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 In the Exchequer Court of Cauada. 
 
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 FUANCOIS-XAVIEK BKRUNGUET 
 and 
 
 MA]{1E CHARLOTTE MAILLOUX, 
 
 Siijiplianl. 
 
 vs. 
 THE QUEEN 
 
 And Ri'twi't'ii 
 
 Defendant. 
 
 JEAN-BAPTISTE BERTRAND, 
 
 and 
 
 FRANCOIS-SAVIER BERTRAND, 
 
 vs. 
 
 THE QDEEN, 
 
 Suppliant. 
 
 Dejendant. 
 
 Ottawa, May 1870, 
 
 INTERCOLONIAL CONTRACTS 3, 6, 9 & 15. 
 
 ^1) Borlinguet& Co,, 3 & 6. 
 
 Bfilrand &: Co., 9 & L'i. 
 
 1. Till' petitions in tlu'se cases an' separately for Berlingin't & Co. and 
 Bertrand it Co. lint as they arc almost identical in words, and are almost 
 precisely alike as reirards the I'acts, thi.s utatement is made to ai)ply lo holh 
 petitions. 
 
 '1. Advertisements were iss\ied ealli?i!j I'or Tenders for these Contraiifi 
 in the u.sual ways and in aeeordanee therewiih tenders were received. 
 
 3. Lists of the tenders for each section are appended hereto. Appendix A. 
 
 4. The Commissioners reported npoTi these tenders. Appendix B. 
 
 .JO 5. Orders in Council were i)assed awarding the lour cuntrat-ts as 
 follows : — 
 
 No. 3. F. X. Borlinguet & Co $402,444 
 
 6. do |;4otj,94t) 
 
 " 9. J. B. Bertraud & Co ^354,897 
 
 '■ 15. do $3t)0,()'20 
 
 Appendix C. 
 
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t). For Contracts aiid Rills of Works see Appi'udix Cl, C2, Co, 04, 
 (T), C«, C7, C8. 
 
 7. As will he noon froin the rcjjorts of the Coinmissioners, Herlinnuet 
 -to vSi Co. ni^.fli' <fri'!il clForts to secure the contraets, and ffot them, in fnct, iuininst 
 the reconuneudalions of tlie Comniis.sioiierH. 
 
 S. After the works had been 'in i)ron;re.ss I'or .sometime, they bet^an to 
 complain in general terms that they were beuiir called upon to perform 
 more work than tli'-y had expected, to exi'cuti' tln' work in an iinnece.ssarily 
 excellent manner, and that the euffineers placed over them thwarted and 
 obstructed them. 
 
 !t. These are coin plain Is very commonly made by Contractors, especially 
 when thi'v liave taken work at too low a price. 
 
 10. Many interviews were had by the Contractors and their sureties from 
 51) time to time witli tlie Commissioners and the latter sisveral times visited 
 the workr. themselvc to personally examine into the complaints that were 
 made. 
 
 1!. ( ine L' t grievance of tht> Contractors was that their monthly 
 estimates wen- not sidlicicnlly lari; ' to cover the [iroiiortion of the work 
 that they had actually pcrlorined, and that thiscripi)lcd them by not {giving 
 them sufTicieni money to meet their monthly payments. 
 
 12. Tlu'se various complaints were on all occasions fully pone into, 
 and to alFord the Contractors as much assistance as it was possible to do. 
 it was from time to time recommended that the prices at which the diife- 
 
 (10 rent descriptions of work were paid for should be increased. Care being 
 taken that the bulk sum of the Contract should not be exceeded in the final 
 estimates. 
 
 13. In all Orders of Council aproving of these schedules it was dis- 
 tinctly provided that tlie bulk sum of tlic Cojitracts should not be exceeded. 
 Aj>pendix 1). 
 
 14. 'flic Contractors also claimed that the total quantities to l)e executed 
 in each contract would in the end juove to be less than was called for by 
 the liill of Works, and thai therefore they were being short paid by the 
 proportion of work actually executed, being calculated on final excessive 
 
 VO quantities which would not be reached when the works were completed. 
 
 1.5. The Commissiiniers to still further assist the Contractors made 
 from tiiiic to time certain advances undi'r the authoriiy of the 8th claiise ot 
 the Cont'wt on the (dear under''itanding that such advances wt .-c payments 
 s[)ecially secured, and to be treated in the final settlement as ]>art of the 
 bulk sums of the contracts. 
 
 U>. It has been stated that the Contractors made .serious complaints that 
 the estimates they received were inadequate and wronsr, and that as they 
 proCi'eded with their work, much less remained to be done tlia.i the txovirn- 
 ment Engineers said was the ca,se. 
 
 >0 17. On the 2i»th Oct. 1870 the Contractors applied for some definite 
 
 action to be taken on this complaint and they were informed that general 
 statements of that description could not be received, but if they wished the 
 
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 matter to be soriously examiiUHl, they must employ professional P^iigineers 
 themselves to make detailed statement, and if such were sent in they would 
 }>e carefully enquired into by the Government Engineers Appendix. E. 
 
 IH. The Contractors subsequently employed two Enirini'ers, Messrs. 
 
 Thompson and Fitzgerald, and on the 4th Sept. 18 < 2, Messrs. Dunn and 
 
 Home and Messrs. Glover and Fry the sureties for the two contracts (but 
 
 who in reality are the Contractors) forwarded the reports of Messrs. Thomp- 
 
 <I0 pon and Fitzgerald. Appendix F. 
 
 19. Accompanying the foregoing were two documents sent by Mr. J. 
 S. Fry shewing the position of the two Contracts Nos. 6 et 9. Appendix F. 
 
 2). It is important to notice that these statements deal solely with the 
 bulk sums of the contracts as orignally contracted for, and endeavour to 
 prove that ther-i was so little work remaining to be done that they had been 
 largely uiuleri<aid, and under the contract were entitled to heavy [laymentu 
 to make the work already done bear a fair proportion to the whole amount 
 of the bulk sum of the contract Appendix H. 
 
 21. The view that the Contractors tn-ated the contracts as broken is 
 KlO contraedieted by the lact that their letters .ilways distinctly express their 
 
 readiness to complete their contracts. Thus on the 22nd September 1871, 
 after Orders in Council had been passed authorizing an increase in the 
 Schedule rates to be applied to the monthly estimates, they say " you 
 have lately witnessed yourselves our organisations and you may thus have 
 b<!en convinced that we are serious and desirous of carrying out honorably 
 our contract ; " they go on to say that they are convinced " that the value of 
 the works remaining to be done is not worth more than the amount of our 
 contracts. " Appendix 112. 
 
 22. Here is a distinct recognition of the contracts and of their desire to 
 no earry them out. 
 
 23. This is still further made clear by a letter dated 12th Sei)tember. 
 1872, ndressed oiricially to the Coiiimissioneri l)y the Contractors F. X. Ber- 
 linguet & Co. and J. B. Bertrand iV Co. Appendix I. 
 
 24. This last official document distinctly applirs for further payments 
 on the rjrounds that the contract justifies them in claiming it, and that the 
 (piantity of work remaining to be done is so small that a fair estimate 
 would show that they were entitled, taking the orifjinal contrort sims as a 
 basis to a payment immediately of $81,000 beyond what they had received 
 on the two Contracts 6 and 9. 
 
 l-io 25. It will be seen that not a word up to this time is said about extras, 
 
 all the claims they had advanced were based upon their not having been 
 paid sufficiently as required by the contracts, up to 12th September, 1872, 
 at any rate they stuck to the contracts and claimed nothing whatever beyond 
 the amounts due to them under the contractd. 
 
 2ti. At the same time that Thompson and Fitzgerald were examininir 
 the matter for the Contractors, the Engineers on the works Mr. L. G. Bell 
 had under instructions, been also enquiring as to the amount of work still 
 to be done on the four Sections 3, 6, 9 and 1-5. He reported in two reports 
 dated respectively 2!»th August, 1872 and 6th September, 1872. Appendix J. 
 
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 110 
 
 I.jd 
 
 160 
 
 170 
 
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 1;!0 ThcHc showed very diff'i'n'nt results from the fiffurt's j^iven l)y Thomj)- 
 
 soii & Kit>.gerald. The latter reported the work to he done on No. 
 
 6 as $10.1,;)4»i 
 
 Mr. Hell's estimate was 2:51, t58() 
 
 Difference (jiI'J8,;i40 
 
 The Contracters' Knf,'ineer8 reported the work to be done on 
 
 No. 9 as ^ 41t,410 
 
 Mr. Bell's estimate was 130,012 
 
 DifFerenw $ 80,602 
 
 |{y this time the working season of 1872 was i)raetieally over, and of 
 140 jourse nil further piiyinenis to the (Contractors were maile so us to cover any 
 advances that had previously been made to them. 
 
 •2'.K On the -ird February, 1878. the Contractors addressed al«-tter to the 
 Commissioners shevvini^' the cost of the works up to the first of DeeembiT 
 last (ISV-'i. on Sections 3, t!, 9 and 15, and asking for payment of $12r).(»()0 on 
 account of each Section. 
 
 ;{0,They asked this on the following grounds : "Our work throuurhout Wi* 
 conlidi'nily assert is well and substantially di.ne, an! on a great public work 
 like the Intercoloiiiiil llailway. bi.ilt on our sv'ctions under great local and 
 other (liliicullies. well known to yourselvi'S, and capable of clear proof, we 
 l.iO (.ntertuin the strongest hope that neither your honorable Commissioners, 
 the (lovernment, nor the coiintry at large, will allow any pari; of the cost of 
 such agr.iit national work to be sustained by private indivi'luals. who. from 
 the combination of circumstances and cau.ses beyond their I'oiitrol, are in the 
 position we find ourselves." A])]iendix L. 
 
 31. It will he observed that these sums were not asked as extras, but to 
 relieve them from outlays which they had incurred bcy.md th" amjunts 
 paid to them under their contracts. This in fa<'t was I'li u/i/ieal to the 
 generositij of the (iovernmeiit, in (>llecf it said, "We have list money by our 
 (■ontracts, by causes which we did not anticipate whi'u \"e signed them, 
 
 li'iO but we appeal to you, not to let this loss we have sustained fall upon us.'' 
 The statements included upwards §100,000 for interest on (he sums they 
 had expended of beyond what they had received. The account was made 
 up, shewing all iheir expenditures and charii'es upon it, deduciiim- the 
 monthly estimates they had received, advanci-s, iSce., <."v-c. 
 
 32. The Commissioners replied on •'ith l'"ebrnary l87-"> as lollows : 
 
 The Commissioners have received from you a series of statements rclai- 
 ing to the expenditures on Sections 3, t!, 9 and 15. 
 
 As under the contracts you entered into with the Commissioners they 
 have no control over your expenditure, they beg to return theaccomi)iinyintr 
 170 papers. Appendix M. 
 
 33. On th(> 24th May 1873, the Contractors again adressed the Commis- 
 sioners, sending accounts for extras as follows : 
 
 For No. 3 *lTr).81.S 
 
 6 I0t!,!>41 
 
 " '• 9 lon.sno 
 
 " " 15 154,400 
 
 Total !3!543.454 
 
1K(J 
 
 l!MI 
 
 200 
 
 210 
 
They Rtntod in this letter that without receiving,' that Hum they must 
 Ktop III! woriis, as they coulil not proceed any I'urther Appendix .V. 
 
 |,w.(( :!4. The Conunissioners rei'erred these chiiuis for extras to tiie Chief 
 
 I'Intfiueers lor a report. Ihit in the Contractors diHiinctly stated that without 
 immediate hiri^e payments they could not pro eed with the works, notices 
 vver" served ujioii tlieiii in terms of the contract, tlnit the ('onipietion would 
 1)0 taken out of tlieir hands. Appendix O. 
 
 At the time ol the servini^ of this notice, say the JUst May 1873, the 
 linancial condition of the Contracts was as follow 
 
 No. 
 
 ItMl 
 
 Atnt. orcniitnict. 
 
 ii § W2AU 
 
 t) 4r>(i,!t4(] 
 
 !) 354,8!i7 
 
 If) aC.i„')-J() 
 
 Totals.... $l,iiii7,h()7 
 
 Ainount \tf. 
 
 Amuiint tinpHiJ 
 
 !j 4'.-J,(K" 
 
 $10,444 
 
 iJ88,00n 
 
 7;!,!t4(; 
 
 344,000 
 
 lU,H!tY 
 
 802,000 
 
 l,.5-.'0 
 
 «l,54l,000 
 
 $iMI,807 
 
 The Commissioners proceeded to complete the works under their own 
 Engineers and forcme, and expended in doing so the I'ollowini? sums : — 
 
 On No. 3 $107.:.;".() !»7 
 
 tj 13ti.!tl.i no 
 
 " 1) ;!5,08« 80 
 
 " 15 fM),r)(|.5 32 
 
 Total $377,020 78 
 
 200 
 
 That makes the account now stand as follows : — 
 
 No. of Section 
 
 No. 3 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 " 15 
 
 raiillo 
 CiinirHCtora. 
 
 Pnid to 
 Coiupli'lc. 
 
 Totiil. 
 
 .Amount or 
 Contract. 
 
 $ Ct3. $ cts. S CIS. 
 
 4.52,000 00| 107,556 971 559,556 97 
 383,000 ^)j 136,915 60, 519,915 60 
 
 f'lXceeis of coat. 
 
 344,000 00 
 
 I 
 
 35,988 89 
 
 362,000 00 96,565 32 
 
 379 988 89 
 
 $ (.'tS. $ 
 
 462,444 00| 97,112 97 
 
 456,946 OOj 62,959 60 
 
 354,897 OOI 15,091 89 
 
 458,565 32 363,520 00 95,045 3i 
 
 1,541,000 00 377,026 781,918,026 78 1,637,807 OOj 280,219 78 
 
 35. It thus appPitrs that the Goveniment in order to complete these 4 
 contracts have expended a total amount of 1280,219.78 beyond me gross 
 
 210 amount of the contracts entered into for the completion of the work. 
 
 36. For that amount they have a ('laim upon the Contractors and their 
 sureties under the Bonds which they signed. 
 
 37. It may be as well to give a statement of the total quantities of the 
 different descriptions of work actually executed by the Contractors, and that 
 was shown by the bill of works as required, a statement of this is given in 
 Appendix P. 
 
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 38. The ibn-j,''()ing is a history of the matter, and I will now proceed to 
 deal with the dilievent iiUeirations that are specifieally put t'orwiird in the 
 IVtitions. 
 
 220 '^^- The petitions admit that the bill of quantities was made full and 
 
 liheial, and Iherefore they have no complaint to make that they were 
 deceived hy havint>- more work to do than they expected. In jjoint ol fact, 
 ihey maile their own calculations from the protiles and plans exihited to 
 them, and liu'ured out consid.'rably smaller quantities than they found on 
 the 1)111 of works. AVhere they erred was in puttini,'' the prices to the 
 quantities at much too low li!,nire.s in not taking into sulUciiMit account 
 the cost of foundations in tidal waters,— in makin;,' no suiiieient allowance 
 for omissions and contingencies in such large works,— and in failiu" to 
 foresee that the starting of the.se great works in a sparsely po])ulated 
 
 2;.|, country would largely enhance the price of labour, and all the materials, 
 and appliances tln-y would require. The actual men put in charge of such 
 extensive works, had not had sulllcient practical experierce ol such matters 
 aiul the inevitable result was, that, whilst d()ul)tless they .•ame out of the 
 works with a trreft deal of useful knowledge and experi iice, it was 
 purchased at a frightful cost to the sureties, who proved to be the real 
 Contractors in fact. 
 
 40. The reas.ni lor the delay in the preparation of the contract for No. 
 1,') is to be found in the letter from the (Secretary to the Commissioners. 
 Appendix Q. 
 
 240 '^'' The plans relating to the contract were in the office of the Chief 
 
 Engineer, which of course was the office of the Commi.ssionners. as were 
 also the offices of the different district Engineers, where the plans were 
 always open to the almost daily inspection of the Contractors and their 
 .Agents. 
 
 That the Contractors had copies of the profiles and bill of works is 
 proved by the letters to them by the Secretary. Appendix 1{. 
 
 4-J. That the Contracters saw before thay tendered the plans and 
 profiles, is 'provid by the statement in the third clause of their own petition 
 
 43. All the i>lans and documents in the office of the Chief l']ngineer were 
 2.-,o destroyed by lire some time ago, proof therefcre of siu-natures in particular 
 
 plans is now impossible. 
 
 44. They admit that they made their ov;n calculrtionsof (juantities from 
 the plans and profiles, which must therefore have been full and complete to 
 enal)le them to do .so, and they also admit that their calculations did not 
 exceed the quantities shown on the Bill of Work.s, in fact they made them 
 much less, and they never actually exceeded the total quantities called for 
 by the Bill of Works. 
 
 45. The statement thiit the Contractors were called upon to ])erform 
 more work than was contemplated by the contracts is not true. 
 
 2i)o 46. The paymentg paid monthly were made on the I'crtilicate of the 
 
 Chief Engineer and were based upon the contracts. 
 
 47. There is probably truth in the statement that the estimates did not 
 each month cover the outlay, but that arose solely from the miscalcula- 
 lions of the petitioners in entering into the contracts. 
 
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48. Tlu' slatcnii'iil tliiit llii'v were ciillfd upmi to pti-lonu ■ ntlnT and 
 (Mitirely diHtTciu works tlmu those i'or which they tnidcivd " 'iuid to sup- 
 ply more lostly iiiulorials." 'hiiii was cvtT i'ontt.'iupUiti'd, is not Inic 
 
 4!t. Thi'y \vt'i-L> required simply to I'onlbrni to the eoiitr.ieis nnd speci- 
 Hcations whieh they had si;,nied and anTeed lo, and nolhinir else. 
 
 •270 <'>" No chanu'es were made in the proo-ress of Ihe works which were- 
 
 not nei^essarily nicidental lo the earryiuir oui olsutdi exli'nsi\e eoniracts, 
 and they were i.il provided lor. ami covered hy the eontraets. 
 
 51. Complaints were made hy these ("onlraetors as well as hv others, 
 as soon as they I'ound thai they had taken the work.* at too low liu'ures. 
 
 62. I'ivery reasonable and proper assistance was fji\.'n lo I'le Contrac- 
 tors \uidcrthe terms ol'tln' contract. As the works pro-rressed various ihaii- 
 ges were made teiidinii- to reduce the total (piantity of work to hv done 
 below what was set out in the Bills of Works. This enabled hiii'hcr jiriees 
 to be apiilied to the quantities actually executed month by mouth, and the 
 ■1X1) bciiejii ol'iiiis was ^nveu to I lie Contractors in till' monthly otimatcs. 
 
 ij;l In order hirther to aid the (Vmtractors, when they comi)laine(| that 
 they were spendiiiir larue sums in providinir steam entrines, puuii>s, 
 plant of various kinds to form the Ibuiulations lor the bridges across lidal 
 riv.'rs, and I'or which they could iret no estimates till the loundalionK were 
 iiuishi'd and masonry laid, the Commissioners made them ( <insiderable 
 advaiH.'cH to meet these outlays, orecnirse on the clear and d.stiuc t arranu'e- 
 melit that such advanci's were niadi- under the 8ih clause ol the contract 
 and were part <d' the bulk sums to be paid. 
 
 .')4. The stati'nient that the works, al'ti'r beinfj taken oxerby thedovcrii- 
 200 luent, were carri^'d ou uiuler the surveillance of the i)etitioners. is not trui'. 
 
 .■).'). it is not true that the terms of the contrai^ls were (>\ cr dejiart^d Irom 
 by the Commissioners. On the contrary tht>y were always ria'idly adhere i 
 to in every respect. 
 
 6(1. The statement that the (iovernmcnt was sr> I'ulK cuuvinc' d ol' ' irros* 
 acts ol injustio' " aiwl " liilter hostility " of the limine.. rs. that they ordered 
 large payments outside ol' monthly estimates, and inere;ised the |iriees of 
 ma.sonry, is not true. The causes lor iuereasinir tlu' schedule rates loi- work 
 performed, and of making a<lvances, have alre.uly been fully explained, and 
 were strictly within the terms of the eoiitracs. 
 
 ,!iio !')1. Thestatemeiil that the Commissi<ini'rs visited the works, and recom- 
 
 mi'uded th.' [)assinu- of an Order in Council inciiasinu- " .he total of the bulk 
 sums nieiilioued" in tl'.e contracts, is untrue — no su(di order was ever recom- 
 mended or passed. 
 
 ;)8. The Orders in Council passed always distinctly stated that the bulk 
 sum must never be excei'ded, and neither the Cioverument or the Commis- 
 sioners or their olUcers ever stated or contemplated, that any " fresh (h'par- 
 ture'was ever taken or that a " lu'w basis of contract" had ever been 
 constituted or contemplated. The facts distinctly shew the contrary. The 
 Coiitraciors themselves never advanced any such view, or thought of it 
 :li<l whilst the works wer*- iit progress. They, iu fact, always contended that 
 the fair <'oustruetiou of the contracts would give thciu ample fumls, imt 
 
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 cxcfcdiiiif the hulk Huni in the rontriict to coinplcto the works. Sec their 
 letter, (lilted l'2th Sepleinher, ISTl', shortly liefore they uave uj), whenUhoy 
 (listiiietly set forth that all they wniited was to have the contract carried out, 
 hasinii' all their statements upon the oriu-inal Imlk sum, and <'ontendinir that 
 ihey were properly entitled, under tiie contract, to larger payments on 
 account than they had received. 
 
 .■)!>. The Contractors complained of the District and all other Km^'ineers, 
 and would have rejoiced if the Commissioners would have dispensed with 
 
 :i:i"' 'h iplnynieni of any Kimineers at all. The District i:n<jfineer they refer 
 
 to was as well as others, removed to the racilic Kailway Survey, whc'i thv 
 staff lor that line was oriiaiiized. It was hoi)ed that the chanjjre would iret 
 rid of a part at least of the dilliculties which had arisen. 
 
 (!<), There is no fonndalion i'or the statenieni airain repealed, that they 
 were induced to <^o on, on thi' helicf ihal the increase of the schedule 
 rales in makinii' up the nninthly estimates was a new depurture or any 
 chanife whatever in tlu' conira': . 
 
 t!l. The statement that menihers of the late Covernmeni ever told the 
 
 petitioners that ihey "would see liuit your suppliants he i)aid in full of 
 
 3.!0 their pa.sl and future advan<'i's for the sad works " is inipossihie t,. helieveis 
 
 &2. The amounts now claime 1 are very much >rrealcr than t he sum. 
 a.sked for hy the Contractors themsidves as extra works in May 1.^7:). 
 
 6;{. Their (daim there was s;,-,4.S,4,-,4, 
 
 The i)resent petition claim for — 
 
 •^ ""fl t> !«i:"):i.S,0(K» 
 
 !' «»il 15 474,00(1 
 
 Total !S;!i',t7,000 
 
 The contracts were rc(juired to he completed on the l'ollowiiii>- date.*, 
 viz : 
 340 3, 6 ami 9 1st July IS71 
 
 IS l,st .luly IS7'J 
 
 They iravc up the works in May 1K78, and they were not completed for 
 more than a year afterwards. 
 
 tU, In the report nuule hy the Commissioners daled sth March 187.'!. 
 the following {)assages occur, viz : 
 
 " The Commissioners undi'r the circunstances, helieve they were acting 
 
 in the interests of the country, and .securing the economical completion of 
 
 I he line, hy allording the Contractors every reasonahle assistance that Avas 
 
 \w>iM],\i^ within their rontracts, wlurn they were sati,stied that every eflbrt 
 
 :!}0 wa.s Ix'ing mad.' to fulfil the terms of each coutra<t. 
 
 '• The Chief Kngin.'er was instructed, when it could he don^ without 
 affecting the general character of the work, to make any chang.-s that he 
 might consider feasihle. tending to diminish th.> total of work to he 
 executed. 
 
 " A careful study of the location.s has enahl.>d this to he done in several 
 instances, and in some cases with a positive improvement in the whole 
 work. 
 
" To UKsi>t I lie Coutnic'tov.^, till' ('oiii!nis>iinici's iil'tcr n lull iiivc>tii^alion 
 ini'i ciuh CUM', iiiaili' iulviiiu'os to sdiiif ol' ihcm. to hrlj) in iln' pros'fulidii 
 
 ;iiti I'l ilii' ^^ "I'li. 
 
 ■ TIk'sc Milviiiircs iii-i' w itliin :u!(l In Ik' (Icduclcd from iln' Intal aiiuiinit 
 
 ol' llli' <(illl ,iicl sum, whill till' \M>vk is lilllllly <'(illll:l''tc'(i, '.III'l ilic :K'CoUlltN 
 lli'ill.slrtl. 
 
 ti.'i, Tlii> ii|)iirl WHS i>i'iiil"'(l and laid hrlDri' rariianicni It cxat'tly 
 (dvcis till' stall nirnis niadi' in lliis |>a|ii'r. It was ifad lipyoiiil ;ii dold)t 
 li\ 'V i'i'\('i)Mtrartiir un the lijii'. It passed iiniiiallciitrirl lilln'i- in I'ailia- 
 uii 111, iir liv anv C'DiUractiJi'. 
 
 (Siiriifd) 
 
 C .1. UK Y IK IMS, 
 
:i7( 
 
 •3^ 
 
10 
 
 AFFENDIXA. 
 
 :i70 
 
 INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. 
 
 FORMOFTIiNDER. 
 
 "Section No. 3." 
 
 The \imU'rsi<rni'd havinc: scon tho pUiiis and profiles ol'SfCtiou No. 3 of 
 the Intoriolunial Railway, heri'hy tender to construct said section in ac'cord- 
 ancc witli the plaiis and profilog, and all othor detailed jilans which may 
 bo supplied, and in accordenoo with the general speeificntions. sitrnedby the 
 Commissioners, and dated Ottawa, 2iUh January, 1870. and to execute the 
 contract, a I'orm of which is printed at the t'ud oi" the K|)acilicatuins binding- 
 ourselves not to demand any extras of any kind whatever, for the sum ol 
 .•^Hd four hundred and sixty-two thousand four hundred and forty-four dollars' 
 beinir at the rate of nineteen thousand two hundred and twenty-two dollars 
 and ihirty-lhree cents jht mile of Railway. (^4(>2,41-V s;r.",-J2J..".3. i 
 
 And we bind ourselves to complete such section for the aVwve named 
 sum to the 8atisfaction of the Chief Engineer and the Commissioners, bu<'}i 
 sum to be the full payment without extras of any kind, f r the entire com- 
 pletion of the section. 
 
 And we proposed Messrs. T. H. Dunn and William Home as sureti< s 
 for the due fulfilment of this tender. 
 
 (Siirned) 
 
 390 
 
 F. X. hkulingui:t& c... 
 
 Quebec, rue St. -Jean. 
 
 ■JKth Miiivli 1S70 
 (Signed) W. E. 1!i,UM1I.\11T, witness. 
 
 We, the above named, tendered as sureties, hereby airree to execute such 
 Hond or t)ther Document as may be recjuired by the Commissioners lor tlie 
 due pertormanou of the Contract attached to the 8pecitications, &C., upcn 
 which the above Tender is made. 
 
 (Signed) TIMOTHY 11 DINN. 
 
 • Quebec. 
 
