REPORTS OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE. 597 



Journal of the Building Committee from the 17th February to the 1st December, 



1847. 



First Meeting, February 17, 1847. 



Present, Messrs. Seaton, Hough, and Owen. (Mr. Owen, Chairman.) 



On motion of Mr. Hough, it was — 



Resolved, That Bobert Mills, architect, be superintendent, at the rate of $1,000 per 

 annum, to commence at this date, and continue at the pleasure of the committee. 



Mr. Eenwick, architect, being present, was requested to see Mr. Mills and engage 

 his services. 



On motion of Mr. Seaton, it was — 



Resolved, That 100 copies of the specifications prepared by the architect be printed, 

 for the use of contractors. 



And, on motion, the committee adjourned. 



Second Meeting, February 23, 1847. 



Present, Messrs. Seaton, Hough, and Owen. 



The chairman laid before the committee the following letter from the Hon. Louis 

 McLane : 



Baltimore, February 22, 1847. 

 Dear Sir : I understand from our chief engineer that Mr. Howard will recom- 

 mend to his board of directors, on Wednesday next, to agree to transport the marble 

 on their railroad at 2} cents per ton per mile ; and if that rate be adopted, I should 

 recommend the adoption of a similar charge upon the road of this company. My 

 final answer, therefore, must await the action of the other company. 

 I am, dear sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



LOUIS McLANE. 

 To the Hon. Bobert Dale Owen. 



On motion of Mr. Hough, it was — 



Resolved, That Mr. Benwick be allowed annually the sum of $1,800 for superin- 

 tendence, besides his necessary traveling expenses between New York and Washing- 

 ton, and the neeessary incidental expenses of the architect's office ; the said salary to 

 commence on the day his plan was adopted by the committee of five. 



The chairman laid before the committee a letter from Philip McGaughlin, dated 

 Point of Bocks, Frederick county, Maryland; in which he informs the committee 

 that a quarry of the very best marble, and of great extent, is to be found there, close 

 to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and has been examined by himself, and asks the 

 committee to send some suitable person to examine the same. 



On motion of Mr. Seaton, it was — 



Resolved, That Dr. Owen be requested to proceed to visit the said quarry, and also 

 the marble quarries in the vicinity of Baltimore, and to report thereon to this com- 

 mittee ; also, that he be requested to aid Mr. Benwick by preparing the drawings for 

 the chemical department. 



The chairman stated to the committee, on the part of Dr. Owen, that any services 

 performed by him for the Institution would be gratuitous ; his actual traveling and 

 other necessary expenses only being paid. 



On motion, the committee adjourned. 



Third Meeting, March 1, 1847. 



Present, Messrs. Seaton, Hough, and Owen. 



The chairman laid before the Board the following letter from Mr. Samuel Worth- 

 ington, of Maryland, brother of the ex-member of Congress of that name : 



Baltimore County, February 26, 1847. 

 To the Building Committee of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Gentlemen : I will agree to furnish, and have placed on cars at Cockeysville, any 

 quantity of marble for rubble work, from the quarry, undressed other than broken 

 as near the required size as practicable, at §1.2-3 per perch ; or, if by the ton, at $1 

 per ton. Any marble that may be wanted other than the above, I will deliver on 



