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THEOKY OF ARCHITECTUEE. Look II.

22Hir. Mason.
expense, ;ill isueli p.-irts as may sink witliin eighteen months of the work being
completed.
To provide and fix iiiidei" the contract .... cubic feet of ... . stone, including
plain work and setting tliereto, also .... superficial feet of 2^inch Yorkshire
paving, laid in regular courses
;
and in case the whole or any part of either or both
should not be wanted, the quantity not used or directed shall be deducted from
the amount of the consideration of the contract after the rate of ... . per foot
of cubic stone and .... per foot superficial for the Yorkshire paving, in3ludiDg
the workmanship and fixing thereof.
Where the work is within the metropolitan district, or within a town, a sufficient
hoardi7ig must be erected for enclosing the premises during the execution of the
works, which is to be removed and carried away when they are compi ere. So, also,
all shoiing is to be provided, if ihe works be alterations, or the adjoining buildings
may be injured by carrying them into effect. The shoring is to be performed in a
safe, scientific, and workmanlike manner, of the several fronts, floors, or otherwise,
as the case may be.
l'"or a stone building
:
To provide, fix, maintain, alter as occasion may require, and
finally remove, the necessary double square fiv framed scaffolding, travelling cranes
and other implements, and utensils and plant necessary for the performance of the
whole of the works
;
and perform all the requisite sawing, lifting, hoi>ting, fetting,
and other labour that may be necessary for the carrying out of the whole of the
works.
Carpknter and Joiner.
2285. To provide all materials requisite for completion of the buildings. The oak is to
be of English growth and perfectly sound
;
the timber is to be of the best Dantzic,
Riga, or Memel j'ellow fir. No American, Swedish, or Scotch fir to be used in
any part of the building. All the floors and joiner's work are, except where other-
wise directed, to be of the best yellow Christiana deals. The
timbers and deals
are to be cut square, entirely free from sapwood, shakes, large knots, black outsides,
and all other defects. If an}- part or parts of the joiner's work should shrink or
fly within .... months from the finishing and fixing the same, the contractor
is to take down, make
g
od, and refix the same, together with all works that may
be affected thereby, at his own expense.
Provide and fix ... . cubic feet of Baltic yellow fir timber, with all labour thereto,
beyond the quantity necessary for the work herein described, to be used in such
additional works as may be directed by the architect
;
and if the whole or any
part thereof should not be ordered, the same shall be deducted from the amount
of ilie consideration of the contract, after the rate of ... . per foot cube. All
additional fir, if any bhould be ordered, is to be taken at the like price of ... .
per foot cube.
No joints, rafters, or quarters are in any case, unless particularly so directed, to bo
more than 12 inches clear distance from one another.
Provide and fix, ease, and ."trike all centering and turning pieces for the vaults, arches,
trimmers, and oiher works. Provide all temporary shores that may bo necessary.
Provide and fix all necessary tenq^Jets, linings, blocks, stops, casings, beads,
springing fillets, angle staffs, grounds, linings, tmckings, furrings, cappings. and
other finishings incident to carpenter's and joiner's works, tog. ther with all ne-
cessary grooving, rebating, framing, tonguing, housing, beading, mitring, framing,
and other workmanship necessHry fur completing the works.
Provide casing for all the stone dressings, to secure and protect the same from injury
during the execution of the works
;
any accident arising from neglect in this respect
is to be made good at the expense of the carpenter.
Bond tiinhcr, 4 inches by 2^^ inches all around the walls, except where intercepted
by the chimneys, to be lapped together, where joints occur, at least G inches, and
to be properly spiked together. One tier is generally enough for basement story.
Tmo tiers in the other floors, unless very lofty. One tier in the upper story.
These arc now dispensfd with, hoop iron bond being used, and party walls may
be so bonded, if thought proper, for a greater security against fire.
All ivnod., or patent, bricks to which the finishings are to be fixed.
All lintels, and filling in lintels necessary to the several openings
;
each to be 4 inches
high, of the width of tho brickwork, and 16 inches longer than the opening. Two
small lintels will do if the W'idth of the sofite be considerable, and arches, as
directed in the l)ricklayer's work be turned.
For ground or, rather. 1 asement floors, walls are brought up for receiving oak Heepcrs
5 by 3 inches, on which fir joists
4J
by
2i
are generally the scantlings employed