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W0303 TO DR. CALVIN MCQUESTEN FROM THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Nov 1 1854
To: Dr. Calvin McQuesten Hamilton Ontario
From: The Great Western Railway Company


Building Central, Account Division.
The Great Western Railway Company.
To Scarth and Frith
Date November 1st 1854

Description of Work
To 40.051 S ft round piles in foundations 234 = 9418.73
To 54.00 ft B.M. oak timber in do $25 = 1350.00
To 275.00 ft B.M. pine delivered $15 = 4125.00
To 325.200 ft B.M. pine framed & twisted $25 = 8130.00
To 205.194 ft B.M. joists used for flooring $20 = 4103.88
To 6.500 ft B.M. oak timber delivered $15 = 97.50
To 3.669 Perches of Masonry laid $2 = 8255.25
To 12.389 ft of cut stone in work 50c = 6194.50
To 250 do delivered 40c = 100.00
To 500 perches of weigh stone delivered 50c = 250.00
To Freight House doors and window frames, roof lights set and delivered =3000.00
To Wrot [sic] and cast iron on hand and used = 2770.00
To Sheet lead delivered = 1800.00
[Total] 49581.86
By 391 S ft piles furnished by [?] 8 = $31.28
By S. 232 ft B.M. pine $10 = $82.32
[Total for last two items] 113.60
[Total for whole] 49481.26
Deduct former Estimates = 40047.73
[Final Total] $9433.53
[Amount] 2358 7 8

[Cover]
Received of the Great Western Railway Company, the sum of
[???] 520


1 For an earlier invoice from the same company, see: W0301.




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