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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 "^ '^" ' ' ' ""«■! . ' > iiillPMI«pi||ppiPipi^BIH«|P|pp|ip|^ Pi *-. ^ AN HONEST EXPOSURE OF THE HONEST MANNER IN WHICH CERTAIN HONEST OFFICIALS CONDUCT THE PUBLIC BUSINESS IN THE BRITISH COLONIES. Ill'BMISOTOIV, VT. PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHER. 1839. lQ^SBBPi^S9E liilliiilllP'iiP^fPPi ^■BSHJSSBSg^ I ^"BSKSSES np mm mmmm INTRODUCTION. I SHALL trouble the publ! j with very little prefatory matter. I am not skilled in composition ; my object ia to make known to all magistrates, and to all authorities, the highest and the lowest, the want of faith observed towards professional persons, and to expose to profes- sional men the risk they run of being made dupes, if they are induced to contemplate the undertaking of a Govern- ment contract. They will be used as mere tools, aa cloaks to cover the favoritism which has already decided to whom they mean to give a good job ; their labor, their anxiety, their calculations, and their expenses, will be all lost ; and their tenders will merely serve as a means to the conscientious Commissary, whereby to show that ho (lid appeal to public competition, and thus to blindfold his employers, to enrich his own proteges, and to waste the public money. 1^ NARRATIVE. w^. 6, '1^ I UE\D in the Montreal Herald of June 30, 1838, the following adverti.sement ; — " Tenders will be received at the Commissariat Olffice, '' until noon on Thursday, the 5th day of July next, for " crectitjg Cavalry Barracks and Stables, &c. at Chara- "hly: the plans and specifications of which can be seen '•'at the oliico of the Commanding Royal Engineer. — '* Friccs to be stated in Halifax currency, and each ten- " tier to give the names of two responsible securities for " the due fulfilment of the contract within the time re - "(|iiire(l by the Engineer Department. '• Commissariat, Montreal^ ) "Juno 'JDth, 1833." 5 Being a professional man, brought up under the lato eminent Engineer, Mr. Telford, and having been em- ployed upon many extensive public works at home, and not being Lusy at tlin time, I went to the Engineer Oflico, and read the following s[)ecification. [The ?[)0(,'incatio!i comes in here, hut it is on a sep- arate paper, niarktvl Z. anil acco upanying this.] In consequence of the advertisement and specification, I made a tender for the work advertised, on the 5th July, 1838. I had visited the place, (Ciinmbly,) but was left pretty much in the dark as to tijo site intended. I liad travelled the country to ascertain how, where, and at what price, I could best obtain raaterial6». I Imd conclu ded a conditional bargain for tiic timber, and finding scarcity of Hardware in Montreal, I had made arrang ments to procure what was necessary from Quebec, case I should under-estimate uiy competitors, who I soc discovered to be persons that had long been fattonii upon a succession of Government jobs, and who, beii accustr ncd to have their own way, were not very like to calculate how low the work could be done, but ho high a price the Commissariat would allow them. I therefore felt perfectly confident when I gave in n tender for £.6,206 1 Is. Od. cy. This I have already st, ted was on the 5th July, 1038. No decision having been officially notified, although i the Commissariat oificc I had been once verbally informc mine was the lowest tender— and a second time that I ha. got the Contract — I on 14th July addressed the followin.- letter to the head of the Commissariat Department ii Montreal, it having been communicated to mc on th< 14th July that the contract was given to other parties and to higher tenders. ''Montreal, July \\th, 1838. " Sir : — As 1 intend representing in what I conceivi the proper quarter, the manner in which I have been usc( in regard to my tender for the Barracks, &c. to be buil at Chambly, and I should be unwilling either to over- state the case, or to give rise to misapprehension, will you be good enough to state the real cause why a higher tender has been preferred to that of myself and my as- sociates ? Justice and the public interest 0|)pcar cer- tainly to demand a reason. " I am, sir, "Your most ob't. servant, " A. D. TAYLOR, ''Civil Enginec. " To Joiiw Banxar Trice, Esq., A. C. General f' I received the following answer : — "Commissariat, \ "Montreal, \6t/i Jtthj, 1038. S " i>\{ : — I beg to ac(iuaint you, in reply to your Iclter i-':m 'i 5 tliG 1 4th iast. that the grounds upon wliich tcndjm aro recommended for approval or rejection are stated to tlio proper aiithoritiea at Quebec, and ihat I um not at liberty to assign to any oiher person the reasons for any decis- ion llmt may bo come to in regard to tenders which may be made for public services. " I am, sir, your obt. servant, [Sigmid] "J. B. PRICE. "To Mr. A. D. TwLon, Montreal." On the following d.iy I addressed a letter to the head of the Department