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[BB.] : To the Honorable Sir John A. Macdo.vald, K.C.B., iVIinister of Justice, lirc, Ottawa. th. P,Srf"rn',''f.'T ^;^;"°^-'='l ^^i't'^tl"-' opportunity of pcrusinjT a paper submitted to -Gd; '. ,i nro -r ' '•""""^\7"""- °f ^''^' lutorcolonial liuihvay, hearing date tbo ;, 1 .r:l", ■ \] • • *""^ +'"" V^^ ''"'""^ '"° ^" '"^^'^ -"^ ^■'-'^^' observations on the .subjects cab.r.oc! .n tliat pr.per. It refers to and criticises the views laid bcf.;ro you in m i V ^''-. r- . ""•■'I'rt-l;'-'" to state the grounds on which 1 pref..rn.d a svsiem of fus i.'i'T-.''r "'r'-''' ^'''''' ^ "''' ^"'^ pc^'''"i«i^'ii to oHer seem to n.e lo be required iu ju..ie. lo my..ext m rofercn.o to e.n..ia conclusions arrived at Iv .lie Conmiissioners h ch are veiy much ac variance witi. xho.e wLieh I had come to. ' J trust xou S^ they are not cn-eived ,,r u:yed in a si.iiic of cunfoversv. * R„l,= .T%''r" •''''', •'"'" "-^''^'"^ ^^''''''' '" .^-f'"-^^!';^'!' the Commissioners haw; made iho bul^^et of ncir obsepatM:,.,. w.s to show tl.o i. the circmust.nces und.T m1 S t^lg jork was to bo un.lerr:d:en. the system c^^ eontraeting uhich I oon> id ered m st in ' s^cordanoe w.h the public interests, was that whiei> is ba.od on a scheduled pr«^ the conU-aetor „n erukn.g to do any ^vo,k which mi^ht be .iven him, within^ heSsc^ ^s-^ W wh-h T' ''T ^'^ '"'' ""'f "'' '^""'"''^ ''' ^°'-^- '-^-^ «f '^- ^- P -n S :ret •• ^!'^.^"^»trn:..tor a::rees for a rcun.l and determinate sum to construct an entire secnon or portion of road within defined limits. One p.-incip,d reason which J had in the present case for preferring tlie .^vst-m T recommended was, that the surveys on the Intercolonial Eailwav running as de;Tlo Z: 't Tr "' '" "■ '"' r^'' ^'^^ ""'''' ^^* ''" *"°^ ""'>' ^-^''- - f-^- months! that h'ouS: the^ had bec.1 prosecuted ever since with all possible dil.'geuce, they were st 11 iti a very iir.ornn! •->■ stTr, .in I not s.iiTi.ioiitly aJvm. "l to onal.lp the CommisRioMi-s to furnish to iutriKliu' con trait IPS Mich iiifuruaa.ioii as ^v;ls rt'i]iiiiv.l f..r m.ikl'n; Tcnd.'is fit all lascl ui.on t\Z aniuuiit anl oliaruol.T of the w, ': uiul rtaken, aiitl tl.at. in ilif< at,.s<.-n-:c of Buch information, Ten. l.-ra would Ic; to a !■ ,'.• extent a ni-re inaUor m conjfvturo ; tliat ml im;:uTOUS Ktructtirta ovrr rivrrs :i:i'l strtaiiis B' jiarticuiarlv as rocanls tli" l)riil,;es crossing' the line, no opportunity luvi 0Jta.-.,-a Hiuce tho or;,'aui/.:yvion of the survey, to obtain 'Ihe Infunnation al.solutely necfj^'sary iieforo ve:iturin^- to fix with precision liieir size, snan, c'lara-ter, or tho nature of thiur founda ions, and that the only time wlieri such iuformalion was ohtaiualile, was when which t!io stn'anis were liable to he swollen thus furnished to enable the Kngineer to iv BtructnroR. The Commissioners in reference to thv ■,- the meitiir^ snows of sjirlnc; the extent to V fres!i,;lB could be s.>en, and the material bs cnninft the extent and size of tlie neoessavy 'Oil litlo:i of tl!.-' survey, say, in their paper. that if the surveys are not s.> far advanceil u'^ to enable the Kngineer '• to givi; conli-actora Btatoments of .luantiti.'s upon which to base their tenders, he is e.pially unable to atibrd the Couiml.siouers any satisfactory inform 1.1 .u in rc;'ird to the dillei-. ut quantities and the various kinds of work to lie execute if th(! Commissioners receive a number of l schedule of prices coverin::, accorvlin;; to .M" dillerent item-, they would be utt-rly unabi to acc-pt. and have no data whatever upon the relative economy or otlnu-wise of the di Bvstem " it would be impossible to form ; 1 they add "the result then would lie, that uders bascil upon a schedule of pi ices, such Kieiuin^'s projiosal, no les^ the.n t-.v^nty-niiiC t > di'ciiie which tender it was most desirable liich to found anv calculations in re:;ard to ■.T. uf tenders.'' and to show th;it on such a luv id-a at all as to which was the most advantaj,'eous tender," thev proceed to construct a table in which they ,c;rou[. the data furnished by such tenders,";-.) as to exhibit ihe impossibility of dechicing from them any practical cJnclusion, thev .add that "no estimate ever could be made as to tlio most desirable tender unless the fpiaiitltios were known, and this information Mr. Fleming states he cannot su|iply. ' , , . . i, i i ^i If the system 1 recommended were really open to the objections so alleged by the Commissioners, it would be indefensible, but jMe ility there is no dicirmlty in ascertr.ining the relative value of tenders on a scheiUilo of prices with a tolerable degree of exactness under circumstances lik.^ the ]iresent ; it is < ,.:nmonly done by as.suming .piantities based on the best data obtainable, and carrying out these, at the prices given in each tenik-r, the total sums give the comparative or relative value of each tender. The following is an example : 3. 1 Toiuicr, :>o. 4. Tender, No. 5. 1.^0 acres clearing . . 10 acres close | cutting' 10 sieres L;ralibinf,' . 80,000 culiic yards r.iek e.\o;iviitii'n . 700,(100 culiic y.iTiU earth exeavatinii fiOO chains (h-aitis . . 40*1 culiic yanU cuncrete 3,500 (Millie yar.lH 1st class nKuma-y 4,0'l') cubic yanU L'U'l c'.assiiiascury Et cetcr.L-^ s.iy . . . . 10 oo; I •JO 00 80 00 i 1 20 II i I I ! I ! 2,400 00 20 OOi 3,000 o i 12 00| 1,800 00; 15 00, 2,2j0 00 14 00, 2,100 00 200 on 10 00' 800 00 00 00 ion ■ i 12 00: 120 1,00 < 'i70 00, 700 00 : 17 00 100 00' 00 170 1,000 00; 8 001 00 "JO 001 so 00 900 00 Totals 27 13 00 ; 7 00; 11 00 7 Oe 'Mvooo cj' yo; 72,000 i j, 'x>' 70,000 i I II 180,000 00 31 217.000 (M 301 210,000 7,800 00 14 00 ,s,400 00 IG WJi O.O'JO 2,.S00 00: 3 OOj 1,20!it;iin<^il 'y tho.-^o pnV-s v.-ill jjivp the rcliitivo valno of the clifTerent l.Ti'liTs, c\;-i\ lhi'i','h ihe fpiuniitiis shou!'! tur.i out to !io not strictly covrpi'f. Th» .ifriira.-y of l!i ■ (|u.i!iliflrs iirciUyof littt.' ooimciu-'MCO in a coinparis..!! of tciiiiiTS, as tli:>y arc a|i|ili<(l iuihosainr way to each t.nlor. For cxaiiiplf, should tin- r|uantitie8 turn out to l.c 10 or 2'l p t rmt. too p-.M >>v loo littl', tin; totals wouM all in the s,i;no ratio l,o alisoiurely too ^'r.'at or too lilti ■, i,ut in r.latiou to eaoh other the«o totals wouM, fnrall pra-tical purpose:-), r-^inai'i uae'. vnge'l. it wouM, no (loulit, 1)'> iiuprop-r to as:,ume in Ihe comparison impos^ihlo or e'ctriy,y»ant quantitie.'i,--this roursp is not k ssary,— althouj.'ii the liata furnisheil bo insiillirio'it to ena'ih! any (jne to nialce an ex., -t fstimatc of quantities, inforiuatioii, such as that in po.s.