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on the plans, and will be made of the best thoroughly seasoned clear white 

 pine, handsomely carved, turned, and moulded, with caps and bases simi- 

 lar to those of library, and neat mouldings on the arches. The sashes will 

 be filled with the best French cylinder glass. The spaces between the 

 tops of the gallery cases and the ceilings of the side aisles of the gal- 

 leries will also be furred up for plastering. The cases will vary in width 

 from four to five feet, (4 to 5 ieet.) There will be two rows of cases 

 running longitudinally, in the larger spaces between the columns, the 

 whole length of the room below the galleries, and one case on each side 

 of each of the alcoves, both of the ground floor and galleries. At both 

 ends of the room, cases three feet (3 feet) wide will be carried up to the 

 under side of the end galleries, as per plan. 



All the above cases will be ornamented, carved, and finished per plan 

 and directions of architect, painted three coats best white lead in oil, 

 grained and varnished three coats. 



The transverse aisle of museum will have cases of similar make and 

 finish carried aronnd the sides and front, except at the stair entrances. 

 These cases will be eighteen inches (18 inches) in depth. 



The two rooms in the front tower will be covered all around with cases 

 nine feet (9 feet) high, of similar design, make, and finish, as will also the 

 room in the companile tower. 



The room over the rear stairs will have cases nine feet (9 feet) high, of 

 similar design, make, and finish with the above. 



The room over the Secretary's room, in the rear central tower, will be 

 fitted with plain cases, shelved, and with doors glazed with good single 

 thickness American glass all around. 



All the remaining outside doors will be made in a similar manner, and 

 of similar material to the above, of three thicknesses of one and a hah" 

 inch plank. 



All the inside doors of the basement will have neat and plain casings, 

 with semicircular heads of white pine, painted and grained, white oak or 

 any other wood that may be directed, and varnished four coats. The 

 doors will be made of black walnut or white pine one a half inch plank, 

 put together diagonally in two thicknesses, grained to imitate such wood 

 as may be directed, and varnished three coats. 



All the doors of the towers above the roof line will have handsome 

 jambs and arches of white pine, grained and varnished as above. 



The doors will be of two thicknesses, of one and a half inch black wal- 

 nut, or butternut, or white pine, painted, grained, and varnished as above. 



The principal doors of the library, museum, galleries of art. Regents' 

 room, and lecture rooms, will have jambs and arches of the section of a 

 double rebate, with an engaged column or octagonal mould each. The 

 columns will have plinths, bases, and caps, well trimmed and handsomely 

 carved. 



The doors will be made of three thicknesses of one and a quarter inch 

 plank, butternut, or black walnut, or white pine, grained in the best man- 

 ner, and varnished four coats, with bronze scroll hinges, key, and knob 

 plates, &c. 



All the smaller doors of the above rooms, and of the remainder of the 

 building, will be made of three thicknesses of three and a quarter inch 

 plank, of the same description of materials and workmanship as the above, 



