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said institution, and in accordance with the provision of tlie fifth section 

 of the act of Congress estabHshuig said institution, of the second part, 

 Avitnesseth : That the said parly of the first part, for their heirs, executors, 

 administrators, and assigns, hereby covenant and agree to and with 

 the said party of the second part, that for and in consideration of the sum 

 of two hundred and five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, to be 

 paid to them by the said party of the second part, in the manner and at 

 the times hereinafter specified, they will furnish till the materials of every 

 description and perform all the work necessary to construct and com- 

 pletely finish, in the most full, substantial^ and workmanlike manner, the 

 whole of the carpenter work, stone-cutting-, and mason work, and work 

 connected therewith, for the building of the Smithsonian Institution, in 

 each and all of its parts, including all of its appurtenances, said build- 

 ing being situated on the site for the building of said institution, in 

 the city of Washington, and in a position designated by the said parties 

 of the second part. And the said party of the first part hereby further 

 covenant and agree, that the construction of the said building and its ap- 

 purtenances shall be in every respect in accordance with the plans, speci- 

 fications, and directions of James Renwick, junior, the architect of the 

 said institution, all of which shall be considered as part of this contract; 

 which said specifications are hereunto annexed. And the said parties of 

 the first part hereby further covenant and agree that they will furnish ma- 

 terials of the best description, and that the work shall be performed in the 

 most workmanlike and substantial manner. 



And it is hereby agreed by the parties to this contract, that the work, 

 during its progress, shall be subject to the inspection and decision of the 

 said architect, who shall have, and is hereby granted, power to condemn 

 and reject all materials and work which shall not, in his opinion, be in ac- 

 cordance with this contract ; and the said parties of the first part hereby 

 agree that they will take down all work and remove from the ground ail 

 materials which may be condemned by the said architect, at their own 

 cost and expense, on pain of forfeiture of this contract, as hereinafter 

 specified. 



And it is hereby agreed by the parties to this contract, that the execu- 

 tion and completion of the building herein contracted for shall occupy a 

 period of five years from the nineteenth day of March, in the year of our 

 Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and in such propor- 

 tions thereof, in and during each year thereof, as the said party of the sec- 

 ond part shall direct ; and such work to be done at such times and sea- 

 sons, and in such order, as the said architect shall direct ; it being ex- 

 pressly understood that an amount of not more than forty-one thousand 

 dollars shall be expended annually during the first four years of this 

 agreement. 



And it is hereby mutually agreed by the parties to this contract, that 

 the parts composing the said building shall be erected in the following 

 times and order, viz : the wings and connecting ranges within two 

 years, and the remainder of the building within five years, from the first 

 day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven. 



And it is hereby further agreed by the said party of the first part, that 

 they will perform all- work embraced in this contract as above specified, 

 agreed, and understood. 



And it is hereby mutually agreed, covenanted, and understood by the 

 parties to this contract, that, in order to prevent all disputes, the said above- 



