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 MILLS, KILNS, MALT-HOUSES, ETC. 581 particulars and drawings, or shall be deteriorated below a fair standard of good quality or sound workmansliip, the same shall also be valued by the said J. P. as aforesaid, and deducted from the amount of the contract by the said J. S., and his decision in this case sliall also be final. Such parts of the work as affect or appertain to the machinery of the mill are to be done under the direction of V. B. of G., Engineer. As witness our hands the day and year before written. J. M. for self and father. Contract, £235: 12s. : 6d. 1251. Carpenter's and Joiner^s Work. The whole of the timber, except where otherwise mentioned, to be of the best yellow Dantzic, Riga, or Memel fir, of the several dimensions, scantlings, and framings as herein after described and shown in the drawings. The lintels to all the openings to be 4 inches and a half thick, with a 9-inch bearing on each pier beyond the splay of the jamb, and iu width 4 inches less than the thickness of the respective walls. The wall-plates and rising-plate to be 5 inches by 3 inches, and 1 tier ot bond, 4 inches and a half by 2 inches and a half, in the warehouse floor story, laid all round, properly halved and spiked at the laps, and dovetailed at the angles. An oak chain-plate is to be put in the centre of the external wall of the mill, all round, 5 inches by 4 inches, where shown in the drawings, well lapped and pinned at every length, and dovetailed and pinned at the angles. The centres to the arches, trimmers, and all other apertures, to be substantially made, fixed, and refixed, and left as long as may be necessary ; and all moulds prepared and framed where requisite for the inverted arches, and other places where wanted. — Ground Floor. To have 2 oak front and back sills, 8 inches by 10 inches; 2 oak sleepers, 8 inches by 8 inches; 2 oak ground sills, 8 inches by 10 inches ; fir joists not more than 12 inches apart, 7 inches by 2 inches and three quarters, laid on oak sleepers, 4 inches wide, and 1 inch and a half thick. — Out Doors. Oak front sill, 10 inches by 10 inches; oak back sill, 9 inches by 9 inches; and 2 oak sleepers, 8 inches by 8 inches. — Stone Floor. To have 3 girders, 14 inches by 12 inches, with joists framed into the same, and trimmed to the stairs and sack-hole, 9 inches by 3 inches, not more than 1 2 inches apart, with trimming joists and trimmers, 9 inches by 6 inches. — Ware- house Floor. To have 3 girders, 14 inches by 12 inches, with joists framed into the same, and trimmed to the stairs and sack-hole, 9 inches by 3 inches, not more than 12 inches apart, with trimming joists and trimmers, 9 inches by 6 inches. — Floor in Roof. To have joists, 8 inches by 3 inches, not more than 12 inches apart, framed into the tie-beains, trimmed to the steps and sack-hole with trimmers and trimming joists, 8 inches by 6 inches. All the girders to be laid on an oak templet at each end, 4 inches and a half by 9 uiches, and as long as the respective piers will admit. All the floors to be of good well seasoned yellow deal, listed, free from sap, wrought, and edges shot ; none of the boards to exceed 5 inches and a half in width. The ground floor and stone floor to be 1 inch and a quarter thick ; the warehouse floor and floor in roof to be 1 inch thick, rebated. There are to be 3 wrought story posts, with chamfered edges in each story, 9 inches by 9 inches, with an oak cap properly stub-mortised, 2 feet 6 inches long, and 8 inches deep, and 2 pairs of oak wedges to each, with a cast-iron sole piece to each story post. — Roof. Tie-beams joggled to the plates, 7 inches by 1 2 inches ; framed principals, 8 inches by 3 inches and a half at bottom, and 7 inches by 3 inches and a half at top ; struts, 6 inches by 3 inches and a half; collars, 7 inches by 3 inches and a half; king posts, 9 inches by 3 inches and a half, with ^inch iron screw pins, 18 inches long, with nuts mortised through the king posts ; common rafters, 4 inches by 2 inches and a half, 1 3 inches apart, notched on the back of principals, and laid horizontally. The principals to be fixed to the tie-beams, as also the collars at each end to be fixed to the principals, with iron screw pins and nuts, and to put 6 £-inch wrought-iron screw pins with nuts, &c., as queens. The ridge to be of H-inch yellow deal rounded for lead, 9 inches wide. The roof to be covered with J-inch white spruce slate boarding match planed, together with a J-inch feather-edge eaves board, 8 inches wide. To put inch yellow deal wrought and rounded window boards to all the windows. — Note. The windows, doors, and frames arc to be of iron, and will be provided by the employer. The step-ladders to each story to be of 2-inch wrought yellow deal, the sides 9 inches wide, with the steps housed into them with 2 |-inch wrought-iron screw bolts to each ladder. All the carpenter's and joiner's work to hold the several scantlings and thicknesses named in the foregoing par- ticular when finished. The carpenter and joiner to find all the materials, and the carriage thereof, and workmanship, and tools, and ironwork required for the completion of his work in the best and most substantial and workmanlike manner. All the timber to be free from shakes, or sap, or large knots. Wood bricks to be found where necessary ; and also all fillets, linings, beads, stops, &c., where required. The girders and tie-beams to be each in one length, without joint or scarf. 1252. Memorandum of Agreement made this twenty-sixth day of April, 1831, between J- S. of G., Esqiure, of the one part ; and H. B. of G., Cai-x)enter, of the other part :