-.vs.sioa of (he (Joniniissionf rs, i^ iiuitc enoujrh to onatile tlitMn [iracticallv to compare ''-'••■' , ■ ■ ,. . sehodulo ... J...... . ,..,.w., ,.» ,,,, V ■/M»nii.-t..iwin i n, I- 'juitc t-uwu;;]i It) ''Maoii' wit'ni prac paro the v.iluc of teu»le'-s on a silieijule of priee.s witli perfect ••vccuracv. Tiie Couimi :^ijners are <,f o|iiuii:i t'' t *lie adoption of the sv.item of prices •' would l>o ci.'rtain ia the end to h-il opinion hetwoi'u the Contractor and the V.n.. desci-iption of work I'xoeuted, and li. ti in r to the Tender under wliicL it was to l.i pnid have considered that there can t)f> no iji-ipulc re<,'ard to ipiaiitities of work exectit>.'d. if tli- deci.sion of tlic Eu<,'in?er final as to qmutifi' he spei'dily .srtlle.l liy a re mcasureuient hy Work are ruade hi'fore the work is coniiic" structures as tlicy ur.' cvfcuted, no uiaterLJ jiartii's; in fact, as re,;:ja,(l.s (piautitics, tn ■, ;o endless di-putes, owinj:; to ditTerenco of •!■ . r, in regard first, to the quantities of each 'ird to the classification of items according lor," Imt the Commissioners do not seem to i lii'tween the F^nsineer and Contractor in Contract as is usual in such cases, makes tho . hut even if it dtjcs not, the matter would liotli parties. If cross-sections of tli(> earth- ■ d. and exact drawing's of all mechanical diiFerc'nce can p )ssilily arise lietween tlie ould 1)0 acei'taine,l:,'e of tlie Chief ILi'Jtine • ; th it the d-.ny of making these mcasure- meiits womM i^raciically devolve, ai a m.ittcr 'A necessity, \i[^on the youngest Eni,'ineers, who were hro'.u;!i! into imniediite eoiU'V-t wii'i the Cotitractors, and that, therefore, there could he no reliance upon tiie ac-iiracy of su^-vr^s made by sucli persona, and under such Circuiirjtances ; l,-,it in point of tact, the me; scroment of the works mainly (h volves on tho Division Engineer and his two as., without higli . ' aracter and sulfieient experience. L iider a proper organii: if ion .and sysfeia of iii'asurements and reco-^ls, anv erronoona rctjni of quantities could readily b? d -tec'. 1 by tlie District Engineer, by" the Chief Engineer, or by any one else appointed by ;• ( 'ommissioneis. The^ Commisiioners cx|)ress " their reg, I that after Engineers liavc been so long engaged in prei)aring tl:o f)lans, and have h.nd necessarily so many months opportunity to judge of the si;:03 of tlie streams, an.l of oV: ining information on the subject from the people in the country, they .-ire now unable to -ive anything like definite ii'iformation as to the size of tlie structures fo be put up." it is but right to say in repiv, that tho Eugineer.s iiave been bul a short timj pri';. i.-ing the jjlans, most of their time has been eni^age.l in m.ddiig exploration;, preliminary surveys, and sub;;equently iii locatini; tlio hue; wlien so eng.aged, the Engine-is were :• hh m more than a few days in one locality, a.i 1 they have ha.' no opportunity of observi ,:r the flood level of tlie streams. It isonlV* 111 the spring when the water channels are il- ).kd with melted snow, r.n.l after the line is locate.1 and divided into Districts, a:;.] after District, Dl\isi.ai, and Assist.mt E rcsnoe .ngmeers ive been apj)ointcd, au 1 stationed at th.ir .l':Tei-ont posts, that the nece£..sary information '—jctiiis; streams can properly be obtained. I am now taking steps to' procure this infurniati.)ii, but tlie opportunity never p.rese-iteii itself bcf. ire. I may add, that as rc^raids many of the streams to be spanned, vo have DOt liad the advantage which a scLlk.i country aQords. In that case, information of some kind, even if not entirely accurate or reliable, rrin hiT olitaiiii'l from tVr- iiihaMtmts ; Imt tlic s!to«i nf rmnr of tin' l)nil:,">Ji aii'l riilvfrtil ' in plu^'ps wlicrc tlioii" nrc no iulri'iitnnt-,, nml wIi't •, tlioivforc, iiifdriiia- lioii of till" clnriii-to!' of tlit- .stream to lip sii::n'iPil is not ol)t:iiii.it)!o in thf ncii,'li'")i-ho').l. 'I'!ii' Coiiinii.ssioiK rs ex[)n'sx tlioiiisolvcs .'it ft loss to inul'^rstiml upon whit jirinii|'l>! i)ii> p'-viis iirn ni:sil(^ to sliow culverts :unl hriilijos of vaiyiii:; ai/is anil tliiroMsiniis, if fho ii<;t;c-is;iry iiil'ariiiatipn hxs not airt'a.'ly ln-on jiroouro.l, but the liri l^'v ) anil ciilviM-ts ninrl •■! on tlip plans c(\nnot be umlcrstood to bn detertrined on. Tlioy arc m.irkoil of f;u'ii varying hizcs an03.ir?spd, niij^'ht 1>c suit.aMc ; nml they are only '^iven to oiriblo con t-nc tors to form S'lnu- idr'a of whnt niijdit possibly bf; rfijuircd, in order tlmt tli<-y n\i;i!ht makf thi'ir calcvilitions nnl nrrniqemrnts with ri'giird to tlio s:ii;iply of r.tono and othvr niutcriftls. TliP Commissionri'S arc of ojiinion that to att^nip'; to rnrry on' tlio sysicni of s,-lK'd'il<^ Iiii;^ns would ^f.x-l '<< itivixl.'r, and thi'v malci- this d'''i'!;iratiiiTunfiri' cnipliatic, by rcpcatinc; i! in another part of tiieir pap'T in almost th" sam'> form, but I confess f do not s-e how tlir.L is ].'v;slble, when il i-> the very essence and fo\indatio:i of tho system in question, that no Work shall bo doii'^ except what the Commispionors wish, and that the Contract .^r shall be paid for wliat IxO does, and that only, aiid paid a', the pricj whic'.i by Tender is fixed as the lowest at which it can be done. "The Commi-isiimers lirlievo from the examination that they hare made, and tli-^ jdani and profiles pr.>pared, that Contractors will have nodilTiculty whatever in fortning their own opinion as to the amount of work to be executed uj)on each hection," but no intendin<» Contractor can possibly know more of the work to be done than tho Kntrlncf rs who havo been engaged on thi; survey, and at tho present moment even they can do little more than make a guess at the quantities, how then can intending Contractors arrive at a closer residt 1 Many of them have never been on the '.,'roiind at all, and not a few of those who have visited the localities have driven rapidly along tho public road, only catching glimpses of tho line at intervals. The Comraisslonors are of opinion that " parties would br" found to tender, on a sehfldule of prices wdio have no experience or knowledge of the work which thoy would Lave to execute, tl.oy would put in tenders at ver_v low pric©.s per yard for the diff'.Tcnt description of work, trusting to be able in the long run to establish claims for 'extras,' and to use polUi.-al influence to got such eltim-i :''!owe 1 ;" thoy say '■ tli t acconlin',' to the e laJitlous of contract, and the contract w'iii !i t'le Commissioner; propose to havo execitod, all such clams will b? rendered i'r'.p'^ssii'ie, tho contractor beiiig cenipellod by tlie terms of his contract ti) complete th" v.