 (Siuned) WILLIAM HOME, 
 
 400 
 
 Quebec. 
 
11 
 
 \V. E. IJl.I'MIIAlJT, witnrKH. 
 
 And we lii'fi'hy I'lirtlicr wupply, Holcly Tor thf purposn ol iiiroriiiiiiK tlte 
 ('onniiiNsioiii'Vi, and not in any way to allcct tin- contiai't, lh<' rollowuift 
 Nclifdiil"' ot'prict'N I'ur Noiiif ol' thi' principal itiias ol toustnulion. 
 
 SCIIKDULK. 
 
 410 
 
 420 
 
 4:!ii 
 
 441) 
 
 1. Clearing' and ciillintr ix-racrc 
 
 •2. liiul)l)inL', p'T airo 
 
 ;!. Ffining, per Spceiiication, per 100 lineal I't'i't... 
 4. do IJt'Nt wtakc and ridt-r 
 
 Hnakc l'"i'n('(', i>it 1()<) lin-'ul Icct 
 
 f). Hock I'xcavation, per riibic yard 
 
 tJ. Earth excavatiou (includinsy 
 
 avi-raiTi' liiul, pi'r <'ul)ii' yard 
 
 7, Undi'r drains, per 100 lineal left 
 
 8. Ripriip, i»>r «'iil)i(' yi'rd 
 
 t». Concrcti* do 
 
 1(1 1st class Masonry, pi-r culjic yard 
 
 11. :2nd class Niasonry, do 
 
 V2. l'avin<^ do 
 
 18. Iron (-"ilt'iidcrs. cxdusivi' orcuncrcti' (sec Hill of 
 
 Works,) pi'r lineal loot in place 
 
 (Ill the event ol' Iron Cylinders heini^ employed, the 
 Contraitor will lie allowed I'or them, as well as for 
 till- conlr (e used, at the prices in Schedule, and a 
 deduction will he matle lor the saving ellected in 
 masonry and other work.) 
 14. iMiundations, end)raciiiu' all services referred to 
 
 under this lieadin<r in Bdl ol' Works 
 
 16. 13ridy;e superstructure, Howe Tru.ss l{ridt;e, 
 
 corapleti' in place, each 100 I'eel clear 
 
 Canadian ('i'HKii,v<*t. 
 
 * 14 UO 
 
 •60 (JO 
 
 5 40 
 
 span . 
 
 4;-i0 
 
 It) Each (HO I'eet dear sjian 
 
 n Each (JO ieet clear span 
 
 18 , Each 40 I'eet clear 8i)aii 
 
 19. Superstrticture ibr heam culverts, ti to 12 Ieet 
 
 span, per lineal loot ol' clear span 
 
 20. Superstructure I'or beam culverts, 15 to 20 I'eet 
 
 si)nn, per lineal loot of clear span 
 
 21. Road crossings.— Each Public Crossing, witii 
 
 CattlcGuards, it c, complete 
 
 22. Each Double Farm Crossing, 
 
 with Gates &c., complete 
 
 28, Each Single Farm Crossintr. 
 
 with tiates. &c., complete 
 
 24 Omissions and Contingencies, embracing all 
 services referred to under this heading in 
 Bill of Works 
 
 r> 40 
 
 1 00 
 
 '20 
 
 12 00 
 '2 00 
 ;■) 00 
 
 10 00 
 7 50 
 5 00 
 
 21 00 
 
 ;iO 
 
 :^0 
 
 (10 
 
 2") 
 
 Oo 
 
 2.^ 
 
 00 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 .) 
 
 00 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 75 
 
 00 
 
 15 
 
 00 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
U '•>: i'" 
 
19 
 
 4(10 
 
 471 • 
 
 4H0 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 o 
 
 c 
 
 '3 
 
 c ,■ 
 
 i 
 
 490 
 
 (PiTctMitiiprc on nil othiT workM) 220,21 0(t 
 
 Six'ciiil works, (ii lump sum tor ein-li) 
 
 On Si'flioii No. l;t.— Tiiiini'l No. I coinpli'tc vvmi 
 ap|)i()iicln'N,iit Si iiiiiM l^'i'.i ^ so 
 'riiii'icl No. - lomplt'tc willi 
 
 lt|i|>loilrll('N,iit Sllll loll 4.")0 *^ i")!! 
 
 Tmiiifl No. ii ('oiii|)li'ti' witli 
 iip|)ioiicli('N, at Sliition titlO.... 
 Tiinuc! Ni 4 ronipli (c with 
 
 appioiichi'.s, III Sliiliou 7''i.'t 
 
 On si'rtioii No. ■! • — ('onipli'lioii of IJoml divi'v.sion 
 hclwi'cn Snuioii.s |or) and 2i!() 
 
 alxpiil :{ iiiil.'K l.l.'iO 0(1 
 
 Crih-work iirotcctinn to I'^inbiink- 
 
 nidilNat Mill Civ.'k 2l),4"0 00 
 
 On Ncclioii No. 4.—- An Ahuiitiau m place era Ma- 
 sonry .sirnclurt' al inu'Ii of I he I'ol- 
 lowniK SlatioiiH, llie Ahmdinii to 
 Ih- foi'mi'il in till' hcst ])iis.sihle 
 nianiii'r and provided willi heavy 
 l)ra.ss liinned sluice jiates ; Ihe 
 coiiiraclors lo saltle ail doinajit'H 
 wilh owners or ocnpents oi' laiidK 
 
 lor llii' Slims nieiiiioiied 
 
 At Slalion 201 $ 
 At Slalion -IM \ 
 At HtaliMi .'{.')") $ 
 At Station 400 | 
 At Station 418 k 
 VI I On Section .No. 4. -— riotection work on Maca 
 S I lUver, near Sliition ."iOO, (sw note 
 '? [ to .schedule of strncturt! 
 
 Ill the event of (iboi(/enu, Iron Cylinders, or other striiclnres, beinij- 
 substituted at any jmints for the Masonry structures mentioned in the 
 Schedules, a deduction to be made for the saving in quantities eir>cled 
 thereby, and an allowance made for the substituted structure at the prices 
 in the Schedule. 
 
 F. X. BEKLINC!i;ET.*t Co. 
 
 Quebec, lliu' Si. Jean. 
 
 2l)th March 1870. 
 W. E. Blumhart, witness. 
 
 
 «;0 
 
 JS 
 
 ■o 
 
 liNTKRCOLONIAL KAILWAY, 
 FORM OF TliNDRR 
 
 KOK SECTIONS NOS. 5, 6 AND 7 ONIA' 
 
 Section No. 6.'' 
 
 The undersig'lied havinj^ seen the plans and prollles of Section No. Six 
 
 of the Intercolonial Railway, hereby tender to construct said section in 
 
 accordance with the plans and proliles, and all oti r detailed i)lanB which 
 
 ,ViO in«y be supplied, and in accordance with the general specifications signed 
 
 bv the Commissioners, and dated Ottawa, 2Cth January, 1870, and to exe- 
 
.'.1 
 
 5^ 
 
18 
 
 cute thi' coiitrapl, a form of which is priiiti'd iit thr eml ol' the .sin'cificatioiis, 
 binding oursclvi's not to dcniand any extras of any idnd wiiatt'vcr, for the 
 sum of four hundred and lil'ty-six thousand nine iiundred and forty-sir 
 
 dolhirsand sevenly-thr nts (§450,!t4t!7:^) heiny at llie rale ol twenty-one 
 
 thousand, seven hundred and lilty-nine dojlurs lisirty-three eeni> per mile 
 of Kaihvay. (s-2I.7r);tL';i.) 
 
 And we l)ind ourselves to compiel ■ s>ich section for the ahove named 
 sum to the salislaetion of the Chief I'liiirineer ami the Conimissioners, such 
 ■,10 sum to lie the lull i),iyment without extras of any kind, lor the entire coin- 
 l)h'lion of the section. 
 
 And we proposi' Timothy II, Dunn. I^Sfj.. ami William Home, Esq., as 
 sureties for the dni' fullilment of this tender. 
 
 1" X. BElil.IXtUTET vS: CO., 
 (Juehec, 
 
 4th May. 1«70. 
 
 W. E. Hi,rMU\i!T, witui'.ss. 
 
 We the ahove named, tendered as sureties, hereby auree to execute such 
 Hond or other Jfecium-nt as may he required hy the Commissioners lor the 
 ,2(1 <liie performance of the Contract attached to the Specilications. \-c., upon 
 which the ahove Tender is mad<>. 
 
 T. II. DUNN 
 
 (Juehec. 
 
 AVILLIAM HOME, 
 
 <Juel)i>c. 
 
 \V. E. l)i,r.\iii.\iiT, Wicness. 
 
 And we hereby further supply, solely for the i)uri>0t.,' of informitig tht'. 
 Commissioners, and not in any way to allecl the contract, the followin<r 
 schedide of pries for some of the principal itenis ol construction. 
 
 -)30 
 
 640 
 
 1. 
 o 
 
 ;v 
 
 4. 
 
 r>. 
 •H 
 
 ♦J. 
 
 7. 
 
 K. 
 
 9. 
 
 10. 
 
 n. 
 
 12. 
 
 SCHEDULE. 
 
 CanaiiHn <;c'iiniisi;v. 
 
 Clearing and clos(> cutting, per acre !j;14 00 
 
 Crubhiug, per acre 80 0(» 
 
 Fencing, per Specification, per 100 lineal feet.. 7 00 
 
 do 15est stake and rider .snake Fence, do ."> Oi) 
 
 Rock lixcavation, per cubic yanl 1 Ot) 
 
 . Material for the Bio Embankment, see printed 
 
 Schedules forStction No. 5 
 
 liarth Excavation (including average hauh, 
 
 percubic yard o 20 
 
 Under Drains, per 100 lineal fei't 12 00 
 
 l{ip-Kap, per cubic yard 2 00 
 
 Concrete, percubic yard ;'> 00 
 
 1st Cla«B Masonry, per cubic yard,, 10 00 
 
 2iul Class Mascmry. do 7 ."io 
 
 Paving, do 5 00 
 
14 
 
 560 
 
 560 
 
 o70 
 
 ")S(I 
 
 18. Inm ('yliiicl.Ts, I'A.lii.sivr of Coiicri'tf (Sco Bill 
 ol Works.) piT liii.'iil Icct in ])l(if!i' 
 
 (Ill tlir .vi'iit ot Iron Cylindcr.s bciiiij t'lnployi'd, 
 the ('oiilriictor will lie allovvwl lor them us well 
 ii.s I'oi ilii' (oncri'tc used, at tlu' prices in S(;h('- 
 (liilc, and (I di'duction will W inadi' lor the suv- 
 inir I'ljecicd in masonry and other work.) 
 
 14. l-'oundatioiis, enibraeiny all services iclerred 
 to under this hendiiiii' in i)ill ol' Wcn-ks 
 
 1;V UridLfe Superstnictun', Howe Truss Uridine, 
 
 comiilete in place, j^ach ItiO Irel clear span :!(Wiii no 
 
 IC Each SO r.'ct clear si)an 
 
 1" I'^acli (ill lei't clear span 
 
 l'"* I'lach ;■)() I'cet clear span 2.r)0(l oi) 
 
 !'.>. 'rruss lor .50 t'e- t spans, per ueiierai plan No. 
 -5. complete 
 
 l'(V Sui>er>lrucliir.' lor Iksiiii culvi-rls, li to 12 I'ei't 
 
 span, per lineal I'jot olClear span -2 mi 
 
 21. Super.structure lor l)eam culverts, 1') to 20 leet 
 
 span, per lineal loot ol'clearspaii 
 
 22. Koail Crossings — Ivich I'lihiic ("ro.ssinir, with 
 
 C'a«'le (ruar.Ls, \-c., com- 
 
 I'lete 7,-, (1(1 
 
 28. Each Doixbk' Farm CrosKinjr, 
 
 with Gati'is, &c., complete lo 00 
 
 24* Each Single Farm Crossing, 
 
 wi'h Gates, \c.. "omph'te 10 00 
 
 25. Each over Hridge, see Bill of 
 
 Works, Contract No. 6 ... "I'io no 
 2tl Omissioi's and Contingencies, embracing all 
 services referred to under this heailiiig in 
 
 r.ill of Works .")'.i,ti(U 0(1 
 
 (I'er centasi'c on other works) 
 
 Special Works, (a lump sum for each) 
 
 ()n Section No. •'>. — 1. Prott'ction ol Emhankmeiits 
 in Mill I'oiid, itc., iStution 
 
 921-Sce Hill of works H 
 
 2. Prott'ction of Fml)anknu>nts, 
 &c., at Rimouski K'iver— - 
 Sw Bill of Works § 
 
 On .Section No. (!— -Protection of embankments at 
 various i)oints— -See Bill of 
 Works $ol,7oO(jo 
 
16 
 
 ;)90 *^" yi'ftioii No. 7— -I Tnnii.'l at Smith's Brook. 
 
 with approiirh's, itc, com- 
 
 l)li'l(', as .spccilii'd $ 
 
 2. TuiiiH'l at Ilijfiriiis' iirouk. 
 willi a])i)r<)acln's, i\:f., ooin- 
 
 plctc, as spocidi'd $ 
 
 * Trici's for these speeiai works will only be required in the 'i'eiiders 
 for the H'spectivi' eoiilraets. 
 
 Ill tile iveiil i>\' iihoii/iiiii. IriPii Cylinders, or oihrr si riielures, l)eiim- suh- 
 
 slitutedal any pdii'ls lor the Masonry si ruetures mentioned in thi' Sclie- 
 
 i;00 dules, 11 ilediuiion io he made lor the saving- in (juanliiies ell'ected therei>y, 
 
 and ail aHowaiiei' made for the siil)siituti.'d strueture at the priees in the 
 
 Schedule. 
 
 (Sis"''l) V X. I!i:i{LIN(JUKT & CO., 
 
 (iueliec, 
 
 14lii May. 1870. 
 \V. K. Hr,i'Mii U!T. witness. 
 
 INTEKCOLON I A L U A 1 L \V A Y. 
 
 FOKM OF TKXDKK 
 
 SrrlioH No. I". 
 
 CIO The vin(h'rsie;ned havina' seen the plans and i>roliles ot'i>ection \o. !• of 
 
 the Intercolonial Railway, hen-hy teinh-r to construct said section in acoord- 
 ance with the plans and proliles, anil all oilier detailed plans which may 
 he supplied, and in accordance with the general specilications signed hy the 
 Cornniissioiiers, aiul dated Ottawa. 14th Oct. l«ti!), and to execute i]i(> con- 
 tract, a form of whiih is printed at |the end of the 8pecili<'ations, hindiufr 
 ourselves nut to demand any extras of any kind whatever, for the sum of 
 Three hundred and lifty-four thousand I'iaht huiidri'd and niiu'tv seven 
 dollars, (!j:)J4,><'.t7; hein;;; at the rati- of sixteen thousand eiiiht hundred aiul 
 niuiity-nine dollars eighty-live <'eiits per mile of Hailway, (iijlt!,8!)ti g/i.) 
 
 ^•20 And we hind ourselves to complete such section fortiiealjove named 
 
 Bum to the satisfaction ol the Chief l';nL''ini'er and the Conimissioiicis, such 
 Sum to l)e the full payment, w ilhoul extras of any kiiul, for the entire com- 
 pletion of the sei'tion. 
 
 And we propose Thomas (ilover, Esq., and John S. Fry, Fs(|., as sureties 
 for the diiC fullilmeiit iif this tender. 
 
 .1. n. IIKKTRAXD iV Co, 
 
 (iuehee, 14th < tctoher ISf.!) 
 
1(1 
 
 \V. E. lii.rMii urr. wiiiicss. 
 
 W r Ihr al...v,. n:,ui..<l, (.■iul,.ivd as Min^ii-.s, h,.,vl.y aurr.. to ..x.nil.. swh 
 .;:!() I{..M(1 oroilu-r l),...,,,,...,! as .nay be ,v.,ni.v,l l.y tho Con.mi.ssion.T. lor th.> 
 a.ir ,.,.,-rorinau,v ol'il,.. Conlra.-t alta.li..,l to tl,.- Spmlirations. \c.. u,,ou 
 which Ihf ahovf T<'ii(lfr i,s nuulc. 
 
 THUS. (JLOVi:i.'. 
 
 Qllrbcc. 
 
 W Iv Ill.IMIIAKT, Willi. 'SH. 
 
 .lUlIX S. l-'KY, 
 
 Qiieboo. 
 
 And w.' ii.T.'l.y rm-tlirr .supply, solely for the purpose of inlovniinfr ihe 
 (■onin.i.s.sio....r.s. and as a -uide to tlie Cliief Hniri.ieer in maidn- up his pro- 
 i;|(>-re.ss,.stiinales, andnot inany way to alUvi thi.s eontraet, the lollowiiig 
 scliedule of pri.vs for some of the principal it. 'ins of construct i..n 
 
 »;■)(( 
 
 (If.d 
 
 tlTll 
 
 SCIIKDrLE. 
 
 CRtmtliiin curr. 
 
 1. C'leariiiir aiKJ clos.' ciitt iuLT. p.'r acre ftn; 20 
 
 2. (iruhhinir. per acre jg ,),) 
 
 •"?. Fen. 'iiMj-. |HT Sp.'cilicalion, p.M- 11)0 lin.-al fee(. r, 40 
 ■1 <1" liest st,d<.' and rid.'r Snake I'"ence. 
 
 I'i'r 1(»0 lin.'al le.'t 4 r,Q 
 
 r>. liock .'xcavatioii. p.'r cuhic yard i'O 
 
 •>. Earth do do do q o^ 
 
 7. Ilanl for every 100 fe.M do 
 
 8. Und.'i-drains, ]ier 100 lin.'al feet ^ gQ 
 
 'J. K'iprap, p.'r cubic yard 5 40 
 
 10. Concrete, do 4 ijq 
 
 11. l.st cla.ss Masonry, )>er cubic yeard n OO 
 
 12. 2nd class Masonry, do 7 oo 
 
 1.'!. I'avinu-. do (i 30 
 
 14. I'oundatioiis. oinbracinsj all services r.'ferred 
 
 to tmd.'r thi.s li.'adinsr in Mill of Works. 
 
 (a lump sum) ^JOO 00 
 
 1i. liridire superstru.'tur.', I!ow.> Trus.s BridffPs 
 
 complete in plac.ea.h 100 I'.'ct cl.'ar s]>an. 
 It!. do do .'ach .'^O le.'f clear span. l,-29;; 00 
 
 •7- do do each fiO fe.'t .'i.-ar span. 8t;4 00 
 
 l>* li" tlo each 40 leet cl.'ar span. 
 
 19. H.'am Culverts uj) to 20 feet span, p.T lineal 
 
 loot ol clear oix'uing ]() sO 
 
 Koad crossings, iScc, 
 
 20. Each Public Crossiuir. with Cattle 
 
 Jruards. \-c., comi)li>le 22 .')0 ] 
 
 21. liach Double l'"arm Crossing, withtiates, 
 
 iVc, complete 18 no 
 
 22. Each .Sin-rle I'arm Crossing, vvitli (Jates, ; 
 
 iVc, complete ;•, 1)0 I 
 
 4,;n4 
 
 702 
 
 ll,:n.i 
 7;J.soo 
 
 l'!0,I40 
 
 243 
 
 4,:!20 
 
 1,.*{50 
 
 •'>t>.700 
 
 4S.240 
 
 .")..')44 
 
 riM) 
 
 1.2!iii 
 st(4 
 
 i,;i()0 
 
17 
 
 23. Omissions und conliniri'nci.'s, t'luhnicinir all 
 Hcrviics rclorrfd to under tliis hcudiiif,' in 
 Hill ol' Works, (A lumj) nuih or imtcch- 
 tagc oil the whole Conlriii't.) 7,200 00 
 
 7,200 
 
 SPECIAL WORKS. * 
 
 680 A. Miitcrial in Knihniiknu'nt liclwccn Slations 
 
 SSO and 71*0 ('ontriict No. !t, per cultii; yar I 
 
 B. Thi- La Plancho Ahoidcau Contract No. 11, 
 
 (a lump sum.) 
 
 C. Tuuni'l at Uniuliart's Hrook, Ctnitraot No. 12 
 
 (a lump sum) 
 
 • I'r.iv- fur tliiMi. ^|icci«l w.)rk< will only lip ri'i|uire(l in 
 li'iideis liir till' rv«|ii'('livi' (%iiitriict3. 
 
 :',i; 
 
 .'),40i» 
 
 ti'JO W. E. IJmmii.^ut, witness. 
 
 .r. H HERTRAND \- CO., 
 
 Quebec, 14th October 18<;!>. 
 
 l.VTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. 
 
 FORM OF TENDER. 
 
 Section .iVtf. 15. 
 
 The undersigned having .seen fhe plans and profiles ol'Seition No. I", 
 of the Intercolonial Railway, hereby tender to construct .said .section in 
 accordance with the plans and profiles, n <\ all other d^'tailed plans which 
 may be supplied, and in accordance with the general specifications signed 
 by the Commissioners, and dated Ottawa, 2t>lh January, 1870, and to ex.- 
 cute the contract, a form of which is printed at the end of the specifications. 
 700 binding ourselves not to demand any extras of any kind whatever, for th.' 
 sum of three hundred and sixty thousand and twenty dollars, ($8tJ0,02O), 
 being at the rate of thirty thousand and one dollars and sixty-six cents j)cr 
 mile of Railway, ($30,00 i.fiO). 
 
 And wc }>ind ourselves to complete such section for the af)ovc named 
 sum to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and the Commissioners, such 
 sum to l)e the full payment without extras of any kind, for tli • entire com- 
 jjletion of the section. 
 
 And we propose Messrs. Thomas Glover and John S. Fry as sureties 
 for the due fulfilment of this tender. 
 
 710 
 
 (Signed), ,1. n. 15ERTRANI) & Co., 
 
 Quebec, 
 29th March, 1870. 
 
 i, 
 
720 
 
 18 
 
 (Signed), W. E. Ulumhabt, witucsN. 
 
 We, the i»l)ovH imin.'d, tcud.T.'d an suivtics, h.-r.-hy aj?r.'<' to t'xecut.' 
 Muli l!oiid(.r(.lli..r l)(.cum.'ii( us may he r.'4iuri-d by l\u- (JommiNHion.TH 
 for thi" duo jK-Horinau.'.' ofthe Contract attachi'd to tho Sp.-cificalioiiH, &-., 
 upon which the abovo Tt'ndi-r in made. 
 
 THOMAS GLOVER, 
 per John S. Fry, 
 
 Qut'hoc. 
 
 JOHN M. FKY, 
 
 QiU'bt'c. 
 W. E. Hi-rMUAitT, witness. 
 
 And wt" hen-by inrth.-r supply, N<.U'ly for the puri)os.. of informinifr 
 Ihf CominissiomTt, and not in any way to atfivt the contract, the Ibllowinj,' 
 s.hedulc of prices for some of the principal items of construction. 
 
 .SCHEDULE. 
 
 Cmiai 
 
 I. Clearing and close cutting, \H'r acre 
 
 780 2. drulibins,', per acre 
 
 H. Fencing, per Specilication, ])er 100 lineal feet, 
 
 4. do Best stake and rider snake Fence, 
 
 per 100 lineal feet. 
 
 .1 Rock Excavation, per cubic yard 
 
 0. Earth Excavation (including average haul) 
 
 per cubic yard. 
 
 7. Under Drains, per 100 lineal feet 
 
 *^- Riprap per cubic yard. 
 
 It. Concrete Jo 
 
 740 10. 1st class Masonry do 
 
 11. 2nd class Masonry do 
 
 12. Pavinii' do 
 
 13. Iron Cylinders, exclusive of Concrete (see 
 
 Bill of Works), per lineal foot in place 
 
 (In the event of Iron Cylinders being em- 
 ployed, the Contractor will be allowed 
 for them, as well as for the concrete used, 
 at the prices in schedule, and a deduction 
 will be made for the saving efFeeted in 
 760 masonry and other work.) 
 
 14. F'oundations, embracing all services referred 
 
 to under this heading in Bill of Works... 
 
 15. Bridge Superstructure, Howe Truss Bridire, 
 
 complete in place, each 100 feet clear span 
 
 16 eaL'h 80 feet clear span 
 
 17 each GO feet clear span. 
 
 1^ each 40 feet clear span. 
 
 Had rurrencj 
 
 «14 00 
 
 30 
 
 00 
 
 6 
 
 40 
 
 5 
 
 40 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 2 
 
 00 
 
 5 
 
 00 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 7 
 
 60 
 
 ,") 
 
 00 
 
 21 00 
 
 no 
 
 30 00 
 25 00 
 25 00 
 20 00 
 
7H( 
 
 7!MI 
 
 800 
 
 810 
 
760 
 
 770 
 
 7H0 
 
 ~'M> 
 
 800 
 
 a 
 
 XI 
 
 
 19 
 
 lt>. Hnp.TNtm.'tur.' for Il..niu riilv.Ml.s, i; to 12 f.M.( 
 Hl>iiti, |)iT lin.'iil fool orclnirHimii 
 
 20 .SiiiMTHtmctur.rorllwujiC'nlvHrts, l,')to20f.'..t 
 Npuii, piT ijiK'iil rootofcl,.|irNiiaii 
 
 til. Koud CroNNiiigH.—Kml, jxiblic crosNiiia-, with 
 Cuttle (hiiinlH, &c,,com- 
 pli'tc 
 
 S8. 
 
 2 00 
 
 l<l 01) 
 
 l'> 00 
 
 28. 
 
 r On 
 
 3 
 
 
 Oil Si'ctidii N( 
 
 On 
 
 §;^ 
 
 810 
 
 
 .a 
 
 .2 
 
 CO 
 
 On 
 
 StM-tion No, 13.— Tunn..] No. l conipL.t.. with. 
 . Hi)pi()nch(',s, Ht Station 439 
 
 K 80 
 
 Tunnel No 2 coinplete vviih 
 (il)proiicheK, at Station 450 
 
 H At; 
 
 Tunnel No. 3 coniijlete with 
 
 approaehes. at Station titIO 
 
 Tunnel No. 4 complete with 
 
 ai)|>r()aehes, at Station 7o5 
 
 — Completion ol' road diviMsion 
 
 between Stationis 10,') and 
 
 2tl0, ahout 3 mill's 
 
 Crih-work protection to lun- 
 hankments at Mill Creek 
 Secliou No. 4.— An AlHHihnu iu i)lace of a 
 Ma.sonry structure at each 
 of the Ibllovviimr Staiions. 
 the Abdidtdii to he loruied 
 in the l)est pos.sihie man- 
 ner and provi(h>d with 
 heavy hra.ss hin:r,.(l sluice 
 gates: the Contractor to 
 settle all damaij-es with 
 owners or occu{)ants of 
 lands for the sums men- 
 tioned At Hiati(m 201 
 
 At Station 237 
 
 At Station 288 
 
 At Station 355 
 
 At Station 400 
 
 , . „ At Station 418 
 
 Section No. 4,— Protection work on Macan 
 
 liiver, near Station 300. 
 
