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19751

RECP

REG2 OCT 87,

471

Required two Overseers of Buildings.

These two men should be tradesmen, either bricklayers or carpenters or joiners or else stove-masons, and should possess experience in house building. If possible two men who have been employed at home as Builder's or Contractor's General Foremen should be selected. They should be able to write a fairly legible hand, and be familiar with the measurement of builders' work, the taking out of quantities and preparation of estimates for minor works of maintenance and repair. Their duties will comprise the periodical survey of all existing Public Buildings, the setting out of artificers' work, the preparation of templates, and the supervision under the Surveyor General of all works of repair of old buildings and of new construction.

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19751 RECP REG2 OCT 87, 471 Required two Overseers of Buildings. These two men should be tradesmen, either bricklayers or carpenters or joiners or else stove-masons, and should possess experience in house building. If possible two men who have been employed at home as Builder's or Contractor's General Foremen should be selected. They should be able to write a fairly legible hand, and be familiar with the measurement of builders' work, the taking out of quantities and preparation of estimates for minor works of maintenance and repair. Their duties will comprise the periodical survey of all existing Public Buildings, the setting out of artificers' work, the preparation of templates, and the supervision under the Surveyor General of all works of repair of old buildings and of new construction.
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19751 RECP REG2 OCT 87, 471 Required two Overseers of Buildings. These two men. of should be tradesuren. either or carpenters or joiners or else stove - masons, and should possess experience. house building. If possible two men who have been employed at home as Builder's or Contractor's General Foremen should be selected. They should be able to write a fairly legible hand, and be familiar with the measurement of builders work, the taking out of quan. tities and preparation of estimates for minor works of maintenance and repair. Their duties will comprise the periodical survey of all existing Public Buildings, the setting out of artificers work, the preparation of templates, and the supervision under the Surveyor Severed. all works of repair of of repair of old buildings the construction -ction of of and of new. Nrich Surveyor General.
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19751

RECP

REG2 OCT 87,

471

Required two Overseers of Buildings.

These two men.

of

should be tradesuren.

either

or carpenters or joiners or else stove - masons, and should possess experience.

house building. If possible two men who have been employed at home as Builder's or Contractor's General Foremen should be selected. They should be able to write a fairly legible hand, and be familiar with the

measurement of builders work, the taking out of quan. tities and preparation of estimates for minor works

of maintenance and repair. Their duties will comprise the periodical survey of all existing Public Buildings, the setting out of artificers work, the preparation of templates, and the supervision under the Surveyor Severed.

all works of repair of

of repair of old buildings the construction

-ction of

of

and of

new.

Nrich Surveyor General.

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