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will give the necessary bonds, either from his own neighborhood or from 

 Baltimore. 



He further states, that he would like to deliver the whole quantity 

 during the ensuing season. If desirable, a sample of his lumber can be 

 seen at the U. S. arsenal, GreenleaPs point, delivered there some two or 

 three years ago. 



THOS. SYMINGTON. 



Baltimore, March 15, 1847. 



The chairman laid before the committee the following letter : 



Proposals to deliver to the building committee of the Smithsonian Institii' 

 tion, at the site of their building in Washington city, white marble 

 ashlar. 



For ashlar with horizontal pointed face, as sample No. 3, in the base- 

 ment of the City Hall, 6 inches bed, per superficial foot, measured face 

 only, 49 cents. 



For ditto, averaging eight inches bed, 63 cents. 



For ditto, machine-dressed face, as sample No. 4, averaging 6 inches 

 bed, 49 cents. 



For ditto, averaging 8 inches bed, 63 cents. 



For split ashlar, in range courses of 10 to 18 inches, from my Owens 

 quarry, from whence sample No. 4 was procured, bedded, so as to make 

 a joint not over half an inch, average 6 inches bed per superficial foot, 

 measured face only, 40 cents ; and to have a draught cut all round the edges 

 on the face. 



For ditto, as above, averaging 8 inches bed, per superficial foot, face 

 only, 49 cents. 



I name the following gentlemen as my bondsmen, viz : John W. 

 Brown and William Baily, esqs., of Baltimore. 



THOS. SYxMINGTON. 



Washington City, March 15, 1847. 



The chairman laid before the committee the following letter : 



Proposals for cutting marble for the buildings of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, the marble to be that which is procured from the large or medium 

 crystal quarries near Baltimore. 



FOR CUTTING. 



Steps, if square, worked fine, square droved or rubbed, per superficial 

 foot, 35 cents. 



It worked with the tooth chisel, (as sample No. 2, deposited in the 

 sample room,) per superficial foot, 25 cents. 



Measure length by girth ; if the ends show, add thickness to length. 



Water-table, splayed, without members, fine cut or rubbed, per super- 

 ficial foot, 40 cents. 



If tooth-chiselled, 30 cents. 



If moulded, add ten cents per superficial foot lineal for each member} 

 measure length by girth from wall to wall. 