 (see note to schedule of 
 
 strui'ture 
 
 15 0(1 
 
 lO 00 
 
 liiich J)oul)h) l''iirm Cross- 
 ing, with Gates, &c., 
 (:omi)lete 
 
 Eiich Sinirle Farjn Cross- 
 ni!.', with (Intel, iSfc, 
 complete 
 
 24. Omfssions and Continir,.i„.j,,fl, I'mhracinj,' all 
 services referred to under this heading in 
 Kill of Works. 
 
 (I'er cenlajr,. „„ ,,|l other Works) 17 142 00 
 
 Spe, jal Work.x. (a lump sum foi each) 
 
20 
 
 In the event o<i ahoideau, Iron Cylinders, or other struetures, being suh- 
 tituted at any points for th.> Mubonry structures mentioned in the Schedules, 
 a deduction to be made for the savinjr in quantities efTeet.Ml thereby, and 
 an all'-.vanc: made lor thi' sul)siitated structure at the prices in the Schedule. 
 
 (Sifrned) J. 15. 15EHTRAND .t Co., 
 
 Quebec, 
 29th March, 1870 
 
 (Signed) W. li;. Hij'MiiAKT, witness. 
 
 Exhibit A. A. 
 ^20 INTKRCOF^ON^IAL RAIJ.WAY. 
 
 Oenkuvi. Si'ecikication i-i)R ■riiG Caxs-ntiTCTiON ov thk Work 
 
 1. This specihcation refers to all works of construction and materials 
 reciuired in making aiul buildin- the Railway up to formation level and 
 
 preparing it for the permamMit way. It ni)rise.s, clearing close cuttinir 
 
 grubbing, lencing, excavation. drainin<r, ditching foundation, works, bridire 
 and culvert masonry, the super.structure of the bridges, together with all 
 other works connected with the construction and completion of the line of 
 the Railway. The intention bcin^Mhat the Contra.'tors shall complete the 
 road bed of the Railway and provid.- all materials of evcy kind except the 
 S30 ties orsleepers, iron rails and their fastenings, the balla.s!ing and the laying 
 of the track 
 
 ,S40 
 
 Exhibit B. 
 COMMISSIOXERS, REl'ORTS TO COUNCIL. 
 
 PfHI.IC WoKKS DEl'AIiT.MENT. 
 
 Intercoloni.vf- R.vitAv.AY Ofkice, 
 
 OiTAWA, 12th May, 1870. 
 The Commissioners for the construction of the Intercolonial Railway, 
 have now to report to the (tcvernor in Council with lefereiice to the Ten- 
 ders for Section No. ti, (The previous contract having been annulled.) 
 
 Srrlion iVo. tj. 
 
 Thirty-two lenders for this Section were received, the lowest of 
 which are ; — 
 
 No. 6. J. & T. D. McOuue, Ste. Marie 830!1,!>17 or flfl,043 per mile. 
 
 58. John Fowler, Cobourg 400,000 19000 " 
 
 " 49. P'llen & Co., Quebec 415,800 19,800 
 
 34. 11. McDonald & Co., Alexandria 440,000 20,052 " 
 
 " 31. F. X. Ilorlinguet & Co., Quebec... 4.56,94(5 21,759 
 107. .1, & (r. .lackson, Simcoe 470,000 22,380 " 
 
>1( 
 
 «8( 
 
 K!»0 
 
■HI 
 
 21 
 
 AfliT .•ii,|uiiy, llir ("<.iiiii.iss.,,ii,.rs im- not .si.tisli..(] wilh th.> skill, 
 S.-jnrxprrir,,",., ;.n(livsuMrr..s.,rtl„.parti.',s to tli- T.'ikI.ts of Xo. C. r,8, 4!)uiid34! 
 
 Wilh ivs|,....| to No. :!I, UN rontra.t lor .V-.tion No, .3 has 1, i avvard.'d 
 
 to M.'ssis. n-rliiiiru.^t aii.l Co, th.. (V.inmissinn,.rs ar.- not ])n.i.ar..(l to n-com- 
 lai'iid thai another mmi idii -h<»uid Im- awarded them. 
 
 '■''"• ^' nii>sio.iers heinuf «atisiied uith the ,si<ill experience and 
 
 resounds of Messrs. J. \- (J, Jaeks„n. re,,.n,n.end tliat their tender for See- 
 tioii No. t; lorih,' sum ol .§47(MI()() or al the rale ,)r .sJl.'Jso ,„.,• ,„il,., j,.^ 
 accepted. 
 
 (^'iy■ll.•<l.) A. WALSH, 
 
 StiO 
 
 A. W M.LHLAN. 
 
 Commissioners. 
 
 The Commissioners for the construction „r the Inlcrrolonial Kailway, 
 lav,. now n. iep,„t t„ ihe Covernor in Council with ivreren.'e to the lendor.s 
 
 lor Seeii.ms \,)s :{ and !.">. 
 
 Srr/iiin Xii. 3. 
 
 The Chiej- i:niri„,M.r esiimales the minimum cost at whi.h the work <m 
 this section car he d.me t„ he s.-,.lo.()(Mi „he maximum hein- $70r,.OnO) 
 Forty-ei-ht len.h.rs were reeeive.l ju,- ,his s.rtion, the h.West of which ar.' : 
 
 No. -M. "Ira-.y \- Mur|.hy. Halifax $43H.4K0 or *18,i'7o p,.r mile 
 
 71. SutherlaiKl, Cninl \- Co.. Amherst.. 4;)i;,(ino " I'l.OOO 
 
 >S7() " 1P>H. Iterliuiiiiet \'Ci>..<jnel)ec 4t;:i.444 •• iic->-io 
 
 ■' <^. Suiherhind. Oaken \- (V,.,Haiirax... 477.t;(IO ■' ID.noo 
 " ""'■ I' I'li'vell. Williamslown 4ftt;,80n ••• oOJDQ 
 
 Alter en.piiry the Commi.ssioiiers are not .satisljed with the " .skill, 
 expenc'iicc and resources " of the p.irtics to tenders \„s. 34. 71 j.iid CS 
 
 With respect to tender No. 13.S the Commi.ssi„ners have ascertained 
 (from the parties th,.msehes) that I'.erlin-uet \. Co an.lJ I!, llertrand .V 
 Co. are the sam.' iirm : as re-,-.rds ten-h-rs for .sections No.s. 3 & ].^ and the 
 Commissioners ha\ iny; d.'.ided to rccr.mmend. accept.uuv ofthc ten.ier of 
 Messrs. IJertrand \- Co. lor .section No. 15 (whi.di a.ljoins section No i. now 
 SKO""'!''!- «'ontra..t to Messrs liertrand; and havin- had experien.e of the 
 unsatisfa.'tory n'sults of awardin- ,o the sam^ party .separate con*ra,.ts at a 
 <iistance from ea.di other, deem it inexpedient to recommend aecepianc- of 
 the telKlerof Messrs. Ilcrlineii.'t .V Co. lor section No. 3. 
 
 The C,.mmissi,mers l.ein- satisHcd with the skill, experienee, ami 
 rcsounesof Mr. I', i'urccll. j-.vommend tiiat his ten.ier for section No. 3 for 
 the sum of $49tl,«(((), or .it the rate of ^lMJOi," per inil.^, l.e accepted. 
 
 Serf ion Nn. 1;'). 
 
 (Chief Kntrincer-s e.slinn.tes. Minimum, :*4L'4.00n ; Maximum, «l5.-.0,0n(.). 
 I'orly-four tenders for this Section were received, of whieh the lowest 
 HjHi are;— 
 
 No. 38-Trucey .V Murphy. Halifax. «31(1,415 or .^V2t;,l.-,(i [..t mile. 
 " 13!t-.T. ]]. Itertrand & Co.. Qiu-hec, $3tJ(),020 or 13(1,000 •• 
 
22 
 
 Th,. Comuussio...... alVr. .,,,.. .R.I..,.,„i,.,, ,,,, .,., ,,.,,,,, ,„ ,.,^,,,^ 
 
 No. ., „,v „,, sat.s/.,Ml u„h th.ir skill. ..x,,..n..„,v, a„,l nvsourcvs, and 
 tlKT.'ioiv cannot r.Tomni..ntI a<v,.i,iaii(v oC(li,.ir I.-iuIit 
 
 Th,. CV.,mni,ssio„..r.s l.,.i„,r ,„i.s(i,.<l u-i.h th. .kill, ..xp.rian.v and 
 n..ources of M,w. J. li. ......nuul ^ (',, n.comrneud that th.-ir tend., fhr 
 
 >.rt,o„ No. 1„, lor th,. s.un of $3.i(),000 or at th.. rat., of *30,00() nor mil.. h.> 
 »i,.t'('pt..d ' ' 
 
 •Mui Int,>rcol.)nial Railway / 
 
 C(nuini.s.si()iicr.s' Ollicf. 
 
 Ottawa, liTlh April, LSTO. 
 
 Ottvw.x, 22nd Oetob.-r, 1869. 
 
 Th.. Conuni,ssio„,Ms appoint.-d to oon^truH th." rnt..rc.o,..nial IJailvv.r 
 now I),.!.- |„ r,.in,rl upon th.. t..nd,.r,s r..c..iv,.d for 
 
 Si'dioH No. 9. 
 
 Thirty liv.. ,.M.d..rs hav,. h....„ r nvd lor this H,..,io„. of whu-h th.- 
 
 lollowin:,'' ar.. th,. lovv.-.si :— 
 
 No. 1S4 (lr..y .V' Lorn,- *22n,.i32 or iJlO.ont; p..r mi].. 
 
 '■'1" " " Shuv..s\-Co 2117,310 ■• 14,1, .17 
 
 '-" •' ^- ^'i'"" ;5ii:!,770 •• i4.4(;:. 
 
 122 I'iton X' Dunault .ill, 787 " 14„S47 
 
 l.')5 Ralph .lon.-s 314,2!t7 " 14.<MUi 
 
 9.3 C. Toiu.h..tt.. .'il.^,000 ■• 15,000 
 
 80 B.'rliii;rui.t & Co 320.433 " 1,5,211 
 
 3!» Sutton &: Anirus 338,6;)S - i(i,i2s 
 
 " 1--!7 A. KlliotuS: Co ..i4,j .24,, „ „.'^^,^ .. 
 
 7t! J. r.. li.'rtrand iV Co.. 3.-)4,8!t7 .' ]i;„S!)!t 
 '» .•..l,.n.n..,. ,0 H4, -.2, 127, 122, <X, the Commission..r« ar.. not sati.- 
 U2..1 ...as,o,h,.,.k,ll,,..p„r„.,Hvand n..sonroos of th.- pnrti.-s t,.nd..rin.. an.! 
 
 th..r,.lor.. cannot r....onna..M,l ih,. a. ^,umr,■ „f a„v of th,.s,. t..nd..rs ^ 
 
 No. 1^5 is wMhdrawn, ,h,. par>y having mad. an orror in his ....i- 
 fulations. 
 
 No. 8.^ an,.r ,.ar..nU ..xamina.ion .s no, loun.l ,0 1... a sa,isla,.,orv 
 t.'nd.M-, and ns ,„, a lorn,..r o.va.sion M...s.sr,s. M.-rlimru... ,V Co f.,il..d („ 
 
 .o.npl..t..aeon,rat n-hi..h had I. au-ard,.d to th.-m owin, to th.-ir pro- 
 
 po.s..d sur,t,..s d.M.lnun,. ,0 ,.x....ut.. th.. n,...,..s,s,ry Mouds ,1... C,nnmi.sion..rs 
 cann.)l n.comm..nd..d th,. a....,.i,tan..,. „f this l,.i.d,.r 
 
 Nos. 3. an.l 1.7 an. o,i;.n.d hy parti... who hav.- ahvady s..cur,..l ....a- 
 :.30 '-• s, an.i ,h.. ( omnu.ssion..rs ar.. of opinion that i, woul.l not h,. dosirabl.. 
 to i)la<.,. m.>n. w..rk in their hands. 
 
 No. 70is:a.atis(a.^tory t..nd..r. jood .sureti.-s are olH-r.-d l..r its dn.. 
 h Ihlmen , and he Comnnssion.-r. th,.r..l..r,. re..n„nend that th,3 ...nd,.r f 
 
 ; T; •. "'""' ''' '■"• "' '^'"'^"'•" '"^ ^he sum of .^3.-,4.807 or at th.' 
 
 rate ol |n, 80t.85 p.-r tnile he aeoept..d, tU..y hein, .satislied a,, to th.. .sk ! 
 •■xp.'rien.- ., and r...sour..,.s of M,.s«r8. Hertrai I \- C„. 
 
28 
 
 li-ihibit C. 
 OUmUM IN COIINCIL 
 
 Copy ula K'l'port oln ( 'oimuiii,.,. „r .1, n ii 
 
 run ,, ,. """""(, ol til,. II,,ii(„inil) ,. t he I'livv f" 
 
 -•■)lh Octol),.]- ISiJit, 
 Oil tl 
 
 oimcil, 
 on the 
 
 wu til,, ivcuiiimoiulali,),! „Cth,, irono„r.,M,. n, . r Ar- ■ 
 \Vork,s, a.Hl for tl„. .vaso,.. ..,,..„ „, , f'^ '-""S:M.„,.st.r of Public 
 
 (■om,ui,ssioM,.,.s,_ "'""•' "' ""■ '""•'•<-l""i<il Kailway 
 
 Ci'i'tilicl. 
 
 ci.'ik r. c. 
 
 ("....y ofH l^.,,..,, oi'a ('........itt ,r ,i.„ H„„„„,,,,,„ „,.. , 
 
 :;';;;M:;';:i^r""" ^ ■- ™™".: -: -.."rt 
 
 Til,, ('oiiliiiilt.'c of {'ouiicil In,-.. ),.. 1 1 
 
 ' -'-'•"' '- ™':-." :.::;;:,::: ■;■;::;:■ 7;'' 
 
 , z;:;;;:;; ';:"■:;,',": T"'" - '■■' "■•• -''™*» "n;!",, t 
 
 F((/- xerlioiis ^^n. 3. 
 
 ■'*' I""' mil,', I),. af,M.|)|,.(l. 
 
 For Seclion No. 15. 
 Tll,ltth^■T..l.,l,■rof.^K.,s^r.s. .1 1! l!,.rtri.i,l 'C- r <• i 
 
 it7o 
 
 Certified 
 
 (Sigued,) ^VM. H. LEE, 
 
 Clork P. C. 
 
' 
 
 111 
 
24 
 
 (V.l'V of a R..p,.rt of a Ciniit..,. ..ftl.,. II.,u„ura}.l.. (h.. Privy Counoil 
 
 .il.|.n.v,.,l l.y Hi. ISxclIrucy the Qovoraor (J..,;..ral in CounHl on th^ 
 l;!th May Vh-,0. 
 
 Tli.-CV.un.itt.M. of Council hav.. ha.l uii.I.t .■oMM,l..rafion tho nwrnorm- 
 
 .lum, da...l l;jth May 1870. from ,1., Commi.,siou..r,s f„r th. construction of 
 
 th« Intercolonial Kuiivvay, and on the rcconii..endation of the llonourubl. 
 
 the M.n,..ter of Pul.lie Works, they n.-speefuliy advi.e that the followinjr 
 
 980 lenders lor the construeliou ,.f the Section N... tj he accepted. 
 
 Section No. 6. 
 
 That of Messrs F, X. IJerlin-uet vt Co., of Quehec, for the sum of 
 *4.')6,!I46, or at llie rate of ijlil.T."):*, per mile 
 
 Certified, 
 
 (Signed,) 
 
 WM II. LFAl 
 
 Clerk P. C 
 
 Ejhihit n 
 
 ORDKUS IN COUNCIL, 2TTii JULY, KSTl. INCUEASK OF KATKS ON 
 ^iClIEl)^LHS OF CFRTAIN SI-X'TION.S. 
 
 !'•"• Copy of a Uejwrt of a Committee of the Honourable the Privy Coun.il 
 approved hy Hi.s Lxcelleucy the Oovernor tJ-.-neral in Council, on 
 the 13th .hine, 1871. 
 
 On a memo, dated 7th .Tune, 1871 from the Commissioners appointed 
 lo construct the International Railway .«.ubmittin!,' the Schedule of prices to 
 be paid to the several Contractors on the Intercolonial Railway, and recom- 
 mendini,' the adoption of these schedules for the present in sub.stitution fur 
 tho.se adopted by 0. C. of date 24th May, 1871,— 
 
 The rates in these schedules, they state, ar<' arrived at by applyinff the 
 contract lump sum to the total quantities (as now a.s.-ertained) of the work. 
 IWO to be executed on the several contracts 
 
 That the item Bridge Superstructure " will not at any time I.e returned 
 as work done, and the amount thereof will therefore be dedu.ted in the end 
 from the lump sum to bi' paid to the respective Contractors. 
 
 The committee on the recommendation of the Honourable the Minister 
 of Public Works advise that the schedules be adopted and substituted for 
 those approved by the Order in Council referred to. 
 
 Certified, 
 
 (Signed,) 
 
 lOlO To th' Commissioners of the 
 
 International Kailway, &c., itc. &c 
 
 WM. II LFli, 
 
 Clerk, Privy Council. 
 
KI4 
 
 I(».")0 
 
2.'5 
 
 ('>>i'\ of li Ki'iHirt of ix ('(iinmillc'' of the HoimuriiMi' lln- Privy roumil. 
 u|>i)rii\i'(l l)y Ili.H I'Ai'i'lli'Ucy thf OoviTiicir (Ji'iuTiil in t'oiiiuil mi (he 
 27lh.Iuly. ls-1. 
 
 On n Mh'ni'i il;ii<'il iJTih July. 1^71. IVinn ilir IIiinniiruMi' ilii' Ministi-r 
 111" I'uliiii \Vi'rk>, rri Dninii'iiijnm' llnit in iiccorilanii' with ilio K'cport of 
 Siuulloril l''lrininu', I'ls'i , Cliirf llnirini'iT. tin' IntiTioloniul l{;iil\viiy Coni- 
 niissiiini'r> 1)1' iiutliori/c(l il'thry tliink it in ilu- intiTi-st of ihi' pnltlir to 
 iniTi'iisi' til" si'hi'dnli- |irii'('s iiiiiil to ('DiitmctorN on tin- U'liiiwuy Si'ctions 
 10'20 '" ''"' Iki"^' ii.""i''l"' 'l'"^'ri''' '" i» nnilorin riiti- of •_'.'> I'rnis |).'i' ciihic viinl lor 
 earthwork. :in<l ijl per ctiliii' y:inl lor niii>()nry, and that tln'v In- luriluT 
 autlii)ri/i'(l to takf oiii of till' hiiiiiK of ihi. Contractor.^i .'<n<'h iiortion or ))or- 
 tioiiN ofSi'i'lion No. \'2. in the Province of Nova Scotia, as ihev may think 
 necessary for thi' iininediaie and iiKvre vi'joroii.s ,,rose(ntion of the work 
 upon the said .section. — 
 
 The ( 'oniniissioners will taki <are that Mich iid<litions to ilie rates upon 
 which the proLTress estimates are made uj* do not cximisc the (ii>vernni>'nt to 
 the risk ol the tjross contniet price heilli;- exlian.sti'd hel'orc the work is 
 completed. 
 
 1080 ' '" niuiilleesulimil the ahovi' reeonimendatioiis lor Vonr I'lxeellency 's 
 
 a|)proval. Certilii'd. 
 
 (Si^nied.) WM. II. \A'A<:. 
 
 I'lerk, I'rivy Council. 
 To the Commissioners of the 
 
 Intercolonial Uailwav. »S:c.. iVc, Ike. 
 
 Exhibit E. 
 LKTTKR IN liHlMA' To COMPLAINTS AS TO MKASUKEMKNTS. 
 
 1040 
 
 I'fui.ii" Wdkks Dkpvktmknt, 
 
 l.Vl'KUCdl.O.M.AIi K.\IIAV.\Y Ol-KICK, 
 
 Ott.vw.^, October iOth, 1870. 
 
 (Ienti.KMKN. — In reply to your letter of the ITih inst., I have to inform 
 yon that ii basis for future estimate:- na.s heen arranged hy the Com- 
 missioners and Chief Knirinccr, and Contractors will have full 'lenelit ofth<- 
 change in (.)ctoher esiiniates. 
 
 It is impoKsibh' for the Commissioners to take action ni>on the sui)posed 
 under measurements, unless the complaint were bixpportcd by the actual 
 measurements of a competent Kngineer, whose liijures could be taken up 
 aiul (x>mi)ared with those of the stall. If you see lit to have such an exam- 
 ination, of course the Commissioners will give the matter immediate atteii- 
 
 10.-)0 tioii- 
 
 As till- case stands, they are bound to consider the measurements correct . 
 
 I am, (lentlemen, 
 
 Your obd. servt., 
 (Signed) C. S. HOSS, 
 
 Messrs. F. X. BKRMNdtTET & Co., Secrftnri/. 
 
 Quebec. 
 
I 
 
t^ 
 
 .. I,. .. 
 
 KMIII 
 
 IJai.i'ii ,Ium.>, |';»,| 
 
 fJ''KliKr, Itl, ,-i..|,|,.rnlH.r, l.sTi' 
 
 S.Mivi.uy lnh.,v,.|„„i,,l l.'.iln.ul (•..mmisMun 
 
 1070 
 
 I.KU, ^"'.--l^-l..-l w , , „ ..,,„. Ki,x...n.l,r. ropor, „„ 
 
 '"": '""''"''■• "'"'-" •■^"" >•— f». wlM,.l. pU,s.. l,.y b,.,.,.. 
 
 Ill'' < c.i,iimN.moii..rs lit th.'ir lirM m.-fiimr. 
 
 Mr ilHI.llnli.Mn,., Kn.im.,.,-.lJ.|s..l n lunush...! w.tl. ..,„..: of 
 
 Ilii'M' rc|i(Pii.s ' ' 
 
 ,.,^,J,;;' -'^'-"^''y c'l".-... .,..1 M.iii wh„. ....io„ i. „,,.„. i,.„.„ 
 
 W I' inc. (li'ii, Sir. 
 
 Yiiiir.s truly, 
 
 I'UNN \- II(!:>'K. 
 
 (rl-OVKIi. F|;v iV ('(.. 
 
Rlw^TKWUCHK DISTRJCT. 
 
 STAi 
 
 liniiliii).' 
 
 Kruui 
 
 To 
 
 Ciiliic Viiril.<' I'lilii 
 
 iirlli. 
 Yiir. 
 
 L'ul 
 
 1 
 
 r.io 
 
 277 
 
 Nil. 
 
 3234 1 
 
 .) 
 
 277 
 
 407 — ,")0 
 
 
 1903 
 
 
 ;[ 
 
 4t;7 + .'iO 
 
 508 
 
 
 0931 
 
 
 4 
 
 003 
 
 524 + 30 
 
 •• 
 
 055 
 
 
 ;) 
 
 .V244--II 
 
 017 
 
 
 1 381 
 
 
 i; 
 
 t)17 
 
 07S-I-47 
 
 
 ■ 304 
 
 
 ( 
 
 078 + 47 
 
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CONTRACT No. 6. 
 
 F. 1. 
 
 Statement ol" (luantitics to he done .luly 15th, 1872. 
 
 21 
 
 INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. 
 
 
 
 1 "" 
 
 I'lips. i>ll-uk' - 
 
 
 
 
 
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 i 
 
 i AcrcH. 
 
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 .Si^ns. 
 
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 1 Hridges 
 
 and 
 1 lioxes. 
 
 1 
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 3234 
 lltU3 
 
 Nil. 
 
 500 
 1 .-.Of) 
 
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 272 
 tJ70 
 
 71 
 107 
 
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 27350 
 
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 317 
 
 8 
 
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 23 
 
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 13 
 
 
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 43 
 
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 (8i).'ii.'d) 
 
 .lAMKS W. FITZGERALD, 
 
 Civil Enginttf. 
 
nisTiGouciu: district. 
 
 Stat 
 
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 1172 
 
 2220 
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 102 
 
 152 
 
 23:5 
 
 4S7 
 
INTF.ItCLONIAL RAILWAY. 
 
 28 
 
 (JT. 
 
 CONTRACT No. 9. 
 
 Statemiont of (^laiitities roiiiainiiii;,' to bo done July 1st 1872. 
 
 Kiirili. 
 
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 I'liv' ;;. 
 
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(04TJ.| l?ATiu;usT, 17th AuijuNt, 1872. 
 
 Messrs. UuN.N & lIo.MK, 
 
 GKNThKMKN.— Ill oht'diciici' to luit liorily from the Comiuissioiicrs of 
 till' liitcnoloiiial Ifiiilway, iiiul iiiuli'i- your instructions of 4th Juui', 187- 
 1 has*' mcasuriHl the work to he done oii (.'out met Xo. )!, aiul have iiosv the 
 lioiior to suhiiiil llie (|uaiitilies and report 
 
 Tlh'se ([llanlities i^ivi' the work to he (h)lle on tiie l/iih July. 
 
 I'or easy rel'ereuee, and to balance as nearly as possible the outtinsjs 
 lOS'l ami eiiihaukments, 1 have iiunihered tlie rontrael into lengths averagiiijc 
 about a mile each. 
 
 The contract begins at Slation lno, and ends at l,30O, being a littk- 
 over 'Jl miles. 
 
 1. The o-rading upon ihis lenunh may lie considered Unished, with the 
 exception of a short piece of embankment of about ;5,OI)0 cubic yards towards 
 the west. 'rly end. The material for embankment is out of side ditches, and 
 as a large fone was employed upon it, I have no doubt l)Ut it is now far 
 advanced towards complelion. There are two ID feet beam culverts at 191 
 ami :20S ; ih,. latli'r is partly built and the other will, I understand, be 
 
 IiiiiK (•onstrucled. ( )ne of thes- might hi' dispensed with without injury to the 
 railway. I ob^ervi-d the foundation for '208 carried down to a greaterdepth- 
 through still' cli'v than 1 thou'jht thei-e was any necessity for. It was sunk 
 (i feet (1 inches through this maleijal. an<l a better I'oundation passed through 
 at a praelicable level. The masonry i'or this culvert will larnely exceed the 
 (juantity iiiven in the bill of works. Owiim- to the level swamiiy laud here, 
 and the distance I'rom a good outfall, lontr outlet drain.s will be recpiired. 
 .V box culvert at 277 is also marked There is a sui)ply of dressed aiul 
 rouu'h stone for it on the yround. and some saiul. 
 
 2. The li'radinir on this lengtli may be considered nearly liuished, there 
 1X00 being only the u'.ips left for culverts, and a little dressing, necessary to com 
 
 plele it. The only masonry done is on foundation of arch culvert at ;}•)',», 
 and S t'eet beam culvert, nearly built, at 4(!0. (ITO cubic yards second-class 
 Hia.sonry are recjuired, for which a (juantity of sand, dres.sed and rough 
 stone, is at each site. A number oj well built public and fanr. road crossings 
 are along this subdivision, to whi<h 1 will ri'i'er u'enerallv towards close 
 of this report. 
 
 H. Cut at 4t>7 i •"•O to4S-J (-.")3. In conseijuenceof the urade havingl)een 
 raised through this cut, ihecpianiiiy iorembankments at N'orih Branch Kiver 
 Charlo, has been reiliu-ed, aiul a borrow of some ;i,000 cubic yards will be 
 1 I ID re(|uired. At the time u'rade was altered the cut was well through, and 
 mtudi labor was incurred in raising it and the embankment to the new 
 formation. i'"or ihe west abutment of bridge ovi'r this branch of the 
 river, no work has yet been done. A coli'ei-dam is being i)repared, and a 
 good I'oundation is exiu'cled. The east abutment has [nirt of bridge seat 
 courst> on, and the two piers are nearly up to the sanu' level. There is stone 
 on the ground to complete the bridge. About oOO cubic yards of rip-rap is 
 required, for which a (|uantity of stone is on tlie ground. 
 