in Canada. "Montreal, July 17, 1838. "Sir: — Having on the 5th July given in a tender for the buihiing of Barracks, &c. at Chambly, agreeable to previous advertisement, and having subsequently called at the Commissariat to inquire the decision, I was in- formed that the matter had been submitted to you for decision. I called a second time, but obtained no infor- mation, further than that mine was considerably the low- est tender, until the 14th inst. I was then informed that the work was given into other hands, and was told at (that) the Commissariat (altho' they advertised for ten- dersj had nothing to do with it. Presuming then that it is by your decision this contract is given to those whose tenders were 50 per cent, higher than mine, may I solicit the REASON, which I have in vain applied for to Mr, Price. " I am, sir, your most ob't. servant, "A. D. TAYLOR, " To R. I. RouTH, esq , C. Gen., " Quebec.*' "C. Engineer. Obtaining no answer from Mr. Routh, I addressed a second letter to that gentleman on the 23d Julv. ^'Montreal, July 23', 1838. "Sir: — I am surprised you have not replied to my letter of the 17th inst. I have therefore again to beg that you will favor me with an early answer. " Mr. Price wrote to mo, but his letter contained no answer to my question. " I am, sir, your most ob't. servant, "A. D. TAYLOR. " To R. L RouTEi, Esq , C. General, Quebec. On the 2Gth July the letter following was delivered at mv hou:se. m^mm^ I 6 "Commissariat, Cnnailn, " D 7:2722. ^'Quebec, '2M July, 1030. «gir: 1 nm directed by llio CommisHary GonernI to r.cknowlcdgo tlic rcceijit of your letter of the 14tli July, wliercin you complain tlmt your tender, which you statu to he tlio lowest, for building tho Barracks, &c. af Chamhly, has not been accepted ; and you request to learn the reasons which have influenced this rejection. " The Commissary General desires mc to soy that you, and all other persons, must be aware that though tho lowest price niu?t always oiler strong inducements for tho acceptance of an oilbr, yet it cannot bo tho only cri- terion by which it is to be adjudged. " There is tho security to be considered : tlic abilities of the workman; the experience of those abilities in the execution of lormer contracls ; and his previous engage- ments in other W(»rks which interrupt his progress in that fo be luulertaken. '* 'rhes(j coiu-idcrations have had their weight in tl»o choice made in this iuMlaiice, and of course the senior ollicor of Kn^iiieer.-*, who is to superintend, and becomo respoutiibio fur the work, is entitled to exercise Mis judg- ment in their considcralioti. " 1 am, s;ir, "your obedient servant, *; HENRY GREEN. "To A. x). Tavlup., es(|. C. Engineer, Montreal." [Signed] Absence in tlic country prevented my .oceiving the above at that dat(% but uii my return I answered as fol- lows : — ''Montreal, August \, 1838. "Sir, — I have to acknowledge your letter of the 23d July, relative to the contract for the government works now in progress at Cliambly. " Having had occasiun to visit that place, to sec how far the tind)er and other materials now employing were conformable with the specilication exhibited at the Commissariat, 1 could not sooner reply. *' I now beg to say I am a man, in every «cnsc of the word, and will not Lo treated as a child. I have asked a reason nitij our ((Midcr was rejected ; I have receivetl none. — Your letter contains an insinuation regarding tho Engineer ollicer. If ywu uican me to suppose that his voice has alone direeted the alli)tment of u public work advertised by the Conmussariat for [jublic cunlruci, there ■:^r ■i mil IRPP has been great d«riliction of duty in the department over which you preside. •* If you presume to insult me as a profossionnl man, by the starting of groundless doubts of my ability, I must retort by saying that when public works have Intoly been confided to shoe-blacks and tailors, as contractors, it is neither very becoming nor very wise. " My case is by this time far on its road to those who will bring it before the British Parliament, and the Lords of the Treasury. My only object in asking the grounds on which a preference was given to higiier tender.^?, was that I did not wish to assign any but the true reasons. " I have forwarded both^Mr. Price's letters and yours, and still expect that you will supply mc with the reason. " I am, sir, " your most ob't. servant, "A. D. TAYLOR, C. E. "Messrs. Routh & Prick." Receiving no reply to tho foregoing letter, I wrote to the gentlemen of the Commissariat no more. On the '22d of November, I received the following let- ter from the Ordnance Ollice. I. H. L. Oflice of Ordnance, > M. G. R. M. 1 ith Sept., 1838, 5 192 "Sir: — In reply to your letter of I9th July, inst. on the subject of the rejection of your lender for building Barracks at Chambly, 1 am commanded to acquaint you, the papers have been sent to the Treasury, the Com- missariat Department abroad, not being under the Board of Ordnance. I am, sir, your most ob't. sorv't. [Signed] "R. iiYlIEM. " Mr. A. D. Taylor, Civil Engineer, Montreal." After this official reply from London, I again wrote to Mr Price as follows : — ''3Iontrml, Nov. 29, 1838. "Sir : — I have received an official communication from England relative to the very remarkable manner of giv- ing out tie contract for public buildin^rs at Cliambly, from which it appears that the transaction having al- ready been before the Board of Ordnance, had been laid before tho Lords of the Treasury, so tiiat I may presume you have heard something on the subject. \ I -J j 8 "As I liavc boon invited to commiinicfito nny further fuels calculated to throw li^lit upon tlio subject, and as I informed you that 1 should watch tho projjrosa of con- tractors, in your eyes so superior, nnd should communi- cate to you the rcsultof my observations beforo moking nny further report to England. I have now to npprigc you that 1 find two chimneys built under this controct havo already fallen down, nnd that I visited this proof of tho superiority of your mason builders in the course of last week. I shall immediately add the report of my observa- tion to what has gone before, as I will not bo wronged by anyone. I am, sir, your most ob't. servant, " Messrs. Routh and Price." A. D, TAYLOR, C. E. Tiie above letter has the following addressed to Mr. Price : " Since the contract that should have been mine was awarded to much higher tenders, you, sir, have got pro- motion ; am I to conclude that the additional £500 per nnnum has been given to reward the discrimination you displayed. A. D. TAYLOR. • "Mr. Price, Montreal." I also wrote to Mr. Routh, at Quebec, a similar letter, excepting that I omitted the last paragraph, which to him did not apply. I received no answers from these oflicial characters, and on the MMU January, 1839, 1 wrote to each of them again as follows : — ''Montreal, Jan. 15, 1030. "Sir: — AVith a view to have my letters to England, in ollusion to the Barracks fcc. at Cbanibly, ready to leave to-day, I havo again visited that place with a copy in my hand of the specification shown to the contractors to guide their tenders* Under this specification your favorcf' contractors undertook the service, unless 1 am forced to bc'ieve, fas 1 do not now J that tlierc were two dilFercnt specifications. This I trust was not the case, as I am determined to lay bare the transaction to tho world. In defiance of your groundless doubt of my ability, I fearlessly come forward as a professional man, and tell you that the work is not according to tho speci- fication, but a mass of building, or in other words, a heap of deception, thrown upon the hands of government by you. It has certainly lost 50 per cent, over nnd above its intrinsic value; is this high treason, or treason- able practices against the government. "•^ C. E. • Such being tbo cane, I seok ( > know what can b« the reason why you accepted tenders higher than my own ? the total atnoun' of mine btMiig £G,26G I Is. 6d. cy. n sum sufficient to have cotnpicted the work according to the specitication, which I hereby dure you to prove i« no^ the case. J5ut ng.-iin : 1 hofto the day is not far distant when I shall prove to the sntisfaction of the Lords of the Treasury, and the public i.i general, that not only in various items does the work in question deviate from the apcciiication, but that to an extent which will positively show the world your conduct to- wards the government you live by, uud to me, in thii transaction, has been neither upright nor very honest. These are facts I now imvo told you, und which cannot bo by you deniable, nor from which cnfi you have anf reason to expect justificntion under any circumstance. " In my letter of the 4th August, to you, I stated that when public works have lately been confided to shoe' H'lrks and tailorm, as contractors, it is neither very be- coming nor very wise to throw aside one of regular pro- fessional education. Looking to the m(;n to whom this contract was given, and to the manner of its execution, I must suppose the arrangement to have been mude with a view to deprive me of the fair profits which I should ^ have derived from it — when [ should have completed it in every respert agreeable to the Sj)ecificalion, and that by the day therein particidarly specified But your fa- vored contractors have not yet by a great deal completed the work, which you so unwarrantably kept from m9, and gave to them. Have those mon, so mii^h in vour favor, paid the workmen tley employed.' No. Hav* sthey drawn their money ? Oh yes. •'Again, in my letter dalid inov. 29, I informed you that 1 should watch the progress of contractors, in your tyea so superior, and should communicate to you tho result of my observation before making any further re- port to England. The above will be added to what has already gone. I am, sir, your most ob't. serv't., •A. D. TAYLOR, C. E. «< To Messrs. Routh and Price." On the 11th February, I again addressed each of them as foiluwa. *'Chamhhf, Feb. llth, 1839. ^ "Sir : — "Having taken menioranduma of tho magni- ^todo of defrauds, and with what talent^ and ingenuity it mmm mmmm 10 has been done, in the construction of the Barraeki &c. here, which I tendered for on the fifth day of July last and ought to have hnd the Contract. " 1 do not pretend to know the number of defrouders who shouhl be br. ught up to give an account of what they meant by their very extraordinary and disgraceful conduct. " 1 again inform you lehnii dispatch my report of last, and this wecit, to the ]-.ord8of the Treasury, &c. and mention to what extent the defraud has been carried against the Government. In my opinion it is worse ihnn aireel robbery, or robbing Her Mjijesiy's Mail on the road. 1 am, Sir, your most ob't servant. « To Messrs. Kouih & Price." "A. D. TAYLOR. On the 23d February I again addressed them each, ai follows, "Montreal, Feb., 23d, 1839. " Sir ; — In addition to n)y former visits during th« two by-gone weeks, I have careful ty examined ihe build- ing at Chambly, which I tendered for on the fifth day of July la«t; you oti'cred tlio work to public competition, and you gave it by favor to unneceasaiily high tender?: You h ive then knowingly defrnuded the Government and me of a fair profit wliicti I should honestly have the benefit of, but on the contrary 1 have been put to a great expense watching mnterials, workmanship, &c., &.C., neither of which are conformable with the specification exhibited at your office, and at the office of the Com- manding Royal Engineer, which specification I kept a copy of. It will guide me in laying my case bare, to show the world the treatment which I have so undeser- vingly received from you. "I cannot cease writing before I say it is my opinion thousands have been brought to public trial for much a less crime than having offered, ns you did, the contract for the erection of the Barracks, &c. at Chambly, to public competition, and then decide by pure favor, and ever since the commr nccment to the ereelion of th'3 same, you have been [dishonestly] employed deceiving Uie government. " Though you did cheat me out of the contract, yet you cannot much longer out of the pure profits. Fur- ther, to show the Lords of the Treasury, and yourself, the horrible enormity of your crime, 1 hereby offer to con- tract with Her MsJMty's proper authorities to construef 1 ikf Ste. luly latt ;frouders oi' what ^graceful •t of last, &c. and carried )r8e than i on the lYLOR. itn each, , 1839. ring tha he build- fth day of ^petition, iender?r irornment lave the a great cification lie Cora- kept a 5 bare, to undeaer' opinion r much a contract ambly, to avor, and th3 Bpnie, ving Uie tract, yet Iti. Fur- yourself, ijr to con- const met 11 Barracks, &,c. in every respect conformable to those at Chainbly, either at tliat post, Sorel, or Three Rivers, with a perfect understcinding that I should not be re- quired to use any better qimiity of materials of the dif- foreiit descriptions, and of the same dimensions as what have been used in the construction of the Barracks, &c at Chambly — nor shall I under any circumstance be re- quired to show any better display of workmanship than that which has been bestowed on the b/iildinc many owlcdge, aking up / a deep IloTAL Enqineeh Office, > Montreal, 30j bouchnrded to all the fire places, also mantle and jambs to kitchen do., flu^h, fair and lime white the walls of cellars. Bricklayer. — The whole of the bricks used in the building to be gi)od, sound, well burnt bricks, and the mortar us described in the Mason's work of this specifi- cation. Build the several chimnies commencing upon the stone foundation, of the heights, thickness, &,c- as shown. The work to be flushed through its whole thick- ness, nnd the return and cross joints filled in solid with mortar. Bring up the flues where shown, 16X8 inches, having 8 inch fronts and sides with 4 inch divisions, and carefully point the same as the work proceeds. Form half brick trimmer arches in front of every chimney open- ing 18 inches wide, and 18 inches longer than their re* I ^ I J4 epect'ive openings. Also, provide nnd fix coit Iron .;him- ney bars 2 1-2X1-2 Inch, the same to calk up «nd down uoon the jambs, nnd provide «nd set metal pipe holes whore mny be directed, including also stone slips and setting ^'.