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· ?Wing the past y�ar, of th,e oonstruction of the )1!3,y'°W1J,t�r �·orks, . . deem it. of tl�e uti:uost.�mp6rtance th'6t they sho-1:iJcl mak� �"·report . .• of tT1eir .,p�rations, ·:as: .,veil_ -as a ·:fi.niftcial 1?t.atement;. show�rjg_ th_e ·.prese� .. 9ondition of the ,vo�·�s,'the. · arp.ount_,pf. money �xpen4ed,. "' . . and' th�-aniount nee�ed for.the· couip\et�ori f th�-wor�ah:eady:�:. . . ·,. ,·dertaken .. It is·,yell 'k,nown to nearly'aU.of OU that tl'ie available

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. the. new Watey Wodc�· arr� _b.ti coiiiple;et·ei.ther in •. whofe '?�· in.r . .. .•. part� more money .will. hav.e to_: b.e obtaine4. · .. ·. · ( : ..... : ...

: :· ;;When 'your COQlIDit�ee t?ok �lia�g� ?f: tJ�e..·�ew . Water_, �<ir�:S(' : t�e� founcr �hnbs.t _all oft�� wo.1� tin�qptra�tJ. a,n4 ··�en_ce. tijei!. . �' .. · ....duties were, w a gre:;it·m.easm·�,.?��fined.,to merely.carr-ymg.'()\J.t .t4e .... '. plans. acfopted; ah�'. seeing to the ·�xecution of contr�ts maae by. __; .. ,. .

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. . '. ;. :.:. - ' . ,· . : • \ . • . . . . :1;-1 '. :Muc�bas·_b(;len ·,said �n.·Coun.ti\ls, �nd)Jiiblish�� i:n the city:�.r��s,-:· .. with. ,regard .-�o\ .t�� · enorm?u� :3nd yn����ssary. ,ex;pe'l:i�e :\t�en?1.I)� .

the : consti:uctiof of the ne'!V. :W at-e.r Works, and your · Comm1tt.ee .•, -·.! .. '

hav:e: 11ad ·to be� aiei1faea:1 of.odi.�m'foi:. �C�OJf\v�icli iit�·-W,r�e . . · ·;ip,no_way responillile':. 'lf· the w"erks were project�d o,n.,too large a ., ,

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.- app.roved:> . No war�ing · voice ·�as .. raise11, ei.th�r on the ,tto)�s -6f . � '

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•• ... • • • : • � • ( : • • .- • '� • • • • • �- : • -� -;· � • ) • :·. • • 1_ • -. :�E,�TL�� ;��our Co�mitte_e·O.Il Water, who have·hadtji�tze;·. d�rmg. th¢ .past ;Yeiir; qf_ t _�� con�trtj.ct�on 9f �h� ,i:iew; )Yater ��rk\. ·qeem 1t·. qf t_he utmost ·1mpo1;tancidhat they should. ma4,:e a <i,eport .

,,. . .� . ' .• v' � . \· • ' . .... I -?f their .. opel'a_tions, as · -well as a : fin-aiici�l ,stateriient, $ho\viiig the ·. - present conq..ition of· the wqrks, the- ·all!Ol.lllt· of money· exp�nd.ed,: ,.. - . and th,�-awount needed for �i-i<f-0ompletjon :of t_l'i� wor� &lreaiiy qn..:, ·,.dertakeq. It is welt known to fleaTly.all of •you that ·tJ1e availa.1:tle• . · :-money ob4i,ined fr�m the_ sal� of'B�u, s is·al�st eihaus·t�d� arid.i{ · ,.:_\ the new Water Works are. t.o l)� �mp.leted, �ither_in ;whol(l\br ill pai-t, more mon�y win �av� t& b.e o�tained. . . . . . . , . . 1-.. When you1· Committee'took c:ha·rge of-oi;he n_ew '.Water Win·k�,- -; .

: th�� foi:md. �lm_o,s_�: all _of the .,�or� ._und'�r·.con,tr�ct,_ a.1;1d '?en.ce'Jffeir .- :'<lQ�1es,were,_1n· _a great 1?�as.!f�·e, C'8�fuietl�mere1r .(liirry.11Jg: 9ut the;. . . pJ::i,n_ adopted, an� ·seemg, to -�l�e . exectit10i1 of-·con.�racts _made by .... ·. · their predecessors. _ .. ;_. . - " .··· . : . . .·• '. . . . . ·,. -_.: . � --� '.:.� -Much'has qee� S<);id in C�u.ndils, ancl,pu_lUislied _1n'· the city p_r�ss,.- ' :�W:ith. reiJ'td. ·to. �4·�: eno��ous · M . un�ec'i!ssary_.�;_pense at��n4in� .. :'. :._ :-- .·th_e -coiistrtiction�of_ the new �ater W:o�-��s; and·youf' :.Qom!Ilittee -1 · · �ave· liad".te b_ea a g):��-g.eai; ofo'ditlrn �-01'; �.9��-f�r which'. �4e1 werem no .way respo sibl� .. - �f· the w:o�ks were. prOJElyP�d on to.o· la�ge � sc�le;-:i.s has '.be�n. ·assert�;' th� p\·oper 'ti'me io' ch!\ilge· ;.the pla,ns � ', would have bee11 _bcl'ore· cont�acts were m'acle for. �ell'. �xectition .. '. . ,;; · . · ... No' p_baiige .wh$, ho�ev�r,.at�inp,te<tj.� �4e·· ti.me the �lar:is -��re : : .:·· :-;·· .. iprr�>VEf_.. ·N,o··w3:io..itlg?·oi�e;_w,as,,r�ised,'eitl}e1 r on. fpe floo�i;-_of.' ;: >� :C'ou�cils\ :?r, _in ��- cit¥ pr�s,_.-�);idi'it_:wa;i,41?.t�p�ti,l'--the :�a?c_raI __ .... -·· • I ·.' .