 4, About 700 cubic yards of grading are required upon this division, 
 chielly at the at)Utment of bridge, South Branch River C'lui'lo. Masonry on 
 
80 
 
 ll20Wi'wl ■iliiitiiifiil ii'ijiiivil (ii l)c r;iis('<l :il>oiii tliii'i" r.M-t, and fast iiltiitiniiit 
 iihout li li'i't ti iiii'lics Tlif pier lias liriduc scat I'lmrsi-oii. A ('(>iisi<li'rahl»' 
 (liiaiiiily of ri|)-ra|) is riMjuin-d lo protcrt tln' slopes ol' <-inli>tnkiii)>iit at this 
 pl;ici'. inside, as well us Out. A laru;e proportion is done, and I iniaiiine there 
 is on the unmiiil a suilirier.l 4uantity of stone to eonipieie the lialance 
 wliirli I estimate at J.'i.! entiie yards I2') cuhic yards iirsi-ciass masonry 
 remains to lie done 
 
 •"). This stretch (if the contract runs throuuli a larue swamp, and 
 consideriuir the soli nature of the soil, the emhaiikmeni is lirm and drs'. 
 A little (Iressini^ in (ilaces, and a lew yards of second-dass masonry is all 
 1 1:10 that IS reipiired cpon it. 
 
 o. This division of the ccmlrai't recjuires Imt :!i)(( yanls ifradiny, and a 
 little ditchinir. to iinisli it. 
 
 7 The ((uantity required for uradiiii.' this section, hejim' less than what 
 is in cuttini,' tiT"* to ""O, ahotit s,.",(i(i ,ul,i,. yards are leli lor liaUast. The 
 masonry at {..onison Kivi-r I'lilvert is well al)o\c sprinuin"' course. It 
 reipiires ahoiit ■Stin ciihic yards to cuinplete it. The emhankment from 
 aliove cut is now heinv." carried ov<r the culvert on a li'inporaiy w uodcn 
 structure. Tsvo walls of well constructed crili-;vork protect the emhank- 
 ment on outside. They n'(|uire a lew yards ol loadiiiL,'' mi top ; it couhl he 
 11 10 supplied I'roiii cut. llip-rap is necessary to pmlcci inside slopes, and 
 althoULrh no relerenci' is made to it on hill ol' works, it will doiihtless he 
 ci'lled lor liv the l']nLriiicer I liace put down lor it ItiS cuhic yards. 
 
 S. The (piaiitity in t'lU T-Vi to 7'!* heinu in excess of what is re(juired 
 for irradinir. Un'i'f is lelt lor haliasi. or to he removed. 2;{..'i:i7 cuhic yards of 
 excellent liravi'l ; hut a f.'W yards of uradiiu;- are re(|uired. At New Mills 
 Itrook. the west ahutiiieiil of hridee rcijuiri's :'itiO feet ol masonry to hrintf it 
 up to hridue st'at course. Tlie liri<le>' seat course is on pier, and partly on 
 east ahutmeiit. A few yards olretainine- walls or rip-raj) will he needed 
 to keep in ihi'slcpes at aliutmeiils 111 cuhic yards of lirst-ciass masonry 
 1 l.Vl is required. 
 
 1'. l{e<(uires a little dressinu' and draininir. 
 
 10. This suhdivisioii includes the two clay cuts and eiiiiiaiikmeiits at 
 Ueiijamin Iviver. .\l)out ll,oOo cuhic yards of <fradin<>- recjuired, K.OOO of 
 which are in the cuts. The halance must he horrowed. As the cuts. 
 however, are throiiirh runninu' clay, the slofies will pi(il)al)ly re«|uire to lii; 
 madi' !i to 1, and the (h-liciency in this way may he supplied. Ma.sonry on 
 west ahutment is up to ;j feet of hridu'i- seat course. The two piers and 
 west ahutment iU'e not eoiiinieiK'ed, hut jilant and material are heiiiir 
 supplied to complete thi' structure this season. The hridu'covcr pulilic road 
 
 11(10 and mill Hume has not heen commenced, and will not. jirohahlv, until the 
 cuttine; to west ward is nearly conipletecl and in emhankment. 0(11 culiie 
 yards of lirst-chwss masonry and ahout /).S8 of rip-rap will l)e reijuired. 
 
 11. Ahout 7.0()O cuhic yards of t,'radiuu; is retjnired to complete the 
 emhankment between the ixtints cmhracine- this part of the contra. 't, and 
 as the small rock cuts in the summit to the liasl are (Uit, horrovviiiif will 
 have to he resorted to. A few yards of masonry, for c-ovi'rs \-e. of culvert 
 ut 1S44, are required. 
 
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 1 21 
 
31 
 
 111. Willi tlir i'X(i'i>li(iii III' ii'iii'vviir.'- .inliiiMiy wi'ar and wasti- of road- 
 way, liu'i'i' is liitli' to In' d (' oil this pari ( )!' i^radiiiif tht'rc is riMjuin-d 
 IlTHalioiil Till* 'iil'i'' yaiils, aiid of M'cdinl-i'lass masonry, lo i'ut)ic yards. IJock 
 diichinu' ill roiindulion. \'-< iiiltir yards. 
 
 I.'t. In liiis li'iiu'th an i-nii>ankuii'nt ri'ijuiriiiij sonic :i4,000 ('ul)ic yards 
 is rciiniri'd. To inak.'ii, tiicrf is ini I'L'T • 14 lo mj, — J. ;■>;!:{ cnltii' yards ; and 
 ill ■•III Sin; i'.ti) to !l()] !-:M.— l,s.t;il iiil)ic yards, availahlc J1.174 ciiliic 
 yards ; Icaviiiii' a di'licicncy of nearly ;{,il(IO (•ni)i(' yards lo In' iiiiuli' up hy 
 horrowinu'. Tliirty cubic yards of lirst-cjass masonry and ."rJ of sccond- 
 elassiotic l)uiit. Crili-work l)i't\vccnSlati()iis lUO and iU" rccjuircs loadinLr. 
 and sonic dilchinu' and a drain on land side improved 
 
 I I .\ little dressing' of slop.'^ and uradi' will complete tlic work to lu- 
 ll >iO done here. .\l)iiut |no c'lihic yards of si'cond-cluss masonry rccpiircil. .\t 
 Slalion I'T". and ilieroahoiils. some unnecessary work is done ; al one side 
 of the road, a ditch of a eoiiple of hundred feci loiiij- is ciil dou ii a'loiii jiiiir 
 feet ihidiiuli hard pan, lo <'arry wati'r which come> fnnii (n>posile --idc. 
 The dilcli could have heeii made (ni this side, aiidlhc purpose iMpially 
 served. .\l this place, also, a useless ditch is made in a licld It serves 
 no usel'ul purpose. .-V stone l(o\ cul\ert has been I'on.st nictcd under souih 
 approach of public road at I,ul'(I |ii which mnilit iiave been substituted 
 hy a wooden box. 
 
 !.'i, .\ashs Creek I'lU al Station l,u2t! r-3i) to 1,017 ( ■"•'.', contains about 
 1 r.iil 2'.'. s7x cubic yards. Then' is rcijiiiri'd for eiubankuicni. lA.'.Mti, Icavinir m 
 balance of l:i,',to2 The existence of slides ill this cut will probably neces- 
 sitate iheri'iuoval ol a e-reater ((iiantily of material than tliat ui\eii ; and 
 special drainae-e. to duly proteei thi" road-bed, may also be rcipiircd In 
 west abutment for bridu-c. -{!' cubic vanls of masonry are in joundation. and 
 a quantity of dressed stone and other material is on the around. The 
 foundation for ihe east abiitinenl is nearly down to the re(|uircd depth, and 
 will be ready for the masonrv in a lew days. .'t'M) cubic yards of lirst-class 
 masonry is lo be built. There i,- about liu feet ol' cib-work buih here, : nd 
 as the balance depeiuis on the decision of the l']imiiieer, it is impossibie for 
 (•jdO ine lo say what thai may be. In my opinion about liuUcubii' yards of crib- 
 work will be ami)le to protect thi' l)anks at this point, a i)ortioii of which 
 uii'jht. perhaps, be sub.stitulcd by rip-rap, a sui>p]y for \\ liich is on the 
 tfrouml, 
 
 li). To comi)lcte trrailinir on this part, 'J,7ii.'5 <'ubic yards of earth are to 
 be done, 'fhc bridgt' at Louison lirook is not begun, but a la ri;e proportion 
 of dressed and undressed stone are delivered. .MO cubic yards of lirst-dass 
 masonry are rc()uired for this structure, and I have put the lip-rapit 
 l'J4 cubit' yards, 
 
 17. On this lenirth the ijradin<r may be considi-rctl done excejit about 
 l^io '2,.')00 cubic yards to lill overarch culvert, Station 1, U.'i, only I'our cubit 
 yards second-class masonry are reijuired, 
 
 IS, Tlic irrudimr on ihis division of contract consists in wideninif and 
 dressini.'- cut at 1,107, and embankinent at 1,1!U. There is al)ont •'!,0(li) eubi. 
 yards id' earth ; 35 cubic yards second-class ina,sonry aie retiuircd liir . iil- 
 verls a large part ol' 'he material is ready on the ground 
 
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I'.t .Iii(i|iicl Itiv.T Till' iiii;iiiiiiy ol I'liiili iviniiiiiiiiu- in (111 i: Wi'nI sid.- 
 ol .IiHMiun li'ivi'v IS |(1,:!(I0 ciiliii' yiirds; in cm ;,t ,-.\>\ side l.'i, :(()() .•nliir 
 yards, iin<l in ml at l-J'>;i ' sii in i-ji;(i |- "■>. ifiill.-l, ;(,'.• I'J ciihic yards ; 
 ii' nil, 'JT/in, Tli«' I'liiliuiikinriii ut liridi?.' ri'i|uir.'s •2'>,'2~'2 ciiljic Viirds. 
 
 1-20 iiikI II Miiull oiii- 111 I -.dl, 44H I'ltWif yards, iriiikiiiy; ii total oT ■2'>,'-\ 
 i'iit)ir yards r'i|iiirc(l aixl l,.V.i;{ |,i >|(arr 'i'liis (p\ .'iplus if iiol washMJ, 
 ini!.'lii !>■■ iisi'd 1)11 t>iiil>aiikiiii'iits inwards casii'rly end id' conirai'l. 
 wlur,' ^diiii' -JO. Olio 1 ut>ii' yards ail' ri'(|iiirc'd. It is prohaldi' llicNlopi's of.'iits 
 at this riviT, also, will n'(|iiiii' In lie rased and irood draiiia'^i- si'ciircd. The 
 rnuiiiliiioii I'oi- wi'si aliuiinciil is not yet conimi'iircd Tim iiiivsonry on west 
 |iii'r lias to Ih' raisi'd alioiii .l.:!" Ici'l to top oi i^iider ImmIs, and cast |>icr ."i .'i5 
 tosanii' level. The louiiilalioii Coreasl aliiiliiieiil is nearly out ami is expcM'tid 
 to lie readv loi' masonry in a lew ilays ; all ilie I'ouiidiitions aii' in .solid stiff 
 <!lay ami irravel. The masonry ijiveii lor this >tnietiire in hill ol" works, in 
 
 1l'30 1,.")|:> iiihie vanls, I']siimale([ (|iiaiitily in |iiei>. assiimini;' levels ol' I'onnda- 
 (iciiis in liill ol woik.s, I'M eiiliii' yards. Mi-oiiry lo h' done. 1,01.') eiihie 
 vard>. Thei" In no m;isoiiry dune on lontrael east ol tins river I'or 
 llie eomiili'iioii ol' iliis hridi;!' diirini:' the present seas iii j^ocjd prepanilioii 
 is made '['here is a qiianlily of rou'jh and dressed stone oii tin- Lfround. 
 toijeihrr with all the other appliaiiei's oj' plant and lahotir necessary 
 to |iush ii on with eiieiu'v and de>p;iieh. The crih w'oik n s>,ary to 
 
 eoni|)|ele I lie walls on Ix'tll sides ol' the el.ihallkmeni s lo the ahlllllielltS 
 
 1 estimate at J.'iTT <'iil(i(' yards, Imt as a lar«;<- Kuj)))ly of material lor the 
 work is on hand it is not so t'oriiiidable as it Would appear. I have pnt down 
 
 li;pi|or np-rap 'J.">t'i i'ulii<' yards; in all pmliahiJily ii will he deiiianded 
 l>V the i'lniiineer to protect the slopes I'rom ends of erihwork to the 
 lilts Ml each siilc ; Iml, lis I have already remarked, the (|iiaiitily ol'lliis and 
 similar work will depend on the decision of the Enifiueer. The Ibreijoin!^ 
 refers chielly to Lrrailini,'. masonry, erih-work and rip-rap, 1 shall no\» 
 refer 111 iellv lo the oilier varieties of work to he done. as Well as lo thecolitraet 
 (generally. 
 
 The elcarilliT of the whole contrael is well o'CeiMllcd. exeept perhaps H 
 mile or .--o at eiihcr side to\vard> (lie wi'si end, whieh ean lie easily cleared 
 up. 
 
 l-ir,!, 'l"hc ii'ek (Ills are all out, and only the few \ards (:!ii) lor >ide ditchini,'. 
 
 ■IS per statement, are reipiired. 
 
 The ipiiiiliiies put in for ditches, oil-takes, caleli-watei- drains, iScc., I 
 have tli<tueht proper to include as iieet\ss.,ry, and I have no donht will 
 nllimately he called for, and found |>crhaps within the mark, for upon an 
 t'llicieiit and thoroiis^h system of draiiiai^e depends almost solely tht- 
 stahililv and permanency of the road hed. 
 
 The ([Uaiitity put in li>r paviiie- to he done is 30S ciihie yaids. 1 helieve 
 it will he found sullicient. 
 
 The superstrueturi's, inchidinir two overhead hridi^'cs at 4H1 and 
 liliO 1,205 f-')l), are thirteen in uuiuher. The masonry i'o\ the overhead hridifei 
 is included in quantity of masonry to he done. 
 
 Seventeen pairs of cattle !j;iiards have yet to he put in, Imt for these. 
 and all timber work, there is, I believe, an adequate supply delivered on th»- 
 contract. 
 
Mon. lh:,„ l,.,ll il„. r,.n,iM.,. ,s,l,.n,, ,„„l U ll... I.al.,..-.. a .-on.i.l.T.ibl,. 
 
 q.m.miy orm:,l..n;,l is .lis,nl,u(,.,l ,Unv Ih .ntniH vvlnT.- n..,.mv,l. The 
 
 f.'M.uu i« ol h^Mivy, wh,.l,. innl.rr, uvll ,,ui i,..,r,.|l„,-, 1 i„ .,,,,, ,..,poct 
 
 ••"»"''■""• '" ■'">• '•i.ilway r..| 1 l,a. .• s,.,.,, j,, d,,, ,.,„„„,.y 
 
 .\.s r,-,n,ls ,1.,. it..,ns 1. 1,.,1 • ltn.|.,vs ,„„1 II, x,'.' ,1.,mv nn- morf 
 
 \-2-o i,ul.l,.Toa.l,n,.i r,,rm <'v..sm„-s, |,„. wln.lnl.-.M. m.v iMt...Ml,.,l, ...nv l.uilt ami 
 li. |.n,o.r,...s than a.v .s,.,.,.,li..,l i„ ,|.,. |„i| of wo,k«. n„w many uu>rr ,h. 
 Kn-M„vrs may a.sk lor ii is inipossihl,. |ur ni- u, sav. Whil.. on tliis s,,),. 
 .K-t, 1 ,nay ..^,^,..■^,. that a v.vy al.suni and .•o>il v',.n,-.„.,. is |,„r,su,..l of 
 
 .•ovvnufrih.. IumImm- II ■iM-orth, .,. i„i,l.„ ,vi,|. , ,,„„ „, „„„.,. „,. ,.^,_.„^ 
 
 Wh,.r,.tn«inr loany-xl.ni is ..a,n,.,| su, ..ov.rin- n.i.hl !.,• lonml 
 
 usrlui, l,u( on voa.ls s..MonU,av,.|i,.,l ..vr, ..v.-n l.y man, il is m.t only 
 u.s,.|,.ss. I.nl s,.rv,.s i.osi,iv,.|y to uvi^.h down ami rot Ih,- stnin.nv lu si/o 
 mat.M-.al, workmanship an,l.ost, I ,.oMsi,hMll„. l,ri.I,vs and approadu's to 
 larm rrossiM-s ..xtravauai.ily dispropo, I i.,n ih,. r,..,uir..m..nt.s 
 
 l-.'so Th.. .uttiM-s and ,.ml,ankm,.nis Mippos,.,! lo l„. Ii„ish,.d ar.- tr..n,.rally 
 
 <dos,. to .^r.uh; and will >v,pur,. liiil,.. ,r,u,y, (rimmin-j t,. prot,.ct th-m At 
 •''"■'|HH l.'iv,Mil„.,.ml.ankn„.nl isal sou.,, points as murl. us t wo ;,.,.l al.ovH 
 |rnd,.. wh,.n mad,, a y-ar a.,o. Making dn- aliowann. lor .hrinkaij.., ^c 
 
 I rons„:..r tins mor. ihan n ss,,ry, and I wonid sutfuvst that th. vniain- 
 
 -ntr portions of ih. .Mnlmnkm.-nl I,, .arri.d out say one loot hin^hor than 
 i.'ra<lr and lull width. 
 
 Tin. ,nad,. wi.llhs of ,h,. .mLmkn,, nts ,r. .,,,,ily „xe,.,.,l th. spocifmd 
 widil. ol IS I,..,, ;„.d i,, many cas.s nmasur. 11. and up to 20 fr,i and 
 ovrr. 
 
 l-.,o All lln.hanksan.w.lian.l solidly mad., an-l th. slopos prop.rlv lormrd 
 
 llu' snm. n.ay 1,. said of th. .nttiu«sand dit.h.s, upon th. latt.r of which 
 .•sp..,ally, too mu.h lal.our and .ost has l„..n r.,,uir.d and h.slow.d 
 wthoul .ontr.l.utinir i„ proponion to ,h. prot...,i.m and dural.ioty of the' 
 railway. 
 
 Th. n.asonry, .Tih-work, rip-rap, and ail th. oth.r works o-; th. 
 .onl ra.t. I hat hav. .'oni. und.r mv iiotic,., ar. w.ll .x.cut.d 
 
 Taking th. .juanliti.s in l.,ll of works to I,. ,Ion. as p.r m.n.onr.dum 
 enclosed, and a.ssuminir th. pric.s 1 hav. put on th. various d.s.riptions ' 
 vvorkas„.arth. valu.. th. p.rcntair. of work to In- don. will h. found 
 l:!o,» 34 4< ,n- .J....-,:5 p.r ..nl. don.. As tnis. how.v.r, onlv r.pr.,s.nts th. a.tu.,1 
 work p,.rlorm.<l, and docs not tak. into account th. vast amount ofmat.rial 
 plant, .v.. on th. contract for th. l.alan... it is con.sid.ral.lv hclow th. 
 p.r..ntair. vahi. of tlu- whole, which mitrht, I um satisli.,1, b. 'put ^t 73 to 
 "■) per cut. 
 
 Ilopi.m- this report n.ay pvov. satisfactory, and holdin.n.vs.K ,,,adv a 
 any time lo jriv." you all th. information I po.s,se,ss on th,. sul,j,.ct, 
 I have the honour to remain, Gentli'm.ii, 
 Your ol)(>di.ut s.rvant, 
 (Signed,) JAMKS W. FlTZtJlilKALD, C.K 
 

 134 
 
 13.:( 
 
l--^.IO.\I,s.ra.ln.ouK,. of .luan.iH.s to .ompLU. wo,-k on Coutract No 6 Ini.r 
 .•olonml l.>M,lway. with ass„,„,..| pri.os .n.l ...stimate of pvobabl.. cost, 
 
 Gmdinj, Earth, cub. yards ,40785 @ 2.k: $ 3o,.i!.6 
 
 bitches, oll-takcs, ami t'aich-watcr 
 
 '^'•"'"■"^ ti.!)08 " 25 1707 
 
 Ditchinir J?o,.k, ,„(,. yards ao "§ 2 00 ' ,;o 
 
 Ma«o„ry, Isi class " -• .5. ,73 „ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ 
 
 f'^""'-^'-'"' 1.^:?^ ■' 10 00 15;2ti0 
 
 ;"".'^' , . ,. •• •' 308 ■■ ,1 00 1,848 
 
 ,,..„ ;•■'""-'";"••••• 108,.)o7 ■• 15 l,i.,43 
 
 ' I a.rsol cattle ;,uards. ,,„,,„„, ^. „ -„ ,„ ^^^^ 
 
 .Si-ns for Public KoadCrossinus, each, 27" 15 00 405 
 
 liip-rap, cub. yards o o^i u , ^,, . ' 
 
 ,, ., , ■' •''-" 4 00 5,204 
 
 '-"2 •' 00 ]!t->|-> 
 
 .^U|,crslruclurc culvert, each..... ,, . i„ ^0 nO 
 
 ;^":"'""'^ *"■•''-'" -2 •' 4 00 800 
 
 lansiratesl.ar.n Crossiu-s 43 .. j,, o„ ^,^^ 
 
 Vahi.. (,r w.irk to be d..ne at a.ssuuied pri-vs iT-^TT.T 
 
 Kqual 10 ;!4, 17 i>er cent of contracts to be done, ^ -— — -^ 
 
 •^'"' ''•'■•'■5 done, 
 
 1330 If front t],e above value of work to be dnue. however, th,. value uf -.11 
 
 l<nuls ol' materials rea<ly .0 eon.plete the contract be taken, a tuore ..orrec-. 
 Hh'a ol the absolute .nil lay now r .(juired mav be arrived at 
 
 I'uHiM.- the plan, and all nta.erials ready (orthe balance of the contra..t 
 •-' " 1-- <v..t, and deducting, amount from al,ove, the ue, value of u-ork to 
 '•;"<'"-"• -.11 be .Slll.84.5 or 24.47 per cent of contract sum. This w,ll 
 shew 7;..5:j per cent of whole contra,, as actually accounted ,;,r in work an,' 
 material. 
 
 (Sinned.) .lAMh'.S KITZGERALU. 
 
 1340 
 
 ICrlufii/ J. 
 L a. HELLS REPDUT ()X SECTIONS tl \- ;.. 
 
 J>.\Mi,)f.sii;, 2:ith AimuNt. 1872. 
 
 Ralph Jo.vks. Estj., 
 
 Drxu Sii!.-In ob,.,li,.n,v to or-hn-s which I have r.veived I b,..r le.u- • 
 to submit to the , •om,ni,ssion,.rs the following report „n th.. work re.nain'inl 
 o be done on eontra.ts and 9. This report is som..what later than could 
 ha^.. been d..s,red. clucly because of the late dat,- at which the statomeuts 
 ottheCoutn«3^orscame, .y hands. I re.eived the statement i: Contract 
 
 No. .on the 13th ,„st . and , hat ,br Contract No. .! only on the evening of th 
 23rd mst^ I have ,one, with th.. Engiue.-rs in ..liargc of those section; into a 
 13.0 close and car..,ul examination of th.. various ,uantiti,.,s, and I submit the 
 accompanying statements, fully b,.licving that th..y r..pr..,sent as nearlv ,. 
 possible the true ,stat(. of the w.)rk.s. 'Hari\,iK 
 
3.) 
 
 I'dii/ruct Xd. (k 
 
 'I'lic sniiciiiiMii dl' tlic roiiinii'iors wiis iiiadt' out lo the loth July, and 
 fill' iii.Msmviu.'Uts ofili.' lOiiuiu.vr in chariro of work done up t(; the Slst 
 July wiTc iuiMlili,.(l loi-ihr jmi-posc orni:ikiuir a I'ciinp.r ixdi. [u thi-iullow- 
 intr I'xplaualioii it is tli,-.si- niodilicd ni.'n.suivnii-nt.s that aiv alliul.'d lo, thouirh 
 in iho laltuhir stati'iiicnt ihr (juantitii's arc irivcn for uj) lo the l^lst .hilv. 
 
 Tlir i;ii-iii. ..r who iiM.s lucasuivd tiio works on hi-liall'oi'tht' .ontractorn 
 l;;r,ii states thai ih.'iv is iio .•j.ariiiu- lo !„• (1 -11', Mr. I.awson, ih.' iMm-ini'.T-iii- 
 charijv, irivi's :.'Sl acres ; l.,'causc. althoim'h to a person uoini,' aloiiir the 
 works It would ai)pear that all the line in (deared, it is not in all phicen 
 eleared to ill.' lull widlli nn'scrihed. iiaiiiely, \:',-2 feet. In luaiiv places the 
 (dearillL' has to he made In feel wider, to o-ive voiiiu |',,r the fences : hesides 
 
 A i,rood deal of eut timher has to he piled and btinied. a tedious aiul expen- 
 sive work. Ihit as some of the hush inelu<h'd within the limit of the 132 
 fei't Is of liijlit ^i'rowih, 1 would reduce Mr. Law.son's i|uantit v of the clear- 
 inu- re(juire(l to he (hiiic h\ al)oiit In a.n's, leaving;- the (juaiililv which I 
 have retaiiii'd in my siali-meiu. 
 
 l-iTii In the item of f.'uciiiw-. ] h;,v,. reiainrd Mr. Lawsoii's ipianiity, the 
 
 ditl'ereni-e iLililT feet) het ween that and ,he roiilraciors lieini;- (-f little 
 amount. 
 
 Mr. I.awson'-- (juaiuity ol .-is-.' I'lihic yariK of rock is correct : I [.', euhic 
 yards were cut in the luonih of July ; the remainder lies in the several 
 items of side drains of the road-hed, outlets of culverts, appi'o;iclies to level 
 crossinu'.s, ami foundations of hridu'cs. 
 
 The total i|uaulity of earthwork remaining' lo he (hnie. according- to the 
 conlraei.ir's siateiueni l.,,th in ctitt inus of the Hue and in drains, is 1 4'.i.i;'.t:! 
 cuhii' y.irds: that now sulimiticd hy the I'hiu-ineers is -J-JT.-MIO, Of tliis, 
 
 1. -No I To. '.'41 euhi.' yards are in the line cuitiiiy-s alone. I ha ve looked very 
 <'lo.sely into the.se (luanlities. )>articularly at the points where the irreatest 
 (iill'er.'iice exists, hiu have failed in hriuLiiiiL;' the totals nearer fhau the 
 al.ove liu'ures indicate. 
 
