Prices obtained from McD. and O'Brien Contractors for Section B of the Canadian Transcontinental Railway as recorded by Norman Nicholson, who must have had time on his hands.  His handwriting deciphered as best I can. For more about working on railway CLICK

1. Cleaning right of way per acre   40.00
2. Trees cut outside of Railway   2.50
3. Grubbing per acre   150.00
4. Solid Rock per cubic yards   1.50
5. Loose Rock   .50
6. Common excavation   .21
7. Excavation in 'coffer' dam pr.yd   1.00
8. Excavation coffer dam within 1.75
9. Overhall of materials over 500 yds   .01
10. Piles delivered luvial foot   .20
11. Piles driven luvial foot 1000  .40
12. Sheet piling board measure 1000  50.00
13. Wakefield type board measure   60.00
14. Cross lodging one foot deep with 18" brush covering per acre    900.00
15. Pole driving per luvial foot .   50
16. French draining luvial foot    1.50
17. Paving in culvert 6 yds   4.00
18. Crib filling with stores per 6 yds    2.00
19. Hand laid Rife rap per 6 yds    2.75
20. Rife rap Random per 6 yard    1.75
21. Piling out stones from Rock cut    1.00
22. Round logs in crib luvial foot    .25
23. Cedar mud sills M. Foot BM    40.00
24. Foundation trustle work M. Ft    48.00
25. Cap wailing braces in piles of trustle per m. foot    48.00
26. Sand ties and guard rails for bridgesM.ft    45.00
27. Bridge stringers M. Ft    60.00
28. Cedar timber in culvert 8x12, 10x10,12x12, M ft    40.00
29. Planks in crossing    25.00
30. Timer best quality for culverts M Ft    35.00
31. Vitrified pipe culvert per luvial ft .  75
32. Vitrified pipe culvert 14" diameter per luvial foot   .90
33. Vitrified pipe culvert 16"    1.10
34. "" "" 18" 1.30
35. Reinforced concrete pipe 12" luvial    1.00
36. 14" 1.10
37. 16" 1.30
38. 18" 1.50
39. 20" 2.00
40. 24" 2.65
41. 30" 3.00
42. 36" 4.00
43. 42" 4.60
44. 48" 5.40
45. 54" 7.00
46. 60" 8.75
47. Agriculture water pipe luvial foot    .10
48. East Iron pipe culvert 16" luvival     2.87
49. 18"    3.75
50. 20"     4.60
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