erection.

Tenders received for the construction of the tower covered an extremely
wide range, and indicated at once the utter lack of knowledge on the
part of the bidders of the cost of a structure of this kind. Inasmuch as
none of them had had previous experience in this class of construction,
the engineer deemed it the part of wisdom and economy to retain the
construction under his immediate supervision, and, therefore, the work
was done by days' labor.

Table 1 gives the cost of the structure. The total herein given will not
coincide with the total cost as shown by the city's books, for the
reason that various items not properly chargeable to the structure
itself have been omitted, the principal ones of which are the cost of
the site, the laying of about 600 ft. of sewer pipe to connect with the
overflow, and considerable expense incident to the construction of a
wagon road to the tower.

The rates of wages paid, all being on a basis of an 8-hour day, were as
follows:

Common labor $2.25 and $2.50
Carpenter 4.00
Carpenter's helper 2.75
Boiler-maker 3.50
Holders on 2.50
Boiler-maker foreman 5.00
Plasterers 6.00
Plasterers' helpers 3.00