=12.= Following is given the cost of buying and installing the
various gas fixtures and pipes that are used in the building under
consideration:
FIXTURES
_Quantities and Cost_
Cellar:
2 brackets, 1 burner, each at 50 cents $ 1.00
First floor:
Parlor, 1 chandelier, 4 burners 50.00
2 brackets, stiff, 2 burners, each at $10 20.00
Dining room, 1 chandelier, 5 burners 45.00
2 brackets, stiff, 1 burner, each at $5 10.00
Hall, 1 chandelier, 4 burners 30.00
Library, 1 chandelier, 6 burners 50.00
2 brackets, stiff, 2 burners, each at $10 20.00
Lavatory, 1 bracket, 1 burner, stiff 2.50
Kitchen, 1 center fixture, 2 burners 4.00
1 side light, stiff, 1 burner 1.00
Butler’s pantry, 1 drop light, 2 burners 4.00
Pantry, 1 side light, stiff, 1 burner 1.00
Cellar stairs, 1-bracket light, 1 burner .50
Second floor:
Bedrooms, 11 double-swing brackets, 1 burner, at $5 55.00
Dressing room, 1 double-swing, plain, 1 burner 2.00
Hall, 1 stiff bracket, 2 burners 6.00
Stair landing, 2 stiff brackets, 1 burner, each at $4 8.00
Bathroom, 1 bracket, double swing, plain, 1 burner 3.00
Attic rooms, 5 stiff brackets, 1 burner, each at $.75 3.75
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Total $316.75
PIPE AND FITTINGS
_Quantities and Cost_
54 ft. 1½-inch pipe, at 10 cents $ 5.40
30 ft. ¾-inch pipe, at 6 cents 1.80
30 ft. ½-inch pipe, at 4 cents 1.20
205 ft. ⅜-inch pipe, at 3 cents 6.15
Fittings 4.00
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Total $ 18.55
LABOR
Labor, assumed to be one-seventh the cost of materials
(fixtures, pipes, etc.) = $335.30 ÷ 7 = $ 47.90
_Summary_
Fixtures $316.75
Pipe and fittings 18.55
Labor 47.90
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Total cost of gas-fitting $383.20