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45 by 75 feet in the clear, inside, with a vestibule and porch attached to 

 it; and a west wing, 34 by 65 feet in the clear, inside, exclusive of the 

 apsis or semicircular projection. 



Toivers. — There will be two central front towers, one central rear tower, 

 a campanile or bell tower, a large octagonal and two smaller towers, with 

 porches, vestibules, stair halls, &.C., attached to the centre. 



The east wing, or chemical lecture-room, will have a bell tower, six 

 chimneys, a vestibule and porch, attached to it; and the west wing will 

 have a campanile tower, and apsis or semicircular end connected with it. 



The central building will contain, in the first story, the principal cen- 

 tral hall, and the library, with groined ceilings, and the principal lecture- 

 room, with a panelled ceiling. The second story will contain the mu- 

 seum, also finished with a groined ceiling. 



The larger central front tower will contain a furnace cellar in the base- 

 ment. In the first story a librarian's room, and a room over it in a mez- 

 zanine story, all with groined ceilings. In the second story, a room con- 

 nected with the museum, with a groined ceiling, and over it a room eight 

 feet in height. Above the line of the roof of the main building it will con- 

 tain four stories, completely finished. 



The lower central front tower will be divided in the same manner below 

 the line of the roof; and, above this line, will contain three completely 

 finished stories. The spaces between the front towers, and between the 

 central building and the front towers, will contain in the basement a cel- 

 lar, connecting the coal cellars in the towers. It the first story the front 

 vestibule, with a groined ceiling, and the front stairwells; and in the 

 second story, a continuation of the mnseum, with groined ceilings, and 

 the second flight of front stairs, with groined ceilings. Between the two 

 towers the carriage porch will project, and shall have a groined ceiling. 



The central rear tower will contain, in the basement, a furnace cellar; 

 in the first story, the rear vestibule, and part of the rear stair hall; in the 

 second story the Regents' room, and a room over the rear staircase hall, 

 which will be connected with the museum, all having groined ceilings; 

 and, in the third story, wdiich will be divided internally into two stories, 

 the lower one the Secretary's and the upper one a muniment room. 

 - In the small octagonal tower connected with^the central rear tower, will 

 be a circular staircase and a fire-proof safe. 



In the space between the central rear tower and the main building will 

 be the remainder of the central rear stair hrfll ; and over it a room con- 

 nected with the gallery of the museum, all having groined ceilings. 



The campanile tower will have a furnace cellar in the basement, and 

 will be divided above the basement and below the roof of the main cen- 

 tral building, into three stories, with groined ceilings communicating with 

 the principal lecture-room and the museum. Above the line of the roof it 

 will be divided into four stories, completely finished. 



The larger octagonal tower will contain, in the basement, a furnace 

 cellar; in the first story a circular stair, with a groined ceiling, connect- 

 ing the gallery of the hbrary with its ground floor ; in the second story a 

 similar circular stairway; and above the line of the roof of the central 

 building two stories, completely finished. 



The two smaller towers will contain elevators and ventilating flues. 



The west connecting range will be finished in the basement eight feet 

 high in the clear ; above the basement it will be occupied with a cloister 