-o-k f>r the specific sum "at which //'' tcmlrrs to do il." I think I havv' pretty conclusively proved in tho letter which f had the honor to a Idres-i to you on the 27tli day of January last that the result would be diametrically Oi>p isito. Th' Kjhodule system does not admit of extras. A lump s;;m contr.ict, unless i^ clearly and mi'.iut-jly describes everything inteaded 1 1 be ilone inv.ariably leads to thctn. Tt mav almost be lail down as an axiom that evL'i'ythiug which is not p.articularly define 1 in the spo'^itication or represented on the plans, will be claimed to be outside of the contract, and therefore constitute what is call^'d extra work. Experience goci to ]irove that no contract, howjver stringently worded, can d»b,ir a contractor from obtaining compensation for work dune in excess of what is shown on the [dans, or otherwisj defined. In the case in question, much of the work c.innot bo defined, bocau.se what is actually rcqiurc.! is not yet known. The Commissioners say that the Great Western Iliilway cost not hia than .'')0 per cent, beyond tho amount it was originally sujiposed it would cost, and they ascribe this excess to the fiet that tho "contracts spocitied no definite sum for wliich tho works were t) bo constru''ted," being "the same course which Mr. Fleming [u-oposcs to adopt in regard to th? Intercolonial Railway." Tiie Groat Western may have cost .'^0 per cent, more thin th»« l']ngineor'3 estimate, but it does not follow that letting it by a schedule of pri 'es was the cause. It is, indo,- 1, highly probable that had t!ic Directors of that Company placed tho work under lump sum contracts (with the insufficient data which thoy liail ill tlirir possession at tlin tini .'.111 in;; constri:'.-:! m) ; tliis linn vroiil.l liavp < ;T.'Ut (Ic;il iiiot,'. Tlie ;iclv:irif:iL,'('ij (if tllc SV;; iirciinist.inrf'M Ukc t'los" in tlic prosont ciis. , the Gro.it W.st'>ri R;iil\v:iy, arc suiriciont t,' nrera estimato was ma.lo l^w pur|M.«fly, in ro the cjiisf ruction of tiif> work, «ii.l it' was ,1' nian.iL.'Lmriit during eonstnirtion was not may, the ])irtX'tors pvo tlu'ir exjilaration vreaso of cost in tlicir r(>|ioit dated Sejit. ii^h an extract i.s annoxe.l, it ^iil l.o seen ''esrceivo that the schedulo ainh- allude to it, Imt not to oondenm it or at. 1 ^itli all tlie chanfres that wrro m.id« ^t fir 111 illation, arlitration, and extras a ni of letting l)y schedule of prices under otwithstaadin.e what may have occurred on ,.„.,, I ... , , . •; ■" ''^1''" i' '" ^'-iiid "II i;g o^vn merit.", ; l,ut it 1. s,a..-el^ Uxr to l-nn;; tho cost of the ( reat We.s.ern lt,ulvvar over the Kn.'ineer's -tnuate a.s a char^-e againgt chin syste.u. It vas generally l.VlMved l.v those not \ci-t^<\ with thi.s onijuny that tliu I'av .,--•• r to got tlio stock talc n u[<. an.l thus ^"i iiisi coniiMoidy lui'lorstood :;t tho tinio tliat t n." tho most p.Tfeet description ; be thi.) a.s i( C'th'-^ various c:ius.'- whir), j,.,! to tli" brge i •. l^")l ; l.y refer.'nc..' to this report, of wl; li.at they give a variety of re.i.sons for thi-, e- em of contract i.^. one of them. Thev ce: ^ . resa regret -hat the lump sum system ha.i not'heen lidopt'ed. 'J'liev 'dLsapprove of th« p. m of p.ay„:g diiferent prices for diTcront l:i;,ds of eartliwork ; and iil thi.s 1 .ullv a-rc« uh tliem. • ° Tho Commls.siono,^ give in their p,n,., r a short extract from the I^eport of the ■Divco tors of the (,reat Western Eailv.ay allr led to, :.ut as I am desirous that vou .'d,ould ir,> 1,0 full..3t uiformation on every point rhich bears on tho important .niostion u;.d»r ■Moderation I have appended to this loti.r tho whole of that portion of the Report vkicli r. furs to tho subject mentioned l.v Ih.' Conimi.'.sioners. On reading this docum..nt you will" find that the Directors of tho Great Wcstera tiiUN ay attribute.1 tho increased cost oft he; rl^noiibove all previourls s;v executed, a acjreemonts. compiieiit contracLoi.s liavii suliscrihe tho caj.ital of the rornpany. I'ni' perceive that he w-as in a pusiiion to st!pul was virtually his otrn irnri:, and it is i;ot to in arrivin,!,' at a settlement. This line snUs^ Western Itailway C'otnpany, and I I'eliev. oriu'inal contnu'toi- uiuiertook to linish u i?4UO,000 ill addition to complete i!. The '' private contract at a very large pri''0, althouL Tho Co-i'iuiissiiacra sav tiiat "the s a rule l.asca on (piantities and prices in the 1 they were generally entered into as private been sch'Cted to perform tl" work at .tailway fiom St. John. \. P.., to_r>an;j;or in :io.se ahove described and very different from ■ ay. The contractors eriip' >yed to execute ■Tactical knowledge an.i iute^-rity ; private :i were believed to be riiniunerative by both remunerative prices. With roi'nrd to the Western Kxtensi' ■! Maine. The circumstances were not unlik(' those which obtain on tlie Intercolonial Kail the work were selected on ;u-count of their bargains were made with them at jirices whi -- - parties, an.l on terms con.si.lered n.utually advautag.'cus. Inere was no public com- petition in this ca,se, tl,.' contracts were let ,,, on the Grand Irunk lanhv..y by private ^'*'" In reference to the contract fo,- a p-rtV:, of the Wellington, Gray, and Bruce Ilailwaj which the Comniis..ioner.. s.iv has recently been made for a lump sum, I n.::y say tliat th,| contract was let exactly on ihe .-vstom which I 'uivo dca-nhed as the Knghsh sv.-t_e„,. _ A Hi of quantities w.is prepared and submitted to Cn,e raetors. To this they apphcl their price., and thus m..le up a bulk sum. A .<-lud;ile of prie >s aceomp.i.ied their tender a.- a ;ru;de lor p;,y ment. of work pertlawd, the svstcm isexpl:n^.! in thefollrmingclms.^ m the tmns ol cot.tu^^^^^^ " Whilst this contract is let in the ibrm v.: a - bulk sum contract the whole ol the work " is to 6,. „•„«//,/ paid for accordin.j t, t/o' Srhr.l.l.' .rpriccs ultachollo thr Lontmctors "ten,l:'r." Approximate measnreiuiMits will b ■ made by the J,!i-iiieer eur '•usual monthlv e>timatc.>^. and on the comjilcti of the work, tiie wli 1).' slie'vn tliat .ui '.;il iit'i fer the ccurateiv ■'■".; !ltr;et sv^icin. lifii. 'iiiecircum-.: iiliii - tli:;l aroM 'ine-; \,!iicli bc;ir "measured and p.dd i'or at the Schedule price AVitli re;::;rd to l!ie Piet-.u llnilway it cm on this liii(> were atnibut ible to t'.ie' jump sum ( on the ([uestion were thoe. Soon :ift'T the leVi-hituro ii: d decided t contractors, more e-]«'ei;oly perh;i]is the litter, oommenc'd. they could i et w.'iit .until the : actU:i!ly iuvited'bei'ere tl" line w:;- lec.lled. . conlr.icis The l^roviiice of Xnvi Scotia hi ^ railway coiineclin- II dii'.x with Tri-ro and :\' ii.d.