-ites to eacli opening. Carpenter and Joiner. — All the pine and other woods used throughout the building to be free from sap, shakeii, large, loose or dead knots, no quarter or farring to be more than 12 inches from centre to centre. All the skirling, door and window jambs to be framed and splayed to receive the plastering. Build a framed build- ing of pine, of the length, depth and height figured on the plan«i — cinpboarded on the outside, wrought and rebated, showing a gauge of not more than 6 inches to the weath- er, and bind with 3 inch deal (upright) insiJ*"!, dowelled together every 3 feet, with oak dowels 4 inches long, and securely spiked to the plates with 6 inch spikes — six to each plank. To lay pine sleepers or sills 12X8 on the external and internal division walls, the external rebated to receive the planking. Middle plate 9X6 tennoned and pinned into uprights. Top do. 9X0, uprights 9X8, spaced about 10 feet apart. Studs 4X3, two feet apart, tennoned into upper plate and dovetailed into lower sill and nailed with 2 five inch wrought nails ; Braces 5X4 ; Rafters 7X3 and 5X3, two feet from centre to centre ; Collars 7X3; Kings 6X5; Hips and Ridges 2 inches thick by th3 depth required ; Lower joints 9X4 ; Middle do. 10X3; Upper do 10X3, and spaced 2 feet from cen- tre to centre, with proper trimmers where required, 1-2 inch thicker. Every third joist to be dove'ailed an inch down to the Plate, and the remainder to be notched down 60 as to be flush on the top, and nailed at each end with two 5 inch rose headed noils, v/rought. To lay 2 inch ploughed and tongued batten floor, second quality, se- curely nailed to joists with 5 inch nails, wrought. The heading joints to be also ploughed and tongued, with mitred border cf oak to hcnrthsw To fix 4 inch pine framed and braced stud partition*, dividing the rooms on the ground and upper stories. The angle studs, heads, sills and doorposts all 4X4, quarters nnd puncheons 4X3. Cover the roof with pine shingles, 4 inches to the weather, on 1-2 Inch boarding ploughed and tongued, and securely' nailed to rafters, and for the ceilings throughout with inch stuff, 2 1-2 inches wide. Fix a 3 inch plank parti- tion on either side stairs to cellar, dowelled and grooved into top nnd bottom plate 5X4, and fit up the wine oel- ^'sis^ t Mi u 1& ma is, 3. flan with Bhelving and bearers may be directed. The doors to be I 1-2 inch ledged and braced, wrought both [Bides, grooved and tongued, hung with strong hooks nnd rides, folding ; and fitted with 10 inch stock locks nnd handles complete. — Also provide and fix cellar flfip, frame and fastening to descent. Four small cashes 3 1-2 feet long by 10 inches tiigh, will also be required in cellars, bung from the top with 2 1-2 inch butts, nnd furnished with bolts and wi: dow boards — include also one square iron bar [inch] to eacn window. The stairs communi- eating with ground story to be 2 inch steps and risers on Eine carriages, housed into 3 inch strings, with pine andrail and newel 3 inches square, introducing a middle rail, in lieu of ballusters 3X1 1-2 inch. Ground Story — Fix 1 1-2 inch moulded skirting 12 inches high to all the rooms and passages on this story on proper framed grounds, prepare and fix deal cased frames, pine sunk nnd weathered sills, and 2 inch ovolo English sashes double hung, with brass pullies, white lines and iron weights to all the windows on the ground and upper stories. Provide and fix to ditto brass sash fastenings, with 11-2 inch rounded window board, and inch beaded jamb linings, &c. complete. Winter sashes in one height corresponding with the above and fitted with sliding ventilator, glazed, to be fitted to all the open- ings, and fixed to permanent frames with two pair of hooks and eyes ; also to provide summer blinds made folding, hung with hooks and rides, and furnished with hook and eye fastenings, and back ditto. The entrance doors to be 2 inch, 4 panel, moulded and head but>o.with fans over, hung with 4 inch butt hinges and prv d. with 8 inch 3 bolt, iron rim brass knob locks, rose nd thimble socket, 12 inch top and bottom barrel bolts, inch headed jamb linings, &c. complete. The inner doors to be 2 inch, 4 panels moulded both sides, hung with 5 1-2 inch butts, 1 1-2 inch double rebated jamb linings, with inch framed grounds, splayed to receive the plas- tering, and provided with good 7 inch iron rim brass knob locks, and single faced architrave both sides. To fix staff heads to the chimney breasts. The stairs to com- mence with a bold curtail, and to be 1 1-2 ii ch clean steps and risers v/ith moulded nosi^igs on pine bearers, housed into a 2 inch framed string, vi'ith a 3-4 return head stuck on the lower edges and 1-2 inch headed cap- ping on the top. Two and half inch square framed eherry wood handrail, with acroll end and newels: 1 1-4 inch pine balliistcrs, 2 to each step, introducing a iuf- ficient number of iron ballustcrs to effectuallf strengthen ill 5 rrtiliiiff. Tho skirting to bo scribed to the steps, end 3-4 irich lining with rounded nosing to well-hole of Bt,.irs. Fix n 2 inch wrought «nd moulded shelf on shnpescri|)tion as already described. To pave the floor with brick on edge, laid in mortar nnd well grouted. To provide and set 8 cast iron boilers nu.l frames, 2 feet 2 inches di- ameter and 17 inches deep ; with the same kind of frame and doors as those used in the Montreal IJarracks. The Boilers to be furni.shcd with sheet