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. ; . ·:i>an1c, w'hi_ch over:Vhelmed the enii{·e country,. in:'t1;e latter pa1t:.ot' · .-·:-the.year · 1873, that· ·it was �fii:$t.disciovered_thµ. _t �he ilhpi·oy�e1;tc

· whic� all admitted was necessa1-y, was. found to.ll,.ave ·been platii1ef. : . on a ·laFger-'scale tha,n was aemanded by· our present�eCeflSities·: . .

. :T�e; cost _of t:he. new: ·:W �ter I W or�s has, hci)veve�f ·ueen·.: �e1:y

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. to .' mis1�a .tµe 11eopie rui to their ultimate cost. . lt i� 'li6ped_: that · : · .. ·. · · .

.the pre!;JeL'itl·epoi·t -wilJ present:reliable information J61; these c;unciJs .aJ)d,. tti.eir constitt\e�cy as ·tb

. the e·xgenditures ahea,dy in.criri-ed as. . . •

we!l mdliose yet re:qufred to be _rµ:ide for eompletion:, '. . . ' . . The _i::ost of th� ·hew Water _Works js ' Dluch g:reate1· -appa.-rep_tly;.

• thaJ?- it is· i}t reality: A large-ainoun.t. pf th� _mm�ey obtairied·fro11j. the. sale of Water. Bonds,' :undir ·authority •.Of. the : .A:.ct Qf 1868; ''.au,thori�ing the� City �f :rittsburgh to bo�roW �.o�e.Y for-i�pl;Qve-

. meut· of W..ater Works," and whicJ1 was used by.tJ:ie Water Com-· .inittee during .the year� 1868, 1869; 1'8°7,0 and isn, for laying . .. · ·water -pipes,:�c.,· in ·exten�io'n of old_ Water· .. Works, �as ·beb1· charged to the new Water W 01•ks; although speJ1t· before: the latter' wei·e.comni·enced: . (! . .

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·. rela.ying-olq _pipes I)Ot embraced m the . or1g1i;1iil ,p}an gf. works; :andin other : e,xpenditti.1,es· . in. c011necti�ti. with·. t9e .old, \ ana'' '-entfrely_ foreign totlie 11·ew Water Works. . .. . .. · . ' · . _;, . . ; .A. hitge arii�unt o.f mon�y 1;as also b�e.ri. ·used, to: pay' d�fi9j:e'nct�.

.. · ·iii· diffe.i·ent. appropriatfous. : . .. .' : . . ·i .·· . ;- •' ·' ·.r . :, We<do not make the above. statem�nt for the p ·po�e of'.criti- ·. . ·. ,,

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· Total <.amoi1n£·e�penJeq t�- D��c��e;: lst,'J87f: .. .' .. : .. · .. : '$4:0;8,3�{ �9 ·• ··Cash on n!ind in:· City __ Trcasµry ... : •..... �., ....... : ....... ... ·:.·. fJ.'.2,162' 99- •

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The. difference1 between: the 'amo int -of mo�ey . expended,: _a.1i<l' • .:· · cash .on hand, !\S · per:.ab�v� s�tement� :,ind.t'the:amo�nt of�Bonds · 1:· '•

sold, $4,500,000·, was: ac:c�urited:·ror .by. th{ Fiila1\�e bo�1�ittee 'i1!r. th

.cir. repor'ts . to . Cou,ncils' �·el�t/ve·.· to. the_· deP.O_sits- in··· the.·N_ati.Ql·\ ..

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The ··total. amollll! ·o( JnOney Ile_ed�d. for .the completio� ·of .th�. works, .as per thf •estimates. 'o(tl'i� en�ineers; is 3-t/>98, 1Q1.fo1i, � .,. ,: ·

, . addin1(to wh'ic� saf $25,609, for . s�p�dilt�na�rice,ioffice_ .�x1;ens.e�. ·:w

&c., gives. $1,1.2q,104;t,h· .as ��he. amq_ajtt pceded' to compl�te t/1� .. · ... ,vorks./ : . . \ . . . . . . . ·-· ·.:· : . �-' ,.· . .· ·, .

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-�o�ut neet;l.ed for coi:r;iplet.ion/1ncludrng s!'tpermfenfieqoe, ·&c,,_.,1s_. , , $794,553. ,5'ifo" •. · '· · � ·.. ·. · · . : . · · . '. '.: · ··: . ·; · :. · · '. �-- ·•. -·In :_gdnchisiori, you·r poµi�i_ttee-- �¥QpJd. resp�tf�ll{rec?mm�n¥\:<,.

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•' ··TJ:ie �:,B.�illia,�.t. \f!ilL.Re�e_rvo\t1_' >· .. �; '· .. $3.6,8021��6 ; tl1e 1I1Iand -Avenue· Res.ervo1r, :$·41,21;3r2io' .;· and tlie,\' .. : ..

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·-nt.�' tlie. hill, in ordei· to -ren�ove some extemiive ·land s·lid�; · ,. ,�hfcn-,�ev�loped themseh:es when the foot of the lri_ll' s\Jpe w�s c�t . . ,· I . , • . . ' .. '.awi�y: . Th¢ ·aniou11.t of: so.li�l r6cl� \V:JS als_o much· gre;ate1: tl1au foul

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: · of th(:) Hi:laud Aven�1e ancV�Iia9t Hill- H.�serv.oirs, was. ,caused..• :

- : by.. th e r:ila�rial used. -for Puddle· and. Soiling • not, being._ deducted·. frdru the excavation. ·. In the matter of �6i!ing:_ this' was iiot.of so ..

, r. ' . � . . . - ' . , J much n19111ent, as the m,igi1,1al quantitiE)s. wE)re s·mall1:·and if- tl).e ex-'trlt .am·bunt of soiling bad 'not . been p1it . on. the· �hankme1_1ts;� au

· ·· .. �uivalent amount o"f �ate1:�al t-0."repiace ·;it W_9UJd< haye b'een Te.'.. quii'e;J:to be borrowed 'Outside the·lines. of.,the �.ese1:"vojrs.; .but the ·.