-or, by the l,„„p sum c..n:r,-t y..,em, an. it was notorious th,:t th- c uitractors en this li'. liad succeed, d ;!i ol,f,min;r 1 rge sums beyot.. their contract prices and thtis iv:'.iized hanusl; o be so a' ' I. for their luliiliiio prices w^re altoe:. admit of extras el-arly the fn ii sum svsteiit, and it '.vas f 'J'he Com rnineiit of Xo\a Seotia sii ■0 to the lov.est bid'iers a'ld senirity take.-, a time, but it -vas soon dif.Covered the.l th ■,;ioiis v.-crc litriet, the svsiem w(.uM ;. .0 e.ime lo u :;a:iil. Tlds dilVieulty wa in the IVovinee, '. i.'. the luini ,1 ' .-.doptc ■ time, lueiulv too \ Pictou liuilwav, but it was the lump sum loULiaci k otlur nutans of finishing tlif tiiej llien euieieil iiitO, liu:^ ficiilt to k wliich en arose u' Great )iigh tlio ths tLau y lot hy oriovisly UiiilNvay ixccuteJ as every ontracts r-s ill tlie i ])rivatc ;s'urk at an^or in Jilt from execute [irivato l)y both lie com- • private Iiailwnj tliat this A BiO rio(_'S and ! i'c.r p:iy- contract, tlii^ work itractor'i for the Lcuratclv lia! nro-e liich bu.ir nti nilin; the work lev,-; wire ir (l.':-iroii I milef- ci' .^tn, 1.! II' 11 that til' .uM :.^ d 11 tv wa , r. !:o luira Ol linj^ til' LlltO, i:'/: 1 .a. I fruit, of a Lad system wliich sum system been adopte;! at tho schedule system, which produced sucii serious controversv in tho country and Parliaineut. U is (^uite true that in this instance, dilll-uUiea" v.-ore c\tioriprirpcial notice to contractors published with tlie first speoiiicatioii, and this v.as the aim : a I intent of the spocilicatious themselves. I further suggested to members of the Gorerumei:t other ]M-ecaution3 which I thought would bo u^^r;ful in securing comp tent contractor.^, and the^o or similar ]ire- cautiois h.id they boon adopted by the (' mmissioners would, I am convinceil, liave iif'cureartieular caso. I shall probably, however, be able in a few weeks to .satisfy you on this point by furnishing an actual copy of the form of contract used. The Commissioners also ref.T to the Ri uiapsie Jlailv.av and tlio IFoosac Tunnel in the United States. It could eaaily be show wa.rks are eurirely diiferent fi'om those whi. Her these contracts caiu hardly be consid. i^ aain sy.stem, even if tho ciriaimstaiice.-: \ aiccessfully carried out under tlu^ contraict, , I'iiat this system, unless under jieculia o n'coaime'id it. could be satisfoctorily cs! ■arts (,f the world, but it is not necessarv ; a'iaihplcs. One or two will 1k> sufficient, unisof publi<' money, if not of the Dominioi lavo Ijeen miik within a very rea'ait pcrioi Tho No; ih^aai Kailw.ay of Canada wai- oi iginally contractcil for at a lump s;im |iar lie, imludiiig rolling slock, station iu\ modation. and .-verytliiii,' supposed to bo |ieccs.sary : bait before it wa.s w -ll in opta-ation it had a.-tuajly cost something like "ible til" 01 i ,'inai coll! aacr s'lia. In n:i;i'.'i i'.,)]!:iis in aaililio!>. lia.l to be that the circuiusiunccs conn:-, led with these 1 e.\i,,t on tiio Iiit arcolonia.l Jiailv.-.iy, niorc- i'bistratiiais of the a lva.n'n<,'e of the lump re alike, unt;! tho works shall have beju I 1 fir tl:e ovigio li canir.ici, sum. conditions has little on the si'or.' of economy .lishe.l by ivl'c! ai-'e to its results in ditlen nt •:o outside the i >ominion for some familiar I ! L-.t ,a .1 c'. eut.;i only tfi thos f the in w)iic[i hich la I -go ue Province of Canada, It a luino '':a's i'or it.-; original peri-lia!iK' struciun., I unsafe foa puliiic traffic. The Cobuurg and P^tcrboro' P.iilway iih may be i-oiisidered hopelessly sunk, a. ad a di.ia.-i! rous cnd.'pris" to the JIunici ai iill ;utj utt.r ruia, and the greater ])■> 'I'lia er viiou of certain Court l[ou-;a aii^^vica. iiieju tuo wcro cousufuciou iua ope i lev. yeai-s uft(u- expeuded in rob cost sometamg var.ls, about three-quarters of a lildiug it and subsniuting iron .1 , tim! cr, wliich were tlicii in a state of decay .is built mainly with public money, ;dl of I'l.is line was also buiit fir a lump sum. It alities which had lent tlicir credit, the wholo m of the line 1 i;;3 'n aba III lone fir vaars and .r.iils in Lowvr C .■ a.hi will be well ibr iuiap suiiij. Tiio Cuutractors aud tho Government were led into all kintls of ditilc-lties, a great deal of time of tlie Parliament •tt-as occupied thereby, and what was origiim'ly undcitakTii luider a .slniiircut-^ contract to lie completed for ir),000, to complete the main Tower aad i.il-rary, bo;!) of which were originally embi'aced in the lirst contracts. These buildings were jilac h under contract fur a lump sum before the most important and indispensable information was obtained with regard to what was really riHpiired to be done, and in consequ. ix;, what it was originally supposed would cost '!?'J.'^'-<,yt)r), involved an expenditure of s-J,7r)7,rjri, or over two million dollars in exces , of the original contracts. No doubt, in the matter of the Parliamentary Buildings, there was mucu that was exceptional, but the same may yet be said of the Intercolonial Itailway before it is finally completed and in operation. When we find that in all the cases ab>.v8 rcf(.rred to, t^ic lump siiin contracts gave no protection agninst claims for large additional amounts, and that wliet'ier iboso claims •were just or nolUhey were allowed, it seems to follow that this system does not success- fully accomplish the object for which it is in. nded, and that while it professes to afford the actual cost of the work the moment the contracts are let, it would bo extremely unsafe to rely upon this as the limit of the p il)lic liability. The Commissioners say that with the schedule system " there could be no estimate of what each section would cost until it was completed," but I think it follow, s from what has already been urged, that this statement is mucli more applicable to the system of luuij) sums, with the addition that the public liability is not ascertained even on the comi)letion of the works, and sometimes even not for years afterwards, till the amounts are settled by litigation or arbitration. While, as regards tlie other system, tlie amount of liability may be estimated Butlieientlv cluse for .all practical purposes, s( on after the tenders are received. With regard to the Parliamentary Bui! iings at Ottawa, I should add that althougli commenced under stringent lumjisumcontrae; v itwas found necessary afterancnormous sum of money liad been expended, to pay for theii- 1 rection by measurement and .schedule prices. If "the system proposed by the Conin;i,siouers l)e tried, 1 apprehend that the same course must," in the long run," be resorted to in the IiiLercolonial Hallway, but unfur- tunatelv this will involve an entire change in the contracts, as the Commissioners hayo e.'