| Per hour. | |
| Firemen | $0.50 |
| Laborers | 0.175 |
| Laborers | 0.20 |
| Laborers | 0.25 |
| Laborers | 0.28 |
| Laborers | 0.3025 |
| Bricklayers | 0.66⅔ |
| Helpers | $0.25 |
| Carpenters | 0.55 |
| Engineers | 0.50 |
| Timekeepers | 0.25 |
| Watchmen | 0.175 |
| Hostlers | 0.175 |
| Teams | 0.60 |
Taking up the several items of work in order, the excavation amounted to 21,400 cu. yds., of which 1,400 cu. yds. were rock excavation. The cost of excavation was as follows:
| Total. | Per cu. yd. | |
| Earth, excavation | $7,640 | $0.38 |
| Earth bracing | 2,000 | 0.10 |
| Rock excavation | 1,400 | 1.00 |
| Rock, dynamite, tools, etc. | 560 | 0.40 |
The cost of crushing the excavated rock and returning it to the mixer was $1 per cu. yd.
The cost of the concrete work was as follows:
| Per cu. yd. | |
| 1.30 bbl. cement at $1.80 | $2.34 |
| .044 cu. yd. sand at 75 cts. | 0.33 |
| 1 cu. yd. broken stone at $1 | 1.00 |
| —— | |
| Total concrete materials | $3.67 |
There were 1,600 cu. yds. of concrete placed at a cost of for:
| Total. | Per cu. yd. | |
| Mixing and placing | $1,180 | $0.7375 |
| Forms | 2,000 | 1.25 |
| Moving forms | 400 | 0.25 |
| ——— | ——— | |
| Total for forms and labor | $3,580 | $2.2375 |
For reinforcing the concrete 86,600 lbs. of steel, or about 55 lbs. per cu. yd. were used. The cost of placing and bending this steel was as follows: