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Harmon what is his plan of re-executing the architectural drawings, and 

 the probable cost; and that the remainder of the synopsis be laid upon 

 the table. 



The Secretary laid before the board the resignation of General J. G. 

 Totten as a member of the Building Committee, which was accepted. 



The board proceeded to fdl the vacancy, and Mr, Davis was elected. 



A map of the public grounds west of the Capitol was laid before the 

 Regents, and their attention called to the recoumiendation of a general 

 plan for improving the mall. 



The Secretary directed the attention of the board to a part of the bull 1- 

 ing contract wiiich required elucidation, and requested tliat thny would 

 express their opinion as to the sum to be paid annually to the contractor; 

 whereupon the following preamble and resolution, otfcred by Mr. Fillmore, 

 (Mr. Pearce being in the chair,) were adopted: 



The Board of Regents having examined the building contract, for tl>e 

 purpose of determining its true construction: 



Resolved, That, in the opinion of this board, the contractor is only enti- 

 tled, in each year, to forty-one thousand dollars for v/ork done during that 

 year, deducting therefrom '\o per cent., which is to be paid him at the end 

 of the five years, with 6 per cent, interest. 



The Secretary presented a report from Professor C. C. Jewett, on the 

 subject of copyrig]tt, which was referred to a committee consisting of 

 Messrs. Davis, Mason, and Pearce. 



The board then adjourned to the 23d instant, at 10 o'clock a. m. 



February 23, 1850. 



The Board of Regents met this day. 

 Present: Messrs. Fillmore, Bache, Fitch, and Seaton. 

 A quorum not being present, it was agreed to adjourn to Saturday, 

 March 2, 1S50. 



March 2, 1S50. 



The Board of Regents met this morning at 10 oVlock, in the Smitli- 



sonian building. 



Present: Messrs. Bache, Colcock, Davis, Fitch, Hilliard, Mason, Pearce, 



and Seaton. 



In the absence of the Chancellor, Mr. Seaton was called to the chau". 



The proceedings of the last meeting being read, the committee an 

 Mr. Harmon's pUuis of architectural drawings made a report, which was 



read and adopted . . r ,,-■,■•. r 



Mr. Davis moved that the further consideration of the lourth article ol 

 Mr. Harmon's synopsis be indefinitely postponed, which was carried. 

 Mr. Davis then offered the following resolution, which was adoptetl: 

 Resolmd, That, although the board do not deem it expedient to adopt 

 Mr. Harmon's plan of executing architectural drawings; yet, for the pur- 

 pose of placing in the institution a specimen of a peculiar art of drawing 

 architectural designs, the Executive Committee be authorized to engage 

 Mr, Harmon to execute the elevation of the Smithsonian Institution m 

 his peculiar style, with a view to placing it in the instilunon, if the Re- 

 gents shall, upon examination, approve of w disp(ising of it. 

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