 In ttie lirsi item of the details, the contractor'.s slatement u-ivi-s ;!,234 
 euhic yards I'he work is not yet linished, lhoue-li, as I am informed more 
 than 3. linn days' work ior one man have heen spent within ihe limit of tins 
 iti'in. At anotlu'r point, Till to 77'.', the contractor's slatement u-ivcs i:{n 
 euhic yards Within this limit there is a laiire cuttinir in urav<d: the vidi's 
 were Id' ncarls plnnih, the iiravel hciiiu- considered i>.nod for hallast. The 
 
 l:;i)(l weather has hrouu-lil down a iiieat deal ofthe sides, and the surfa.-e earlli 
 has mixed with the u-ravel, therehy i onsi<lerahly injuriiiii' it lor the purpos.' 
 of ballast, so that it ouuht all to he taken out to the extent of h.Vli) euhic 
 yanls ; and I h.-ive ret, lined thhs ([uantity. toL;vther with .'inn vards l'(n- 
 trimininc' the emhankiuents within the limits and sloping- some clay in the 
 cultiniis, helicvinu' this to he proper. 
 
 lietween S43 and 84H a lariic p,.re.uiiaue has I n r.Maincd to cover the 
 
 sinkine-ofa heavy emhankmeul in .soli [leat This, most likely, to a ureal 
 extent ac.'ounis for the dill'erence (ahout 3,1100 yards) b.'tween ih,' two 
 fitiit.-nu'uts, het ween HDo and 'M-2, and aaain helweei. 1,|!t4 and l,3(tn, 
 14,)() where there are dili'ereuecs hetween the two siatements, ainountini'- to 
 ahout i:.,nOO euhic yards. I have checked, as far as I was.ahc Mr. Law.son's 
 
■ lUMnnin.s. .,„! I l„.Ii,.vr il,,.,,, ,v.nv,.|. Th,. ■ onln,|„r's .stal,,,,,.,,! .lo.s „oi 
 show MuylhiM^r lor :„.i.r.-:i,.l„.s ,„ |,.v,.l ,.n,.,si„.s, „, |„,„, ,„„ „,„,,., ., 
 s,....;,l h.M,!,M^. Th,.,v „v :;j ..nh,.s,. ai.i„-o;„.h.s,ol.,. ma,|,. : M.m.. of 
 ll..'nMuvv..ry I:muv, „m,| tl„. ,,M.,„iti,.s |„r ,.,ll wr. ,.„l.nh,.,.,l i;.r .h.ir 
 
 1'^"" "l.M- l,„.„i,„Ms. (.,„..,,pnMrl.. Im.uvv,.,-, l„r uluHi :., ,.„l,i,. v,nis 
 
 "■" ■■ ^^■'•''- ""> '' ''"• ^"''.1""> "f.liNIMU... It is ,„ („. „...„• Nash's (■-,.,.,.)< 
 
 "1 i.'"i-!. M.XI (h..,V is sluin,, >,„,.,. i„ ,|,„ ,,„,i„„. ;„ 1.,,;,:^ . |„„ ,,,„ ^.^^^ ,_^^^. 
 
 ..<l.:>ulin^.h,.s,u!l',s .-,,.:„ ,,„„„.,, ,„ ,,„,,„„ ,.„„s,.l,-nM^ , l,- M,.,,n-a.^h 
 
 1 (111 as i„ l„. „,:mI,. u,, „r ,-..„l|- on i,s M,,., An i,,-.,, of ,;,( ,,|„, ,,,,,,, i,,^ 
 
 .'Kravan,-,, „rr„u,-l,,li„ns is „,„ .l,.,,.,-,, | ,,,al an.asmvn,,.,;, I.u, i. 
 
 bas,..l „„ ,1.,. av..ra,v r.„- || ,1„.,- I.„„„lati„ns .„, ll„. ,.,„„nM.| an,l is 
 
 as n..arly .•..,■,•,.,•, as it ,s ,,„.mI,|,. a( i,,-,...,,, „. ,uak,. ,i. Th.. .vniain,!,.,- .,r,l,.. 
 '■MVlh work IS lak..,, up wnh .Irai.ia-. works. a„.lall 1 h. qi.au. it v n.s.rv,..! 
 ■I a"t ,no,v, will ,„„., |,k,.ly 1„. r,.c,uin.,l, Th. K,,.-,,..,.- in-Chi,.} n.juin.s 
 Ih,. roa,i MM.l roa,l-h,..l to h. lh„n.uu-hly .Irainr.l a,„l s,,,,,- ,.r ,h,. , u,,i„.,, 
 Miv vny w,.t an.l h.v a l,.„,l..nry |„ ,s|i|. i;,„ ^i]!. ,„ ,,,„ ^^ |„,|„ ,,,.,„,..'.j 
 'i""""> •l-'-willl.,.a,v,lu,-,i„a Iron, lorm-r ,■>, i,„a„.s „r :,h„ut :!l (MX, 
 '•'.l.ir_var,l>. i.artly lVo,u th. |,..r,...„t:,o.,. !,„|,„,,„ :, 1 1„w,mI l„r >hni,kaov „f 
 l(^'U-iul,aak,n,.utsl,n!nM..^ou, ,„ „„,.,. .as-s ,„ |.,,„.r a-lvaula.-,. ,h„n what 
 
 was MUI,r,i.at,.,La,„l partly by all„wi,.i.-i„,som,. ras-s l.„,^,.r h ml.s than 
 what Wrl'r lo|-miTl\ ralcuiaii'<| (HI, 
 
 ■'■'"• "••'" •■ uud.r-.irains- i. „<M in..ut„„„.,| i„ , |,„ ,.„„| rar,„rs' .stat-inml 
 
 1 I..' Kn^.M,...r „, ,.h„.r,onsi,l,.vs th,.. works to l„. o| v.rv ur .uportan,-- 
 
 my,.al,.ulatio„swo„hl „>ak.. i h. .pu,,,, „y ,.o„M,h.ral.h- inor,. than ,h,t m 
 th. h,st r,.v,s,.,l s,.h,..l„i,, l„u lor th,. pr,.>..,>l I >hall a.lhr. to this last „„■,.- 
 tH,n..,l .p.antny. .h-duni,,.. ,)„■ .p.aulity alr..a,lv .lo,,.-. Th. l;,pra,, j Inv. 
 ""■"''"">■ '■^'''■"''''"■•' '"'•^■'•'•>- I'l="-" ^^l'"i"i' Willi.,, r ,p„r,.,l, an.l thoif-h 
 ''"■"■ '-■""^"•■•'■^'I'l- n'.l.U'lion in th,. ,„tal ,p,antiiv Iron, th,. ori..n,al ,.M,- 
 ;-l:lU.i.at,., ,h,.,p,a,miy h,.r..w,.h .-. vu is ,aa,-h h,.yon,l that of th,. ,-o,Uracl,.rs 
 .slul..iil,.iit. I. lit It Will all ,-,.rlainly 1„. n'lpiiivd, 
 
 ■i>'h..it..in.s or masonry ,h„,„ i. a loial .lill.ivinv of ,;i,-, ,,„|,i, var.I, 
 
 l-iu..n th,. tw,. stat,.ni,.nts. This nnis, I,., owinu- in a ^r,.at .1 ,v,. ,o th. 
 
 .l-|.ll. ol loun.lations as>u,n,.,|. Th..,.. ar. still mx loini.lalions orjar,-,. 
 
 '"•'"•""■•" " i"" '"■ ^""1 ■■' ^li'^l" 'li'l^''- 'ol'inion al„.ut what n,i..ht 
 
 I.- n,.,.,.ssary, woiiM .-aus,. a .-onM.h.rahl,. ,lil|,.r,.n, ,. „, th,. .piaiilit i,.,s 1„ 
 th.'s. ,l,.n.>a.,.nsid,.ral.h. savin- has b,.,.„ ,.|!;.,.|..,1 i„ ,1,„ .,,,„,,„.,.« |,^ 
 chaiio-,.> in ,linii.iisioiis, (•hara,|,.r of w,.rk aii,l niiinh.r. 
 
 A .T,.at am,.unl of h.'avy pavin.' will h. n,.,vssarv at s.v.ral of lh,. 
 lUOsiru-.tuivs („ r,.tain .lay slop,.s. wh.iv th. luasonrv 'is ,,|' ,h. s,nall,..t 
 'Inn.nsions. jj.,.,.,,, ..anTul ,.al,.ulal loiis .^r, ,o >how thai lh,. .(uai.tily 
 r,.s,.i-\ ,.,| is si.ari','lv .siillii-i,.nt. 
 
 ■Ill, 'lit 
 
 All il,.ni •■|oun,lali..ns" ,hM.s not app.ar in lh. cut ra,.t,,rs Mal,.i 
 
 Foithis th,. lM.uin,...rs hav. n.s,.rv.d §.s,|,)n i;,r th. six Ihi-v li.undations 
 y.l I 1.,. |>ut in. Th. it.m islo n....t th. ...sl .,r.olI,.r,,lan.s and puiiipin.-. 
 I'h. Mil,. r,.tain..d is not .x.,.ssiv., as it is in proportion ,o ,h,. amount ol' 
 th. whoh'it.-m. and ti... mom.y hith-'ito paid has 1,.,.,, ,..sii,„at,.,l l.y ohs,.,- 
 vutio.i of th. w,.rk ill proi;r.ss I,, hav,. {...n h-ss than lh,. .^xp.i.s.s 
 
 illCUlTOli. 
 
87 
 
 14i)0 Till' iiiMii, ■• Itriilu'i' >u|ii'rsi rui'luri'" cluc^ nni uppi'iir in ilu' ("mitrai'tor's 
 
 ►itati'iiiriir. It i^ li'i- ilii' l!()\vi' li'u-.M's, iii>w (li ■iiiiili'd. Till' aiiKiiiiil 
 rctftiiK'il, sl.'.iiiMi, oiiirhi ici li,' s N.dhi). 
 
 Ill ro:i(l iTii>sjiiLrs and (livcr.sioiis ilir lUlli'ii'ncr hdwrc'ii tin' iwoslalc 
 infnl> is vrry liillc 
 
 In till' iii'iii JDi' supiTf-irui'liiri' 111 hi'iiin i'ul\rrl> and (i\ i'I'Ih'.'kI hridgi's, 
 tlii'i'i' is 111) dilli'i'iMii'i' lii'lwi'.'U till' stati'iiii'iils. 
 
 'riii'lli'Mi '■ crihwIiarliiiLT " in t In' Conlrarlnr's stali'iiu'iit is \i'i-y inurli 
 fno !m\v. 'I'liis I liavi' rajriilali'd aiii'W. and I inaki' I hr ipianl il v Id In' duui' 
 sliuliily in I'M'i'ss di' I hat rclaiin'd Ky Mr. Lawsnn. 
 1 }ii<i Till' I'ln^ini'i'i'-in-Cliii'l'. ivsi'i'vi's an iii'iii lin- omissions and colli iniii'n- 
 
 (;ii's; wliii'li, if no sprrial work aris.'s on wliirli |o pay il mil is paid on< in 
 pi'i'i'i'iiiau'i's ol' iisi'ir as ihi' vai'ioin works prori'rd. This iimi ilm's not 
 app'.M' ill till' I'oni I'ai'lor's slali'iiii'iit. 
 
 1 l>c'lii'\i' till' ini'asuri'in"iiis oC works doiiiv inadr liy lln' l']ii!j'ini'i'i's-iii 
 cliai'^'.'. to 1).' as I'orr.'.i as po,>.>il)li' ; hni iln' \arioiis i.'duciiuiis in I In' 'u'ross 
 amount of woi-k maki' a ron-,.>pon(.linL;' irdui'lio:i in the work I'l'iiiainiii'j- to 
 1)1' iloiii', as si't lortli hy I ln' I'Ji'jin'Trs' irrtilicati's, and 1 ioii>idi'r t in' coii- 
 Iractors ari' I'lilitli'd to )> • paid now lor this rcduftion as if ii woii' woik 
 doll '. by a c'riain p.'rrrnlau'i' ol'il>.'ir ah.iiil oipial to that paid on the u'.'iii'ial 
 I ITU work~ ai th' md oi' ,1 uly lasi. which wa^ s !7.;ii|| ; hm ihis per.-.'iila'^'.' would 
 1)1' somi'whal invr.'as.'d hy th" addilion ol' ilie valiu' ol' tlii' ii'diu'lion esti- 
 Uiati'd as work dom-. Tin' valiii' oT lli.' several leilueiioiis hy ihe schedule 
 ol pril'i'S eslahlished l>y the line'ineer-in-Cllier is silLltllH. -Vl per eeiU III 
 whieh is :S-<.',tSi) ; to which add i'or 10 ae|-es ol' idearinu', mentioned above, 
 $\ in. and the sum ol'slMiin is that to whieh I eoii>ider th^ Coin raeior.-, ai'e 
 entitled in addition to that of the .Inly eertilicule. 
 
 ( 'niilrdcl Xi>. '.'. 
 
 The staleiiieiil both ol' l'hie'iu,.,.rs and ( 'ontraetors are \\,y \ hr work as it 
 was on 1st .1 Illy I.sTlI 
 
 I i^n The ( 'out rai'loi's. Stateineiil ui\ es mI.i.mi acres of cleariiie- as icinaiiniie- to 
 
 be dime a'jaiiisl .")() acres reserved by the I'jiuineers. All the iultill2: is (lone 
 and the amount reserved is lor pilinii' and burniiiu, bill the \ a.ue ol the 
 tliH'erenie i> not ol' inueh aiiiouiu, 
 
 111" l-'eiiciii'^' " the l';ne'ineei's I'.ir ihe (V.'iitraetors measured all the 
 I'diees that had been creeled, but some were olllv lor tem|>iirarv Use. and a 
 laru'e ipianiity had been condemned by the I'liiL^'inocr in ( 'hief. In ihisi-auc 
 1 Like the slaieiiii 111 of the I'^nu'ineer in char!.'!' as correci : 
 
 III " l''.xeavalioii " 1 ha\e Mone closely into the ipiaiil it i"s with Mr 
 O'DeH without b 'inu' abli' to make any s'rious chaiiL;'.' inilie (piaiiiitie-; ol' 
 
 I II,, I work done as set I'orth in the cei'tilicaie lor :intli .lunc, exeepi in one case 
 whcrt' about ."i.tjntt cubic yards may h ■ added to th.' (|Uaiiliiy ol' earth. In 
 may places the Contractors' staiemeiii shows iiiort' work to ln' <hmc than that 
 of the l'^iii;ineers, and in those cases I adopt the less <piani ili.'s. In several 
 jilaccs the amount ol' total t'X>avatioii in the contract ha.-- been lessened, 
 partly by 11 recent chaiit'-o ol'urade and partly by the amount reserved lor 
 .shrirdiaii'e ol umlmnkmeiils provine' more thr.n necessary, .vtill in the cuttinu- 
 Oil the line the Contractors' sialcnient siiows Ui.f^sS cubic \ aids of work and 
 
ll;l,i'.t(l iiil>ic yiinlN ofiliiy nu'iun'-t ihi' Miiuiii.'iMs ll.ij.')""! work iiml li'O.ltTl 
 ofclny- I'lil ill llii' "ilii'v i';U'lli\\iirk>, ill (liMiiiiiui' mill aiipi clios to lr\ .1 
 
 l.idil rrci^siiius till' ('iiiilrailois' '•tiiii'Uii'iil nivcs vriv much two litili' as tliat 
 i-c'(|uirf(l 'I'lirn' is yi'l <'(iiii|i;iiMliv.'ly \i'ry liillf <li)iii' on tlii'so works. As 
 1 Imv' lii'I'oii' slali'il (lie I'limiiii'ci- ill ("llii'l lays yvi'at sli'css on (lie tliovoiitrh 
 draiiiai;'!' o! I he voail-l)('il. ami ii-* a utimI deal ol' ( 'oiili'aci No. '.• niii.-. lhroili;h 
 
 Hal mill'' :iiii'il jiiiicl liic (Iraiiiau'i- works will hi- ii 'ssarily very much 
 
 iicavcr than the Miiuiiiccr who measured ilic works on hch^'Tol' the Coii- 
 tracliirs seems to have calculiilcd on Tlie Coniraciors' statement shows 
 oiilv ;l.:!i»il ciiliic yards lor draiiiii'j'e ye| to lie done, 1 he (|uaiil it y reserved hy 
 the I'lniiineers, M4,i)0 ciihic yarils, will he I'lilly re(|iiired to carry out t he views 
 ol'the I'hiii'iiici'r ill Chief. In the item of approaches to h-vel crossine-s, the 
 
 1., Ill Contractors' statement shows only ."i..")lts culiic yards to he done. This is 
 iplili' iii;i<le(piale. Very little ' ;!,()il() cuhic y;ir<ls , liein;.;- vet done out ol'a total 
 of 1"). mill c\tl)ic yards. 
 
 • Ill the whole e.\ca\ atioDs. hoWi'\ er. I lia\ e ri'duced I he total (|liantities 
 l)\ alioiit l.iiiiil ••ill«ic yards of work and .l.ndii iMihic vards ol' dav p;irtly hv 
 the chaiiuc> and iiiodilii .iiions aliove iin'iiiioin'il and p.irlly l>y my calcula- 
 tions o!' whiit is rei|uired l uniiii'.^- out a le>s ((uaiililv than that shown in 
 I'oriner schedule. 
 
 rile Cdiitractors, slatemeiil d(>ev \\,,; meiilidii " under-drains." The 
 <)uaiilit\ ill the sell. ■dule will I le lul ly ri'(|uireil. The 7" cuhic yards orriji- 
 
 l-'ijd rap uiveii ill ilie Cmitractors' staieuieiit isiniiie inadequate ; several hridi^cs 
 re(|uire a coii>ideral>le (juantity and also the cmliaiikmciit in the niill dam 
 at .\iiii--ti'oiiu's Itrook. ihoiiLrli it is po>sili|c thi^ la.-t may iii i rc(|uire ijuite 
 so much a-- i-. reserxed lor it a> tln're are indications ol' the cultiiii;-. out ol' 
 which the eiiiliaiikiiiciit is lieiiiL!' niaile. turiiiiii;' out senile work. 
 
 The coiicri'li' ill the joruicr schedule is not likely lo he re(|uire(l ami 
 therefore a ri'iluction from total (luaiitities may he made in this item. 
 
 In masoiirv some chaiiLii's lia\i' receii 
 
 tlv 1 
 
 •cell iniide wliicli warrant a 
 
 'rm.inciit reduction of ihnut "n culiic \ards. tl 
 
 us will rec 
 
 hue tl 
 
 le «|Uaiitily 
 
 reservi'i 
 
 1 to somewhat less iImiii that in the Coiilract 
 
 ors slatemeiit 
 
 l'» 111 The pnyiiiix aciordiiig' lo former s(diedules is now ii'duccd hy -JiMicid) 
 
 ds on acc(niiit of some culverts Imvintr hecn founded on solid 
 
 (piaiitity rcserv e< 
 re(piiriiiii" alone '.'.'! < iihic yar 
 
 In the items ■' Fouiidat 
 
 1 now W ill all he rei|ui|-ed. 
 
 one hridee now in luuli 
 
 the 
 
 liiiir 
 
 ds and two oth( 
 
 rs ."lO cuhic var 
 
 ds 
 
 KHls 
 
 riilire Supcisiructuii' " and " Koad 
 
 Crossinti's and Diversions, " there is no material dill'i'ieiici' hetWeen the i\ 
 statements. The only "special work ' is the tunnel at Armstroii!j;''s l>roi 
 
 The Contraclors sialement makes n 
 
 o luelil loll ol tills, 1)11 
 
 t the !•: 
 
 Iieilieer 111 
 
 Chii'f on a recent inspection e.\press>'d his fjpinion that the tunnel would 
 re((uire to he lined with masonry In this ca.sc, all the uniuunt ivseivod is 
 
 l.'ifO llecessarv. 
 
 have the same reinail 
 
 to make in reference h> the item oi " Omis- 
 
 sions '' and " Contiiiii'eiicies ' that 1 made 
 
 when witiiurolf inimher t! (six). 
 
 Calculatinpf the value of the reductions hy the Schedule of p 
 
 rici's 
 
 estahlishi'd hy the I'lnuineer in Chief, the aiiKUinl conies to .si 1,2;)4.— and 
 the percentaue ol work done at 1st July wasiil.iCi. -The piui'ditagi' then 
 
.'10 
 
 .lu.MM, Ilirsll.-J.;! w,,ul<l l)c Miy O.j, ,.,i.„il l...*7.077,i..l.l v.ilur.,r,.|iillivvork 
 uiiiitlr.l l.-J.-,o. i„i.l Ihr sum »(S,.;-J7 is Ih,- mmi..iim( Io wliifh ili,- C"oii< ctois 
 
 lUV .•lllill.d, in Mll(|jli.>M Id ill.' Mlllolllll III' ill,. ,h|Ml' I'.Tliiirill... 
 
 1 liiivf l.rcii (lirccli'.l In n.|.<>rt uls.. ni tlii.s lim.. „ii ('..iiiiicls Nd.s. ;? mikI 
 
 1.-..-.I) !.">, 1)111 join- lcl..irniiii of ITlh Mi.y liiM and lli,. liid lliai \\h- ("oiitraclois 
 
 wrrc iiviiini-' only Ncs. i! niid !i niciihiiivd |,mI mc nol to rxprci this tiiil;! I 
 
 IV.riv.'d 111.' Oldrr 11 |;.w cluy.s „m..,. ], j^ ,,„, ,,|' ,„^. j,,,^,,,, ,„ ,„.,|^,, |j,,^ 
 
 iviM.il in iliir liiiif Io H)i\v;ml with ilml |i,r Xos. il und ;i. Ihit I Imv.; 
 
 !iiriinir''<l Willi iIh' luiuii rs in .•liiii-sr.' of Nos. :] und 1.) to no miMuivly 
 
 into ili..iriii.'MMiniiirMls tor ihis nionlh, so us to nnik.' lli,. .rililifalcs lor 
 litis uioiiili ,is ih'iirly <'onvct in :ill puriiciiliirs iis il is possiM.v 
 
 1 iiniaiii, 
 
 Dfur Sir, 
 \ ours \iry truly, 
 '•"''* LiiOXAKI) (.J. VAiLL. 
 
 INTKI.'Cof.OMAL i;AILMAV-(dNT];AlT X,.. (i. 
 
 Stvik ol' Works on .-SI si .lulv, 1S7-J. 
 
 I 
 
 I)rsci'i])iioii 1)1' 'iVork. 
 
 j iotal I 
 • Jiiiiiilitv! 
 
 I in ' : 
 iConlrai'i. 
 
 I I 
 
 Work 
 done. 
 
 Work 
 to !)•• 
 dollr. 
 
 (.'Icarinii-. closi'-cutiiiiL;- and irruldnmr Ai'i-cs! (i7 
 
 '"'•'"•■iiiy' r.....Lin. rt,i-J2ii:00 
 
 Kock futtinir Cil), v<ls.| (,, it;7 
 
 l.i7*> Claycultint;- ^\o , .-,8il,t;:J4 
 
 Undrr drains |,i„. k,; 111,40,1 
 
 IJ'P->i>)> Cub. yds.| .-i./i.-a 
 
 t-/>iH'rct.' ii,/ I (|,|() 
 
 l'"irsl -class niasoiiry do 1 7,7()7 
 
 Sci-ond-class masonry do 4,17i 
 
 I'aviiitf 
 
 d( 
 
 IK 
 1,1. ")0 
 
 48 i;i 
 
 lll.iuti '' llo,(;:.'4 
 
 • !.l!.">7 I .•!l') 
 
 •'JUd.L'iU : :214,;i7() 
 
 •'>75 ; IS.S^;') 
 
 S54 
 
 4,700 
 
 «n8 
 
 2\^2 
 
 :!,74;3 
 
 4,0l'4 
 
 :;,4ti7 
 
 1.7011 
 
 8.'!i; 
 
 814 
 
 Foundalion work Dolhirsl 211,000 20,!ino ■ g 100 
 
 Jiridgf supiTstructiirc ,lo | 42,000 ' 42 000 
 
 Hi'aia ('\dvt'rt supcrslruiluri' and o\ I'l-licad 
 
 1580 hridircs Dollars 
 
 Koad ("rossinu's and divrrsioi'.s., 
 
 (.'ril)-work 
 
 Mati'rials dcli'-crt'd 
 
 -'.'•i»" 2,000 
 
 ^•"),i'>lo 2. 111.") I 2.00.") 
 
 •Cul). yds.' 2.^,400 J 10,7!>7 ' 12,il():i 
 
 Dollars' ' 10, 12s ' 
 
 Omissions and < onlingi'ni'ii's do '< 21.S74 s.itso y.V^iij 
 
 Totals 
 
 4ot),!l4t) 22.'),2tJ0 2;51,t)8il 
 
 (Sigiii'd.) 
 
 IdiO.NARl) C. liKLL. 
 
40 
 
 INT1.;UC()1,.)N|AI, UAIhWAV -coNTKACT No. y. 
 
 l."i!MI 
 
 Staik ,,k W.HiKH Mv ;tiii), .), M,; is;: 
 
 I'csciiptidii of work. 
 
 Total 
 
 iQuimtity 
 ' in 
 ('(tutriict 
 
 ;,„ Work 
 (lont- 
 
 ('l.-iirinu', -•lom-cuttinj,' mid aTuI)!.!),- Acr.-J AoO 
 
 UoL'k I'llltlllir ,.,,.-• 
 
 (Mmv ,.,.lll„.r I ^5.!l.4 
 
 Ij.ono 210,00(1 
 
 52,22r, l;!,74.i 
 
 nn;i,.ni"n;in:': I 4!n,7«fi ' 2(!4,tJ«2 i l.i7,104 
 
 450 
 
 Work 
 
 to I).. 
 
 done. 
 
 .00 
 
 Ifiio 
 
 (Sijjiiiul,) 
 
 ''•■■>"" ' (i,r)Oo 
 
 l.-""t ' 1,200 
 
 llip-nip 
 Coticri'it 
 
 I'avinir , •♦••'IT: 3,l!.l 
 
 Foumiatioi. works ■.■'.■ !;;;;■.'.■.;: ■ ''-"^ ■ ^''^ 
 
 liridi^v suprrMriicliiic 
 
 litMiii culvi-rt MiiMrslriiiturc. 
 Koiul rrossiiiu- and divcr.sioii.s 
 
 SpiM-iiil Works 
 
 Nliilcrials dciivi'rc'd 
 
 Diaissioiis and fonlinirt'iuics, 
 
 4,r.l7 
 
 (100 
 500 
 
 4,320 
 tJSl 
 
 t!.77.j 
 12,000 
 
 450 
 
 2,802 
 4,02") 
 
 I 2„S,-iO 
 
 lt'',02(i 12,;3o!t 
 
 473 
 1,32(1 
 
 212 
 
 60 
 
 4,320 
 
 081 
 3,9l:f 
 7,375 
 
 3,t;tJ7 
 
 354,8i»7 224,885 130,012 
 
 LliUXARD 'i. JiEI.L 
 
 JlAMMi .I...v,.x Es,,., DAMiorsiE. 31st August, 1872 
 
 Dkar SIR.-1 liud li.at in n.y Imutv last nv^ht 1 have omitted th- 
 d.mom.nation of th. ,s.n..ral it.Mus of th. work in my statem.ut for Contract 
 No. .". I now supply tl.is omission i,, th.. accompauyin--' sheet. 
 
 Ill pa-: 10 of my report in the clau.se about - Fouudati.ms • ■ Hrid.v 
 superstructure •• .V C. [ on-^ht to have written •' IWm culvert Sup.^ 
 structure. •• The '• Krulge Superstructure " does not appear in the Contrac-' 
 tors, staicmcnt. and the amount reserved by the Engineers is correct. 
 