^pungod from my specillcation of works all the clauses which are nect ssary for clearly delining the vario"us classes of work, and how they should be measured, as we.l as other conditions which I considered neces.sary to introduce to prevent disputes. In mv ]>revious hitters to you, I d ^scri'^ed the mode in wliieli co-itracts are lee ia England. " iMy object was to p("int out that the schedule system recommended by me was jiractie:dly the same, (at least, as fir as the ■• ■ . i .1 would admit), as the system c •mmoaly adoj being that the contracLOi- was assureii on tei at lixed rates and according to clearly diilii required to jierform, and for ihut only. The Commissioners allirm that I am nl contract system, and that the plan proposed one univei-sallv adojitcd. The Coiumissioners may be quite cor. .-ct in this, Lut it seems most certainly a; variance with all the information in my pos ession. I have in both my pi'evious letters (J. luary Slid and January 27th.) described iit some length what I conceive the English co. tract system to be, and i ueud scarcely do so cuUar circu'iistancis of the case in question .,■(1 in England, the leading principle in both dering for the' weirk that he slu)uld be p.aiJ i rules for all the v.vv]i. which he might bo igethcr mistaktn with regard to the EnglisL bv them for the Intercolonial Hallway is the •linmcnt tiuct to cr cent. ;uk1 its 'hose, as aetuul lunts to ,000, to 1 in thu fore tliu lat was I would ilLirs in hat was s finally :ts j;avc i eiaims succcss- to afford :tremfly say that uld cost ;od, that addition rks, and ation or stimated lUhougli lous sum ■ prices, lie same It unt'or ers have r clear as other re lee i ■ uie w.'ki qu( slioii .' in Inilh lie pail] night bo ! En-lis ay is tlio lalnly at .■rilied lit ely do so e.ahi:;r:is .iz,,t":;:;-£:;/; j :sSi.r j-r^r^'Y r ''''-■ ^^^^ WeonLetor™.v ; t" linu ti s"ir"^ - > --cnaied " Tho i'M of Works." at a total amount ; h s fo r, t b S of l' e"'r'\^'"" "' \'' l"'"^'^' ^"^^' ^'^"« -•"^^•^ i. actually porfn-nU tlurnX^ti^w^n^V S51^.k; 'a^^^^^ deduction is made at the schedule prices ^iven in til!; Jo^^t^^r ,:""'"' ^''^'"'^ "'" lli.3, a3 1 understand it, embraces the leading principle on wh c V„A Cr. , . connnonly lotin England, there are doubtless e.xcrptu n ' uc" a, t '^ vLb 1 ''f "'t to in my letter of tii'^ 2nd Jmuarv H^t 1,,,^ .,« } i T T ^"''^ ^ referred common Form of Tender and I'.ill rf , .Vf ^ ill>'^ti,Uion to select from a great number, a or deducted and allowed for, bv oo fi i neo.l scarcely say that this form is varied in different ens<.c, .,n 1 1 ... T.r ttm '0 mil,., i" i .," i r^; ";; '■■...,■"."".». 1. .1.0 co,„t,-„..lio„ ..fa ll,il„,„ 1,^ L.M,o i..,;."'a'i ,,; ■, "lt":T."."°.° ,":';•,"■" •»-',.:"•:... ..f .l,. .-„,k ■»; luiuiUe (lelr.il, ;in.! the f^-Ho.i,i!Si::^:t\;nii;ttn;:7co;:;r^=''^''^- -^'^ '^- ^ ^-^ «^-av. iiat 't w'l^Hirdl:::^ l;rt v'Ivt^'" f^';,"" ^''^ °'" "^'^'^ ^'^-^^^ '■'•°-'^' - ^^ ^''^- ■» -y i' ■ ■ ■ ilinik ht, tu; wlioio of t le Works releried In in .;i; „ + • j io— 2 10 List of T'ri 'JS appeudi'il Lurut i. V.;T.naj;will 1.0 received uuU ss ac.,mpanie,l by the ^^hc.lulo "M;';^;;^ -(^J and fullv mado up. and no contract ^vill bo euter.d u.u, una! it .sbab b.sc been txaimned ""'^JKl^'urwiuttXuponthn Eaglnoer's Certificate to the amount of 90 per cent. 4r X value of the wo.'-k so measured up fro.u time to ^T^^^^^^^^ pleU'd lo the .salisfactiou <,f the Engineer; the v.ork so uica.mrcd sa..ll be valueu according hereto "hall include labor and materiaU unles, otherwi,o specially si^^cihed in the case of ^^ '^Et^S; to include in his T.nder tj.e following .or^^ :^:^':ZfZ to time be required, but the precise nature and posmon of ^''^ J ™^^;\'jXkte defined In he event of anv portion of them not being required then /^^^^ ?'7^^° Jy the Schedule of prices, will be deducted from the amount due to the Contractor. -(Hm faUou's achlitional quantities not included in B%U qt Works.) ,.i,„„ ^'"%he Company reserve the right of altering the works m any ---r ^^ey ♦v;t,U fiK nnd such Alteration shall not invalidate the contract ; * the quantities o, wo?k so al rXwlfth^^^^^^^^^^ or below the original quantities shall be ascertained anc altered sliill be considered and settled as tlie tru(! amount of the contract. Icon leasiTvfurnishadditionalevidenceillustrativeof the English system, bu think I Se ^bmitted sufficient to convince you that I had -- ^^^^"t i^iheTntre. it as I did in mv previous letters to vou, aud that the same pnncip e win h in the intere of the WnTo'n'l advocated as the'proper one for the '^^--^^:^:^^ commonly adopted in the mother country in contracts for l■all^^ays '" ' "^' f T^^^"^^ '^^^^ The'Commissioners in their paper refer to an engmeermg question ^vluch it is prope ^"^°?icimissioners are unquestionably right in the opinion that it wouhl be fal towi uiitU th7experience of at least one spring freshet will afford some proof that no: "' * mtfi^nurS^rUe a point of great importance, the Commis^ners wiU, think ,1 don me for desiring on the score of economy to avoid the opposite mistake Si the'ructures a great deal larger than necessary, or of a character least suital "^■^ ^rSmmissioners s^em to have been advised that it i. . -;:^^- J^^J^^P? tance as resranls cost, what kind of structure is adoj.ted for the p: ssage ot th« water a Stirrelard to culverts, the most r.'.'liei..us plan is to build what are known as Be, cXe^or open bridges' instead of' arched openings covered by '^-the™ eniWkmen Thv IwCr eem to luive been advised, that when an embankment reache^ 40 fe.t -^^^-t^tr:s^t^^s^o^^^^ find it sou d no be empioved in any form in anv railway works ^V^'^'f " i ition have arrived S-t rill (frniili l>i which will be readily appreciated, viz. 1. An embaukment,wlieu"ouce properly made and cousoUdated. may. huiu*i. 11 speaking, be consi.lered evtrlastinp;, and in this respect far better than any bridge or viaduct, whatever b« the material ciii)>loyed in tlioii- construction. 2. An embankmont, properly consulid.ibi.l a!id comj.lcted, costs nothing to keep up; whilst bridges recjuiry constantly to be lookeil after, and, if made of perishable materials, to be renewed periodically. 