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THE ARCHITECT'S RETORT.
" Gentlemen,—Parsuant to your order that I do report
to this committee an estimate of the probable amount re-
quired for the completion of the works at the new Cattle-
market, beyond the estimated sum of 278,7211., in the re-
port to the Court of Common Council on the 9th of June,
1853, I beg to state that to carry out and complete the
wworks and arrangements at present authorised by this corn-
ttee, I estimat that a further sum of about 80,0031. will
be required. This is rendered necessary in consequence of
the construction of an additional sewer on the south side of
the market and consequent deep drainage into the same
from the market area, in order that future arrangements
may be made for converting the manure and staling from
the cattle to agricultural purposes ; the erection of a por-
tion of the intended meat-market ; the largely increased.
size of the two taverns on the north side of the market, to
contain 50 bed-rooms each, and 12 shops, with apartments
attached thereto; the adoption of stone instead of cement
for the external cornices, and other portions of the several.
buildings ; and the great rise, since the date of the report,,
in the cost of every description of materials and labour,
particularly of iron, of which a vast quantity has been used
at the market in the execution of the works. I beg also to
remark, that in the erection of the taverns, to contain 50
bed-rooms each, advantage has been taken of ilks oppor-
tunity thereby given for the formation of the 12 shops in
the front portion of those buildings, with a basement be-
neath and a room over each, by which I submit that a
large rental on the additional outlay for the taverns will be
realised; the tenants of the public-houses having saso
agreed to pay additional rental for the stabling, &c., to be
erected according to their respective requirements.
" I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
" Your obedient servant,
"J. B. BUNNING, Architect.'
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR—The question before the Cowl.;
to-day is a serious one, and requires grave consideration..
We have not yet the power to spend 350,000/., not
have we done so, but before our works are completed
we shall require all that sum. There are circumstances;
over which we have no control whatever, and, althougl
we may form our estimate and opinion according to tlx e
prices of the day, 12 months afterwards will place thos
matters in a very different position, and such has bee
the case precisely with the question we are now conside r-
ing. One of the contractors to a vary large, though 314.10
the largest amount, states that in his contract he buts
used 7,500,000 bricks, and that the additional pike .o/E
those bricks from the time that the architect made htifi
report in April, 1853, up to May, 1854, amounted to
2,001/. ; the additional price on 25,000 yards of Baud
and gravel, at only ls. a-yard increase, makes 1,3001:;
on 8,122 yards of lime make 1121. ; the additional pri‘cee
of the drain-pipes alone was 25 percent., making 1,270/4
on 1,620 squares of slates make 560/. ; increase of priesvi
on 1,100 tons of iron, 2,4751.; 1,653 loads of timber, aft 1/. per load, make 1,6531. ; and in burning the clay for •
the purpose of a foundation for the roads and the mar,
ket area there were 11,000 tons of coal consumed, the+ increase in the price of freight at that time being very-.
considerable, and amounting to 4,4001. There were.
116 tons of lead, at an expense of 5801., and the in—
crease in the price of labour upon 67,900/. is 6,7901. ,
10 per cent. on stone and freight, 2,0001. ; and various:'
other incidental matters, which the contractor does:: not enumerate, amounting to 4,000/. ; and in his cos--
tract, without the 4,400/. which he loses himself,:
there is a positive increase in the price of materials and .s• labour in the construction of the market of 24,000/4
He also states that, in addition to the works which he-s
has contracted for, there are other contracts amount
ing to 150,0001. Something like 50,0001. has been in
curred in the expenses of the market in consequence c if
the large rise in the price both of materials and labour
We have been increasing the works, so that they wi
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produce a larger revenue than was originally conten 1-
plated ; and if that is to be done I apprehend the Coui
will see tat the money laid out will be rather an a, !-
vantage than otherwise. (Hear.) Mr. Taylor conclude 6.
by moving—.
"That the report be received, and that it be referroe4
to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee to consida-.
how the money may be raised for the purposes required.",
Mr. Deputy BOWER entered into various details con-1
netted with the market, for the purpose of showing not:
only that it was too large for its contemplated object,
but that faith had not been kept with the corporation,
by reason of nearly double the original estimate Navin;;
already been spent in the execution of the works, and
concluded by moving as an amendment—
" That the report be referred back to the committe,e,.
with instructions to report at what sum beyond the eel-.
ginal estimate of 343,0001. the new market can be put ix.
a working condition, not exceeding 10,0001."
After some discussion the amendment was put and lost
Mr. Deputy DAKIN said that the question before tb e
Court was a constitutional one, and he demanded a di , vision, when there appeared—
For the amendment ........................ 11
Againstit .................................... 40
Majority against the amendment... —22
Mr. Deputy DAKIN then moved as a further amend-.
ment that the following words be added to the original....
motion ;
"That it be an instruction to the Markets Improve- I
ment Committee in future not to incur any further ex-
pense in connection with the New Cattle-market with- s
out previously reporting to this Court and obtaining
their assent thereto."
Mr. Ross seconded the amendment, which was lost.
Mr. Deputy DAKIN again demanded a division, when.
there appeared-
-For the amendment 2l
Against it
31
Majority against the amendment —lO
Mr. BL ES then moved as a further amendment the.'
addition of the following words to the original motion :
" That it be an instruction to the committee to enter.
into no expenses beyond the sum of 80,0001. now granted
to them."
Mr. Deputy LOTT seconded the amendment, which..i
was put and lost.
Oa a division being called for the numbers were—
AFor the aznendment
gainst it
Majority against the amendment —6 The original motion was then put and carried, and.;
the Court adjourned.