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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 21



The First Contingent:
The North-West Mounted Police, 1873-74

by Philip Goldring

Appendix A. "An Account Submitted to the Dominion Government by A. McArthur and Company of Winnipeg, 7th January 1874." [1]

For Buildings and alterations & repairs at Lower Fort Garry for Mounted Police Force [numbers in parentheses refer to the plan of Lower Fort Garry, "Head Quarters of Mounted Police," see Fig. 2].

Kitchen Wash-room & latrine in rear of old Barracks [15, 16]
Kitchen 12 x 203500 ft. of lumber$105.00

3500 shingles21.00

2 windows8.00

1 door4.50

1 chimney15.00

1 Bench 12 feet & shelving10.00
Washroom 18 x 203000 ft. lumber90.00

3000 shingles18.00

Wash-stand & foot-boards10.00

1 door4.50

1 window4.00
Latrine 20 x 91500 ft. lumber45.00

2000 shingles12.00

Pit-frame 18 x 5 700 ft. lumber21.00

1 door4.50

1 window4.00

Nails for three buildings 3 kegs30.00

Labor on 3 buildings — 103 days of 1 man360.50

Locks Hinges and other hardware15.00

New Barracks [3]

Filling up front door & Lumber15.00

Covering well 600 ft. Lumber18.00

Enclosing Stairway — Lumber7.50

2 doors, lumber & Labor12.00

Filling an opening 5 x 10 Lumber6.00

Making and putting up Pegs &shelving in two stories130.00

3 new doors35.00

Lumber for sundry places &shelving 1500 ft.45.00

Labor 1 Man 30 days105.00

Nails $5 Hardware $1722.00

Kitchen and washroom in rear of new barrack

Kitchen 1/3 less in size than the other Lumber 2500 feet75.00

Shingles 250015.00

Lumber for washroom 2000 feet60.00

Shingles for do. 200012.00

Doors & windows for both21.00

1 chimney for kitchen15.00

1 Bench & shelving for do.10.00

Wash-stand and foot-boards for kitchen10.00

Lumber for sundry work15.00

Latrine lumber 1000 ft.30.00

Shingles 15009.00

Pit frame 500 ft.15.00

Nails for 3 building 2 kegs20.00

Hardware for 3 buildings22.50

Labor on 3 buildings — 1 man 80 days250.00

Hospital [8]

500 feet dress lumber200.00

Building paper 560 lbs56.00

2 chimneys30.00

Nails 2 kegs24.00

Sundry lumber 300 ft. for interior and for various purposes — kitchen, washroom &c90.00

Labor 1 man 90 days at $3270.00

Kitchen-wash room-water-closet & covered passage including lumber

Labor Hardware &c

Old Barracks [13]

2 partitions across building lumber 2600 ft.100.00

Lumber for shelving &c 3000 ft.90.00

Stairway & porch lumber 700 ft.21.00

Labor for stairway & porch 16 days48.00

Opening for a door; trestlework under chimneys, making 3 doors &c18.00

Labor on shelving, Pegs &c 80 days240.00

Nails $10 Hardware $12.5022.50

Time fitting up partitions 8 days26.00

Guard Room at Gate [14]

Lumber 1500 ft.45.00

Altering partitions, cutting openings for Doors & furnishing 3 doors47.50

Laying over Floor & Lumber11.00

Fitting up Table & lumber7.50

Glass and Glazing12.64

Putting up partitions & lumber6.00

Nails6.00

Plastering & lath35.00



$3363.14


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