 ^''-'^ I remain. Dear ,^ir. 
 
 Yours very truly, 
 
 LEONAKI) (1. nBLL, 
 
' 
 
 41 
 
 I N'l'l': |{( 'OLC )N 1 A L UA I LW A V-C( )XTJ{ACT No, 
 
 StATK (IP WdltK-S (IN ;illTII .llVK. 1st: 
 
 Description of work. 
 
 I Total I 
 qnantity, Work 
 i in I doni', 
 1 contract. 
 
 Work to 
 be doiii!. 
 
 ('lc;iriM<r-i'losc-('Uttin<r and i,niil)l)intr, Acres 500 
 
 1630 Fcnciii^r ..Lineal fct 22.'j,()O0 
 
 Uock Ciiilini; Cul). Yds.i (i,),r^74 
 
 Clay Cultinir do 481,7«fi 
 
 [ iidcr-drains Lineal i'eet (i,r>00 
 
 ii'l'-i'^'P Cub. Yds.| 1,-JOO 
 
 (Joncrele do ' 
 
 First class Masonry do ' 
 
 Second do do ^ 
 
 I/^vim,-- do I 
 
 l''oundalion Woiks §' 
 
 I'i-tO r,iid(j;-e Superstructure >;j 
 
 lieani Culvert Superstructure § 
 
 450 
 
 15,000 
 
 52,2-25 
 
 264,tJU2 
 
 50 
 
 210,00(1 
 
 13,74!t 
 
 167,104 
 
 6,500 
 
 1,200 
 
 2,01 :i 
 4,517 
 
 tiltO 
 
 500 
 
 4..320 
 
 •Wl 
 
 lioad cr(issiui5-s i\: diverisons i 6,775 
 
 Special Work | jo qoq 
 
 Materials deliveVv'd I ' 
 
 ()mi.ssioii.-> and Conti'i-iencies. 
 
 ..I 16,020 
 
 2,140 ' 
 
 3,10] i 
 
 47H I 
 450 
 
 2,S6^ i 
 4,625 I 
 2,850 L 
 12,359 ' 
 
 47;:! 
 1,326 
 
 212 
 
 50 
 
 4,320 
 
 681 
 3,013 
 7,375 
 
 3,667 
 354,^i>7 224,8!t5 ] 130,012 
 
 LEONARU G. IJELL. 
 
 .11. 
 
 L. Cr. l!eir.s Ueport 3 and 15. With Mr. Dul'lessis. memorandum 
 shewiiii. the p.osition of Contracts for Sections 3,6, 9 and 15 at 3lst Au-n.st 
 1650 IS72. ^ ' ' 
 
 DAMloUfiiK, t'.lh September, 1872 
 l.-iLi'ii .Ionics, E.sq., 
 
 DlUltSll!, — 1 beii- leave to submit to the Commissioners the followinjr 
 report on tiie works on Contracl No. 3 and 15 as the r stood on 31st Au^'ust last, 
 lurticularly in reference to the amount of work reinainiu4- then to be done 
 
 Conlnivl No. 3. 
 
 In the item ■clearing" the Engineers reserve about fourteen acres, or 
 
 almnt #185, f churing off and burning limber already cut. No timber 
 
 remains to be . ut. 
 
 ),iO In ■■fencing" a 1 ,, (juantily appears on the work as yet to be done 
 
 Han what the Engineer allowed for; but of that whi.h appears as done 
 
 two miles arc rej -cted as contrary to speeilication, instructions and order.;. 
 
(2 
 
 Ii. -nnk ,.x,.Mvali„M- (l„. old ,,„antity is ,.onsid..ra}.lv n.,ln.v.l 
 '•hn.|lyl.,.-nus..n,sn„... pi,,,.,. 1).,. ('.,„,r,„.t,„-.s l.av,. h,.on abl,.' „. l.omnv 
 .•l:iyl,.r,Mul.:,nkn„.Mfsuh,.r,. i. was l„.li,.v,.,l ,)„., ,v..uld b,- oblLa-d la 
 b..nw n.,.l< . )!■ ,b,. ,,u„„i(y ,v|„vs..u.,.d „s .till ,v,„aiMi,u.- mu,!, Ii,.s i„ 
 ihr l,u..,.u,m,.s S,.,n,. n.ust .fill 1... b„n„ued Tor ..n.b,u,km..„.s, and 
 tl.,.r.. ,s „n„.h r,.,MniMin.- in .i,!.. difh,.. ;u„l div-rsions orst.van.s Old.,. 
 MHMHiny si, 11 ,o I.,. |„rnr,v,.,l f,,,- ,.mlK,ukMi.H,s, ,.,>„sid..ral,l,. ,„„.,i„„ j, s., 
 
 ^"''^ '"•"^•"''■'* ' '"'^" ">" <''"''^mkm,.Mt in wh„.b i, is ,„ 1„. ,,i„,,,[ j, ,„,,[.. 
 
 •••"'■''y '"■'■■"■l<- ^""Itl- >lo|...s stand wi,h a.nu,.h s p..,- iudiMa.i„u ihau 
 
 -■rll. s„p,.s. S,. ,ha,, ,1 ,.a,.,h w.mv born.uvd, a much lar... .p.auluy 
 \v,.ul,! I,.. n.,nnvd as iis sl„p,.s \v„„l,l ,•„„ ,„., ,„,„.l, n„,i„.r. 
 
 1" ■■'■■■'nh -xvaval,.),,- ,1„. ,dd ,,„;„„„,. i, ,..,„si,l,,,,l.|, ,,,i„,..,| 
 l'-:ius,. ,„any ,.r ih.. ,.,Ml,a,.kn„.uts, l„.,„^ ,na.l.. ..f ,-„.k. abs,,;!,,.,! a b-sJ 
 quaiililv .,1 .ob,l .iiat,'nal ihai. wbat l,a,l b..,.„ ..alculat,.d on. 
 
 I!"> in '>".■ .vsp,.,., ,l,is ,vdu,.,ion i> only n.Humal ■ lor in ih,. .,„bank- 
 m.'nl ,.as, „| Mo,-,ss .y's K„ok lb,. ,-onira.,ors ar,. working' IVo„, bomnvm.^ 
 
 ''"' '■''''^' '" " "'''•■'"l<'""n<. ^.n.l spoilino-tb,. Muir in tb.. adja.vnt lin,- 
 
 l..>^0 ',.„„„. ,,.,„„ ,.bi,.b i, was -•al.ulal,..! tb,. ,.n.bankm,.,u would bo mad.- 
 
 lb,sb,.,T,nv,n,-basn.v,M-l m in,dud,.,l ,u.b,.„„:,l ,|uan.i.vor w,,rk in 
 
 tb,.,„n(ra,.t.an.lis )„,( i„..|,„b.d in lb. ,-,.r.ili,.at,vs of ,h,. KnLnn.vr ; only 
 ilb'sluli takr;; ,mi ,.r tb,- .Miltiiiu' and wast,.d is v,v,,u-niz,Ml. 
 
 '" -"ii'l-i-'li-^mis-an,!. ,.ip.,,,p ■■„„,,,, ^^„„,,, ,^^,^ ,^, |,„ ,„,.,i,. 
 Fn •■ n.u .,-..|,. ■• t b,. old ,iuani ity is ,v,l,...,,l. i„.,,u,s.. l,.ss l ban wbal was 
 !i)iti,Mpat,'.l lias b,>,.ri loiiiiil r,'(|,iisi|,'. 
 
 '" " ""' ""■>■■' ""■ "''' 'l"^""ny bas I „ ,.onsid..v.,blv v..,l,„.,.,| 1 aus,. in 
 
 s<.m,.,.as,.s „ bas no, 1.,,,,, „ ,.,,, ,„,.„ ,;„„„,„i„„, ^„ |„^^. ^,^ ^^.,_^^, ,^^^^, ,^^^^^^^ 
 
 .■xp-t.'d and prov.d-d lor: and in olbor cas-s ,.ulv..ns bav,- 1 n ,lisp,.„s..d 
 
 1''!"' "'I' ^^l'"" '!"■<' -f^".|ors..oulds,.,.„nM.tf,vln-,.dra,na,-,.bv.lnvrsions tn 
 ...any ,.as... , 1„. .,y 1,. of masonry bas b..,., rh^n^rd hy ,!„■ lv,,.n,.,.,-in.('bi,.r 
 '.'loi'l....'.'. s,yl,.orpk„, adnmiin,- lb,. ,.ban.v. ()„ ,1,„ ,,,,„|,. ,,„. ,i,.^j 
 ■■lass n.asoury ,. v.vy nufb r.alu...,l, wbil,. ib,- s,.,.,„„l Hass ,nas„nrv is 
 s,)ni,'\vbal imivas.'d 
 
 1.. Ib.'san.,. way lb,. ir,.„pi|.-bav,. I n ,li,ninis|„.d i„ ,|„an,it v 
 
 1 I." •■ l..'i l^.' s..i...,>slr.uMur,. •■ ,s, of ..ours,., uniou..b,..I. Tb,. anioun> 
 .•i.s,.rv,.,l is ,.orr,.,.|. 
 
 '"■ il'" <"l"-'- it-nis ,>rwork, ..nly ..nb-wbarlin-n,.,.dsn„.i,.,. ibo rost 
 
 '"■'"- ""^""'>- ■'" "^'■""'■■•1 '""I ""■ ' y allow,.d for .b,.n, n-arlv all paid 
 
 IT.... Altbonu,.b, in lb- lirs. p,.in„.d ...b..,!,,!,. ol w„rks. ..rib-wbarlin.- f-.r ,b.. 
 .-^..IvvMy .s not ni,.nlion,.,I in ,b,. • sp,.,.ial work.' ..x....p, lor Mill ,.,...,.k n,..,r 
 
 '' '''"•"'""■ " "•" '"• '''"I"''"'" i" "".".v l'l..<'.'s alonn. ,1... Ii„,. wb,.n. ,b.. 
 
 l-l "I tb,. s!op,.s runs on, in,,, ,|„. .,„. Tb,. ,,„an,i,y at lirst provtd,.! Icr 
 .Mill ( .v.k was found, by n.,.asun.n...nl or,.ro>s s.vi.ons. to |„. ,nsulli..u.n, 
 <b.M,,ta,.t>ty now provido.l as w,.ll as tbat lor-slop,.. runntn.- down int„ 
 lh.'h,.a in olb,.ri)bu.,.s. will all bo r,>i|ui,..d, 
 
 Tho aniounl ,vs,.rv..d by tb,. !• n^in,.,.r.in.Cbi,.r Ibv oniissi,,,,. and ,.„n- 
 l.n^,.no,..sisM,bj,.ot.otl.o san.,.,.ul,. as ibo s.n.ilar a,n,mn, on Conlrao,., 
 iNos, and !l, ain.ady rpportod on. 
 
 ITK. No nu..sun.,n..,i.oltl„. works bas n niado bv anv oi , M.all,,! 
 
 thoConlraoto--s; ImiI. in coujunoiion wiib M,-. MaoL,.,,,!. ibo |.:M.,..n....r n 
 oharg,., lhuvooxamin,.das niinul..ly as possild,. ib,. d,.|ails of ,b,> .,i,i,.i 
 

 13 
 
 qmmtiti.s. and I h.li.v.. Ih. luvompMnyin-,^ .,.l„.,lu],. ,■,.,„•..,.,.„.- .1,.. s(at,M,f 
 llio works as i-orri'clly ns possihli', 
 
 C'oiihdii \ii I'). 
 
 Ti.riv l.M. not h. .... .,.y m,.HMnv,u..nt mad. I.v „„v ,„..■ on l„.hM!r of ih. 
 
 Contractors „f ,h,. works .Ion. or ,o 1... do,,,, on tins .-onlra,.,. l,ut Mr 
 
 1 .••.■-son. ,1m. K„.-,n,v,. in ,.1,„-^.., was i,.slruc.t..d in las, M„v ,o .uak. 1,1. 
 
 ni..>s,nv,n..n,s lor th.. May lo ,n„k,. his m,.asn,v„„.n,s lor .h,.' Mav .■..-tili- 
 
 1720 ,•:,„. wi,h ,h,. ^,va,,.s, nnnn„.n,.s and a,...i,-a,.y. a. i, was ,1.,.,, ^.p,,,,,, 
 
 "" ^'"""■-•""■^ ^v,.,H. ,h..n ,o,.,a,,l„y an K„u-i r ofi h.i,- ,.wn ,o ,n,.asu,v 
 
 <!"• works on ,|,..iv h„i„lll M,-. r,,,.,so„ d„l as mst.-urtod and h,> hassin.v 
 •■^"■n.don h,sn,..aM„v,n..,„s w>,l, ,h,.sa.n,. minutrn.ss. 1 hav. ra,-.tullv 
 "xannnrd 1„. ,„„..> .n,l ,M,.n,o,andnn, lor ,1.,. Mav ,vr,ili,.al,. and [ lonnd 
 '!"■ .L.Tkino- ,l>y .»,.a.s,.,vm,.n,. on di^iin,., ha.scs) ,o 1„. surh as ,o nullily 
 tl»' po.,Ml„l,ly or any a|.|Mvnal.l,. ,.,,■,„■ in l„s s,a,,..n..nt orth. wo,-k do,,;. 
 'M'""l'-H'lor laM May, And Iro.n n,y oxa.ninaiion of his not.s of tl- 
 
 .\n.„.| ,„,.aM„v,„,.n, I 1,;,,,. ,„„|„ „| ,|„...,j„,, ,,,,„,„.^. „(. ,,,;^ ^^^,,,,. 
 
 mm, ol ;h,. wo,k d<.ii,. ,i|, lo ih,. ,.n,l ,,r August. 
 17:!<» (In ,.xam,nation o| ih,. (otal .i,.an,i,i,.s of woi'k a, H.'s, ,„ 1... don • as 
 
 "■"'"""" "'■• '^'^' '■•■••—'1 - lul... I do no, lindlha, anv.ha „, 
 
 '•'■ >nad.. in lh...|>ianti,yor..ar,hwo,k, t ho i„.,v,.nlauv allowo.l lor shianka^.v 
 'd o,n,,ankm.o„ls hri,,.- |„„nd l.y „.sls api.li,.,!, .s lar as ,h..v .an 1.,. ai pivs- 
 ';"'.'-lmo,v , ha:: wha, Willi,,. n,.,vs>ary, and ,1.,. anioun, lor draina..- 
 c\:c., will I l)rli..V(. he all i-fcjiiiivil. 
 
 ■ l!u, s„ll tl„. statements of woi'k d do m,t l ...niMdor ,, ulv .■opn.s.n, 
 
 ih.. work ,o 1... dono, lor tho stuir hot worn M.r,,o„s 4(1') and !!•.-. is ol a v,-rv 
 
 ui,s,aid..na,,„v. and iho on.hank.n.nt l,,.rw,.,.n 470 and 4Sk |,,,„ s!ipp,.ii 
 
 vory mmd,, ,s >iill slippin- nndor ,v,vn, uo.k, and ,h,. ron,,,„.,o,.s has as 
 
 , I740 1 am ,nrorm..d, doolim..! to ,uak,. up ,lns ,.n,l,ank,n,.nt lo „s lull diim.nsion 
 
 """'""^"■''"" ^Pl-'i<>"<>l',hiswork. In,l mhank.n.n.s between statics 
 
 ■'•'•'"'""'"" ^"'^'"'>^^^""'" "I'^il-u, 1' euhie vanls l,;,., 1„„.„ „iade lor 
 
 shpp.nu', l,„l !,om p,-e„en, evidenee ,hi. ,,u,,,|i,,- ,,111 i,„ ,;„. ,..^,„ „,||i,i„„, 
 nlso.n l:<.e,utinu-IVo,ui;N,„-_.ol, the Mnll ,;,„ |,,, |„.„„ ,,1,.,,,,,,^.;^ 
 nn.re or h.ss -.■avel and sand, while (ha, whieh ,v,nains is hardelavioa 
 
 ii'l-ea, l.X,e,i|. 
 
 '"''"' ''■'"' '■('""'■ivl.'" the old .pianiiiies ,„.,v he ivdueed hy ;!,;., 
 
 ruhie yanls. ,hal hav no, I, .en ,-e,p-.iied. An aUowanee r,„. ,|,is ,e,!„e|i„n 
 
 has h,.en made in the Aiiuai-t eerlilieaie. 
 
 ''•"'" '" ''"' " '"' ■' "^I'-'i'iy ■ Ihe old.pian,i,y iniivt now he ,n,.iva.ed heeaoM. 
 
 a hrid-e a. Station No. -^-i:, iha, wa. inelude,] in ,he original eo,„iM,et was 
 
 '"■''' "^" '-^ """ ''^'"•y •""' '■'^ now 1 iind, rstand oi-dered ,o he huil,. 
 
 The J,anue in the ilon,s - Conen>te and ^[aso,r•y■• i. M, ,,illi„o. that 1 
 d.. llol ,hi,,k it ,lecessary to mak.- a iwised sel,,.di,le at p,-esen,. 
 
 1 annex sehedille ol the new ivvised total. plan, i,ie. in ('M„t|.a(.ts Xos. 
 8, t; and '.•. ^vilh pri,vs adjosie,! 1 helieve e,p,i,ahly, an.l I also annex 
 Hcli,.dul,.s of, he wo,k (h,i,e on t hese contraets up lo.-ilst Auii.iistls72, value-! 
 
 at these adjusted pn,.es. In ,!„,.. h.sl seh^-duies you will "see" (hat 
 
 I have taken away I'-om Hi'' il.'m " ( (missions " and ■ ('oui mueneies " ( 1,.. 
 17G0 ullowam.,. I had made iu it Tor the reductions elleeted i,, these e,,n,ia.. Is (he 
 
ISI 
 
44 
 
 ""-v.M,.,. ).,.i,., n.nv „.Hl,. ,„ ,1.,. i„..,„as,.<l pH.vs of so.no of th- work. - 
 
 „„,„,i;:;:::;r:;"' ; ";"'"■• •!'" '"■"'• "'•^--i<- -.1 conti„,.„ei,.s th.. 
 
 ^^•:.l.- n.l.,,.„.., ,., ,h,. ,,.,„.,„„.,„ Chi.,: 'IV ,,i„;.,,„,„ ,.„,„„/ t 
 --- of . us ,.,.«.n,a.. ...1 ,h,a whi,.h I 1.V,. ,,,,.,.„ ,;,, ,,, „;, 
 
 n.;::;:;;;:r'""'^^"" ■--•■-'• '•'•M.ia. of n. .no..rz 
 
 I rciii:iiii. ili'ur Sir. 
 
 Yuiii-s vrry truly. 
 
 l-i:<'NAl,'[) C, I'.KLi, 
 
 Km 
 
 I7:hi 
 
 Isoii 
 
 INTl<;i;C(»[.()\|.\|, K'Aiuv.W 
 
 C"(i.vri!A(T Nil. ;j. 
 K.-vi.M.a ,,i,;mtMi...s and pruv^, S..pt,.nilM.r ISTI :„_ 
 
 '•""""'"'" l)..scnp.io„nfWork ,,, 
 
 II^I M.M-x.w /I) I 'v.tK, Amniiiit 
 
 -'t'i.oiio Ini. ff, l.Vii,n,.r ■ '"'^'^ -^ 
 
 ^'i.i'70 rul,.vds.Ro,.k,.ut,i„..- "'" '-■'••""" 
 
 SiHMoo do Clav .uMi,.^.. ''''! •'''^"^"" 
 
 '!1.000 1,„. n. Undor-dnuus .;; ' "' ^^'^''^^ 'J<* 
 
 ^vK.0 cub.vd«.U,p-rai. '" -'"'^'^ '^^' 
 
 1-200 do' Couer.d,. T '"^ ""^'^•* "" 
 
 ^^"^0 do is,d„..M,.s.:H;v: ;;:; "'"■^^"• 
 
 ■■"T. Hn.n. Iron pip.. ,,,,a i„ .,:;::::. , :' ^o'-'r" 
 
 ' '"> (l,,5.')() (10 
 
 Chris(oph,.r',s KrooK s7,000 00 
 
 "^''"^''■•■'•'^ 8,0(10 00 
 
 ^'^•'''^'^■"''' 2,000 00 
 
 Bridge sKi.rrtruH.uv ~ IT.dOooO 
 
 i,., 1; ,., ,, , .■.'!, S(i(i 0,1 
 
 "'' '"'• li ■"■iim .■uiwrt. MijHM-slnic- 
 
 furc ,, , 
 
 -i 00 4S3 (Id 
 
 Road Cfossin^s and DivcrMnns. 
 
 2a \o. 1 'u 1)1 i.' roads at -i! 130 $2,'Jl»o 00 
 
 '■^ ''" ''"'•''1 tl« «loul)l.., $30.. 3!)0 0(1 
 
 ''^' •'" ^'» ^*^ «ii»glt'. $20.. (i20 00 
 
 4,000 000 
 
IMo 
 
 45 
 
 Speria/ IVor/rs: 
 
 ,.t"-, ^^'^-^ooo 
 
 t-ril) whiirlinir, l;-..l()Ocuh. 
 
 „>■•''■■•"*- 30,200 00 
 
 MorisscyVs lumiel, itji; 
 
 "'"■'"^*'''^ 0.000 00 
 
 4.">.f)tJ0 00 
 Om,ss,;»is ,r,,il Cu„ti„ire„rie.,. 
 
 '■"'''"'> 23,480 07 
 
 ^'"""■"'^'^"'" i^^,j^'^. 
 
 INTEKCOLoXfAL RAILWAY. 
 
 ('<).\ti;act Xo. 0. 
 H.'v,s,.,| ,iu,„.,u„.s .,.cl iM-ics, «,.ptoml,or, 1S72:_ 
 
 yimnlilics. ,. 
 
 "■~'Ti|"iiin ofwcirk. 
 07 ilcri'S ('U>iiriiir>. ol.i L- ■, "" .^MKiiiMt 
 
 ^:i2,000 l.„. „. fIZ;:' ' "" "'"'''""^ *' * ^" * '-^-^^ 00 
 
 •i.007 cul.. yds. Rockcmtin.r " "■' '^'"'0 0« 
 
 I s.'o .-,80,034 •• Clay cuttin."^ ^ ^^ ^fiGl m 
 
 IMOOliMf. i:>u!.M-drai!..s " -- '27,7.'^0 48 
 
 ■..^jr.4 .•ul.. yd,. Kip-rap ^*'- -.328 0(» 
 
 000 ■• ('.,„,reto " •'" ^^.'^^^ 00 
 
 "•■*i7 ■ Ist-d,,,. Ma«»m-v!! ,o!^'^ ^'^"-^^ 
 
 4.170 2nd " ■ - "' •''•0'^" .'■'0 
 
 1.150 •• i.,,.i„„ :••'"» 3l.,072 00 
 
 •' "0 5,7.i0 00 
 
 ycitndnlidtis. 
 
 X-'itli Hnui.h Churl,, ,^o _;5„q 
 
 'South •• "7". 
 
 I,oOO 
 
 '^^'•' ^°"'^«" l^i^-"'- 5,000 
 
 It-'iijamiii Kir,.r ., ,5„„ 
 
 ^'^^'^'^ ^r.vic ; ;;,„^, 
 
 Loiu.soii Hn,ok J r,„„ 
 
 •^''"i""t I^iv.r ■ i.'o,,,, 
 
 Bridg,. SuixTstructun- -0,000 00 
 
 ^ No. Ov,.,.h.adhndg,.«2041i„.j;ri63o "*"'"'" "" 
 
 ''" '"' " "•'^"" ''"Iv."-. ..up.rst,udure ' 
 
 ■1**^3 .30^ 
 
 ■ ^■ay 2.000 Oo 
 
j 
 
4fl 
 
 Itoinl CnminfT!, „n,l /)inrsio„s 
 
 "*'" ■';.'' ^" I'-'l.li'Tau.Is ,,1^180 ,j,,„^, 
 
 •' '1"> l""nn rouds, ,loul,l,., at *;iO 5,,, 
 
 "^iiiLrlc, at :.'() ]_o„„ 
 
 ~ ■ 5,tilO no 
 
 S/wiia/ Ifiir/cs. 
 
 :.';!, (00 . .ul.ic' yards Cri I, ul.arlin.r at X-' 
 
 ftisoo no 
 
 *-'•""' ""••^"y -'i,.-.t;iM»i: 
 
 T()inl ("oiitnict Miin ■ 
 
 *4.')(;,mtj 00 
 
 IXTERCV )L( )N I A L R A I LW A V. 
 
 ( '"NTKACT NO. <), 
 
 K.'vi.s,.,! ,,„,„„i,i,., „„i ,„.j,,,.^ _^^,^^l ,_^^l^^ ^^^._^ 
 
 ■)00 acres. ('Icarini.- ,lr.i:.> „i.- , . Acjiimii!1. 
 
 •ii,974 .uh. v.ls Ro,.k cuttin.n " "' ^'^•'•^'^ "•» 
 
 •'"7!»4 do nav.uftin.^ '"" '''^'^^^ ..(. 
 
 ^^=.!'T2 d., .^ojk born.;.;;:';;,;, ,0;:::;;;;;,:- ;; f '^'^^t '^ 
 
 1.200 ..ul,ya,s Kip-Hap. '^ '- '«0 00 
 
 IS.;o 2,.;i8 do Ist-rlass Masonrv ,'"'" '^'''"^ *"' 
 
 ^-n do o,„, ,j„ ,j^ • l^"" n,;,oS2oo 
 
 KounddMns'. '' "" -»'l^" ^•" 
 
 H'-idnv sup,.r.s(,.uctun. '"*^ "^* 
 
 ^^7 lin ,-. n.,a.„ ..,.,.„ .up.,.,r„.,;;;;::: .. „„ 'f' "" 
 
 't l'»''li.TOad:- at *iao = s:!,l.aO 00 
 
 ;^ """'•'•■ •''•••" ''' •- 2,005 00 
 
 ^ '^'"^^'" ''" 'It 6<' = tiOO 00 
 
 " 'i.77o 00 
 
 1.^70 „ .. 
 
 Special Works. 
 
 '^«li" ft. Tunnel a. Arn..tro„.« 
 
 Jfrook at iJ.'SO = js-. -.^.. ,,,, 
 
 ■'''"y 12.000 00 
 
'^. 
 
 
 IMAGE EVALUATION 
 TEST TARGET (MT-3) 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 ^ 
 
 11.25 
 
 |io *^™ HIMi 
 
 U£ 1^ 12.2 
 
 ^ m 
 
 - H^ 
 
 1.8 
 
 U 11.6 
 
 ^°^A 
 
 «■ 
 
 '^' 
 
I 
 
 
 6^ 
 
47 
 
 Omissions and Contingencies. 
 
 5 per cent, ou $33t,339.28 = $16,860 06 
 
 say 
 
 Total contract sum 
 
 (Signwl), 
 
 17,557 72 
 
 1354,897 00 
 
 LEONARD G. BELL. 
 
 INTERCOLOmAL RAILWAY. 
 
 1800 
 
 ^^^'^ Contract No. 3. 
 
 Progress cstimatt' for 31.st August, 1872 :— 
 Rt'vis.'d according to revised i)rices of September. 
 
 yimntities^ Desirij.tion el' Work. 
 
