THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIOW. 



79 



SPECIAL MEETING. 



Washington, April 29, 1854. 



A special meeting of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, called by the Secretary. at the request of Messrs. Meacham, 

 English and Stuart, was held on Saturday, April 29, 1854, at 10 o'clock. 

 Present: Messrs. Bache, Douglas, Hawley, Maury, Meacham, Pearce, 

 Taney, and the Secretary. 



The Chancellor took the Chair. The miniUes of the last meeting 

 were read and approved. 



Mr. Pearce, in behalf of the Executive Committee, presented the 

 following estimate of the appropriations to be made for the year 1854. 



" The Executive Committee recommend the following appropria- 

 tions for the present year, from the income of the Institution : 



For building I [ 



For expenses of the meetings of the Board I ! $250 00 



For lighting and heating | 600 00 



For postage I ! 500 00 



For transportation and exchange [ 1 1,600 00 



For stationery ! 250 00 



For general printing 600 00 



For apparatus 350 00 



For incidentals general j. 835 00 



SALARIES GENERAL. 



Secretary 



Clerk 



Book keeper . . . . 



Janitor 



Laborer 



Watchman 



Extra clerk hire. 



Smithsonian Contributions 



Reports on progress of knowledge. 



Other publications 



Meteorology 



Compulations 



Lectures 



$3,500 00 

 1,000 00 

 200 00 

 400 00 

 250 00 

 365 00 

 300 00 



Salary of Assistant Secretary 



Salaries of assistants in the Library — one at 



another at $540 



Purchase of books 



Incidentals 



Binding 



Stereotyping 



and 



Salary of Assistant Secretary. 



Explorations 



Alcohol, &c 



Assistance or labor 



Apparatus , 



Incidentals 



Catalogue 



Glass jars , 



Contingencies , 



2,500 00 



1,140 00 



1,800 00 



160 00 



250 00 



150 00 



6,015 00 



6,000 00 

 500 00 

 250 00 



3,000 00 

 100 00 



1,000 00 



2,000 00 

 250 00 

 250 00 

 100 00 

 100 00 

 100 00 

 500 00 

 250 00 



6,000 00 



3,550 00 



$7,000 00 



11,000 00 



10,850 00 



9,550 00 

 100 00 



38,500 00 



