JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 



99 



The continuation of the report of the Secretary in relation to the 

 museum, exchanges, &c, was read. 



The Board then adjourned to meet at the call of the Secretary. 



April 29, 1854. 



A special meeting of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, called by the Secretary, at the request of Messrs. 

 Meacham, English, and Stuart, was held on Saturday, April 29, 

 1854, at 10 o'clock. 



Present, Messrs. Bache, Douglas, Hawley, Maury, Meacham, 

 Pearce, Taney, and the Secretary. 



The Chancellor took the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Mr. Pearce, in behalf of the Executive Committee, presented the 

 following estimate of the appropriations to be made for the year 

 1854. 



The Executive Committee recommend the following appropria- 

 tions for the present year from the income of the institution : 



For building 



For expenses of the meetings of the Board . 



For lighting and heating 



For postage 



For transportation and exchange 



For stationery 



For general printing 



For apparatus 



For incidentals generally 



SALARIES GENERAL. 



Secretary 



Clerk 



Book-keeper 



Janitor 



Laborer 



Watchman . 



Extra clerk hire. 



Smithsonian contributions 



Beports on progress of knowledge.. 

 Other publications 



Meteorology 



Computations 



Lectures 



LIBRARY. 



Salary of Assistant Secretary 



Salaries of assistants in the library- 



and another at $540 



Purchase of books 



Incidentals 



Binding 



Stereotyping 



-one at $600, 



$3,500 00 

 1,000 00 

 200 00 

 400 00 

 250 00 

 365 00 

 300 00 



2,500 00 



1,140 00 



1,800 00 

 100 00 

 250 00 

 150 00 



$250 00 

 600 00 

 500 00 



1,600 00 

 250 00 

 600 00 

 350 00 

 835 00 



6,015 00 



6,000 00 



500 00 



250 00 



3,000 00 



100 00 



1,000 00 



6,000 00 



$7,000 00 



11,000 00 



10,850 00 