 104 acres. Clearing, close cutting and grubbing 
 
 21,762 lin. ft. Fencing ."^ 
 
 40,046 cub. yds. Rock cutting 
 
 365,590 do Clay cutting 
 
 2,730 lin, ft. Under-drains 
 
 1,063 cub. yds. Concrete 
 
 2,321 do Ist-class Masonry 
 
 6,634 do 2nd-class 
 
 900 lin. ft. Iron pipes laid in concrete 
 
 835 cub. yds. Paving 
 
 Found at ions 
 
 Road crossings and diversions 
 
 Special Worli's 
 
 Morissey's Ivoad Diver- 
 sion $4,524 00 
 
 Crib wharfing, 6,016 cub. 
 
 j'ds. at $2 10,032 dO 
 
 Moris.sey's Tunnel 9,060 00 
 
 I'.IOO 
 
 l!ilO 
 
 1872:— 
 
 
 RhIc. 
 
 Amnimt. 
 
 $13 00 
 
 $1,352 00 
 
 05 
 
 1,088 10 
 
 90 
 
 44,141 40 
 
 23 
 
 84,085 70 
 
 12 
 
 327 60 
 
 5 00 
 
 5,315 00 
 
 12 00 
 
 27,852 00 
 
 9 50 
 
 63,023 00 
 
 10 Oi) 
 
 9,000 00 
 
 5 01) 
 
 4,175 00 
 
 
 16,320 06 
 
 
 675 00 
 
 Materials delivered. 
 
 Omissions and Contingencies 
 
 2J per cent, on work done, $294,. 
 775 80 = $7,369 39, say 
 
 Total relative value of work done 
 equal to 6180 per cent, of contract 
 sum $462,444 
 
 24,516 00 
 12,905 00 
 
 4,887 20 
 
 (Signed,) 
 
 $299,663 0(1 
 
 LEONARDO BELL, 
 
48 
 
 INTEIICOLONIAL J^AlhWA^ 
 
 Contract Xo. (j. 
 VrogVL-HH ...stiinato Ibr 31..t August, 1872:— 
 Revised acconlino- to revised pries of Septemb 
 
 Di'icriplion of Work. 
 
 Qimntity of Work 
 done. 
 
 4S| acr(>i-' 
 'I'^.TOS lin. I't, 
 
 <•!•, 1872:— 
 
 ''"'t'- Amount 
 
 <- loanng, close cuttingand grubbing. .$14 00 .$ (17!) 
 
 1!>20 
 
 Fci 
 
 U'lllo'. 
 
 00 
 
 'ub')- cub. yd.s. Rock cutting. 
 380,4,^j;j •' Clay " 
 
 575 lin. It. Undor-drain.s . 
 
 1,0.58 cub. yds.Rip-rap 
 
 tU9 
 ;!.!t3(i 
 2,ti47 
 
 359 
 
 193 
 
 Concrete 
 
 1st class Masonry ,., , 
 
 2nd class 
 
 I'aving 
 
 I'oundations 
 
 North Charlo |1,700 
 
 ^""'^^^ " 1,500 
 
 I-ouison River 5000 
 
 Benjamin River j^oQO 
 
 Nash's Creek ... 3_'5oo 
 
 Louison Brook 400 
 
 Tacquet River 8,000 
 
 Road 
 
 eros.sings and diversions. 
 Special WurAs. 
 
 1<l.n97 eub. yd.s. Crib work 
 
 Materials delivered. 
 
 1940 
 
 Ommions and Contingencies. 
 
 ^l percent, on .$233,849.10 = |.-,,846.23, say 
 
 Total relative value of work done, 
 equal to 52.185 per cent of con- 
 ^'■"^•t ^"'» |45ti,940 
 
 05 
 
 5,936 40 
 
 1 00 
 
 t>,657 00 
 
 22 
 
 85,015 2ti 
 
 12 
 
 69 00 
 
 2 50 
 
 2,645 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 3,:45 00 
 
 2 50 
 
 49,200 00 
 
 9 50 
 
 25,146 50 
 
 5 00 
 
 1,795 00 
 
 
 21,300 00 
 
 00 
 
 3.373 00 
 
 21,994 00 
 0,796 00 
 
 4,C07 84 
 
 •1238.457 00 
 LEONARD G. BELL. 
 
i 
 
49 
 INTKRCOLGNIAL RAIWAY. 
 
 Contract No. f). 
 
 TroirivsH estimate for 3l,st Auii'iist, lS',-2 : 
 
 Kevisod iU'.ordiiiff to revised prices of September, 1872: — 
 
 1»i-ill k'"ii'itily 111' mirk ,, . . 
 
 '• '" 'i-".' Oescnpt.on ot Work. K„, .. ^„,„„„( 
 
 4.>() acres ('leariiig-. close culting' and ariibhins' $ltl (lO $7,200 00 
 
 17,500 lin. ft. Fenciiiir _ o 07 * 1,225 00 
 
 54,244 ciil). yds. Roclv cuttiiiff ] oo -,4044,10 
 
 '''']'' ■■ •• ^V '■ 27 7.i;710 24 
 
 40,.)8>! •• '• liociv borrowing and long liaui 045 18,204 HO 
 
 2,558 - '• 1st clasf Ma.sonry 1400 35,812 00 
 
 ''''' " " --1 " " 1150 4M48 50 
 
 ■'■^' ■' " l'=»^'i''g li 00 3,282 (m 
 
 lyiiO Fowiidations 450 00 
 
 Road crossings and diversions 3,19> 00 
 
 Special works (tunnel bored) 4,650 00 
 
 Materials delivered j j,),^ 00 
 
 . Omitsiotis arid C'lnilinfiencies. 
 
 3.^ p. c. on $252,581.34 = $8,840. 3.-> 
 
 ^'ly 0,935 (HJ 
 
 Total relative value of work done 
 
 equal to 7o.!t7 p. c. of contract — 
 
 sum $354,897 *2»J2,517 00 
 
 1070 
 
 LEONAKD C. BhLL. 
 
 JI." 
 
 LliTTKR AND STATEMUXT ADDRESSED TO MR. RRYDtlES AND 
 
 SENT TO CHAIRM.iN, 
 
 QrKUEc, 4th September, 1872. 
 
 Mv De.UI Sik,— Copies of Thompson's report on No. ',t, and Fitzn-erald's 
 on No. ft, have been sent to the Office in Ottawa, there is much in the 
 latter I must beg you to carefully note. 
 
 On the wholt the results on these two Sections conlirm very closelv 
 
 the .statements made by Berlinguet last January, both as to quantities and 
 
 |),yQ the amount then due the Contractors, and assuminff the other two section^ 
 
 to l)e nearly in the same position, which may be fairly done, the application 
 
 nuide in .lanuary has been Well sitstained. 
 
 Mr. Dell has been in possession for some time of copies of Fitzgerald 
 and Thompson's meastirements, I have no information of what his reiwrt 
 on thein will be, but trust it will agree sufficiently to satisfy vou and 
 
'^sriiiri. 
 
 •W:k-m-'. :>t ', 
 
 W}-, -M* . 
 
 ' ■'i'.^*! • T-Vl-j. 
 
no 
 
 .vn.ov,. nny further hesitation in ,vl i,,,, ,„ i,nr„..diaU.lv «f,onnn 
 
 .nwl abov.. th.. ordinary .non.hiy warrants for Au.,"st ' """ 
 
 i'h" >HMn of i„,..n., .1„„,. „,. „... ],,,„ ,„.,„„, „,, ,,. ^.,, 
 .sa v.ry s..no,.,s on., .,ul on.M.allin,. unqu.s.ioMal.l v for l„ll 
 
 h..v.. Lrolcn us down al,o,..th,.r. As it is. i, ,.. onlv ll.n d. "t^ 
 -.•.•.IU...S and a, vry h.avy ...,, ,!.■ .nxi.ty and'troubl.. of wh Ih 
 • 7' •■'■'•'•■"I'H.s,, how..v.r lar..., .a,. ,....,. .on-ponsat. 
 
 .oon';::::-,;;:::;:;;;:"'-^^-^*^-'''- ^">-Ha.u.sandi.op.,_ 
 
 1 am, dear Sir, 
 Yours truly, 
 -'OOO C. .1. liKVlMilX Ksq., -lOIfN S, FUV. 
 
 Montreal. 
 
 L'OKI 
 
 2020 
 
 No. a. 
 Amount of rontraet #45(i ,040 00 
 
 Cr. 
 
 V>y payment to 8lst July $288,000 
 
 JixJra warrant in Auj^nist 12,.500 
 
 300,500 00 
 
 Jkhince in hands of Government 15(U1(7~00 
 
 Fitz-reraJd's estimate of cost of 
 work to he done on loth July, 
 
 ^'^'- !^lll,M4(i 
 
 Deduct half the work done in July, 
 
 (warrant $17,000; jj^ijq 
 
 -— 103,340 00 
 
 Showing the amount to be due to Contractors.. .$~537l00~O0 
 Note. -The prices of the work in Fitzgerald', estimate exceed ,he 
 highest schedule rates yet paid, particularly in the items of fencino. ..„d 
 crib- work. ' 
 
 No. 0. 
 Amount of Contrart ^ -^ gj^^ ^^^ 
 
 Cr. 
 
 My i)ayments to 31.st July .*20:.,000 
 
 Kxtra warrant in August 12,,")00 
 
 277,500 00 
 
 lialance in the hands of Government iTr'Ts^T^OO 
 
 Thompsons estimate of -vork to be 
 
 done on 1st July, calculated 
 
 at last schedule rates =$08,410 
 
 Deduct work done in July (v\ur- 
 
 ™»') •. 19,000 
 
 . Shewing this amount to be due to ContnuT — !!ll!!!_!!!! 
 : : - , ^"'^ ".. * 27,087 00 
 
61 
 
 •20;iO M,.. Tl...ini.son .s(,„..,l v,.,4mlly fhat in hi« ...tinn.l.. of th. R„ck ll... 
 
 -.v..t..r pari of il was h,,,,! .urlk-v rook, mm.I it cli.l „,,. r-ally n-pp-s.-nt in 
 r>s/ o„r hall ol' whul i.s uu.l,.r8i,„.,l by ordinary Uo.k excavation. 
 
 Wink to Ik' dom- on \s\ Julv isji :- . 
 •'i.iiHiJ iiL'i'i's ( 'Icarinii' , r • . ., 
 
 1X7,^21 lin.tt. i.vnd,;: ;:::: ':' *'^ ; *<2-*'-^ 
 
 io,«f<«..„i., v.is. uo..k..: .. ;; ^'; 'f' 
 
 1X7 .. u , V, ■■ " -^ ■•iO,T()2 7;') 
 
 ■*'^' Isl class Masonrv •• 14,,,, ,:«.«,„ 
 
 204<t !I7 '■ •• I'avin- ^' '^" '■••""■^ "•• 
 
 1^ I'airJ'alnci:,;;;;;,;:::;;: :;;;:;, " ^o.. uoo,. 
 
 24 .Siuii Hoards '1 
 
 H7 I'airs tJat.-s "■■" 
 
 4 Overhead iJridavs...... ......... r t^oy 1. .-,()() no 
 
 •^- l!o.\ drains ' j 
 
 ^^ lii'ttiii t'»lviw-t supiMslriictuivs] 
 
 I- ^T . , . . 74,100 (14 
 
 ^••^•' "'s^ i'.i.Ji:;:::..'";!::::.:: ySay,45o,K, 
 
 •i.lT-' lin.lt. (.'attle tfuards ( '"^-'y- 300 00 
 
 800 (111), yds. .Stone..'. ' s;.,,. -,,,100,1 ■ -r- , 
 
 ■' Nij,.»,0()0 00 .),750 (i(» 
 
 ti«,4IO 04 
 Deduct work done in. rul7( Warrant) 111,000 00 
 
 jj ., « 49, no 04 
 
 To the Conimissioners 
 
 of the Intercolonial Railway. 
 
 Uttav,-a, 22ud September 1871. 
 (JK.N-n,KMK.v,-ln support of the request which we are about lo present 
 we have the honour t.. make the lollowini? statement of the present state „f 
 lo"ward.,ess of our works, of our disbursement,, a.ul of our receipts for 
 2000 S.-<tions Nos. 3, 0, 1> and ]o ol the Intereoloniai. 
 
 Amount of Contract No. .3 !!;4(J-^ 000 
 
 ^^- ^ 4.57,000 
 
 i""*'>i |tn!t,ooo 
 
 !^44l,231 Disbursements for the both .sections ""-=-=- . 
 239.70() Receipts on account of both sections. 
 
 Amount of contract Xo. !t .•s8.k') 000 
 
 ^'*'' l'^ 304.000 
 
 Total !$719"(>0O 
 
 $380,(596 Disbursements for both sections. 
 2f70 187,400 Receipts on account of both " 
 
 Total disbursements $827 !t-74 
 
 Total Receipts ";;; ^'^^jj,, 
 
 Amount expended over receipts §40(^824 
 
I!' I 
 
 '^ ,'■■-. a: ■ Mt 
 
 
 ./.'v?'^ 
 
52 
 
 Tn n.Mi.i„n f., th. itom of our ,li«hurs,.„n.,.(s olh-rs .xl.t for ,1... 
 nnumamiuLr ,.ni.n... «tor..s, ami otluTH lor ,h.. M.,>,,lyi„,. ol'th. .sam. (or 
 I he \\ inter. 
 
 Vou l.av.. iat.ly witness,..! yonrseiv-.s, (i.,ntl,.,„,.n. „nr or,.u.is«tio„s, 
 
 and yuu n.ay tl.ns havo 1 ...nn in,-.! ,ha, nv an- ...ious and doMrouso 
 
 carry my: ont honoral.ly onr ('out rids 
 .'080 V„n will readily ad.n.it that ih.. works rnuainin,- ,o !.. don- will I,- 
 
 .•..ns>.l..ral.ly <li„u„ish,..l in ,.., owin^ to onr or,.„.iHatio„ whi..h has 
 lM-.-n .o v.-ry .xpensHv ,., ns ,;.r ,.x..,.n,in.. th. first jv.rt ofonr works, whi.h 
 organ,.aI,on ,s ,n workin.r ord-r for ..x.rr. . h. lmlan.v ol'onr works 
 
 U - do not therefor., h.-sitat.. ... stat.> p,ov,. if r..qnired, that the 
 
 vain., oi the works n-nuunin, to 1... .,.,. , j, „„t worth more than one 
 hinl ol ,he an..,nnt of ,mr Contraets. W.. are so ....sitive in onrall.>^atio„s 
 t''"t w- .1" "ot h..si,,tt.. in .l....|urin,. that at th.. ..p.-nin.^ of tl... next 
 ..av>.anon, we will n,.t 1... in th,. way for th.- layinu^ of .he rails and the 
 ov,-rs,rn.tnr..of the iron brid.,r.,s. any i„.r.s.,n whe ha« visited the works can 
 ■2()m teslify t,.the trnth of this ali..-ation. "orkscan 
 
 N.,w that w.. have mad., known to you our position, we ;...,n.vs( that 
 th,. sum,.l l..liy thonsanddollarsh,. .ranted to us on aeeount of the an.onnt 
 ot ea.h ot our Contracts to enal.le us to ..ontinne the works with Ih.. «an,.. 
 aetivily with which we have ..arried them out up to this day 
 
 \y.. are convinced that onr r..,iucs. is so just a on., that we do not 
 consider It t.) he a favor. 
 
 W.. teel conlident that onr r...,n..st will be complied with, inasmu..h as 
 • ho works are pron;r..ssin!r with the o,,at..st activity and (her., an- mor.. 
 than.'V-'tlO m.'n now working on the secti..ns. 
 
 !1(I0 
 
 (Signed) R X. UKKLFNCHTET & Co., 
 
 (Signed) J. 15. liERTEAND .<;■ Co. 
 
 per V X. l{..rlinauet \- Co. 
 
 t 
 
 To the Honourable Commissioners 
 
 of the Intercolonial Kailway, 
 
 Ottawa, 3rd Fehrnary 1873. 
 
 .Tl.KMK.c- W.. have th.. honour to send you herewith statements 
 
 showing the co,st of the works up to the first of December l.st, on Section. 
 
 • b Oand 15 of the Intercolonial Railway, and are prepaivd to explain 
 
 .110 fully the causes and circumstances whi.-h have forced u.s to make this exces. 
 
 of expenditure over and above the estimates received umounti':»- on 
 
 No. 3 to $174,03.5 71 
 " t) '■ 201,930 64 
 , " 9 " 218,704 47 - ■ 
 
 " 16 " 154,717 -^3 
 
ii: 
 
 I 
 
56 
 
 ^.d we r«specUully request your earnest conskleratiou of our .a«e. and pray 
 
 hat you will recommend immediately apaymmt to us on ac.ount ofut 
 
 least one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars on each section, which 
 
 o, ,. ""! "'. '" r"''' ''""^ ""' '" ''""y '""'' "'■ '^' ™«'"«« -advanced to us the 
 2120 mterest and commission on which are pressing heavily on us, leaving h 
 hnal settlement until the «ecUons are completed 
 
 Our work throughout, we .onfidently as.eri," is well and substantially 
 done, and on a great public work like the Intercolonial Kaihv.v, built on 
 our feect.ons under great local an.l other .li.ficultie. well known to your- 
 seh^s and capabh- of clear proof, we entertain the strongest hope that 
 neither your Honorable Com.nissioners, the Government or the country at 
 arge wt allow any part of the cost of such a great national work to be 
 ustazned by private mdt vidua Is, who from the combination of circu.nstances 
 .".d causes beyond the.r control are in the position we Hnd ourse]^ ... 
 
 2130 
 
 We have tiie honor to be. 
 
 Your most obedient servants, 
 (Signed) F. X. BEKLINGUET & Co., 
 
 Contractors for Sections 3 and G. 
 
 (Signed) J. B. BERTIiAND & Co 
 
 Contractors for Sections 9 and l.j. 
 
If 
 
54 
 
 SECTION No .; 
 
 A>..nuoT of Monthly Expenditur,., K..., ived on A.cou.u, Balance Uu.. 
 Remarks rcl'criing to Details. 
 
 Moiitlj.-. 
 
 June 
 
 Jul}- 
 
 Aiigiiftt 
 
 Septi'tiibtT 
 
 October 
 
 Novenibcr 
 
 Deci'inbiT 
 
 AinoiMits 
 
 Ks|PlMlllcil. 
 
 ISiI. 
 
 •luiiiitirv 
 
 f'l'hiimrj ., 
 March ,.."..., 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 .hint' 
 
 •Inly 
 
 Aiiyuat 
 
 'Si'IiIl'IdIht. 
 
 OcioIkt .... 
 .VovcidImt.. 
 UcccmlMT . 
 
 18?2. 
 
 ■Iiiiiimn .. . 
 I'uhruHn-. ., 
 
 .Maroli ..'. 
 
 April 
 
 Mny 
 
 .riiiic 
 
 July 
 
 ■^'iK'n.-'l 
 
 S'pli'iiiliur.. 
 
 (Hliihcr 
 
 .Niivunihcr... 
 
 I'iCL'Illb'.V 
 
 ■liiniiar.i' 
 
 I''e|pniary 
 
 March . ' 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 Jiinr 
 
 I 
 
 1,047 "7 
 
 ia,4i2 x'i 
 
 Ili.Ndl 8.1 
 14.(lN8 ii:i 
 I«,120 49 
 
 III, 
 
 i:i, 
 
 10, 
 
 II, 
 
 19, 
 
 '.'li. 
 
 21, 
 
 ■-'2. 
 I'l 
 II 
 
 •,'.lj| 
 1, 5' 2 
 185 
 780 
 29« 
 608 
 
 ■.'»; 
 
 I2S 
 .152 
 830 
 S!t2 
 "ill 
 
 II, 
 12, 
 14. 
 12 
 15, 
 ■'II, 
 19, 
 
 37, 
 .•IV 
 
 ;i(i, 
 i.v 
 
 :9i 
 
 94.t 
 913 
 «7I 
 814 
 7fi;i 
 U«4 
 Ii25 
 74<i 
 701) 
 •)l.-. 
 
 , .'.91,0:17 Pi 
 • | l,.!92 h:i 
 
 I 
 
 :i54 '.).■) 
 
 1.054 18 
 
 2,7.-iS II 
 0,884 9.1 
 
 f«')!vl82 51 
 
 I 
 
 Am. mm-. 
 
 Ili'C.'ivrtl. 
 
 t CIS. 
 
 I.. 140 00 
 
 T.28:i (H. 
 
 7.o:i5 0.1 
 
 1 1, 2.111 oil 
 
 III 69;i . 
 
 7.199 Oil 
 
 7.200 00 
 
 l)i-lti'icnc\-. 
 
 2,507 07 ■ 
 
 .1..TO2 19 ! 
 7,8.10 28 
 
 H.I 82 82 ' 
 
 0,108 8» I 
 
 0,8811 OH 1 
 
 8.920 49 I 
 
 lutcrtsi 
 
 Ull 
 
 Di'liciiiicy. 1 
 
 1 
 
 .* cii.; 
 
 7.11 (W 
 
 i,.i6:) 68 1 
 
 2,142 00 1 
 
 2,204 (Ml 
 
 1,(188 34 1 
 
 1,722 25 1 
 
 2.140 NO 
 
 I 
 
 lliilunc Dm 
 
 •T* (• 1 ,s 
 3,258 75 
 6,95,1 87 
 9,792 28 
 
 10,,^66 82 
 7,097 17 
 8.011 28 
 
 11,061 29 
 
 .1,61111 
 
 2.7IK) 
 
 1.500 
 
 4.':0(. 
 
 19,000 
 
 9.000 
 
 21.600 
 
 18.000 
 
 11.200 
 
 10.200 
 
 I '.1. 8110 
 
 7,:i54 87 
 6,842 23 
 8,98.1 56 
 6,280 47 
 
 2,9<I5 Bl 
 1.697 15 
 .1. 1 28 29 
 
 H. <75 77 
 1.1..126 42 
 
 27, 340 (Ml I 
 
 ."■,.360 00 I 
 
 17.0111 nil I 
 
 6,01111 nil ! 
 
 lo.oiH) nil ' 
 
 30,IKI0 00 I 
 
 l8,.1oo nil I 
 
 .■|6,0IKI no I 
 
 23.50" on I 
 
 17.0IKI nil I 
 
 ll.inio 00 I 
 
 4,968 
 1.783 
 1,464 
 l,62'i 
 12,246 
 1 3, 701 ; 
 4,515 
 
 1,681 65 
 1,505 24 
 1,886 85 
 1,2,16 00 
 
 .122 90 I 
 798 4:i 
 500 48 
 
 I.II88 8H 
 1,863 12 
 
 9,036 
 
 ■S,.347 
 10,872 
 7.536 
 
 3,428 
 5 495 
 3,628 
 
 . 164 I 
 ,:«i9 
 
 Ul.illKI 00 I 
 2,0110 on I ^1 ;.i,.j ^;. 
 
 :'..(inil 00 
 3,000 00 
 
 351 9a 
 
 •I 
 
 6,881 95 '., 
 
 ,1.10 
 
 107 
 
 73 
 
 65 
 
 ,167 
 
 274 
 
 15 
 
 24, 198 
 
 335 
 
 5,.II8 74 
 1,891) 15 
 1,537 30 
 1,690 67 
 12,613 69 
 13,980 (11 
 4. .160 61 
 
 16 15 
 
 •15^,884 95 
 
 21,083 
 
 1.10,897 .16 
 
 45,963 14 
 
 Riptnses lit Quilwc.. 
 
 ||<I 10 
 
 I9i),560 To 
 
 12,879 05 
 
 209,4:«> 75 
 
56 
 
 SI'XTION No. H 
 
 AiiyiH.v.T ul Monthly Exin-mUuw. Ainu„n(,s K'.c.nv.l on A.v.mu.i, 
 liMlaiuv, Due, liyiiiiirks ivJi-nina lo Dflails. 
 
 Moil III.-;. 
 
 •Iiiiii 
 
 .luU 
 
 .\ll^llyl .... 
 
 Sf|iic!iilM-r 
 
 nclnliiM. ... 
 
 NoVfiiihtM'.. 
 Dt'ci-'iiilicr . 
 
 1M71I. 
 
 1N7I. 
 
 .luiiiiury ... 
 Kfliiiiiirv... 
 Maioli ;.... 
 
 .Vpril 
 
 .Ma) 
 
 .Iiinc 
 
 .Iiilv 
 
 .\il;;ii,~l 
 
 .•^ei'U-liiliiT.. 
 
 OiliilnM- 
 
 Nnv einlit'iv . 
 Dicimln'r. . 
 
 .\lllOUIll.> 
 
 Kx|ic;iili-il. 
 
 4,«"li ■I'.' I 
 
 l.'l.llC.H 1 1 
 
 .'".86(i 17 ,' 
 
 I H, I III:' IL' , 
 
 7,'j;i7 ii:' I 
 
 "i,9l!i (i!l i 
 
 ;"i,iio« :i8 i 
 11,751! Ill 
 lli,>M,'i .'iii 
 I i.iiiiti i;i 
 10,160 68 : 
 I7,!l|l) 18 
 .Ci,li:i7 li7 
 
 'J7,!i:w hi 
 
 ■J7.8;i!i I I 
 ■-'l.OII 117 
 .l"i,l;il 62 , 
 13,634 U8 !.. 
 
 AiiiiiiuiH 
 Itcecivcd. 
 
 I*f lii-ii 
 
 :i,0li3 no I 
 
 ll.ilfi'i 11(1 I 
 
 7. 7.li no 
 
 il,:',-iii (III 
 
 KJililif) (JO 
 
 r<,:m on 
 
 :l,ti(lll nil' 
 
 1.800 (HI 
 
 :'. 7iin I'll 
 
 Ui.liliil on 
 
 1,8011 on 
 
 10,0(1(1 on 
 
 '.l,i|(io no 
 
 •Ji;, lull ii(_i 
 
 I I, inn on 
 
 .^..^lOii on 
 
 i:i..'i( II lui , 
 
 If).3(j0 (III 
 
 InliTest 
 
 (III 
 
 Dclicicncv. 
 
 $ Cl8. 
 
 1,!(76 42 ' 
 lo.MS 2() 
 
 7,3.i(! 11 : 
 
 :i,(;i(i 17 I 
 
 1,127 12 , 
 
 I.KOK 02 I 
 
 2,34U (111 ' 
 
 ! liuliiiiec iJiic 
 
 $ els. I 
 
 .VJ2 80 
 
 :i.ni!4 72 
 
 2.054 08 I 
 
 2.W((i :i2 I 
 
 .171 02 
 
 474 7.'> 
 
 .'ilia 7(i I 
 
 2,.')(;ii 22 
 
 l:i,(i:i2 118 
 
 ;i,:i!i(i 111 
 
 12,212 111 
 
 1 , 7118 I I 
 
 2,:;73 77 
 
 2,912 85 
 
 3,209 38 
 
 738 07 
 
 3,347 |-i 
 
 ll.(l8(i 1(1 
 
 1,992 32 
 
 11,048 42 
 
 7,1145 .5(1 
 
 1.4711 l.'i 1 
 
 
 11,206 tJI 
 
 l,K41 on 1 
 
 1 1.1147 01 
 
 mo 58 
 
 :iii III 1 
 
 
 8,940 18 1 
 
 l.doii 2n 1 
 
 lo,,'i41l .18 
 
 8,937 (i7 1 
 13,5.38 81 I 
 
 1,519 29 
 2, Kit; 08 
 
 ln,4.5(j 9t> 
 15,704 92 
 
 I7,j(i.'i i;3 
 
 .,.,.. ^, 1 
 
 111,023 08 
 
 I3,«34 !i8 
 
 l,(i3(i 08 
 
 l."i,271 (Hi 
 
 1872. 
 