_ i�ni of Piddle w� la,.rg;eb(}ncreas�d,·oh' _.accouiit·of i;lie·n�tur(of ..: \ the. material enco\mter(:)d ill the bq'ttom.exC!J:v�tio�. '· · : ·

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:yoir;: mag.ej-1,>y ¥'ess1:�- Ches�roiigh and :Lane.,.·was �t9.,(>q4 .. QO ...The-lines." of the·wo:d� ha.ii rio.t beE)n' chatiged ·a'Particle, and 1yet .. ,. tl:i.� c�st>w.helf \��inple�q, will. ex_�_.�,l.�peii; e,itiw�te:$,78;8il.io1rr;· .. ·ancf e:x:c�edes·m."y :own 'estimate $59,065?£�-· -.I was of the:epinion·, ..

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'lience r doqbled .the· amount as retur.n.ed· by"them,. ;. If,l"fotd ··t!),l\en . . · .f�r: tilti� the qilantity._:the' espii;nate wciul!l '-b'aveJ��eri .aiµidst,t?.x�c�-' .ly· c6�:reqt, � · .. · -: . :. , :__ · .. ..

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· : Mess·rs�hesbrpugli and. Lane ·�ti¢a_ted· the cost .o_f the."Bri�f?.ant . "":'. ·,Ifill Resfa·v�ir�-at '$'.l:63,!.�8:oo,=an� -�he .. ifi)a_na. ��eui.{et�ese1:, _·v.oir at $�44;186.00. The·forme( WOJk.will, _wb_en•finillh'ed,.�X:ceed, _.

.• their estir.nate· $86122�:00, and the -�la�ter,"$9�,38&:90 ... In :thes.�. cases, however, the Resei:y6irs�haybi>een· 1argely1ncr�e� )� siz� . ·· ,.and. ·�pacitj, a�<l h,ence "the. q�aµ_tit}es. qf -'ril�tet1aJ iu:e fa.rgely _',jn� · · :- '; ·. Cl'eased::over those · up9n whfoh t!:ieh: · stimates we.l'f base�L · :' :: .- , .': . It wiil -be obsel.'Ved that, · oii "the dift'e}ent ,Re13e1,_yoir's; the, ail)OUn.t ..• J •• '

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·was caused on, the -Hi.land- Av�nue 'Reserv0i·r.; by a_n --inerea�e · iu·J.' . � . , . . . . . . . ... ... . ·. th� size 'qf the infli1ent ·. pipes' fro� tw�tf four. to�nfi;y .inc9es _ig· at-::· .. . :: .ameter� ·a_nd he�c.e' �- corr�pdndip� }�?1:eas( fo. the 'size - �f:'the· ', ..chamqer. . · . . · . . . ·, J. . · :--,-_:· : ·: · ·, .. · ·:-. . · � ··

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�rii'liant.Kill Reser�o ir.:�:. $ 128,7M 84 $, 128,764' 84 '..''. •• :.: . ... :. $162,341.· bo Hiland Avenue Reservoir.. 2Q8,89i 69 · -18/l1Q05 23 $20;889_ 46�W6,974 .OQ · Herron's I!m· Reservoir ... : . 89,06\ 59 · 80, 1'55 44 ·: 8,906.15 ·. ·37',655 00 Cast iron water pipe ...... : .. · 962,048 02 ·. 952;0_43 0� 10100_0 -:of. 10,000 19() ·' · Laying 36 .-in: pip� on But• _ . . l�r street-....... : •. : . .., .... ......... . _., ............ . : ............ , ..... ., ..Layi.qg· 20-h), p ipe· on Ceil- ·

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screens, etc; ...... · ... .-; .. .-... . , ................. ..... .......... _. ..... ::-,. ,....... ·6;700 00 Hilan.d Avenue Reser·voir, · for gat1!s, -� gate !rouse�, .__;; . sc.reena, .etl?.' ....... ,.·:···.·: ..... � .... , ....... � ..... ; ... · .......... . .. .. . .... · ... ··� .. G ,,200 .JX>Hei-ron's Hill . RE)servoir, .. ;,:: .. <fo� gate�; gate. houses, , ..

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. 235,.5_60:yilr�r*Enrth Elx��v�tio� at ?Q ct;.: $70,66'5 ooi246,410 yards fEarth ;xcav-ation at 30 cts$ 73,623 _OQ 9,860yds

l$ 2,958 00

.. , 12,600 · '/; Ro_o� e;rnayat19� at 6� cts.... 6,300 001

44,036 :'. Ro�� exca�ation_ at 50 cts... 22,0l8-oo181,4.86 . :: _151718 .oo

. 5�321 . ,; 801111�-g nt _5(! ots._ .... _. ... -·---·--- ._ 2,660 601

_14,000 '<, -�01l11;1g at 60 cts----·-:-· ...... . 7?000 00 -8,67!1 1

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lH,92�. ,, . Sodd1�g .a.t_.20 �--------······ . 6,385 001'{1.,9�5 " Soddmg at 20 cts.·.-·: --·---:· �,3.85 _oo . : • " .. ---..·

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- '·: 6�61 ;._. Br?.�e11. stone at $2 . .00,·--·:···- 12,90�-0

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12,032 00 435 � le.s 870 00, \ .... . llj.l60 . . . _.d1>nqrete. at_$6.00 _. .... ,. _ :·--··: .66,900 0�

111,687 .Concrete nt $6.00 .... .,........ 6�

1822 00 487, 2.,922 00 a,o

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l_O,.i.4�9 ·'.'.. ,l;'avin! fat $9.00 .,--,,--:.:, ... : .. . 94,05!) .o.�l 1�;_877 ·'.'. · P11:vin�11t $9.00,---.:_:::::,; ..... 97,8;3 00 · 427 -:; 31843. 00 : .. · · . 908 . ,·,

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:--'.- · �0,1ol 00 , • 585 " 4,095 00