iron cove s and steam flues, as will be pointed out. The Cook House to be 30x20 feet and 10 feet from floor to plate ; to be built of the same materials and workmanship as the barracks before described. Also for a Shoeing For^c at the same jwst SOA'GS feet 1 out side measure. The excavation, rubble masonry nnd brickwork of ,1 Forge, including external fi-aming joists, &c. to be as ^ already described, and of the lengths, depths and heights shewn on the plan. To lay a o inch plank floor, straight joint securely nailed to joists every two feet witlrG inch | spikes. The sashes to be 2 inch slidin;j in si.lid franies, with inch jumb linings and architraves eutside and half inch lining three inches wide inside, the door to bo 1 19 inch lodged and braced, iii (solid iclvated frame with fun and transum over, hung with strong hooks nnd rides and fitted with 10 ipch stock lock nnd thumb latch and handle. To provide nnd set a boiler, No. 6, ) be fitted 21 wiili ii'<^n door and framn. Flin;^^ imd slaj lis for liorsoH to 1)0 nlao lixcd wlinrcMiiay bo (lircclod. To j^liizo nil tiic sashes aiitl paint tho oiitiro biiilditi'^'o tinuvs in oil. Also for a Hospital t^tnhle and r/tarmnrt/ at the same pu:!>er in i'xtcrnal iVaming to bo ns already described for the Cavolry v^i.ibioH, introducing an arm- bean» 8xG and heel post.s GxO, tin; (Jivi.^ions between tho Boxes nnd I'hannacy to he L5 inch deal fi.xed upright and secured to the door with angular nilh.'ta outol 3 inch scantling cut arrisway.^, and nailed (.very foot with five inch wrought nails. 'I'he lop ends of the planks to be nailed to tho uj)per joists with .six inch s; ikc^a, two to each deal, to bo u\sn dowellod together as external fra- ndng. Tho stall divisions to bo 2 inch deal groov- ed and tongued and let into a groove an.l rail 4x3 which is tcnnonrMi into he(d posts and fixed at tho head with fillets of piece scantling 3xi cut arris wise, and nailed to tho walls or ])artilion with 1 incdi wrought nf>ils ; fillets of tho same description 1o be fixed to tho bottom and nailed to the iloor. 'I'Ik; lower joists to be 9x1 nnd two feet a pact, introducing two longitudinal ditto to give Rlof)e to tho .'Stalls, as will bo .sli(!wn at the time of exe- cinion : the upptM' joists !!x3 space and three foet apart, nnd secured to external fiauiing ns bijforo described. — The lower fioor to bo of iju'ee inch dcd, .straight joists nnd nail to the joi-Jt>! with siv inch sjjikes, six to each platdi. The upper floor to bo 1 1-2 deal grooved and tongued, and milled to each joist willi two five inch wrought nails. ()j)enings to be left over each stall and box l})Xl 1 imdies to put tlie hay down, iuid fitted with inch lodged doors, hung witli 11 hinges to shut down at pleasure. An opening also to be left at the end ofsta- «4»iiif> fk^^ftMtimtm 52 ■ i ' at hh'HScc.., (ijc ivccf^ss to \>\\, fittoil willi door nnti itop lii(lil(;rs to tijicli. Iron pistol liooks mado to a pnltern; ImrtI wood pins and ^^a(MI•) Wraokots, wit arriswiso out of six ificli t*i;antlin;» 2i inclu's lonc^ and ttMinoninl tliroiitrfi tli(? hc'L'l post anil wi'tl:,'!*!, to l»iJ Ikim! to oidi »(all and box. 'V\u: min:;i'i-s auil racks to l>o inrnKjd liv a (diin- piuco of litje s^canilin;; \^\ rt;l)atod t > roccivo 2 inuli liin in>, ono on (sacli sid.? of lliii stalls. 'I'ln; ni mf to bo covered vvilli inch deal, grooved and tongned and cleaned upon the top side lorcceivjtho shingle8,which are to be of pine, and shewing a guage of four ineht'H to tho weather, — sill ilx\ — anirlo studs 'Ixl— intermediate studs 4x3 tennoned into the top and bot- tom plates — braces '\\.) — tof) plate 4x1 — raftiTH 4x2 — joists 7x3. Tho whole to bo properly framed and brac- ed and covered with inch wrought and rebated cla[)- boarding outside, and lined with inch deal, grooved and tongucd inside. Tho floor to bo two inc!i deal, grooved, and tongued, with a partition of two inrh deal, dividing off n portion for women's Privy, which is to b(; fitted with seat and riser as will be directed. Tho men's i'rivy to bo fitted with risers of two inch deal and cross b(;ar- crs of pine 4x2 1-2 rounded on the top edge and firmly fixed. 'I'wo openings will bo left lor doors in men*!* Privy, and the women's tube fitted with an inch ledgod door, hung with strong hooks and rides and thumb latidi and handle. Two flues to bo fixed from the soil pit through the roof, to cover the Less|)ool in tho rear and form a trap n* described for oflleer's Privy. Fix cedar posts 11 feet long, 4 feet in the ground, with 3 rails 2.5 feet long, tennoned and pined into jjosts, covering the same with inch wrought, grooved and tongued boarding-, to fi)rm a screen in front of Privy. Paint the cntiro building externally, three times iu oil. Ah for a Ilosjufal at the same post, 42 feet hy 3C, in- side measure. Excatate. — Dig tho trench to receive the C'tcrnnl and internal foumlation walls, including chimni«;s 4 feet below the group.d line at tho lowest end, wlii(di trenches are to bo made [)erfeclly level and even at the bottom ; fill in and well raise round the walls as tho work is brought up. The earth arising from the excavation to be carted and levelled wIkmo may bo directed, and tho snj)erfluous earth, rubbish (fee, removed from off tlio premises, that the whole may bo left in a clean find perfect stale — also to regulate the ground and form pucIi sur- face drains as may be pointed out at the lime of uxeeu- tiun. Mason. — Tho stone io be »ho best gri y building ma- 24 'i' '■■ BE A*' i 4 tcriul orci|n!il ihcicto, and the ni.,ii.u coinposeu ofgood iVesh lime .iinl sliiu|) river iriiiid, mixed in proportion to oncoflimeto ilircc! ot'.'j:iii(l, llic wlu 1;) to bo well chaf- ed, leinpercul nud iiicorjH'nitcd lof,niiijcr. Th(! foiiiida- tioii u'allt<,chimiii»,'s, bre.'i^tf-, &c. to cvjinmcncc upon a f loliii!^ ot'l'.vo ei;2lil inch cau.^es, h.. iii; n set oil* of 4 1-2 inches oil < iiher ^ilI(^ am! from the s-tngo to the top, viz : one foot above the ground bne, two leet in thickness, in good tsonnd rul-blo mas;onry, composed of lane Hat stone, well bcdih.'d, lilted and bonded, inlrijdu- ciiiji thorough stone every live feet, the j-ame to be wejl p.-icked, groaled and lev«led, allways to receivfi the jiino s\\\^. Provide and set oa stone lu'artlis (line r>;;iicliar- ded) to all the lire places, nl.-o mantle Miid jambs to kitclieii ditto. Provide ;ind set one kitchen range, two boilers and frames in kitchen. liriclildijrr. — The whole of the bricks used in tlio bin'dif J to be good, sound ;uul widl burnt brick, and tho mortar us described in tho masons wcjrk of this speci- fication, ibiilil the several ehimnies, conimeneiiig up- on the stone fuundaiion, of the heiglit, thickness, &c. as shewn. The work to be fluslaul through its whole thickness, and the return and cross joints tilled in sol- id with mortar; bring up the Hues w .ere shewn 16 inch- es by 8, having eight inch sides and fronts, with ibur inch division and carcdniiy point the same as the work proceeds. Form half brick Irinimer arches in front of every chimney opening 115 inches wide and 11} inches longer than their respective openings ; also provideand fix wrought Iron chimney bars J 1-2x12 inch the same to calk up and down upon the jaud)s, and provide and set metal pipe holes where may be direc ed ; include UO inch grat(!s and setting tocach opening ; al.>o stout hoop iron straps to each cliimney caj). Corpciiiir Olid Juiiur. — All pine and otli r woods used dironghout the several buildings to be free from t-'ap, shakes, large 1 jo.-e or dead knots, no (|uarter or faring to be more; than 12 iu( hes fromVenlre to centre ; all the skirting door and window grounds to be framed and spayecl to receive tho plastering. Jiuild a framed buildiui'- ofpme,of the length, depth, and height figured on the plan ; clapboarded on the outside, wrought and re!»ated, shewing a guage of not more than G inches to tho w'eather, and tined with three inch dealfnprighfj inside d;jw<'lhMl together every ilin:e feel with oak dowrlls four incho' long, and securely ^ 25 spiked to the pUnks willi G inch si)ikeig six to each plfink ; lay pi no sleepers or ffills IJxU on Uie external and iniornai division walls tho rxtcrna.1 rebated lo receive the plankini^ ; middle plate 9x0 tcnnon- cd and pinned into nprii,d(ts ; top ditto DxG, iipri^rj»t3 9x0 spact'd about 10 Irct apart; girts 9x5 tenn-Tncd in- to upri;T!itfe; ; .siiuU- '1x3 2 feet apint tfMinoucd into up- pjato and dovetailed into lower tdl, and nailed with per [) two live inch wrou'vlit nai U, b racc^ bsA : rai M-3 7X^ and its.?}, two fcjet iVoni centre to centre ; Coll-iVri 7x:) ; Ivinfis GxJ ; hips ami riile.i two indues thicic by tho depth required ; lower joi^its 9x1; middle ditto lOxJ; upper do lOxa and .••■naeed two feet from centre to cen« tre,with proper lriinni"r.s wliorc re(|'iired, 1 -2 inj;i tiuckor every tliird joiut, to bi; dovetailed .in inch down on the fjlate and the remaituh'r notched 80 as to bo flush on the top aiid nailed at each eii;l v/ithtwo iivG inch rose headed nails, wrouglit. One joist to be introduced every 10 feet lennoMcd and jiined info uprt,";hts : lay two inch ploughed ; id toni.nied latten ; floor two inch deal, se- curely nailed to joists with live inch nail,^, wrought.— The headinu joists to be also plonglied and iongued with UTitree boanh rs of oak to hearths. Fix pine framed and braced &tud partitions dividing the rooms on the ground and upper story, angl;; stud heads, pill and lever [)ostg nil Ixi, quarters an I piincluHJUs •Tl\.3. Cover t!io roof with pine shingles four inches to the weather, one incli and half ploughed and tongued boarding securely n:iiled lo rafters, l-'loor the ceilings throughout with one inch Bluir2 1-2 Inches wide. Ground !:iiorij. — l''ix inch and a half mould skirtin;^ 12 inches high to all the room^ and passages on this Btory on proper framed grainds. i'lepnre and fix deal cased franvs, pine sunk and wradn r(;d sills and inch cool I'liiLilish sash.'h), hewn G f.'ct Gx.) (> in; npi ie; 10 feet Ox.» feet G iiK'hes, double hung wilh brass ])allie white lin(\s and iron weights to all iho windows on tl ground and Tpper stories, provide ami fix to do brass f.