In the specifications it is well to specify in tabular form the number of each kind of fixture that will be installed in the building and the floors on which they will be installed. This tabular statement has reference to the number of fixtures and not their kinds, -which are treated in separate paragraphs. It is well, likewise, to state the number of apparatus, such as pumps, meters and filters, that will be required, so that the number of every kind of fixture and apparatus to be used can be seen at a glance. This table serves as a check for the estimator, so he will not be likely to overlook any of the expensive items entering into his work. It is assumed, of course, that he will check up the number of fixtures specified with those shown on the plans, and if any discrepancy is found to bring the matter immediately to the attention of the architect. It might be well to add in this place that when a discrepancy between the plans and specifications is brought to the attention of an architect he should make the correction immediately and notify all who have estimated on the work, so that they can take the correction into consideration and estimate on an equal basis with those who take off their items after the correction is made. In like manner, if the drawings or specifications are so incomplete or ambiguous that verbal information is required to explain them, the plans and specifications should be amended or corrected, and notice sent to all who have estimated on the work. It is desirable that the architect check up his own work to see that the number of fixtures shown on the drawings and called for in the specifications tally, for if they do not, in order to protect themselves, the contractors will have to estimate on the highest quantity called for. The architect should make sure that his drawings and the quantities stated in his specifications are correct, and he will not then be forced to place in his specifications the humiliating statement that he is not responsible for the quantities stated. If anybody is supposed or ought to know what material and fixtures are going in a building it is the architect, and when he expresses himself as having no confidence in his own work others cannot be expected to have confidence in it.

A concise way of showing the number of fixtures in a building in a convenient tabular form, so the fixtures on the various floors can easily be checked, is shown in the following table:

Number and Location of Fixtures

The items in such a table can be extended to include every type of fixture to be used within the building and the number of stories can be increased to any extent

By using such a table the probability of overlooking any of the fixtures is reduced to the minimum.