. }71 . Gut stone p,.t $15.00 .. ,_ .. _ ·-··--. 2,�65 00 _199 . Cut stone at $1 5.00 ... ---,··-- . �,985 00 28 420 00

. 167. '! .• �.Copi:ag· at·$20.00.,,--·-··.--·:-.. 3;.340 00 ·162-: " . Copi!]g nt,$20.00.-... , ... : ... ·.. 3,240 OQ .5 " l'ess 100· 00 . , . 820J�f,t '3P-tnch'pi_i)e �t, $2.()

. .0_:, .. : . : ... :. ·. · 640 _oo

1 Pipe la:l'.ing,'per force a _cco!m_t: .... -·-· -·-' : 245. 2.0 , less 764 ,80. · · . .. ... J.60 : --,24,f!]Ch- pipe at,,$1.60 . ......... : -·· ,2 _40 OQ . �30 ' "· _- 1�:inch-pipe at $1.,00'.·-·---:-,.: _ 130 00� . .

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· · � ·· _ · : .fl},,; Sot�ing :lfl�--P�ddle ;re. not de?uCt�?·fro1v:,t�1e�x�a".aflon in'thc�fl.Tesent es.t�lO,+te_., ' ••. ! ·• �, •

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22,000 11 Roclrexcavation nt 60 cts· ... .r.. 13,200·-0046,059 "

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; :11,21-5 · ·" Soddin/ptt.35,.c�s- .. -··--·-·•--··- 3,946 2f> U,275 "·. Soaping nt 89 cts . .' .. --.. ··-------- 3;946 :25 . · ·. · · · . ;'

ll0170P .yards Eni'tl1..eiciiva�ion at 41 cts: ... -_$12,587 0

10 84J9l5 yards Eartb··;!l�ca,va!ion at 41: cts .... $ 14,815 _ 15 . 4,21q yds$ ,1,728 15·'- .

,7,9J6- · !' . Plldd1e at·7-o· cts .... ---,- --·-·-c; . i_i.959· 50 �O,Q46, • ,, Puddle f!-t 75 cts, ... _. .. ······•··::· 7,!>34_-50 2,100 :• 1,576 00-. ·. \•

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,' 2;300 .• -::·:' P�'V;ing'_!.!($9.�Q.-:!-.. -,.······-•• �-'lOO 00 �,.400' · '.'. Pa:ving_4l.t

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_$9.00.,:; __ , _ _-._;··'.·--/. 21,'600' QO · 1 00··::. 900 00

-_85 . · _-11 , Rub.bl.e at:_�8.-�0 . ........ :-'"i'< -, 680 00

\ 277 " .. Rp�ble !lt S8 0(}-... . , .. , ...... _._.... • 2,_216'.:00 192 1,4i36 90.

, ��O_- , · Qo]?�'g_a� $20.00 .. -;."-·--···;--r-"' �Oil 00 · 40 . . · _CoP.1�ga�.$20.0� ..• -· ...•... _. .. _.-7---.. 800 9� . •, . . . . . . r.

,20 feet �2-mch, pipe .a� $1.oO ····---·�·· . 1,080 po_. • • . . Layrng-p1pe.-, .. _. ..... _.,.-:_ .... ,.:... _ z50 4o ... �---·-':···· l!!SS !29 5!).

. ; . · . . 0 . Qut stone work;.-... _. ..... , .... ,. • ,-54 24 ............ -· 154._ 24

, , . · · ·J. . . . · · · !10,·571 «· ... Matcrinl·,v�st"ed·nt40'ct.s . .. , .. , · 7;�28 '10 19,571 "· 7,828 .40

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•• <"' --'-�----'-- . • . , . . Extra work.by check roll ..... : , . . �80 24 ..... . , ... ,. ..· 480 2,4 .

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GEN'J'T,E'.\IEN :---,I submit the f(.)tlo�ving 1·ip�rt of-"he' ·. · : r·I k . . . . • . " progress o t 1e,wor "_m my ,department: . · _ . . ... • • 1,

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MA�HINERY. . . . ' . ·. . : The. work on: .. th� �achjnery-··h� .b�e� ·prosooqted dili��ntly� 1 }1e. total material .fu,rmshed to date for the . first . pair o'f e· . . . . · b

• · · ' · · . . ngIDC;!S,- . 1'.my. e. stat¢(hhus .: · · J.;i .

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r The. esti_mates (inc!ii.di�g l'f<>:V- estimate) nggreg4te.':'.$346',16

.2 92.· .. ,. Upon w.h1ch.therQ has .been �aid MT. Hartup .e.e .. ;: •••.••. ;�76,93'1 14·:f . .}'heh! h� �een furnished for the 'se�ond paii· o(en�ines,:I' · · Forgings · · · · ' · · ,· " · · �-· .• ·•· ,... . : ..... .................. . (,, ...................... ,'... 364,442 pounds;.• Iron Cnstm.,.s... . 'f-. ·· · · · , ·

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:· w�rk �m. �e first pair;and. eigb.ty-sj� jler-:ce�t:.ef the wor� 6�. the . · 0... ·.·. ;:se�!l-? �W.� ;has,. ·bee·n · coµii1'et��L !. A� consJderable�pi>rti�?'.·of -th� · · .. ,machinery .1.s 6� the groul\,d.. .· .: . · • ·• ·· ;,�. · ·. · · · ·

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:'\vork '.'shall· be <;ompletetl. -0ii.. the. i5t.Fi of Nove.!11.ber; 1873,'\�nd:provid_es �¥t .'·' pay:.rhent ;ha_ll ·be ·moo�.of eight)�0l: ceht . . pnly :of'·· .. ·. . ..-the amomih: .of-tHe-.. monthly. ·estimates.".- 4lso,.. t)Jat .·one.:ha1f,;of · th7 :tw�n.�y ���t c�rif;. rese�v� ·�h11,ll. PC;! .Pa\i(" aflA�i{e ra�thful1 t!r�e- · ·

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tion ·of t_he ' .engines,. to. ·the/ satisfaption cif.'the -�gineer,'' :the-re- . . . IIJ.ai�1ilig .'tetr pet . cent: ·to. be· pa1.d: ·:ii_(th� enif. of:t\velve'..!Il_O.nth!{ · · .faithful .OP tji.tion:of'tti'e ma�h.i11e.ry. •:··The cont»ict fo1; the �eco�d , ...