3. An embankment, as a rule, is more eooi^micfd than a mechanical structure, unless the latter be one of the most temporary and perishable kind. In proof that an einLankment, in addition to its other recommendations, is absolutely cheaper than a viaduct for all ordinary heij^hts and under all ordinary circumstances I submit tlie following tabular comparison of the relative cost of an embankment and of a Tiaduct, each 1000 feet in lengtli, and for various elevations. The several kin.hs of work are calculated at ordinary and fair prices in each case, the piers and abutments are of nia,soury, and to make the comparison complete, in the table will be found the estimated cost of wooden as well as iron viaducts, of various spans as well as heiglits. Height of Embankment or Vi'vduct. Cost of Erobiinkmeut. Iron Viaiiui t, .Spans 100 feet. Iron Viaduct, Spans .50 fei-t. Wooden Truss, Spans 100 feet. Wooden TruM Spans 50 feet. Feet. 30 40 .50 00 70 80 8 cts. 21,000 00 .•M,6(W 00 51.666 00 72,000 00 95, (W6 00 122,666 00 8 eta. 94,.360 00 106,610 00 11 9,. 392 (JO 132,706 00 146,74S 0(J 101,120 00 9 cts. 84,0C)4 00 101,4.52 00 119,946 00 139,798 00 160,952 00 183,702 00 9 cts. 62,666 00 74,160 00 86,060 00 98,744 00 112,030 00 125,946 00 8 cts. 63,264 00 79,056 00 95,688 00 114,210 00 133,768 00 154,922 00 From this it will be seen that the not cost of an embankment 40 feet high and 1 000 Ifeet in length is under 835,000, whilst a viaduct with a wooden tuperstructure on stone Ipiers would co«t from 874,000 to $79,000, or more than double. I As to the relative ko an estimate of tlio cost of a culvert i.f this sizo for .lili'.-n-nt heights of emliaakment, ami niaki! a conijiarisdu with th(! cost of an open heam culverr foi- th(! saiuo lioijjhts of om- baukmeut, we shall sec the I'oUowini,' very striking ditl'eienecn. Ai'ain, if we take vri'v a c'h;ar ^Klter^vav of '2 I'l. sin;ii i i'l. Height of Emhankment. Open 5 fe •t. 10 fe et. 20 feet. 30 fe ■t. 40 feet. Beam Culvert, f 130 1,010 4,(»40 0,-2OO 17,500 Box Culvert. $310 4S0 810 1,113 1.280 If these calculations are well founded, it v. ill l)f! ohvious how inipnrtnTit it is, Ix'fore coming to any di eisiou as to the size and character of a hi itlgo or cnlvert to ho adopted, at any given pl.ice, to he in po.ssi'ssioii of tlif information upon which alone such a decision conld safely !»■ haseil. If made too small the cost is entirely lost, a'ld tlio re-con- struction more exii'ensive th.in Imihling it of the right dimensions in the first instance, while if hull: unnecessarily large, the loss is much greater tlian without 'accurate calcu- lation could be su|>i)osed. An excess in either way is great want of economy and should be avoided if pe-:siM(>. Although it niay seem of little or no consequence to a non-professional man, what kind or ehaiacter of structure is erected, the .ibove will satisfy you, and 1 am glsd the Commissioners have raised the question, that it) is really a matter of very grave import- ance. You will readily perceive that th9 fullest ]iossiblo information resiiccting what the circumstances of each case requires, should tiiist be obtained before the character of the structure should br finally decided on, and until this is done, until wliat is wanted is known, no contract shoiihl be entered into, except one on the ])i-incip!e of the schedule system. I h;!ve now made all the observations I consider necessary respecting the statements which the Commissioners were jileased to submit to the (Joveinment. in reply to my un-otlieial leit'r to you, ihited January 2nd last. I need scarcely say that my opinion remains unehmgel with regard to the princii)h' upon which the contracts should be baseel. There is one point however which I should allude to before closing this letter, and it is this : Teii'i.'is consisting simply of a schedule of pi ices and no more, would not on the face of them give any idea ^f tic pi'obable cost of the work to bo done, and although I have shown howthe lelative value of tendersof this kind maybecorrt tlyascertaine;l,I admit that ciCon-il.T.ible number of them would cause some delay in making the computations and compa.-isons. If tliis bo an objection it could easily be removed liy furnishing contractors witii a statement of ipiantities mads up roughl}- froja the best data ol)t:!incd. stu-li us the approximate estimates in thtf possession of 'he Commissioners, ami re(pairing each party tendering to money out these quantities each with his own prices, exactly as in Hngland. This wouhl transfer to the contractors the o])eration of calculating the amounts, which, tmder the first ]d-iii, would V)f done by the cL'i-ks in the Commi v-iouors ( lil'ice. I weuld farther sug;;est, that although it is iiiipes>iM,. v.ith our present Information, to pr* pare a statement of (pr.i unties with any pretensions to accuracy, every care should be taken that the i|uantities furnished eontractoi's should be ample to cover every possible contingeii' y, that thev should in fiet be m<'xumiin uit laadc in June, IS')Z, by the then Engineer of tha Companj, viz. : " ' Fioni a pictty larj,'i! experience, both professionally and as a contractor on 'public works, I Lad" sui>pi).sed myself f.iailar with many hard and diliictdt points of 'execution, but 1 am fully satistied that with the exccjition of rock excavation, more 'ditlicult t)bat;u'l(.s and inveterate, and extended in there character, are seldom found even ' on ftB extended lines as the Great We*t<'rn, than are encountered between Niagara Falls ' and Wiiulsoi'.' "In proof of this it may bo remarked that the original design of the line to keep on the hi^h giounds, ."OO to tOO feet above the ievel of Lake Ontario, was changed, and it was determined that the line should strike the Lower Lake at Hamilton. To accomplish this, the liuj is brought gradually down thb side of what is termed the mountain which forms, it is aaiipused, tli" original boundary^ of Lake Ontario. The works on this part of the line are %ery heavy indeed, as appears from a return of the cost of the first 18 miles from Niagara Falls, tliis portion without land, rolling stock, or any <'liarge but the mere cost of the line itself, has reached the largo sum of £17,900 currency jjcr mile. This brings the line to the level of Hamilton, where extensive station grounils, with large water frontige, have been secured (about 30 acres), which were once covered with water and have now been filled in with earth, from ILunilton the line rises about 800 feet abovt the level of Laka Ontario, and lor about 30 miles has very heavy work indeed. " The cost of 24 miles of the line from Hamilton Westward, again exclusive of land, Rolling Stock, Ac, has reached £21,500 currency per mile. *"Tho contracts before alluded to and under which the line has principally been 'constructed, must now be explained, first premising that in their general features they 'are similar to most railway contracts in America, upon the model of which 'h^ 'were framed by Engineers "and others who h.ave been concerned in the construction ' of railways in that country. These contracts are wholly dissimilai to English contracts ' they spei-ifv no defined sum which the works nre to be constructed for, but the price 'is fixed in "this way. They contained clauses which ])rovide that the different kinda ' of work .shall be executed" at certain prices per yard, no word being said about the 'whole (juantity or gross number of yards comprised in each Contract, for instance, ' the contract runs thus : " For indurated earth ( ) cents i)er yard, measured in excavation. " Common " Hard tan " " Rock " Masonry " I'nckwork " ]'.ridging dollars per yard u it a " 1000 ft. B. M. 