Submitted by Christine Gorman
From The Daily Examiner, June 8, 1896.
A statement of the payments made for the repairs to Montague Bridge district, No. 8, King's County, during 1895.
April 27 to Dec. 3, 1895
-- John Beaton, 5 days at $1.25
$6.25
George Wightman, spikes, &c
$5.31
Artemas Dewar, 4 days at $1.25
$5.00
Horatio Nelson, blacksmith work
$5.75
Jos. McDonald, service winch and chain
$4.00
John Annear, hauling piles
$6.00
John Lemon, 6 ½ days at $1.75
$11.38
Poole & Thompson, plank, lumber, &c.
$9.42
Jos. A. Kennedy, 5 days at $1.25
$6.25
Kennedy & Lemon, truckage
$2.50
Richard Thornton & Peter Dewar, 7 ½ days at $1.75
$14.13
Murdock McLeod, 5 piles, 40 ft.
$12.50
Norman McDonald, 10 piles,42 ft.
$27.50
John McDonald, 5 days at $1.25.
$6.25
Aug. 3
-- Donald McLeod, foreman, 32 days at $2
$64.00
John M. Beaton, self and horse, 8 days at $2.25
$18.00
John M. Beaton, carpenter, 1 ½ days at $1.25
$1.88
John M. Beaton, 65 loads stone at 25 ¼
$16.25
John M. Beaton, 300 piles
$9.00
Wm. Dewar, carpenter, 13 ½ days at $1.25
$16.88
Jos. Kennedy, carpenter, 13 ½ days at $1.25
$16.88
Artemas Dewar, carpenter, 11 days at $1.25
$13.75
James Dewar, carpenter, 4 ½ days at $1.25
$5.63
James Dewar, truckage
$1.46
Peter Landry, carpenter, 5 ½ days at $1.25
$6.88
Joseph Peters, carpenter, 6 ½ days at $1.25
$8.13
James Campbell, carpenter, 6 days at $1.25
$7.50
John McCarron, carpenter, 5 days at $1.25
$6.25
Donald Nicholson, carpenter, 11 ½ days at $1.25
$14.38
John Beaton, carpenter, 11 1.2 days at $1.25
$14.38
Peter Christy, white-washing, material
$3.71
Malcolm Gillis, sawing plank
$0.75
Donald McLeod, clinch rings
$0.90
Patrick Kelly, 100 lbs. 7-inch spikes
$2.50
Horatio Nelson, blacksmith work
$4.93
N. J. McDonald, lumber
Poole & Thompson, deal, studding, scantling, and boards
$205.44
Sept. 6
-- James Dewar, inspecting
$13.50
Sept. 13
-- Donald McLeod, foreman, 9 days at $2
$18.00
Peter Christy, laborer, 3/4 day
$0.75
Wm. Robertson, carpenter, 10 days at $1.12
$11.20
John Semple, 7 loads stone at 20¼
$1.40
Wm. McLaren, 20 loads stone at 20¼
$4.00
Angus McLaren, hauling 2 loads stone
$0.25
John McSwain, hauling 59 loads stone at 12¼
$7.08
John McSwain, carpenter, 5 days at $1.25
$6.25
Edward Collings, 66 loads stone at 12¼
$7.92
John Dutney, 1 1/4 days at 65¼
$0.81
Samuel Bark, 1 1/4 days at 60¼
$0.75
Wm. Collings, 66 loads stone at 12¼
$7.92
Wm. Dewar, carpenter, 1 day
$1.25
Sept. 17
-- Geo. Wightman, spikes, iron, screw bolts, and nails
$25.63
Dec. 3
-- Steamer Electra, freight of winch to Georgetown
$1.25
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$672.39
Jno. W. Morrison,
Sec'y. Public Works