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Mr. X. Matthews moved as a su])stitute. In the place of the 

 Committee's resolutions, the following, which was unanimously 

 adopted : 



That the whole matter of crectinir a hiiildlii''' he retei-rcd to 

 the Committee, with full }»()wer to make such aheratioiis In the 

 plans and specifications as may suggest themselves, under the 

 superintendence of the architect, Mr. G. J. F. Ih-yant, and at a 

 cost not exceeding the sum of 8105,000. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING. 



The new Hall of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 occupies a central and commanding position on Tremont 

 Street, between Bromfield Street and ^lontgomery Place. A 

 cellar story, partially finished into apartments as a basement, 

 covers the wdiole area of the estate, and includes also, all the 

 area beneath the sidewalks, in front of the several facades of 

 the building. This story is sub-divided into six apartments, 

 two of w^hich are cellars beneath, and connected with the two 

 front stores on Tremont Street. Three others are designed for 

 stores or mechanical workshops, while the sixth apartment is 

 appropriated as an engine and boiler room for the heating ap- 

 paratus, and with ample accommodations for the necessary fuel. 

 An easy staircase in the north-east corner of this story, com- 

 municates with the stories above, as well as with the entrance 

 doorway on that side, from Montgomery Place. Beneath the 

 sidewalk pavement, on this side, are located the lavatoi-ies, 

 water closets, and urinals, for the use of the occupants of the 

 basement, and of the stores above. All the apartments of the 

 basement are entered from the Bromfield Street front, by flights 

 of steps, and all are amply lighted by upright w^indows in the 

 external walls, and by Hyatt lights, to be located in the side- 

 walks of aU the streets. 