'and so on for all tlio different kinds of work which the contractor may liave to ex- 'ecute on i'oriiiiu.' tlie part of the line let to him.** The paying of diil'erent prices for different kinds of earth is obviously a liad one, borause disjuites almost impossible of a clear and satisfactory solution in\ariably ariie as to the exact (luantities of tlie ditfererit kinds of muterinl, but it must be at once o'lvi.a-.s that the only ]in)per guide with such contracts as to the whol' co.->t of the line must entirely depend upon accunite nvi-uremuiits of tlie (juaniily of work to be p 'rforined. " Ai'tei- tlie I'^ngineer's Report of SepteniUe;-, l,"^.':.', before rrferred to, a change took place in the Lngineeriiig Department, and in June, lij.J3, the then Engineer • — *• ThU portion only ia quoted by the Coramissioneri in their paper dated ilCth January, ISC'J. 16 Tn .MtV '"^'"V'" f^t''',!'" Jx-^'l c-a'i.se,! cu.-.ful .stinmU^s to b., made of the qu.intUK.s anacu.t ot every part of the liU3-the co,t bein^ based upon the prices contained m the eouf •..c-t,. lus re,. ,rt Hhow-d t!>.t the a -.-re^^.te cost of the lino woti d. according, to Lis calculations, oxe,.ed the e.tun Ue rendered in S.-pten.ber, IS.li', bv about i:34OOO0 ofkU" Jwr" ^'^-V'-'-rr'/''^'."'^?^'^'"'-'^"'^'-^ advance 'took place in the co.t of labor, provisions, matenais, land, and m l.vd a!m>st evervthin;,' in ("ariada, and this Contrver^ i;:"!''"'";' "'^/ -^l--tu.nte effect upon the cost Jf (ireat Western itulwl;^ tha^ .,nl ft ^^^^f^l^''-^^^ (uecessanly) m most case- men of small capital, and it is cleir that unless they get renuinera ,ve pnees for their work they are unable t, cirrv if forward wTiu'V '"'' "T ^""'-^ ^';'" '" 1-y their men, i.uy provisions for ho mn and horses, purchase materials and implements out of th« money they monthly receive from the Company on ac-count of the estimates of th- work they hive done ThoVesult of Z u that when a contractor failed as many of them did, the only course to purs.L was to ri et the work, at prices which would enable them to be carried L. 'Ais a pi d pecuLly to a 1 mechanical work, such as masonry, b,•id,^an.^ ic. The wages of Skilled ^labourera having risen to an enormous price, :is also the price of timber and iron '■ It must also bo mentioned that in many instances the character of the mocha' ical structures has been much improved, therebv .uldii.g to the cost moctia..ical " It is easily to be seen how tiiese various fact.^ten.led to increa^ic the cost of the line but in adJi ion o this it now appears that the estimated quantities of work fal n lulny cases considerably below the actual fact. ' yards.' ^"' ''''*^"'' '' "°'' ''^'^"''"'' ^^''^ ^^"^ earthworks was short estimated by about 000,000 B. m" ■^'^ *^° '*"" °^ ''"''sing there has been an under estimate of upwards of 2,300,000 fact "The cost of the station buildings will exceed the estimate by about 8(30 000 In sup..rstructuro that i.s th-. cost of iron, sleepers, spikes, ic. , and lavin'"? ^"''- •'''" ^^-^^"^^ "' '^'•'"^'^^ '^■^^-^^'-' i- ^-'' 1853 turS mi e^o i i n \^]Y^''^^'!> requirements of the tradio, it was then estimated that 17 ml so .idings wou d U^ sufficient, but as there are n.-.v S.i stations, with the certainty of a ^ ery large freight traffic, it is perfectly clear that far more will be needed to tl,.'irl?''°^/'' T''"" *^' '' '' ""' "'''''' ^'"" ^^"''''"^^'-^ in this country to add a percentage lldnotT-f •. [ "Tl"^ •^-^'"'f-' ''"t the fact .hews that extra iills whifS tTn eneit ' '^^:'"'' ?"'n ''"' '"""'^ ''""' >^^tim,t^d except in the shape of con- tini.,nues, have been p.tssed oy the kngmeer to the amount of upwards of $300 000. ihe cost of the land is another iwia of inerea.se, asising to a lar-re extent from the great progress ot the country and the prospects of large tni^c, shewing tt'fecesTty of requiring more land at stations Llian was at lirst anticipated. Tne cost of land was Lt estimated at about .£20,').)(,. It will cost in all about .£175,000 curr^ncv taken iJltl"''^ 'JUr" ^^'",' ''""' I' ^^'^^ "^ '■'^"^"- '^^'"'^ ''^'''^ ^ ^■^■'T I'^rge increase haa necLsl, ;. i '; "'"^ "V '^^I*';"'^^''^'^ t" I""«^ ""t that tin's expenditure, when really necessdn, , as m tais ease is the best expenditure than can bo incurred. i'J. 16 E.NOLIHU Furin of IVu.l.T r.'f.nv.l to in Mr. ri,KMiN«'.s Ifiu-r of lOlli March, 1809, to Sir Juiis A. Macdoxai.h, K.C.13. L(JND0N, DRKIUTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, SOUTH LONDON, TOOTING, AND SUTTON JUNCTION LINES. Tender fou Works. To the Director! of the London, Brljhlon, and South Coast Railway Company. Gbktlemen, I (or wf) of do hereby agree and und.'rtiike to provide nil tho materials and laVwnr, and to execute all the works re-iuired in the construction, conipK tion, and maintenance of tho intended new Line of Railway tx^tween Peckham and Sutton, including the intermediate Junction Lines, and the altJndi(m of tho Oroy,lon and Wimbledon Line, being a total len-th of eleven miles and seventy-ei'ht chains, or thereabout, witliin tho time and upon the terms and conditions stipulated in tho spe(-i{lcation, and in strict accordance with tho plans, sections, drawings, and lis' >f (piantities exhibited to me (or us) for the sum of -£ .say pounds And I (or we) further agree that all additions to, and alter.itions and omraissions in the works hereby contracted for shall bo valued and paid for to , or deducte.1 and allowed fm- by , as the case may require aero ;-c/*»'7 to tht tcveral prices set opposite to each description of work in the Schedule of pnas h,reunto anne-ccd. , , ^ , , And, in case this Tender shall be accepted, hereby undertake to execute a contract deed to be j.repared by your solicitor in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid apecitication, within two" weeks from this date, or as soon thereafter a.s may be required by you so to do. And wo propose :SIr. , of , and ^Ir. , of , as sureties for the due performance of such contract. And, further, undertake that thev shall, within one week after receiving notice from you so to do, execvite a Bond, to 1)0 j.repared by your Solicitors conditional for that purpose in a penal sum e [Ual in amount to 10 per cent, on the said sum of .