=36.= The following figures and method of estimating brickwork were
supplied by an estimator of a large eastern contractor. The prices
given include office expense and builder’s profit. The wages per hour
on which these figures are based are: Bricklayers, 65 cents; hod
carriers, 25 cents; and common laborers, 18 cents.
Following are mentioned four distinct classes of brick buildings, and
in Table IV are given the labor prices per thousand brick for the
various stories of buildings of these classes.