GAS-FITTING

12. Following is given the cost of buying and installing the various gas fixtures and pipes that are used in the building under consideration:

Fixtures

Quantities and Cost
Cellar:
2 brackets, 1 burner, each at 50 cents $ 1.00
First floor:
Parlor, 1 chandelier, 4 burners50.00
2 brackets, stiff, 2 burners, each at $1020.00
Dining room, 1 chandelier, 5 burners45.00
2 brackets, stiff, 1 burner, each at $510.00
Hall, 1 chandelier, 4 burners30.00
Library, 1 chandelier, 6 burners50.00
2 brackets, stiff, 2 burners, each at $1020.00
Lavatory, 1 bracket, 1 burner, stiff2.50
Kitchen, 1 center fixture, 2 burners4.00
1 side light, stiff, 1 burner1.00
Butler’s pantry, 1 drop light, 2 burners4.00
Pantry, 1 side light, stiff, 1 burner1.00
Cellar stairs, 1-bracket light, 1 burner.50
Second floor:
Bedrooms, 11 double-swing brackets, 1 burner, at $555.00
Dressing room, 1 double-swing, plain, 1 burner2.00
Hall, 1 stiff bracket, 2 burners6.00
Stair landing, 2 stiff brackets, 1 burner, each at $48.00
Bathroom, 1 bracket, double swing, plain, 1 burner3.00
Attic rooms, 5 stiff brackets, 1 burner, each at $.753.75
Total$316.75

Pipe and Fittings

Quantities and Cost
54 ft. 1½-inch pipe, at 10 cents$ 5.40
30 ft. ¾-inch pipe, at 6 cents1.80
30 ft. ½-inch pipe, at 4 cents1.20
205 ft. ⅜-inch pipe, at 3 cents6.15
Fittings4.00
Total$ 18.55

Labor

Labor, assumed to be one-seventh the cost of materials
(fixtures, pipes, etc.) = $335.30 ÷ 7 =$ 47.90

Summary
Fixtures$316.75
Pipe and fittings18.55
Labor47.90
Total cost of gas-fitting$383.20