) 2s) 5 Ree eee ria eke 18 by 54 
< SRBETETET SIS SETA ic ee ahi a i Sch lt Rela ee 18 by 18 
CUED. siege ote cept Bei A AN gee ee eo ae na te 18 by 18 
All parts of these buildings were constructed at the county shops 
at the Bellwood Convict Barracks, in Atlanta. To expedite erection, 
they were hauled to the camp site unpainted, but before they could 
be erected the work was halted and the building sections were thor- 
oughly wet by a series of heavy rains. The poorly seasoned lumber 
absorbed the moisture and swelled so that it was necessary to bore 
