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430 COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. same in a perfect and workmanlike manner, subject to the general particular at the end hereof. [Signed, as before, by the plumber, painter, and glazier.] W. B. 855. General Particular. The bricklayer's work to be completed by the day of . The naked floors and roofing to be fixed and finished by the day of . The whole to be covered in by the day of . The plastering to be begun as soon as the roofing is covered in, and finished, as well as the mason's work, by the day of The whole of the joiner's work to be finished by the day of

and the painter's by the day of

The glazing to be done as soon as the lights and casements are fitted in. Each con- tractor shall be answerable for all damage done to his respective work during the pro- gress, either by the inclemency of the weather or otherwise ; and shall make all good, and leave the same perfect at the final completion of the work. The work to be paid for within one month after the certification of the completion of the contracts. — The whole of the materials are to be found by the contractors, and are to be of the best of their several kinds, and fit for the purpose. The work is to be done in a substantial and workmanlike manner, under the direction and to the satisfaction of the Architect appointed for the purpose by the employer ; and every thing is to be performed that is necessary for completing the whole work in the usual and customary manner, notwith- standing the same may not be mentioned in the specification. And, if any alteration shall be made by the direction of the employer, during the progress of the work, it shall not vitiate or annul the contract, but the value of such alteration shall be ascertained, at the customary prices of the neighbourhood, by the Architect, whose decision between the parties shall be final. The full amount of the contracts to be paid when the several woiks are certified by the surveyor to be complete and finished. And, if any material shall be brought upon the premises which is disapproved by the surveyor, or any workman employed whose skill is considered insufficient by him, the said materials or workman to be removed or discharged immediately, upon the contractor receiving notice from the surveyor so to do, either in writing or verbally. And further, if any or all of the said works should be performed in any way inferior to the description or intention of the particular and drawings, or shall be deteriorated below a fair standard of good quality or sound workmanship, the same shall also be valued by the said Architect as aforesaitl, and deducted from the amount of the contract by the employer ; and his decision in this case shall also be final. The several contractors to be responsible to make good all latent defects arising from bad work or bad materials, notwithstanding the certification as aforesaid. The contractor or contractors are to sign an agreement, when required so to do, to perform the work according to the foregoing particulars and conditions ; which agreement shall contain such additional clauses as the solicitor to the employer shall deem requisite to secure and enforce the fulfilment of the same. [This general particular is signed by all the different contracting tradesmen who have signed the separate particulars, in the manner before shown.] S. B., Bricklayer, Plasterer, &e. W. G., Mason. R. S., Carpenter and Joiner. W. B., Plumber, Painter, and Glazier. 856. Measurement and Estimate. Account of the quantities of the several works required in building a bailiff's cottage, with an estimate of the expense of performing the same. 857. Bricklayer, Excavator, and Well-digger, a. m. (that is, finding All Materials). 102 cubic yards digging, filling, and ramming 6 rods 265 feet reduced stonework below groimd, grouted 13 rods 7 feet reduced above ground with brick coins and garreted on face 4 rods 183 feet reduced brickwork in shafts and chimneys 25 scjuares 83 feet superficial, old ])lain tiles, with heart of oak laths laid in straw ; with the hips, ridges, and eaves in mortar 65 yards brick nogging flat 27 yards stock paving flat, in mortar , 34 yards dressed paving bricks, bedded and jointed in mortar 8 and a half yards pebble paving 92 feet run (lineal) splay 60 feet chase-cut and cement stopping