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the work plus an additional and cumulative compensation for reimburse- 
ment to the architects for the expense of employing an engineering spe- 
cialist of 2%4 per cent. of the total cost of the heating and ven tlgaae 
work, plumbing, electrical and refrigerating work, power plants and appa 
ratus, specially designed lighting fixtures, moveable and fixed eaeitncte 
for which said specialist shall have been specifically employed, said archi- 
test’s fees to aggregate not more than $2,500. On the same date the Board 
of Estimate and Apportionment approved the architect’s final contract 
for the second part of the building, the architect’s fees to aggregate not 
more than $1,2 
The final architect’s contract now submitted for approval is similar to 
the final contracts previously approved, and provides for a fee of 4 per 
cent., with additional compensation of 2% per cent. of the cost of heating 
and ventilating work, plumbing, electrical and refrigerating work and 
power eae The estimated cost of the architect’s contract is $7,500. 
The cost is to be divided and charged to funds as follov 
Five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine fae and thirty-one 
cents against “C.D.P. 200L, Department of Parks, Borough of Brook- 
lyn and Queens, Construction and Equipment of a Laboratory Build- 
ing and Greenhouses in the Botanic Garden and Arboretum.” The 
appropriation of $100,000 for the fund was approved by resolutions 
and modifying resolutions of the Board of Estimate and Apportion- 
ment on June 3, 1910, July 17 and 27, 1911, and May 8, 1913, and by 
the Mayor on July 19, 1910, August 30, 1911, and June 17, 1913. On 
October 2, 1915, there remained an unencumbered balance of $5,789.31 
in the fund. 
Eight hundred and fifty-five dollars and thirty-five cents against 
“C.D.P. 200M, Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, Im- 
pee of Botanic Garden.” The appropriation of $100,000 for 
s fund was approved by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment 
on Tne 18, aaa and by the Mayor on July 6, 1915. The fund is 
unencumber 
Eight hundred and fifty-five dollars and thirty-four cents against 
the account “S-566, Suspense Account, Contribution for Brooklyn 
Botanic Garden Improvement ue ye amount of this fund is 
00,000, contributed by Alfred T. White. It is also unencumbered. 
The form of contract is one regularly used by the City for architects’ 
services. 
I recommend that the request be approved by the adoption of the 
attached resolution. 
Respectfully, 
TitpeEN ADAMSON, 
Director. 
The following resolution was offered: 
Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, pur- 