 ■Ituniai') — 
 Kclinmry .. 
 
 Munli 
 
 A|.|il 
 
 .Miiy ., 
 
 .Illl'iv 
 
 •Inly 
 
 A"K'ii-l 
 
 .'^I'l'lcllillCl' 
 
 IIl-IuIii-i- 
 
 .No\i'inliiT. 
 
 lli'Ct'iiiliir 
 
 •Jiuiujir) .... ... 
 
 rclTimrv 
 
 Miirtli,..! 
 
 .\|.nl 
 
 May anil June 
 ■IlllU' 
 
 9.308 
 11,420 
 13,273 
 l(i.7.-i:i 
 1.I..W5 
 24,808 
 .".1.483 
 26,498 
 27,849 
 .■12,201 
 2(i..'i28 
 
 .142,'' 16 42 
 (i.733 03 
 
 7.1i;« 96 
 6,71 1 32 
 
 7,0.-|5 13 
 27. IOC 7 7 
 
 597,022 63 
 
 18,100 00 
 5,600 00 
 8,000 00 
 (i.ono 0(1 
 12.(1011 no 
 27,11110 on 
 211, .",0(1 00 
 
 20,0(1 
 
 14,.'inii 00 ' 
 I.'-.IHIO on 
 14.000 on 
 
 .•S'.IUM 00 
 1,000 00 
 
 .l,(jll(i 00 
 3,00(1 no 
 5,000 00 
 4,000 00 
 
 27. 1 96 77 
 41n, Iik; 77 
 
 2, .(02 66 
 l,7,')3 31 
 I..V.2 94 
 
 (>,21((i 17 
 
 1.3,349 115 
 
 14,2nl 78 
 
 (1,.V2H 7<( 
 
 2117 l.s 
 :i8n 21 
 I118 1)4 
 
 2,-, I .id 
 
 ion 47 
 
 284 02 
 
 65 28 
 
 2,.>n:i 
 
 M:t3 
 
 l.liOl 
 
 C.-iil 77 
 
 l.i,7lll 52 
 
 1 1,18.', Nil 
 
 (li.Mil 117 
 
 2(;,(i84 22 
 
 1^6,915 80 
 
 2(;,1(;S 24 
 54,642 I" 
 
 Kxpeiiacs at (..luilici- 
 
 241,5.58 3.i 
 
 12,8711 ii.-i 
 
 264,437 38 
 
8r 
 
60 
 
 SHCTION \n '.). 
 
 Ai.-iKAi I "I Moiillily lixpi'iidiliirc. AiiKmiii icmmmmI (»ii Aiumiiii, IJiilaiKi 
 
 tliK'. litMIiaik> irl.'llliii;' Ki Detail."!. 
 
 Month' 
 
 Aiiiiiuiit- 
 K.X)ieiiili'il. 
 
 1870 
 
 ■luiv 
 
 Aii^'iirfl 
 
 .•^I'litrmlHT 
 
 llclnhlT 
 
 NoVI'IIiImT , 
 lltH-iMlllltT .. 
 
 1871. 
 
 .luiiiiary .... 
 
 ''■hnuiry .. 
 March .".... 
 
 .Vpril 
 
 .Mttj 
 
 .'iinu 
 
 .Inly 
 
 \»i-u<i .... 
 S.'piciiiln'r. 
 
 lIclijIiiT 
 
 Nuvfiiihcr. 
 IH'eemlier .. 
 
 .Iiiriii;ii-r... 
 f't'tiriiiiry.. 
 
 .M.uch 
 
 Apnl 
 
 •May 
 
 .IllDC 
 
 .Inly 
 
 .\llJfllSl 
 
 .Si lilcllplplT. 
 
 ih'iiiliur .... 
 \<>'*cinln'r. 
 
 Ik'i.'1-uiher 
 
 1873. 
 
 Jiuiiiary .. 
 I'eliniary 
 .March. .."... 
 
 A|iril 
 
 May 
 
 ■ I'llii' 
 
 .VliluiiiiU 
 
 KlLlMVfll. 
 
 Ui'licii'iicv 
 
 ljlUTi-t*l till 
 
 I Ikiriicy. 
 
 $ L'1.4. 
 
 :i(i,W2 71 
 
 15,iM() ri.l 
 
 r.»,158 1)1 
 
 i:i,:ii;i 3:1 
 
 l.t,:t»:i :i2 
 
 |:(.<,I6.^ 71 
 
 12,3'.i7 no 
 
 7,l,Vi nil 
 
 In, 81111 III I 
 
 8.. 152 nn , 
 
 ■i,396 no 
 
 ;i,7ln n7 
 
 in. 7211 nn 
 
 I2,2».l 71 
 
 17,380 on 
 
 r.',li20 42 
 
 ij,niin on 
 
 12,1147 27 
 
 5,11011 nn 
 
 14,4:17 «;i 
 
 10,000 nil 
 
 2J.2J8 88 
 
 11,1100 nil 
 
 3ti,432 04 
 
 31,jou nil 
 
 24|ii87 2n 
 
 :il,.Vin nil 
 
 21.t;r>ii 37 
 
 M.iiiin nn 
 
 111,1)25 27 
 
 •.»,0nn nn 
 
 I.il73 •>.' 
 
 7,000 on 
 
 520,.j57 54 I 339,000 110 
 
 ,1.685 119 
 2,1)68 Oil I 
 
 527,013 02 
 
 1,000 00 
 
 1,000 00 
 3,000 00 
 
 2,litj8 O'J 
 
 8J«,U08 O'.i 
 
 -I- 
 
 * Cl.1. 
 
 23,8(13 71 
 
 7,as.-| 53 
 
 8,358 Ul 
 
 l,'.«li 23 
 
 13,303 32 
 
 8,56» 74 
 
 8,725 25 
 
 2,700 no 
 
 •■.,n25 2S 
 
 8,840 41 
 
 l.Hoo 00 
 
 7. 1141; 41 
 
 14,700 35 
 
 .5,41)0 nn 
 
 ■.i,:«!o 35 
 
 I1,21K1 UK 
 
 2,7no no 
 
 8,51)0 98 
 
 12,202 Oil 
 
 13,tioo no 
 
 
 10, W8 ti2 
 
 4.. 500 Oil 
 
 11, Hill 71 
 
 211,838 20 
 
 21,0011 oil 1 
 
 5,2;iH 20 
 
 25,1.3!l 47 
 
 t I,7no 1)0 1 
 
 l:t,4;i9 47 
 
 ::;i.H57 17 
 
 4il.:ino 00 
 
 
 27,850 77 
 
 15,:tnii Mil 
 
 2.107 III 
 
 28, 1 15 43 
 
 10 jnii OP 
 
 11,945 4.! 
 
 15.47:' 53 
 
 
 15. 473 53 
 
 1,002 10 
 4.4:17 11:1 
 12,2.58 88 
 4,9:12 04 
 
 1,137 57 
 1,925 27 
 
 $ CH 
 
 11,928 97 
 
 ■i,2o7 80 
 
 2.25t! «B 
 
 1,297 (jii 
 
 :i,:t25 75 
 2,056 56 
 
 I,;i85 76 
 l,.5,'>o 12 
 1.905 1)11 
 1.718 nn 
 
 2,1108 811 
 
 81)0 40 
 
 2.130 21 
 
 29.'. 12 
 I.. 552 85 
 1,850 76 
 
 208 li; 
 
 :ilii 51' 
 
 7.16 48 
 
 246 60 
 
 :il II I 
 
 :i8 .511 1 
 
 35,020 54 
 
 ::),5:il 
 
 I.S2,,;ii9 92 Oii,5.")2 ;i4 
 K.\iii;n.Hi'.s at Qiu-bi'i; 
 
 Ha hi III' 
 ilu.v 
 
 $ cU 
 
 30,822 68 
 
 111,1193 :i:i 
 
 ln,615 27 
 0,288 8;i 
 16,629 07 
 10,626 :iii 
 
 7,111 no 
 8,,59l) ,50 
 ll,:i25 95 
 10,308 98 
 
 13,169 51 
 6,128 66 
 15.589 71 
 
 2.103 1)0 
 1:1, 198 28 
 17,:i:i0 29 
 
 l,Mii 
 
 JO 
 
 4.718 
 
 2-' 
 
 -', 99 1 
 
 :i6 
 
 5,178 
 
 61 
 
 1.171 
 
 Ol 
 
 1,963 
 
 77 
 
 242,922 26 
 
 12,879 05 
 
 2.55,801 :!1 
 
w 
 
 SKCTro\ No 15. 
 
 Ahsthact ..r Monthly Kxpciulitiiri's, \iii.,imiN ivccivcd 
 liali.iici' (hii., Ivi'iaiirkf- n-l'iTriim' in l)riMil.s. 
 
 •II AcLouui, 
 
 M'liithtt. 
 
 Aino/mtii 
 Kxiu'IiiIimI. 
 
 Amuunl') 
 
 July 
 
 A'l^^ii^I 
 
 Se|iti'nii,i'r 
 
 (IctlililT 
 
 N'dV •lllliiT 
 
 iJi'ci'iiihur 
 
 Jtiniiury 
 
 Fi.'hruary..., 
 
 Miirih 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 JiiiiK 
 
 July 
 
 Augiisi 
 
 Si'iHiiiiliir 
 Uc-tdhr, 
 
 N0V*'?lltuT .. 
 Dt'Cl'IlllMT... 
 
 IHT.'.. 
 
 JiintiHry 
 
 Fubrumy ., 
 Manh .... . 
 
 April 
 
 May... 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 All)rusl 
 
 yeptcnilisT. 
 
 Octuhrr 
 
 Nuvuniliir. . 
 
 December., 
 
 I87:i. 
 
 January 
 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May anci June, 
 June 
 
 * I'lu.; 
 
 :!,4lll) 43 
 
 .'>,r.ia bi 
 
 1a,4'.i8 H(J 
 ia,112 7U 
 
 ia,Haa 41 
 
 l.1,li74 
 18,lfi5 
 
 I7,:>;.>6 
 
 U,7il4 
 1(1,175 
 30,Hfili 
 'J4.417 
 
 ■.'I.'.'IW 
 
 •.'l,4;):i 
 
 ^4,4117 
 
 U,7j:i 
 
 i:i:i7 
 
 1H5 
 ll7« 
 714 
 ,0117 
 7ii8 
 :iTii 
 «fi7 
 
 UO I 
 17 I 
 
 ti4 ' 
 4.'. I 
 I'J 
 
 H'J I 
 111 
 
 (lit i 
 •M 
 7" 
 Hti 
 
 $467,<jiii ;o 
 
 12,579 HI 
 
 1", i:!ii :!S 
 
 $41I9,«11 W 
 
 1,211 <iO 
 
 :i,27,' on 
 
 6,4 'I nil 
 
 N, lis nil j 
 
 4,4'.i;' 'III I 
 
 7|2i-ii I'll 
 
 Detini'iicv. 
 
 S' <'■« 
 
 •-'.UI.M 4.) 
 
 :i,'j:'ii 51! 
 
 :i,im: Ti 
 
 4,:iHii tii 
 
 7,i;i:: in 
 
 (i,G^■J 47 
 
 Inleri-,*! 
 Ih*li( HMify. 
 
 15,340 nil I 
 
 (),3«i) nil ] 
 
 •.;u,OUii 1)11 
 
 (1,01111 iiu 
 
 7,0iiu nil I 
 
 |II,UI)I) IIU I 
 
 'JH,5iHi (11) 
 '24,.Mio nil I 
 21,000 ml I 
 li,(;(IO (in I 
 15,00(1 oil 
 
 344,0011 00 
 3,000 00 
 
 3,000 00 
 b,iM\ (10 
 3,000 (10 
 
 10,1311 38 
 
 1* ctt.j 
 
 o:i7 42 
 !«i! «(| 
 
 .srv.' (2 
 i.i:k nil ■ 
 
 l.llij. 25 I 
 I.BOi 3« I 
 
 Mnlaiii I' II 
 
 Uf 
 
 S 
 
 oU 
 
 2,.S35 
 
 85 
 
 4,122 
 
 12 
 
 4,"(W 
 
 H4 
 
 5,5l'.i 
 
 Hfi 
 
 !I,5I(; 
 
 '.15 
 
 tf,2H4 
 
 83 
 
 1,800 no 
 
 11,874 Wi 
 
 2,731 02 1 
 
 14,005 92 
 
 4,500 IKJ 
 
 13,';,-.5 17 
 
 ■(,11111 In 
 
 IC.'WJ 27 
 
 7,8(10 I'll 
 
 lii|.>2i; ■.' 1 
 
 '2.1' 5 1(1 
 
 ;2,I31 (i'l 
 
 4, .500 00 
 16,300 00 
 
 8,4',in nl 
 
 l,6'.iH nil 
 
 10,188 04 
 
 7,2nn on 
 
 0, im 'ji 
 
 l,7ii;i 42 ' 
 
 11,173 an 
 
 10,8110 1)11 
 
 ll.lilW 82 
 
 1,8S| 22 
 
 12,:m8 114 
 
 U,!iiii, lin 
 
 14,51 T m 
 
 2,322 72 ■■ 
 
 lb",8;;'i 7:! 
 
 43,lll"l (In 
 
 
 
 
 18,<.illl U" 
 
 
 
 
 12,«ou no 
 
 
 
 
 6, l7:i .59 
 
 I 
 
 3,0.s7 82 
 
 3,4:i« 88 
 
 5,07H 93 
 
 5,744 81 i 
 
 7(i4 70 I 
 
 308 70 ; 
 
 275 114 
 
 .155 h; I 
 
 341 (iO 
 
 24,533 09 
 
 372,l.:n 38 
 
 17,847 48 I 
 
 7,238 35 
 
 3,39t; 52 
 
 3,713 '.i2 
 .5,131 :)',l 
 (;,(l8'.l 45 
 
 I 
 
 127,481 51 42,J8ii 57 I 109,802 On 
 
 Expeuses »t Quebec | 12.879 ii5 
 
 ' $172,711 l.i 
 
58 
 
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 C(iM\IIs-i|uM;i; , 0|.|.|C|; 
 
 Ott\u \. |-',.|,ii,;iry -.111, 1H73. 
 ^l»" -ii VM.KMKV - Tl,r ('.,nn.ussi,.„.T> I.M^,. ,..,.,. ,v,., I l-.,„. v.. , a.s..n,.s of 
 
 -lMlr||i,.„|s ivl.llllli' lu III.- OXl.l'mllllllV Oil .S.'i;llc,!l> :!. ., !l ;||„l | ;, 
 
 \> IIImI.TII.,. r,,MllMrl yn.l ,.,lt..lV,l i„lu U||), ,1... (',,„,,„ i.s.MuM.T.s ,|„.y 
 
 I'^'^-i'.. roMi,„i .n..r>..u .■xiM.iul,nnvih..ylM.n„M-,.iun, ilir a,ic,.iu|.i.iiviim 
 
 I rcmiiiii, (ii'iiii.'iucii, 
 
 Voiir oIkIi, Si'iViiiit, 
 (.Siini.'d), liALl'll .lONKH 
 
 M.'-i> I' \ HKin.is.iiKT \ Cu,, iS.-cn..u.y. 
 
 •Jl.'.d Mi'N.MN ,r. I! 1!|.;i;t|!.vM) .v Co., 
 Ottauii 
 
 I' S A- V,. 
 
 Vtiii let urn. 
 
 v.M iv,,u,.s, Mr l)„ri,.s.sis. I u-ill hoLl ,1.,. pa|.,.,..s until 
 
 (Siyued) 
 
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 In ilii' Il>>iii.r:il>lc ("iinniiisNi.iiK.rs 
 
 <>l' i!.c liiiciK.loiiiiil FJaihviiv 
 
 (hTAWA, 2.(1 li Mitv. 1S73. 
 
 <!i:vT..KMKv. I„ lA.).r„ary last, w- ha.l .1... h„n,>,. ,., M.l„ni, ,„ vou 
 L1..0 .Mal,.:,i,.nl.s „l „u,- anu:,! ..xp^iidiiuiv „„ N..tion« \ , .:i. ,;, .. ,„„i ir, ,,,'„„. 
 Ililciioliiiiial li'ailway. 
 
 Vol. will l.av.. ,lu,s s,...ii Ml that tin.,. ,h,..li||;.,,„,.,.|„.,„...,i th.. 
 ■i"..mn.snv,.,v...lan.lll.,.,.ayin..nl.s nnul- l.y us in th. -x.vu.ion of ,1... 
 work.s a.K Nwuiu t„ |,y ih,. ,lo.Miin.'nt.s acfonipanyintf. 
 
 Tl..' ..x<.,.ss„rour nuilay (...in- so larsiv. .,uis...l l,v ..xvptinnal nivuni.. 
 
 u>ur,..,u.\ l,.,.al .lilli..uiii,.s pla.v,l it u .n.viv.Ml, l.,.vo,..l ,|, ,ii,,,,v 
 
 ■•'■ "I'lati.m „l llxlras. and wa.s th,. ivason ot „„.■ pr-s,.,! ,i„- iho.s,. s^orn 
 -lo.uiin.nts lo you so as to prov.- and show .•l.-avly Uk' actual lacts of our 
 position. 
 
 ^*'" ''''"' '■'■'•'>■ '■ •^■"■'> ''■"'" yo" sayinuthat you .„uld not lak.. thrs.. 
 
 dorunn.nts ,uto your .•onsi.l..ra.ion on aLrount oltli. l,-nns ofth.- Contraot 
 ol.liovs now lo sulMui. to you hy th. a.vounts s.nt h-n-with d.-tnil,.! it.Mus 
 
 ol Kxlras uh„h w. .•,.uhd,,.iiily trust you will ., p, as su.h. and w. h,...- 
 
 eam.-.Ml> that you will tnk,. f.ivorald.. .onsid-ratiou ol th.-n, and iuMin^ 
 diato action ,n the matter as without payment boii.e- mad,, to us of d.out 
 the amount these claims repr,.s..nt we have no aliornatue. I,ui to Mop all 
 works on the sectioa.s and suspend them until a .satisl-utory an-au..em..nt 
 bo arrived at. J = 
 
59 
 
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 "■"■''"' ""• '^""""11^ .-m,..l.„M Nn:l,n.. ln,u,.r..„„|,„,l..,„.,., ,h.,.. .„■ 
 usvM,|„„n,Mi„.,. „..>,.,„■ |„ui ll,M..lu.s,|....„i „„l,:,l,vl„.r«;.u.,l„r.,r. 
 
 Kill III' KxiruN. Si.'.i inn a i«i)T,') ,>s|;j 
 
 *i HhI.hH 
 
 i^ loi;,;{()i) 
 
 " 1^ 1^1.00 
 
 Th- k.ImI „r(h..«.. amounts, ,i,ly n.i.iv.s.Miln.- ul.om 7.' ,.,.,•. mi ol what 
 u- ii.iv.. >..(„;,||y ,„u.| on 11... wurkH in .-x.vss ,.f il„. p.yn.,..,! iwiv..,!. 
 
 \Vr hiivc till' lionor lo !»■, 
 " "' Voiii' most liumltlc f<ci Villus, 
 
 (SiMU.-cl) K. X liERLINGl-ET .V Co.. (;iectiou«3aml 0, 
 
 J. IJ.BliliTliAND.t Co., ( •• y .. 15^ 
 
 iVr F. X. J{. & Co. 
 
 '0' 
 
 NOTICK TO CONTRACTORS, ;i, a. >, AND l,,. 
 
 ''"' '"""'' ■^'""'' ""'■''•"f""'- "' ""■ <"i'.V orgu.'l , in 11.,. I'rovinc.ol' 
 
 "Vn..|„.,. ,n II,. Dominion ,.r Cana.k, \,vl.it,...|. an,l CI,,,,-!,.!... .Maill.mx of 
 •1... s„„l Ci,y o|<^„.|. .,., U-i.,,„v, (".„„,„,,„, ,;,, „„. „. „„,,„.„.,„ ,.,.s^.,,,;„„ 
 iNo. .; (iitiml».r ihiv,.) ,,| i|„. Ini..i...„l„nii.l liailway.— 
 2:li>0 V,.n a.v l.,.r,.|„ ,.,.,,„„.,.| ,„ ...k,. noti.-. that, in pur^uan,... of ,h,. „.„ir.. 
 
 -""" '" >■""■ ''"""'^' '• "" ""■ "'i>''i"'l. .lay or Mav, i.i tl„. v,.a, l.S7:5 of 
 
 ..".■ .nt,^honto,ak,. (!.. work out ,.r y.,„r J.au:!. : ^ th,. ,.onst, .nation' of 
 .■>....||on \,,. .Infill,. InLT-'olonial K'ailw.iy. 
 
 W... 11... (•om.,Hssi,.n..,.,s appoini..,! uml.T an 1 l.v v..M.,.of an A,.t of th.- 
 
 ariian.,.nl ol Canada, pa...s,..l in th.. ,S,.ssion of il.,. ;!|st v.-ar of ll.r 
 
 M^..s,ys |;,.,^„ .,.,ill,..l: -An A..t n.sp..,.|in,. th. n.„snu;.,ion of the 
 
 ';"•■'•■•"'; '•"'^^'^^■'' '"'^■" "'ken th.. works upon ,.,1.1 .....tion Xo. :-. ..ut 
 
 ol \.>iir hands, 
 
 "'"'-I ='• 'I'isCily of Ottawa, in th- Provin.... of Onlari.,, this Nimhclav 
 -lu o . un. ,n ,h.. y..ar IHT-l and signed l.y m... A.p.ila Walsh, Ks.,., Chairman 
 .il 111," Hoard ol ( ommissiouers. 
 
 (Sigu.'d) A. WALSH. 
 
 Chairman. 
 
 .¥«mr..-Similar noli..,, s.-rvcd on Contractors for S.'otions Nos 
 y and lo. " ' 
 
 (Signed) A. WALSH, 
 
 Chairman. 
 
60 
 
 Contracts Xds. :!. (;. ;) ^\_- ]- 
 
 .o.^Statiomi-at of th.. tu.ul .|UMniiii,.s „r ,|.,. aiii..,v„t .i...s..ripiions «f work 
 aclu.lly..x...M,tua l.y (],.. („!„,;.. i.,r.s ll,,- suui S.rtiuns ivspectivoly. 
 
 T,,,;,.,M,u.c.l„Hn,,.rnill„r\V,„.U .i,,„„u,, E,™..ed. 
 
 * ub yds. Cub. yds. 
 
 U.Mk Hxciivatiun Cub. yds. 7.^2^8 50,300 
 
 '^'"■''' ''" ^1" oalmt 438,847 
 
 *-'°"^''''"' do o.ono 1108 
 
 Masonry, Ist-cla.ss do 4,400 o'<,.,i 
 
 do l'iid-cla.ss do 13,^J„^, y'.,^y 
 
 P'^^"'"^ do 1,500 '994 
 
 ±2S0 Contract No. 6. (^,,h. yds. Cub, yds. 
 
 K'oi'li fxciivation Cul, y,l,v 7,711 o,8;Jl 
 
 ''""' ^'" do ,J44,77T 44]!o.Ji; 
 
 <'"'"■'•'•''■ do i,9,s7 ti7H 
 
 Masonry, ]st-.lass do 9,000 4,708 
 
 do :i-d-ola,ss do 4,r.!i4 3 581 
 
 P"^""? do l.:;41 460 
 
 *'"""■""' ^" ■'• Cub. yds. C»h. vds. 
 
 K.xk.'X.avation Cub. ydb. «2,0()(i 59,199 
 
 ""'■'■"\^i"^' do .;(j,(),i,) 4,j,W'4 
 
 --<" I'iarib cxfavation d,, 42:i.(iiio 327 772 
 
 <^''>"*'''''l'' do ^00 
 
 Ma.soi.ry, Ist-dass do tj,300 0,608 
 
 do 2nd-<-laBs do 0,700 4,512 
 
 ^''*^'"^' do 880 690 
 
 ^""^•■'"■* No. ir.. (-„,, j.,i, (^,^j,, ^.j^ 
 
 liofk cxcaviilioii Cul). yds. 7,000 4,1140 
 
 '''^''"' do do O07,i>00 423,021 
 
 Coilnt't.' do do i;0(| gj) 
 
 Masonry, Ist-clivss do 12,11,0 ,,._,^y 
 
 --0W "'" •■iiid-class do 4,110(1 2,429 
 
 i'"\'»g do 700 478 
 
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 ^_ -.hnnun .l..h. ,u .Iravvin.- up ,1,.. ,.,„.,.„■, .,.,y no, In- bnmdu u,> a, a 
 --hO si.l.,s,.,,,i,.Mi |M.|i,M in ,vr,..vn<c U> ih,> \\„,k ,l.,n.. 
 
 Von l.,v.. no n.1.1 uhat.v.r ,o nnU-riais, plan., sh.-.ls. or buildings 
 t" '•";' ''""" '"■•■'■'■•■'•-1 ••>■ ""• l-'n.,., Conira-.o,. on S.-.tioa No. ;i. 
 
 Ma„.naUd..ln..,vclhav..| n pai.lior l,y Ci„v.., un.n, and th. Commis- 
 
 M..n.'rs hol.l IJill of Sal., of ail plant, \-..., ,„ ,,,.,„•.■ ad\an.vs. 
 
 " >'"" "'^ ■ "^" "'•• 1''="" ""<' """-"-> ^c. o, anv ol-.lu.u,. vou do 
 
 NO at your own risk. 
 
 I am. (i.'ntlciu.'ii. 
 
 Your ()i)i'ut. .si'rvani, 
 
 c. rs. uos.s, 
 
 Secretary. 
 -M.'.ssrs. !•. \. lliMir.i.vdi-KT it Co.. 
 
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 iMlMldC WOlJK.s! DKi'AKTMKNT 
 
 l.VTKRC(il.u\IAI, IJaii.wav Okki.'k, 
 
 Ottawa, .iun,' .;io, I.STO. 
 
 nK,VTI,lM|.:N,-r„ tvpiy ,„ your Hot., of y,.sl,.r.Ia V, I l„.n- to infonn von 
 
 |''^=Ml,..<',.nnni>siou,.rs.l....i,|,.dtl.a, ,l,..Co„,,,„,,Mlor..a..l.M...tion.h.H.Id 
 
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 S., >-«r a.ld.vs. ,.opy ..,■ I-rolil.. olS-.ion. No. , and . ::n.l of ,h.. r,.sp..,.t,v. 
 
 ■''•"• "tl.-r ...pi..,. .,1 |-r„iil,... an. want...l lor r......rd h.-iv lor th. olli.vs of 
 
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 oaniioi .M-iid thcni t.i vou. 
 
 (Sin'n.'d) 
 
 M.',Ksr,s. !•- X l!Eiii,i\m-F.T it Co, 
 Qul'Im'c. 
 
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