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Brick Work
Start all foundations three feet, eight
inches wide, and drop off two inches
on each side, until a two feet wall
is reached, which is to be carried up
to top of 1st floor joist, and then
continued up seventeen inches thick.
Lay foundation with cement mortar
and all brick work above ground
with lime and sand mortar. The
brick to be laid in the best work-
man like manner of good, hard and
well burnt brick. Build in all timeless
wood, iron and stone work, required in wall.

Wood Work
All 2nd story girders to be 8x10in, first
story to be 8x12ft. Post to be 8x8in and
all dressed. Post dressed and chamfered.
To be two rows through each story
of cotton factory, and one row through
each story of all two story buildings
All first story sleepers to be 3x8in
placed 18in centres. Second story of
cotton factory joist to be 2x12 placed
16in centres. Ceiling joist in cotton
factory to be 2x8 and 2x10 placed