^sh fasteners with 1 1-J incli rounded wiiulow boards tind incli beaded jam!) linings and cunqjlcto winter sashc!? to one height corre, ponding with tiie aI)ovo nnd fitted wi;!i .-liding ventilators glazed, to he fitted to all the oju>iiui'/s and. fixed to jiormaneiit fr-nnies with iron pair of hoekc .u,,! ov(;3 ; also tj provide summer UinJj made f'jlding huig with hooks and rides and sa rl\ %' i furniciicu v>.... liook auil ovo fasiloninc^s and back Jo. — Tliff! cntr.niicc doora to bo two irch lour panel mould mid bead butt \\h\i panc-s over bnnin^d on pmo 1 rcr.- ho!i; 1(1 into a two m( h 1 ramc( I St rnnr N-lh a ;>'i rc'tn;u bead slick on the lower edL:c and 1 J. ins h beaded capi;in;,f on the { p ; 'J l-'J ineh tJtinarc named thcrrv woo.i hand.ail Vtiiii .scrolo and new..;.:, 1-1 jtich pi.,c b,d!a.-ter.-. two t > ra(di .^tep introdecin^:^ a t^ullieient i/iinbcr of iron bali.-tcrs to clii.ctn diy ttregthen llio drlin^j to be fciibeu:jht nnd in* uMed :.lu:!(" or j.i led iiiid d br '.t'kit.s to ivilidiea lire ]<1. r c!( . ct r.om*Jl!»e b'i'd't of ll:o > 1 ) i Vv.iere shewij on la( 1' an i; ndm '• lonr tier id the eoi to I'O Iri'vf iii tvio hei'diis v.lih o i; e!\ir;:: II bn!i5>' i!!! Wi'a r i.) e mci 111 a i;m b I'o ■, ':S to lire (■ .1 ( V. t at P < I \-c:\: (Ui 01 )•< , i i.e ;ni\ p:a :: 1. .^, lAilO Ol to I. t ) 11 / ( w wor. I '■ « 1 ^ :l C. rt ^' /.c r^RT 27 nil the sashes and fans with box glnsjt, well puttied, spriged and back piitiictl leaviiirj iho v.'liolo in a clear and perfect slate at the rendering up of the buildings. Also for a IJospifdl Priv!/ at tlic name post. To excavate for and furni a soil pit I'lXvi f^el and ten feet decj) clear dimcnsion=; — and build the ^i(ies in p-ood f^ound nibble masonry to the .*:nrnico of tho ground of tho ?amc dc.scrij)lion of \vorkin;inship and in;it(M-i:il af^ de- scribed for tho foundation uali.s of the IIos!.it;d. To fix a cedar frame round tho sa'.vpit, of scantliii'^- o?vG well secured at the an^<]jle3 wilh drniou ti;-.-^, introihifiair llirco beams across of liio i^mno scr.nllinT. dovctaihMl iiu.l j in- ucd down tooxiorual >-ill.-j. To b.'ild a IMvy 17 fct long, feet wide ; f-il!.^ oK 'l, aii^le slui-; IX ), i:Uo;-iiV> diaic studs ''iX.», and two f ';t a;):i.f, b;-;i(.";.j ■'l'^', I'h'.to 4X3, joiat.s 7XJ, raficrs -IXJ— ;!ie r*.'uf lo In? cn-.vred with pine. '^liinglc.^ four inches lu tho woat!;.;L", o\u- i;i>'Ii grooved and tong;i-d I).i r.-,!i:r' T:i ' v.'.io!.; to b ■! prop- erly I'rnmed and br.'u-'":] r,:i 1 c.-ivrrc 1 w'wa i.ich wro!!;;"!it nnd rebated (:l;ipbi.;iriii:i;r. 7 iiicli^ o wide au'l lined on tho inside with iucii 1- ;;u(l;:r: wrou'dit o:\c ride. ;rv'»oviMl liud :onn;iicd. '1'1:!> il M;r to I.'' 2 iiu-h (!e;il ''roo-, i;d and tinrjiK^d iind wroag!:t cuo !^i.!j ; t';o pruli'lija (!i\: '.■'■■^ of ihe I'rivy tobc ;.! J .a'l^o ia.'ii d .1, v/ro-: '-'it bwih t'.IoiJ an I'bjadrd i;i :>;h!;:!.)!!. I'lt, i:;i ll t^^at and ri^cr niid f •:•:■! t'l^'^ : c\m\:'.]\ : ■ i;''; 1 ',\!.!i '*''n- a;? ii.'plir;-!. 'i'ii^ i!^';-! .' ^ i ■ •!!. I'M ;■ ; 1 I:.'. \vi;!i ■ I _ f I'l' V ... \ i' p;"(''(!V. ', inr:'-.' i r;:i ! i '. h \."\] : ::'. h ■.:: >■) r i: ^'''.^ n . ...Ji !'.:; l i •'Mi • . ,1 v .i ;i:.... t:,:i;aM::>;ir .1 !; ,, i' '. 'i \ • r ■:.; ili'a!. kt i .'o a h; ' i:^ -l' ; !.. • • ';:!'.• llie Hour ^\ii:l a:; ',• ; • , i ; ; •. K>rtodov(-r il.o d^-v i" r !i ' : .. •.; ;/ to be fixrd lVt::;i t;..> -.; ;i ; / ',;■ •■ 'i l! civ.-:i^O(d in '•( ;r (.f i!;.- !',>, . •. /'i .i i and tot; 'iiivl, ;)•',.{ p;-, ,■,!■',> : ] .\\ n fir I'co! v5 to ('1:10, Ii;:':'.r \,'. \ . :;■■ •■ : 1 fitted wilh r"'!! ■.; ; '. I .-.^••, ' ■. Th' cltitling thin;j! .', i:; id; oi\! ,oi' ;::;d thri'-^ rood coa;.-) ia . d. All t! woil.m'",!;- !.i|) ::n 1 -Talcvl I'.s ti].C of .::•.• trauli- 1y, »•! I in roMip!ian«' ■. \.i;!i ;!io furo''* ia:^ tpccir.oaiion, tiii.l llie whole compIotLd by the dOdi C)ct^'ber, Lubjoct to I ..: 1 :: . -•, t. ( I r.c vo i a I.t \') !•'' !■«- .■,. a .:a-!i iM\y ■ ;-^''.i", !•> c>. V'.M' t';n ■'i o!a ::x -.To^'VO I .:.:;,; r ha'- d i:.;i I;.!. ; ,a;d r; !;\-! aa I (•!;;;>! 'lal^l^a:^ ia- i.orcin, to ri c>,i,o r 23 the inspection, Approval or rcjoction of ilic Commanding Royal JL'n:Tincer,or s-ucli person of iho Doparmcnt has lio may soo iir to appoint. Tiic contractor is also given to undoi-;:ftani1, that in (lie event of the works not proceed- ing BO to iji.uirc tiieir completion by tho time speci- fic, to finish the same, deducting any monies so applied from tho contract sum. Tenders to express a price for each building. Signed) 30th June, 1838. T. FOSTER, Capt. Royal Engineers. [if- ^ ft k