· pair .couta1ns si.mil!ll" j>roy1sibn;; ai1d. <stip'tilates that '.itqe·,,\rp'rk ."· sl:iall be coµipleted on t4e)5th .. of Noy��he1y l87,4.'' _.· ··: . . . . ' \·. . ' .... ft ... . : . . . " i

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� . • I;,, , .Paid. M�. Hartupee to datt� ...•.. , ..... ,$ 216·,931' 14 \ ; · · ; .. : ., Baln�e fo be,p/1,ic liri mo1ithlY estiin:;ites:.: ,' . • •, ·. . ' '. unii-f the in�chin;ery is erected.'. •. : •.• '..:. '· · i3i,'9'ps 86. · · .. , ' , .• ,. Dul when the engines are tested.;· ..... : · 42,8'6� '00 , )..,· -· / .Due at the enq:.of t,vel;�·monihs.:···,� · 42,865 0�-$.423.,(,50 .00

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. The contract p;�ce_ �}th� �ecpnd po.j;�f-���ines:is;·· ::.$!1.75,00� 00. ':.. · .. ·, ·

P.aid �r-.. He.rtupce to·d�fo, ••••• ,.-••. ;;::, • .'$258,652 .68 . ·:. · . : · .. ,..' Bnlanctl to be paid iu �i'l>n,thly esti- . : · :, , . . . " · · . ·

' m·ates untffmnchinery·is enipt�d:, ... 46,347 ·42. ·. " ' Due when the engin�rnre· operat!ld • .-.f.::.: .3,7,600 ·oo:' , . · .. · ' · -Due ilt t}!.e·end \of tyv:el\i� mont.hs ...•. ,.: .. .. · 37,5� oo-,._�37;>,0J)() .o,o, · : , 1·· .. '.

. . . . .- '�· •, . . . . . . �--:--� ,. ' .. · .. �. '' . : . .,. Balance due on first pair-C)n�nes : .•••••• : .••.. -.: •. : ... : ... ;:.$ 146,618 .86' '. · i- ·, :

· Bnlance du� on second pafr eiigi):ie� ..•••• ; .. :.,': ...... : ... ,.� .1.21;3.47 }2.·. · :: .. · . . :·. ..•••.

:.· • •• ·, \�·: •• ·.·-.-.-·-.--:;- .-:.··., •. 1:,· . Grnnd total due on eng111,(ls . .: ...... .. ....... .... � .. ·,.: .. $267,966 ·- · .. ·. ·

. ·�Alt4Qµ;h th� :�achi;eriwas· )l((�civ�b�� suffi�ie�tly-·t: ·_eiiaM;. · '·.' ·:.i

. the 'contracitot to- ereyfit within -the :time�peci�ed;' the tacl tb.ii.t tl;ie. ,. : :. \'� fo�mdations ar� only '.'n�nv ready 'fo1;. the.', ,:irel)tion . o( -the : eri:g,i:1res f � . ·;

P{Qves· that .t�ey- .co�ld. not -hiiv� been: e1·�ted;�v{thin • the >tinici .' /"

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' b�en ·compf�ted: . .itdiordiµ�·. �· H�e, c�n'tr�ct, /' · ··:-·,. Mr •. II��nre�-�s. IJow_e� f?u-r �!19- �.�alf1moµth� m ,w?1q�}o- ��ec�. ·.:

.. the ma.ch1�ery, fter· l;i�JJig.-placed m full P?,ssess1?1� 1 of.. the·f; illJ cfo_·tion:·· . ,· . .. · · ,:'1 ·', ... · ' ..

·: ·�rh� contract fo�· the ·.boilers w�.

awarded to · M�ri N'. .. Suydei·. · .. � .> ·

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. i�i.i#·: 0,1 $55;3if90> '\ �- :: ..

"rh'e contrac� prg:videsr,f9r'· the. m:aki,lig. '�nd' ere�tiirg · o.f: ei�l1t biit-..

,tf!�ies, �c�:. �at�ry to ce1:1'�a_iµ'f�uri',h<:>i_Ie�, iu�ki'�g .iii au. _.tBi1:tS> · .. ,'t\�(? :b?1l\lrs: ;' J! O�tr,·batten��- �-_be m�de of �,. -�. (i1•9-1t, ��� _fo�l'-�f> . \:

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. co.µtract. price for·the steel·. b9ile·rs,· $�7, 714.0Q.,. The ·w-0rk to .lie. conipleted,.on .the 3ist da.(of -Decemqer, ·i874: .. ·. � · .· · .

. : •. ]".o�fr):>�tteries of iron koilers have been const_i'.dc'tef in- 8:. -�a:tis�factory '�na_n·n�l'.· . , .· ··, ·. · . • .· . , .' .· :. , . . .. . ... : > . ,.: T�e �teel ll:ioilers are. in·. pro_cess o(·con�truction; The totltl '.: es­

titna�d value of the materia:I furnished b'y Messi:s .. N:- Spy.'der·& Co. to date aggregates $40,�07.35. · · · . ·; · · ·

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-:Ail\ount paict·�essrs .. N. Snycler·&.Co .... '. .. $32,725. 89 · , . •

Bul!\nce· due ....... ,. .. ·· ........ : ............... :'.,.' 22,650 l}....:0$55,376.•00. · ._ .. : ·

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: · · . · 'J'he ·contract for furnisi1ing the material, con�tructing,· deliv.er-.. :�ng' in �he trenches, -�d riveting thefifty-i,nch wro1(�l!t .ir9n pump-. mg marns, was a�varded-to :Messrs. J.ared- M. B�·ush & Go:· on the ·. . ,. · · 15th day. of September, 18'.j 4, foi · the sum of' $l30,07Q.6.7, . The

con.tract stipulates that the work. " shall be. eomm;ep.ced on the ·1stJ.ay of Novepb�r, 1874, -and po_mpl,et�d ori:

.the :1st day.of .A.pri)-;.

