I have procured you a pint of oil of our painters. If you have
any of the other plans of the Hotels drawn you will oblige by sending
them as it is important that the timber should be cut for them as
soon as possible. Hotel A on account of the flat roof being so large,
will be difficult. For that reason I believe I shall give it to Oldham.
The others being smaller and consequently less difficult in the man-
agement of the roof I intend for Spooner & Perry. Hotel A if placed
in a line with the north flank wall of Pav. No. 1 will have no dor-
mitory attached to it as there is only 56 ft. from the north flank to
the alley or cross street running up to the back of the dormitories.
I wish to see you also before we begin the foundations of the hotels,
as I find if we cut in the bank the depth of Hotel A we shall have a
bank 7 feet high and then the cellar to dig out; in order to save some
labor I propose advancing the buildings a few feet in the street and
then throwing the street more to the East.