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a pro rata estimate of all the work embraced in the original contract, which 

 estimate was based upon the original contract price. 



From this estimate an exact decision was then made of the amount to be 

 paid to the present contractor for the work, which he would be required to 

 finish in conformity with the plan of fire-proofing, which was found to be 

 ^lSo,lo4. The following is an estimate of the cost of completing the whole 

 building and its accessories, on the amended plan : 



Amount to be paid G. Cameron, for completing portions of 

 building embraced in original contract, and necessary in 



amended plan. $18o,lo4 00 



Expense of fire-proofing central building, estimated at 44,000 00 



Plastering central building, 8,000 00 



Galleries to Library and Museum, 2,000 00 



Stairways to " " 425 00 



Furniture to " " 4,700 00 



Extra cartage, 200 00 



Materials, 1,000 00 



Heating Central Building, 3,o00 00 



Furnaces already put up, l,13o 63 



Architect, Superintendent and incidental expenses of ofl[ice, 16,500 00 



Grounds, 4,000 00 



Additional Furniture, 4,000 00 



274,614 63 

 Add for contingencies, 9,385 37 



Making the total amount of f 284,000 00 



It is the belief of the undersigned, that the above amount of $284,000 

 will, with proper economy, be sufiicient to defray the expense of completing 

 the building, and that when thus finished, it will, for cheapness and dura- 

 bility be unsurpassed by any building with which I am acquainted. 



By a resolution, passed at the same time as the one directing the above 

 alteration in plan, the honorable the Board of Regents also decided at the 

 suggestion of the Hon. Jeiferson Davis, " that the exterior of the building, 

 " and the interior of the towers be completed in accordance with the plan, 

 " and within the time specified in the contract." 



To carry out this decision, the operations on the building, during the 

 last year, have principally been directed to the completion of the exterior of 

 the building and towers. 



t It was the hope of the undersigned, that the towers would have been 

 finished and roofed in before the winter. 



This expectation, has, however, not been realized, owing to the delay 

 occasioned by the repairs in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, which was not 

 navigable for a period of nearly four months. 



The contractor was therefore uuable to convey his stone from the quarry, 

 and very little work was done on the building during the months most 

 favorable for working. 



The present condition of the building is as follows : The eastern and 

 western wings are com})leted with the exception of some small items which 

 will be left unfinished until a few weeks before the completion of the pre- 

 sent contract. 



Mis.— 5. 