. . 1875." · . No work has· peen 9-pn� qn :fM pumping· mains, O({vihg;i!o. the .. fact that Messrs; N. $1iy�· ·&.Co. contest Messrs . . Brush &·:: Go/s ci"airri- to the c_oi1tra�t. ) Tll'.s unfort��afe c1riiui.ii�ta�cl;) is

: much t�. be'. r�gretted, masmuch:·.as. 1f the . .marns ai:e not completed�vhen �he en�in_es !!,re

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th�s : ��te� citize�s: will b�. su.bject�d ,tQ, discomforts·'.. !.\lld' ·. i�c;on�e.:·

) n'iences·ari�i:qg fi;om an' insu;ffici�iit su,pply' of 'wat:hlr; and, no hen,e-

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. . gifre,an�_b'qii�r h9�e, w�;a:wa�d'.ea: to lvtf.)ob�.o�glas,:"ont .t!Je.. · �th of Appl, ��'.73,· at $10_N:o-- pe r ·:p�r.ch fo� :fiist'.-cliiss :�a.�onry.;' .- . : .. ·_and-6J\%-· .e_�i perch 'f�r ffr15t�?1a:s.s ru·bble- mas9nry.· .- The .. cont_ract'··. · · ·

.. _. . ._- re<J:Uired 'M;r. Q_oug�a� to �?_fllp}ete the work on, th� ls(of .0,ctoper, ::

18?3, . 'On �h� -�3d ·of Sep�_mber1

th.e-oo�t�ct:�as declared forfeit.ed-. .-_ · .

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wpen tJie. w.ofk W8;S,'placed i� my cha:rg�, :Coii.?_cqs pii.vfoi f pr�vious1y' .· · .. pa.s�_ed an ordinance authorizing the Water 'Co:mmi.ssioriers ·'fu,an-' . .

-'�ul' �µe;�o�traqt. a�q cbmp}Eilie the*�,i.:L .. .'in' myJast:A\imia;l}l��; .. �:. ·port; .r staj;ed th�t. th_e excavations, (wliich. wei:e but· ha.I( �ot'.npteted ..

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. ,,rh�n :I ;lSSilllled-control:J,were.co_niP,fot��·; and'a�out'-eithtel&,-hun- .- ..

<lred_ per�hes of s�n�._lai�;when op�_rat1oils were_,:slisf>¢11d,�d;,o�.ing· · , ' . _.to t_he inclemency .. of the. \��_ather. -I� il:S$Umip.g.,charge of tlui. ·.' . ',

_ . _ w�r!r, .it ��s.necessary to sp��� -�.c2n�i"der11;ble �mount ?r' m'oii.,e :_;oil· . : ·. "" ... bo1ler1>, :e1pes, sj;ea� p_umps,_ fittmgs, qu�rry tools,.der:ncks derrick ' . boat, r�ilway sjdings, hea,ti�g ,app.ara_,tu,s,· "r.ip•rap.pipg,. . b�ardirii'

· houses and excavittin.g/,vhich;;:at' the 'ti.ine· I ren<lere!l . ·m_y liji\t Art- · , ·: , .

\ m1al �epor-t, -aggregated .$58;.5-09.59 •.. ' � . . · · ·, , . . . It is nec�san ,, in this c.onn�ti_oll;' to. spite tha�.: a.n �ti.�ate'. �vas·· , ·. m.a?e {or .. a . pla� .<?�· the- foimd,�t�ons· �

- _th� Stlill�er-)>f j�12; i�'. :· · : wfoc�· thE(amo�p.t of_

Jtone_.reqil�req.' r� . 1�,54� :_perches '_o(.fi�st:. ' ,··

class masonry ,· and 4,��<'.I, pE:rches). of rQbbie, Qn. the- preslimptlOI Y . \ ·:.i.

·thal1 rock wovJii.be:found 'f�ur-i>r fiv.'e feet 'beh:J\v)tb.e. wa1;E/ ie�ef; .. , , . . , m::J,king:a total of l'.5.�082 perches"of"maso�y.·.· The·J�ati6n:�f the. f -� ··:·,.

b�lding in the 'plan then -propQs� being·6'fty fe�t -.'.f'rom ·the':.aife: : . -'�·.

../ .fit. will be 9erived from· �he v,10nef'inves�:in. th{��ojks: .· ·. .: .

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i ... ." ;-: INFLUENT ' PIPES.:.AND VALVES, FOR FOUND-:.·_, .. ,·,_;,_'_· ... _.·· · ·: .A.TIQ�S.· .·, .:· . ':. .· ·. ·· . . :··.: . :,:> . :' th�"<}ontr�c�fo1: tbe;in�ueht:_�ip� ·af1:a.:ya1�estof�e

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! :· "J>�p_es v,e�e. to be. dehve.r.ed. _J_u�Y: ��t):i,_ 1�_74. .. :.'.J;'h�y a,,r,e:·��tly for- : ·n: i'" ·.. ,· a\ilh�err�.- .The C?,ntract_pr'1_cew�.$8-/l90;0_Q, up61?,.whic]j}4T, Re.es ·

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... ·. thrr out into.�h_ . ·. el'., ;A�r:�·co}ltract �·a')v.arded, and·,bi- .. ) :: . ·, .. : t�t� "any �XCl/,V�ti�n_s ·w�i-(i:riaae;, by· iris�uction :ofthe .Water- Cd�"'.' � .;·, .-

' · . r. mi�io�el'.S, I _locii,te.d .tlie build'ipg,on� '4u:ndj-ed: fe�t· from the .A:II�,..-'.s; .<,. .- ·,'. . . ·gheny Valley J¥ilway�' "I:n'·the ·niea,ntiitie;' :the- ·secpi:td":paii::'··Of en-'. . '.: : .. .

