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 58U COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. of the walls btlow the ground floor under all the lower tier of windows, doors, and stcrv- posts. Openings through the external walls to be left to admit air under the boarded floor, on the ground story of the mill, where directed. All the plates, lintels, and templets to be propei-ly bedded level ; and all the windows and door frames pointed with good lime and liair mortar. If any damage should happen to all or any part of the brickwork or stonework during the progress of the work, either from the inclemency of the weather or other causes, the same from time to time to be repaired and pointed. The mill wall against the thorough (the space in which the water-wheel works) to be set in Roman cement, where shown in the plan. The bricklayer is to find scaffolding, and the fixing and refixjng the same, and all manner of ropes, boards, ladders, tackle, tools, and things necessary for the business, and all the bricks, lime, and sand, and the carriage thereof; and all the materials, workmanship, and ironwork required for the completion of his work, in the best, most substantial, and workmanlike manner, except the Bargate stone. The bricklayer is to find and lay a sweep of Pulborough stone, 8 inches thick, set in Roman cement, and laid on a proper foundation ; and to pave the thorough above the sweep (a surface of masonry concentric with the wheel) with Bargate stone, and below with bricks on edge set in mortar. The employer is to find and deliver on the spot the Bargate stones for the foundations at his own expense ; but the bricklayer is to head and prepare them at his expense. 1247. Plasterer's Work. To dub out and plaster the space from the edge of the wall-plates to the underside of the respective floor-boards. To lime-white twice over the whole of the interior of the walls of the mill. The plasterer is to find all kinds of materials, tools, and the carriage thereof; and all the workmanship required for the com- pletion of his work, in a sound and workmanlike manner. 1248. Slater's Work. The roof of the mill to be covered with the best countess slates, nailed with wrought copper nails, 1 inch and a quarter long, the eaves laid double. The slater to find all kinds of materials, tools, and the carriage thereof, and the workmanship required for the completion of his work, in a sound and workmanlike manner. 1249. Mason's Work. To put Yorkshire stone quarry sills, 8 inches wide, beveled, throated, and tooled, to all the windows, finding all materials, workmanship, fixing, and carriage. 1250. Memorandum of Agreement made this twenty-fifth day of April, 1831, between J. S. of G., Esquire, of the one part; and W. M. the elder, and J. M. of G., Brick- layers, Plasterers, and Masons, of the other part : viz. ; In consideration of the sum of money, and the conditions herein after mentioned, the said W. M. and J. M. do hereby contract and agree to and with the said J. S. to perform the whole of the works described under the titles of Bricklnyefs, Plasterer's, Slater's, and Mason's Work, in the foregoing particular, as the same are also exemplified in the plans, elevations, and sections, and details, which are identified by the signature of the parties hereto ; and to complete the same in the best and most workmanlike manner, to the entire satisfaction of the surveyor ap])ointed by the said J. S. to superintend the same, finding all materials, carriage, and workmanship of every kind soever, which may be required in the said works, except Bargate stone, and the carriage thereof, for the sum of two hundred and thirty-five jiounds twelve shillings and sixpence ; and to complete the whole of the said works as aforesaid, on or before the thirtieth day of July next ensuing the date hereof. And the said J. S. doth hereby agree to deliver upon the spot the Bargate stone required for the fi)undations, as described in the particular and drawings, and to pay unto the said W. M. and J. M. during the progress of the work, such sum or sums, on account of the said sum of two hundred and thirty-five pounds twelve shillings and sixpence, as the surveyor may direct ; provided such sum or sums shall not exceed two thirds of the value of the work then done, and the remainder thereof on the thirtieth day of August next, provided that the said works are certified by the surveyor to be complete and finished according to the true intent and meaning of the foregoing particular and di-awing referred to, and this agreement. And in case any difference or want of accordance shall appear between the drawings and the particulars, or any part thereof, the same shall be construed in the way most favourable to the substantiality of the work. And if any material shall be brought upon the jn-emiscs which is disapproved by the surveyor, or any workman employed whose skill is considered insuflScient by him, the said materials or workman to be removed or discharged immediately, upon the said W. M. or J. M. receiving notice from the surveyor so to do. And in case any alteration shall be directed by the said J. S. or his Kurveyor, in the nature of the work during progress, or any deviation shall be ordered by them from the foregoing particular and plans aforesaid, the same shall not vitiate or annul this agreement, but the difference shall be val ued by J. P. of G., Surveyor, between the parties, and shall be added to or deducted from the amount of the present contract (as the case may be), and his decision shall be final. And further, if any or all of the said work slioiild be performed in any way inferior to the description and intention of the