The woman's book : dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 89
o finish theundertaking for aI---:\ certain sum. Thisman then lets outthe contracts, andhis remuneration isthe difference be-tween the sum hemust expend andthe sum he has de-manded of theowner. As he isdoing his work forwhat he can makeout of it, the temptation is obviouslygreat to accept cheap… … Second-story plan, Fig. 2. Plans and Specifications. 69 perintendent, but that functionary thenhas a stipulated salary and no corrupt-ing perquisites. The better way forthe owner is to let the architect super-intend and assume the entire respon-sibility. Another question, the uncertainty ofwhich…
Women · Home Economics · Interior decoration
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