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1. Girard College, 



2. Stewart's diy-gonds store, Broadway; New York. 



3. Grace Church, New York. 



4. Trinity Church, New York. 



5. Calvary Church, New York. 



And if the respective authorities are willing to furnish such plates, with- 

 out cost, then that the same be used in the said Avork, accompanied by a 

 brief description of each edifice. And in that case, that the chairman of 

 the building committee be empowered to agree with those furnishing the 

 said plates, that the Smithsonian Institution will, at any time, furnish to 

 them as many impressions from the plates thus furnished by them as 

 they may desire, at the cost of paper and printing. 



Resolved, That, if the funds permit, the said work contain a geometri- 

 cal or perspective view of the east front of the Capitol of the United States, 

 and a geometrical elevation of the south front of the General Post Office. 



In submitting the above resolutions, Mr. Owen stated to the committee 

 that it was his intention, in order as far as possible to avoid expense to the 

 institudon, to prepare as much of the work as practicable at home, and for 

 that purpose he would take with him a few works on architecture; but 

 that it would be necessary for him to spend some weeks in New York, 

 and probably in Washington, to consult authorities, to which he had not 

 access at home, to receive the necessary aid from Mr. Renwick, and to 

 take steps for the preparation of the illustrations. 



The above resolutions, after deliberation, were adopted. 



And, on motion, tlie committee adjourned. 



TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING— April 11, 1847. 



Present, Messrs. Seaton and Owen. 



The chairm.an laid before the committee the following letter : 



Darnestovstn, Montgomery County, Md., 



^1/^77^7, 1847. 



Dear Sir : Mr. Dixon was here yesterday, and made a superficial ex- 

 amination of the quarries, but made no selection, as you informed me 

 would be his purpose, in your letter to me dated the 3lst of March. He 

 admitted, as I think must be apparent to any one, that stone of similar 

 cliaracter with the specimen which he says the committee have adopted 

 may be found in abundance for all your purposes. Indeed, upon exam.- 

 ination we find it embraced in a much larger field than I had before ob- 

 served, and 1 have no doubt it could be obtained to any extent that may be 

 required. 



The quarries, from the characteristic position of the stone and the par- 

 tial manner in which they have been worked, present a diflerent appear- 

 ance from such as we commonly see ; but as an evidence of the facility 

 with which they may be worked, there is a party now engaged in getting 

 stone from them for the use of Mr. Berry, who has contracted to deliver 

 the same in Washington for twenty cents a cubic foot; and I have no 

 doubt Mr. Dixon could get his stone delivered much more readily for the 

 same, as the quantity he would require would justify the contractor in 

 v/orking the quarry to a much greater advantage. 



