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the first part, that they will not employ any sub-contractor who shall be 

 objected to by the architect ; and further, that the said architect shall 

 have power to discharge any laborer, foreman, and sub-contractor, who 

 may, in his opinion, be incompetent or unfaithful ; and the said parties of 

 the first part shall not further or again employ, directly or indirectly, any 

 of the above-mentioned persons, o» pain of forfeiture of this contract, as 

 herein before specified. And the said parties to this contract hereby 

 nmtually agree, that in case of the absence of the said architect, or of his 

 inability to act, that then, and in that case, his assistant or successor, to 

 be appointed by the said party of the second part, shall be, and is hereby, 

 invested with all the powers granted to the aforesaid architect, in this 

 contract. 



In witness whereof, the said party of the first part have hereunto set 

 their hands and seals, and the said party of the second part hereunto 

 subscribed their names, and affixed the seal of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, the day and year first above written. 



Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of 



JAMES DIXON, [l. s.] 



GILBERT CAMERON, [l. s.] 



ROBt:RT DALE OWEN, 7 

 WILLIAM J. HOUGH. y Co>?wiit(ee. 

 W. W. SEATON, ' 3 



Addendum to the above contract. 



It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties to the 

 above agreement, that if the Board of Regents should determine to make 

 important alterations in the plan of building, or in the time of its execu- 

 tion, then, and in that case, the said party of the first part shall receive 

 pro rata, according to the prices agreed in the foregoing contract, for work 

 executed, and reasonable damages, if the nature of the case justly demands 

 it; and in case of dispute or controversy in regard to the amount, then the 

 party of the second part may select either the architect of the institu- 

 tion, or any other architect or architects, to arbitrate in the case, and his 

 or their decision shall be final and conclusive in the premises. 



JAMES DIXON. 



GILBERT CAMERON. 



I 



ROBERT DALE OWEN, 

 WILLIAM J. HOUGH, V Committee. 



W. W. SEATON, 3' 



Washington City, D. C, March 19, 1S17. 



Specification of the masonry and materials for the SmitJisoman Institution. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING. 



The building will consist of a centre, which will be 50 by 200 feet m 

 the rlear, inside. Two connecting ranges, GO feet in length in the clear, 

 inside, and averaging 47 feet broad In the clear, inside. An east wing. 



