630 REPORTS OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE. 



Eighth. That on the eight corners of the fourth story of the higher central front 

 tower, eight columns, one foot in diameter and of the height of the story, with foli- 

 age caps, bases, and plinths, shall he well and truly cut. 



And it is hereby further covenanted and agreed by the said parties of the first 

 part, that they will not employ any sub-contractor who shall be objected to by the 

 architect ; and. further, that the said architect shall have power to discharge any 

 laborer, foreman, and sub-contractor, who may, in his opinion, be incompetent or 

 unfaithful ; and the said parties of the first part shall not further or again employ, 

 directly or indirectly, any of the above-mentioned persons, on pain of forfeiture of 

 this contract, as hereinbefore specified. And the said parties to this contract hereby 

 mutually agree, that in case of the absence of the said architect, or of his inability 

 to act, that then, and in that case, his assistant or successor, to be appointed by the 

 said party of the second part, shall be, and is hereby, invested with all the powers 

 granted to the aforesaid architect, in this contract. 



In witness whereof, the said party of the first part have hereunto set their hands 

 and seals, and the said party of the second part hereunto subscribed their names, and 

 affixed the seal of the Smithsonian Institution, the day and year first above written. 

 Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of 



JAMES DIXON, [L. s.] 



GILBERT CAMERON, [l. s.] 



ROBERT DALE OWEN",) 

 WILLIAM J. HOUGH, [ Committee. 

 W. W. SEATON, J 



Addendum to the Above Contract. 



It is further understood and agreed by and between the parties to the above agree- 

 ment, that if the Board of Regents should determine to make important alterations 

 in the plan of building, or in the time of its execution, then, and in that case, the 

 said party of the first part shall receive pro rata, according to the prices agreed in 

 the foregoing contract, for work executed, and reasonable damages, if the nature of 

 the case justly demands it ; and in case of dispute or controversy in regard to the 

 amount, then the party of the second part may select either the architect of the In- 

 stitution, or any other architect or architects, to arbitrate in the case, and his or their 

 decision shall be final and conclusive in the premises. 



JAMES DIXON. 



GILBERT CAMERON. 



ROBERT DALE OWEN,) 



WILLIAM J. HOUGH, [Committee. 



W. W. SEATON, J 



Washington City, D. C, March 19, 1847. 



Specification of the Masonry and Materials for the Smithsonian Institution. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING. 



The building will consist of a centre, which will be 50 by 200 feet in the clear, 

 inside. Two connecting ranges, 60 feet in length in the clear, inside, and averaging 

 47 feet broad, in the clear, inside. An east wing, 45 by 75 feet in the clear, inside, 

 with a vestibule and porch attached to itf and a west wing, 34 by 65 feet in the clear, 

 inside, exclusive of the apsis or semi-circular projection. 



Towers. — There will be two central front towers, one central rear tower, a campa- 

 nile or bell tower, a large octagonal and two smaller towers, with porches, vestibules, 

 stair halls, &c, attached to the centre. 



The east wing, or chemical lecture-room, will have a bell tower, six chimneys, a 

 vestibule and porch, attached to it ; and the west wing will have a campanile tower, 

 and apsis or semicircular end connected with it. 



The central building will contain, in the first story, the principal central hall, and 

 the library, with groined ceilings, and the principal lecture-room, with a panelled 

 ceiling. The second story will contain the museum, also finished with a groined 

 ceiling. 



The larger central front tower will contain a furnace cellar in the basement. In 

 the first story a librarian's room, and a room over it in a mezzanine story, all with 

 groined ceilings. In the second story, a room connected with the museum, with a 