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\ ' �mes were·. - adopte.d� whicl):_ r��qeroo. ,i,t. 'ijnietative ,t;o· �ide,n :.tl\e. . 'ma:in bupli�g ���n�y-'feet. 'T� 'bdil�r hou��· v:.efe .a�o .I�r:igt�en�d > . _.

·,tl;)nfeet. eaolf, to allo"'. C<?al-,ca,rs ·to run in to·�he.f�ont of tli�. bQilers, ' .. :·:·:

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. u� t_<f,exca:vat� n�arly: twenty feet,) i11creased the· amount•of rnason-· :_ry: aµd _iie;irJy dou:��ed_the ·?ost of: tlie_·m�oµ;y"fo�.iping _the fl�.6r;;\this '.m

.1:18�?'7_ �equu•1,n� ·• m.u,�h �eavier stone_ · th�Q _tJ!,at ·) _i;ip�ci�f� fo ..·

_ the_ ?°qtJ.act, �uch o( rt bemg m the form. of ,uiverted. arqhe$, (jiot 1.

. . specified. or bid on.) · . . ·. . . ;' '. ' ·. · · · · · '/.. ' . There Were�aid in the.foundaqt>ns, o�· the 6-rs.t Qf P�ceriib.;r;_: 20,-..

5_00 .Pe!"c4es of i;nasonry, as fo_llows: ..· 11':i:-'st-class. M ·. · . : · · · · · · · ·• . � · ·.,, """ . .. . asonry, --........... , •.•......• .- ...•. ; .. ...... .... -•. -12 000 per�hes · ·.Kit�a. Cnt Stime;, .... , . . ; ................ ,., ... .' .•. : ... : ... ..... : 8

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000 . " .. . . First:class· Rulibl_e, .. ... :; ............... _· ... : ...••. .' .... ·1/ 50o' · ,i -· . . . � -· . .

.. ' . Sh9u1a:·tqe weath!lr Conti.nu� f�vo��le, t4e . w6rk �ill b�. �oui-1·. J>leted·_in ten or t�e�ve days.. Si,nce I _bum(lq �harg.e

.pf-the ;��k;

. ther� has been ex-pended on foundations, grading top of, oank ·and · . · . ?radfo� �lo�g the'lin�"of th� Allegheny Va1Iey Ril.jhyay for· pci�j>·

mg mam, tl:ie ·sul:!1 of $_315;140.59. · · . , · • . . · ' . . . . . .

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. " . . . . . . . EXPENDlT,URES .. ·'

CLASS ".A._, . .B�ilei;:s, .. : .. : ..... :· ... : ... , ... ,. ···;.·· , .. . : ... ,. : ..... " .. , .... ;;.'.. · ·�-� $,4;670 Q& .J.;;

. P.1pe� a._nd Stea.m. Pum_ps ••••.•. . , .... ......... .......... �······ ·,·· 5,1�0 _64:

.. D�r.r�cks and_,Boa.t, •..• ; •••• •.. ······1"·· ·········: ......... . , ........ ..2,108 · 78" · ·

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ock �nd Tackle, ............ . ,._. ••.•••••••••••• • ...... ······f-· ... .... 22·1 .85 , � oa�d!ng Houses, ...................... ; ••••. •••..••..•• _. �···r··,, .. , .. 3,096 95 • �

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.-.tiIJ;;;t;}':'::f j:);{::;.;;::2t :��.,: .: ·: ' .. ·.: ·· '. QU\l'rtY R�nt, .......... _. .• :··r········'··••-.• ....... : .. : ·····"'<:,_.··· ·1,-M5 86 ..

. r:r: Ji§Jf .i(�)�3:/�Ei�/){�i�,£:1Jf · · · ·_Tota.�, .... ,_. •. ,: .. : . .. : ••.•• ,;,: ..... ;::·····�··:::·:··:::·· ::.: .. /2;3�{84, 6-�

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.. : -� · ·. :·.. Exca.)ations.fqr Fo�ndations a.n�.fu'mptog" �lf!in/!, . ...... · .. �8,n_5· 66 .. •

: ' ' . . . ::�:: �:;:i·:;::,�:::::::: :: : :? :: :'. � : }'..;'.:;:: t .. ·. . ·. . ' . . It -iiill ·I?e impossibi� to det.�fmi:Ue th� e,xaii\ cost. of the �asonry: .· .

. . ·: .....i}er·p�rch,:until some disposition)smade ··of the _a,rticl�_ enum�;-a.:- : .·,.

. ted,in -cl�s "A.'', .A� approx-i._matri -¢�tim:ate of ·the· cost _o(�he· · !llasoni-y per· perch is :ari·iye,d �-t by ded�u�tinifthe ,,ite1;11s• ·�n .. :clas1$es · , .. ·"·-A. ''·and." D,

,,· na��ly -boiJers;· steam -:P�.Il'.lpS,, �derric�s,. -�i•waY..·.�.. ·--�.

sidings,'rope, hlock and tackle; boa:rding;..l;iouses, .topls, '&c.,�m.�111,1:t,: · . , - ': · ing, ��hgw.n in cl,ass "A,'' j;o $22;9�6.9�. :.As�u�ing

. tbat·t�es�·· : . .

: may ,be disposed of for·one-half.ofthei,i\cost,·-the_simi (?f$i_I,463.4�. ) .... .·· Iriay be-i;ea}iied.. l'_!ie ��'caYatii/g -for the.f;gndat{o'ns; mak_ing .co_f

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. re/dams; co�t of ri1frapp.ing -th1 .. safu�, groding'<,>n t_op .of ;the._bank,_ >� .·.

