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The Executive Committee presented the following report and 

 resolutions : 



The Executive Committee, to whom was referred the subject of inquiring into the 

 expediency of providing buildings for the officers of the institution, report: 



That after due reflection they have come to the conclusion that it would conduce 

 very much to the interests of the institution if the officers were provided with houses 

 on the Smithsonian grounds, so that they might be present on all occasions, and be as 

 much as possible at all times identified with the operations of the institution ; yet, at 

 present, while the main edifice is unfinished, they do not consider it advisable to incur 

 the expense of additional buildings, and would therefore recommend that in lieu of 

 the rent of a house, five hundred dollars be added to the- salaries of Professors Jewett 

 and Baird, to be paid from the beginning of the present year. 



The committee has learned with regret that by the construction given by the Secre- 

 tary to the resolution of the Board of Kegents of December 4, 184G, an allowance less 

 than was intended by that resolution has been received by him for house-rent, and 

 offer a resolution to meet the case. 



A. D. BACHE, ) 



J. A. PEARCE, I Executive Committee. 



J. G. TOTTEN. J 



The following resolutions were accordingly, on motion, adopted : 



Resolved, That in the opinion of the Board of Regents, the resolution of December 

 4, 1846, was intended to make an allowance to the Secretary of five hundred dollars 

 per annum, in lieu of a residence. 



Resolved, That in lieu of the rent of a house, there be added to the salaries of Pro- 

 fessors Jewett and Baird, each, five hundred dollars per annum, from the beginning 

 of the year to the present time. 



The Secretary stated that he wished to be on the safe side, and 

 that he had no intention at present of claiming anything on account 

 of previous house-rent. 



The Board then adjourned to Saturday, 22d instant. 



March 22, 1852. 



The Board met this day, at 11 o'clock, a. m. 



Present, Messrs. Bache, Fitch, Lenox, Meacham, Pearce, Totten, 

 of the Board; and Mr. Seaton, treasurer. 



In the absence of the Chancellor, on motion, Mr. Pearce took 

 the chair. 



Mr. Lenox, from the Building Committee, informed the Board 

 that the work on the building by the present contractor was not 

 quite completed, but might be expected to be so in about ten days. 

 He also remarked upon the condition of a suit pending between 

 Cameron and Snifiin, and its bearing upon the action of the Board. 



A bill of extra work, by G. Cameron, for flagging, &c, was pre- 

 sented and referred to the Building Committee, to be audited and 

 settled. 



The Secretary stated that Mr. Stanley, the artist, had deposited a 

 gallery of Indian portraits in the west wing of the building, which 

 had attracted many visitors. 



The Board then adjourned to Saturday, June 5th. 



