Cost estimate of a five room railroad employee's cottage at Las Vegas (Nev.), July 1,1909

Estimate of cost of a five-room cottage at Las Vegas, Nevada. Size 24'x38' including front and rear porches, using floor plan and elevations similar to design No. 2, drawing No. 15574; exterior walls of 6" concrete blocks, and "Ready Rock" roofing. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Description Material Labor Total __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Excavation (House, fence posts, etc)9cy@$.40 3.60 3.60 Concrete foundation, 9 l/2 c.y. 8.00 33.25 42.75 76.00 Chimney on brackets, 10 lin. ft. 1.20 7.50 4.50 12.00 Exterior walls, 6" conc. blocks, 1056s.f. .195 71.28 134.64 205.92 Rough lumber, 4,350' B.M. 34.00 82.65 65.25 147.90 Flooring 1,150' B.M. 43.00 32.20 17.25 49.45 "Ready Rock" roofing, 14 squares 3.30 32.20 14.00 46.20 Finish lumber, 700' B.M. 55.00 28.00 10.50 30.50 Ceiling, 425' B.M. 45.00 12.75 6.37 19.12 Moulding, 350 lin. ft. .04 7.00 7.00 14.00 " 325 " .015 2.44 2.43 4.87 Base, 1"x8", 325 lin. ft. .12 19.50 19.50 39.00 Windows & Frames, 6 2Lts. 3'0"x4'x6"x1 1/2 " 3 2" 2'6"x3'0"x1 1/2") 7.50 45.00 22.50 67.50 " 1 2" 3'6"x4'6"x1 1/2" 8.50 6.00 2.50 8.50 Window screens for lower sash, 10 .60 4.50 1.50 6.00 Doors and frames (Interior), 10 7.00 47.50 22.50 70.00 " " " (Front), 1 12. 00 8.75 3.25 12.00 " " " (Screen), 2 2.00 3.25 .75 4.00 Porch screen, 60 sq. ft. .05 1.80 1.20 3.00 Kitchen cupboard 17.50 7.50 25.00 Hardware 54.00 54.00 Plastering, 350 sq. yds. .25 29.75 57.75 87.50 Painting, 231 " " .20 18.48 27.72 46.20 Plumbing 110.00 35.00 145.00 Board fence (Side & rear) 1126' B.M. 34.00 21.39 16.89 38.28 Iron fence (Front & side) 65 lin. ft. .35 16.25 6.50 22.75 Cement walk 24'x3' 3" thick, 72 sq. ft. .10 2.16 5.04 7.20 Electric lights (single drop lts.) 9 outlets 2.50 12.50 10.00 22.50 Electric lights (2 light fixtures) 1 outlet 5.00 4.50 .50 5.00 Cast iron ventilator plates, 6"xl2" per doz. 3.50 1.75 1.75 10% supervision & contingencies 73.38 54.88 128.26 _______________________ Total estimated cost less freight $807.23 $603.77 $1411.00 Freight at commercial rate 190.00 190.00 ________________________ Total estimated coat plus freight at commercial rates $997.23 $603.77 $1601.00 Los Angeles, Cal., July 1, 1909.