< and gritding al<,>,ngihe line of th_e: · AJleghen.fValley .'.Railway;. ·fo,r .7". .

tbrci�g:¥1aifis�. ai:r1;�tiiltmg w. $��' 71_5.6Qjhoµlif b(de,ducteil.:. ·' ·. ·, . ·. , -�·. . . ·.Ofle-.haif. c

c·t "qf·Tools :and Ra.Hw�y Sidiirgs,;' ..••.. :�·.L-.$l1.;{681°l9' '· At·1 .. 1 '"D''· · .. ... :·.,·. · �2'762 64 , r .,c es

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.. _ ·. Total; .... . ; ••••• • :.,.: .••. �..... • •.•••.•.•••• -.: .•. :.: .. .' ••• , ; •. �.(_.;$54,216.13, ... ln addjtion 'to th�, it,�jll· -pe_. fo:und. necessarj �--�ed,u9�_ the'_w.Ill.e .. ' , of .a· coniiMi'.able quaritity:.of ston_e .qnar#ed· a,nd�c.ut, that:h�v� .ti.i:>�( � ·: . ·:,

.. bee'ri psed. · It ·wasirii'possihl�·f/,>· _qua,tr.y .the 1aig� <;1.imen�i�ll' S�Ii.e ."-.:··; ,· -:·-p�quiJ.'.��;:W�_thout.-�61ttj�� O�t;;m�re,��bbie't�a,� )Vas· µ�ed, :_£�,-�� · . '.: :,.1ma_tedz�l�� of 7.�1c�1_ isplii��\.ati�3'.590.�.-·\ . . ·,

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·. . ' :·, . . . I} 1. Tl��I:e is "also. a quantity -of·cut_ stone and' �µQble at Clin·to;l .fiam!lly; 550 pe�·ch of stone, and ahoµt· 200 per.ch� of rnb.bJe· th.��

, co�t·, $6,333.89. '.Qonsiderab1� ·.stone havµig _. ���n qu�rri:d at ,Cl_r�t�n, b}'. Mr. .. Douglas,-a -�i:fferen�e of opinioµ, a�ose. as� to.' the.

· . qimnt1tr, of,:�toi;ie quarried �y hi1n .. Appraise1�· ,�re·:appoiri�d,'"wh��e val?t_lOI}; on t�e�r m�urefnent or estimate,_: ... w�_$s;e3·tf1>tt .·

. Ac�1.u�_upon "the sugge�timi: of _the 0itj,",A.t�q��ey, l. •proe_ri;edJh!l

· ·Serv10�: 9,f, 'Mrssrs. Devl�n ilnd l\1artin,:'_ engineePii, ;·)vl1ose · in�as��e­·1 - .

. me.0.t :would _allow of but; $5;232 .. 50 ; mak1ng' a q.ifference .of '$2" ,;

·::. 803.09... • · . ·. · · · .,, · ·' ·

. . !(_t�e. ston� �l� dispute had been laid ·j� . the :fo�n'dat�o�s�i

)i1� , ·ev1de11¢e ,qf. a .discrepancy would have been;Iost. .· :. ·.. . . · '. ." ... '. , ; ·r · _ ... A� t�e �i�e th� measure��n_ts�ve;e plide, oth��- stori_e :wer.�\�a�'; ,

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. . md 111_ ���dai;we �t-Coll s quarry, s_o t�rre :W(!"Snopre&5mg,liecess.it.,r •... ·. . for thesh1p�e,nt of t�e st,me from_Olm�on, and s.iIQ�equenUy., low wa-.. ter prevented the transpor�tion of'thestorie'.

. The cut ·stone at Ciin�

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. valu�ble, ·and pan_ be used· by 't�e city

. to adva!'itage. iii·: othei·

work, 01' the s_tone can be, readily. disposed. . of 'in �vhi�h , case th�expenditures will be materialiy 1�dfl��d.

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· 6,60,0 .perches ·or;rulible, .. @·.$7-.00 ,'per pe.rch.. .. , .. ; : ..... :;_ $"38,'60Q .00 ,-. .- ..: 12,00�0 pefqhes,"-fi;st chis; r:niL�onry-, @ ,12:90; .. ;: ... !,..;_,_;144,!)00·-00 · .l :· ··. .

.' �.ooo·jie,ch�s·,.-._t'�dloprs.and �riv'erted ii,rch�s> (no_t �fa:.-.. ' . ·. :·'.· f., - :. ·:

,.orii, (f9.$,23.0q'Perperoh:· ....... ,._.� ••• :-'..''":··•;.� .. :: ..... f., -6�100!) 00 ·,, ·. ·: .

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· -:i .. Divi�t�g�the -gro�. :��pe�a:a_ut�·(}3i�;i4.o.t9) by-_the·':·���-*�rtx .- ... ·: ..

. , . -of s one·Iariqo date (20,500 perches).- w.ili.�)i·o� ·that the. a-v!)rli.gi(,. ·. ·•

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. oost 'per pe�·ch; of the�mil$oni·y. w�. $15-.37; -�_[ TM-f .-lflit q�imrte. 'is'· ; ._ . : .made.simplY:_, t9. p1'ove that ti� rriasori�jj)ui,� #at <rost :$27. 00 per-perch,.

'. ds :�rr�heo-µily· st�ted.'] ,,The. actµal' c.ost.cif the'. ,1Ii_asd1h:x.,··as , �l:i:cive ·' · · ·

sta'tl%, is .$7.00:" fo�-- rubblil;·;$i2:bO, 'for fti·st-dla.88_ ·_,;;asp--mi/;.:. and' , . ·, .. · :-$23.001�1:Jlo�;s. and in�(YJ;t.ed ar.d�:5-'·thei:e ·wer\1 ten: hid�·-,s"�ii:, ·. : i - .

. hlitted fq� the·. ,�ork.· ·:The: bids ·averilged: j14.46_'.Jjer 'petch,_for)iri;t ·.; .. - .-�->� · class masoµry, and.$7'.19 per.j>¢rcli"for rub�le.· :, ..

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. Had �Mr. Douglas· conduc�d the·vvoi.:k,_ he woul<;l-_'be·.�ntitle!l _:to .: , .- . :.'_'the/oilo,�ing, _ _ as p�r �?���ct)�ice ;·: �-

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