Mis. No. 48. 5a 



$100, The draughtsman, Mr. Wade, Messrs. Bobbett (fc Edmonds, en- 

 gravers, and Mr. Putnam, the pubHsher, have presented a beautiful illus- 

 trated title page which was designed by the architect of the building. 



As it may be satisfactory to the board to learn as much as can now be 

 communicated in relation to such expenditures — not embraced in the con- 

 tract with Mr. Cameron — as have been, or will be, necessary upon the build- 

 ing and grounds; and which must fall within the building fund of 

 $250,000 — the commitee proceed to add the following statement: 



Amount of Mr. Cameron's contract - - - ^205,250 



Remainder applicable to other objects connected with the 

 building or grounds than those provided for in said con- 

 tract .... ... 41,750 



250.000 



Amount applicable as above . - - - 44,750 



Portions of the expenditures now referred to, are either 

 fixed and definite in their nature, or have been al- 

 ready settled by resolution ; they are as follows: 



Architect's salary for five years ... 9,000 



Superintendent's salary for five years - - 5,000 



Incidental expenses allowed to architect - - • 2,000 



Facing area wall with cut stone, extra work, allowed 



by resolution ... - - 4S0 



Adding battlements to cloisters of east wing, extra 



work, allowed by resolution - - 200 



Additional cases for apparatus, ordered by Secretary - 200 



Contract for hedging, with Mr. Douglass - - 250 



Contract for planting trees and shrubs, with the same 

 person ...--- 



Furnaces for warm air, registers, &c., already con- 

 tracted for — say ----- 



1S,o.jO 



800 

 600 



Which amount of $18,530, deducted from the above 



sum of $44,750, leaves applicable to other objects 



of the same nature, the sum of - - - 2b,4:-U 



Two or three other small expenditures may be set 



down as admitting specific and close estimate, viz: 

 Two chimneys to east witig, being extra work already 



done, and which, in the opinion of the architect, 



should be allowed - - - * " ^^ 



Sodding ground near building, estimated at - - 100 



Deducting this total, viz 



500 



There still remains the sum of - - ■ - ^'il^JI— 



Some of the matters to which attention is addressed as having claims 

 upon this sum, are: the addition of other battlements to cloisters; of a cleie 



