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W0301 TO DR. CALVIN MCQUESTEN FROM THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Jul 1 1854
To: Dr. Calvin McQuesten Hamilton Ontario
From: Great Western Railway Company.


Building Central, Account Division
The Great Western Railway Company
To Scarth and Frith

Date July 1 1854
Description of work
Stone Freight House at Hamilton

To 40.962 S. ft round piles in foundations, 23 e[each] = 9418.73
To 45.500 ft B.M. oak timber in foundations $25 = 1137.50
To 325.00 ft. B. M. Pine del [delivered] $15 = 4875.50
To 85.104 ft B. M. Pine delivered and framed $2 = 1906.08
To 56.976 ft B. M. Joists used for flooring $20 = 1139.52
To 6.500 ft B. M. timber deliv'd $15 = 97.50
To 1.912 perches of Mas. Laid $214 = 4302.50
To 4.720 cub ft of Cut stone in work 50 c = 2360.50
To 250 cub ft. of cut stone on hand 40 c = 100.50
To 500 perches of rough stone deliv'd 50 c = 250.50
Freight House doors and windows frames, roof, lights set and delivered = 1300.50
Wrot [sic] and cast iron on hand and used = 2570.50
Sheet lead delivered = 1800.50
[Total =] 31252.33

By 391 S. Ft piles furnished by the Company 8 = $31.28
By 686 S ft. square [?] 8 = $54.88
[Total for two items =] 86.16
[Total] 31166.17
Deduct former estimates 27729.92
[Total ]3436.25
[Amount] 859.43

Scarth and Frith
859.43 pounds Cy.
Building Central, Account Division
Section No. [Blank]
June 1854


1 For a later invoice from the same company, see W0303.




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