£ . And lastly do hereby agree and undertake that in c^use said contract and Bond shailbe executed by ' and , said two sureties, within the time above mentioned, the London, Brighton, ami South Coast Railway Company shall not (unless thev tliink fit) be bound by this Tender and Contract, but the same shall be absolutely n'ul and void if so desired by the said Company, nor shall they in such case be liable to any claim fioin done, or of materials and plant then delivered by intended contract. And witaesg hand this 3rd day of January, 18G5. Contractors' signature Address • in respect of any work* then already ' upon the site of the ^mM lik^icrfT £..«;. IT SOUTH LONDON. 100X1X0. AND SUTTOX JUXCTION LINES. liiLL OF Quantities. '^'%^;^:''!;w::t:^:;:;:;v r' i; ■ ri:':rf -: -'■ -'^^ -r-^ '- ^l, execution has hem co,i.i,uto.l. '^.'o'-eijat.,. a.uoui.t of tho foregoing Tender ■i'.(M)t\ linoal yanl« h.riim ,1,, i.HK)' I, Jim; :i,."ilH; .!.",! I : 'J.II(MI> 10 111 .I.J >l.) (I.) .1.. S. ■ ; }..iich |.o,,t ami f,,tir rail f,.iiciii« ■ '•■•ivli !„.Ht ,„.l till,,. r:iil f,.n,.in- :.■;■; . ...i.u' h ,,v f.vt Urch |.,,l,,,;i,l.. i,.i,cin.^ . . t...iii.'li «u t«t ol„s.- ,H,anl i,.,„ i,,;; . ■ 'k park ,.a :„.:, n i.i, >,:,k cvcn,^ :, f.,a i;!;,), ; ; ; ; ; : '\^n;"•u,l :;;,;■;";; ;;' rv? ' ,",:'"^-,''''""'""'<*^'''"' ^^-^^ . , ^^ r" « 1 pa .,1 aii.l paMit.d t; f^.^t fccii,- . . i I »itc !i iiioiiii.l ;,nil .|iii, k wta , ■ . 1- lU-l'.t ;>iU p.,;„t. .1 „ak Hti 1 KaiJJ ^^'^:p;'^r..:::t:!'i^-r:r ^'' ^'^^-'^ -"^ --i«;ai;a in »unk „ ■-' -,..;,. vanis i.rv" Li r ;.':;" 'r,r'7''V"'^'r' '"'^7 ■"""' 1 " ° "^ (M 111,11 Mii,„-rtr,-;-,i ,• ,. i ••■ '''I '''" 'I'li'n at h.irk ct walis ,-,iu .ri.l'cM M'lv'ilJ'l culjic y;irJs . .':.",()ii(i' ■i'-'.'I'JIl! L''l,i|ill» II^.IKMI ."i.llilO I'-ii lint. do do do do do d yarj.i. ■vards 100,000 11,0(10 upcrtiLi.d do do 42,000 cul.ir ].! Ill /I) l.'M l.L'o do do do do .-A y. var. },.^id. .M.taiu,;,_,.oad ap|,roa.li.s,an,l yard, IS .ucUi-s 'thkk Vi;;;j' J .-. o>i. ,.1 !,oth n.., Hi>,t a„d f,;rav.l 'J in. '" ""'^' ;''^'cfe 4 ?;f: s:^;;:^;fe-r' >="■'- ■■• '^■-^^ ^-i and ^"i ''"•■■' i»-i^|w,„k ju^rcy lime ;uortar ".'. I ' .\rl "l"''^ u-i, kwork iM l.lu,. li,,. ,„ ,rtar. . ■'■"' ''*"<.• c hiKkwo.k in I'ortland comeut . : ' ! '-»t ■^tocU l,,„.kw,,rk ,n cvtia thirl.nr,^ in tunm-U ' ^'"'"''i^-s'-zi::^':':''^'''' ''^'''' '-^^'^^^'"^' -.-;.., ..Herd y^rd;',;ii!^-^;;^^;^;!:::^;;,:r:tl-!'^;:il-s^^ ^ov :ii. ;Tu^k;;;!;:t;;y;;nH:'' """t"''^^'™-«-'tMwhiwbrick.;::;!;; L'.oiii) ;1V1,H '■"ii cuMc vard.i ■'10 do per 'I' ',lll».) uperfu.ua feet. .;(;„t and nibbed work .n ar^i.es'and'^roinr ' ' i.u V V r I • ■ • ' : "'"o''/"Y "■'; "^^ '" '"'".V mortar ... 1. ■■",-•••■'■" ■' o,:v lu pnnv mortar . i umide'' w d','" ':"''*f?'^ "' "■'»• "I- tiiJk pjintHi ;::;■■■■ 13—3 ' '■ " "" 'm;A 18 Rill or Qlantities. — Continued. 02 8,S N.>. No. 4,200 lineal feet... 1,000 lineal yarda. 700 do T.Tra r..tt,i arch k. ys (V. O. .-W)!, each 'I'llT^l ('-11:1 liw.liilli.,li» [l'. •'. ■-'.'), t:ull IVrra t'ottioii'jn i.araiict.t (!'• *■' ■ ■"'), piT dot lineal £ ». d. 1,000 1,000 2,noo i,{)oo: 1,2IK), .' Stuff. )riI-iUire blue liriLk ci.in,' fnr iuirai. '1" i di) ....' .!■. (In a.. J d,) ... H.ilf round jii.'K s 'I do inchidini' Lends, ftc. laid in [niddle^ 5,000 cutiic feet I'r.tiiilv FmU st..i. • in imjio.^t.-, inc'.ndin'4 1'l.Tin f.icc work j 28,000. do II llinu'tnn .slonc, .ishliir, und otli.r «..rk, including plaiuj j . f 'c • worl: . ; j 20,000^ do 1-atii stone topin^r, caps, strings, Ac. including jduin face ! I work 12,000'9uperfioial f^et. . Moulded and circular IooKmI work (lahour only) 6001 do . . Yorkshire self faced i.avini; :t inches thick j 2o| No. ; Kxtra Idiour on sphrriciil Hnials j r>(X) lineal feet < 'haiufored nml tooU-.l jointj j 1,0eck stone curliin;; 1-' iiiehei hy inches. . . .5001 do Cranite stone ciirliin'< 12 inches hy 'J inches CJAM cubic yards Cipucrcte in foumUiti-ns .■i.OOO; (lo f 'oncrete in b.ickinir .ind counterfoils - 12,000'sui)orticif.l yards Co.ititi:' .rcli.-i w.tli ;'..ph:iU- .in' f^M om- inch tliick | 9,(MW do .. Taking' out an 1 pointin.' s.. Hit t' arches i 6,000 cubic feet I.M.niel timber in sleepers, nailing joists and creusuted and 1 ! fixed I- 2,500| do .Meinel tindMT in K'n.'ik'e and sheet jules, creosoted, hooped.! j I I sh'id. and driven, includin,' iron work j... j : 6,0001 do Ditto, includiii',' lon-itudinals and joints bumettized and tixedj 2,000| do Pitto, wr.c,i:_dit, framed. pai:ited, and ti.Msl JS.OOiJ superficial feet. . Three inch plankin;,' burnettized and fixed ]■-. TOOdineal feet IMoulded oak copiii;,' to parapets 9 inches by 1 inches, p.ainted ' I I and fixed • 6,000 superficial feet. . One inch matched ami bcailed boarding wrought and fixed. . . 300 tons < 'ast iron work in lieavy castin).'s fixed and painted l:i0] do l>itto on light castings 'five.l and painted fi'iO do Il)itt() on orn.Lniental eastings fixed and painted KV) do Wrought iron in girders, joist-s, iic. hxi d and laiuteil 20! do Ditto, in bolts, straps, ties, &.•. fixed and painted 1,,10() superficial feet. . iCJalvanized corrugated iron, N.>. IS guage, fixed in par.apet . . 3,000j do '•"'■:'•■■ .Ditto, curved and fixed as being on rest posts of tunnel 2,000 iauperficial yards Tainting two coats in )ilain colours l.OOOi do . . 1 lironzing iron work, inelndiug two first coats plain ."i tons iLe; in joints. Ha -'ulng. ftc 1,500 superficial feet . . < 'roggon's i^itent .-isplialie 1 felt 1 inch thick 46,000 lineal yard". . . . 'Smgle line of perinanent way laid cunijilet' 11,000 40 10 10 20 do No. do do do 12 fntennediate way laid coniplet Sets of points and crossings laid complete (laying only) Ditto, three throw and crossings, ditto Diamond crcjssings ditt.,tj For .•xtra<.^^l in lutt.'-rns of V.riliimJntal' w'orkj ■.■'"; Tor cirryiMK -orks ovit and ui.diT otlu-r railuay, ^or r..n,ov,„;,. a.M n l,„iMia^. uw. L.-i^dum l.an,, ...y. ^:^:t^l::L 'a'':: ""*" ^"^"^ ^'""^ -" ^ower I'or diviT^i,., „f traffic on froydon and ' VVindill-don Line inclii,Uii„' watcIiinH and BiL-n':ijlin.' Works ° diiriii;; pro^-n-ns of the ^or pn-pariiiK oopicH and ditail dra« in-s for taKin- l,,.nM,'s ..r .sinking, trial h .lea For satin,' .i..tA..rk< and yiving lev.U tor oHicv lor ln^pi\t.irs For tfni|.orary roads and a<.v.V