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will, by letters, request a meeting of the twenty-five per- 

 sons who shall stand highest on the list of subscribers, 

 for the purpose of examining the subscription lists, and 

 of appointing by ballot a committee, composed of five 

 persons, skilled in the details of building and in ac- 

 counts, to collect the subscriptions and to superintend 

 the execution of the plan. This committee, which will 

 be chosen from among the subscribers at large, will be 

 authorized and directed to examine all the works that 

 will be necessary in forming the establishment, and see 

 that they are properly performed, and at reasonable 

 prices ; to examine and approve of all contracts for 

 work or for materials ; to examine and check all ac- 

 counts of expenditures of every kind in the execution 

 of the plan ; and to give orders for all payments. 



The general arrangement of the establishment and 

 of all its details will be left to the author of these pro- 

 posals, who will be responsible for their success. He 

 engages, however, in the prosecution of this business, to 

 adhere faithfully to the plan here proposed, and never 

 to depart from it on any pretence whatever. 



With regard to the choice of a spot for erecting this 

 establishment, a place will be chosen within the limits 

 of the town, and in as convenient and central a situation 

 as possible, where ground enough for the purpose is to 

 be had at a reasonable price.* The agreement for the 

 purchase or hire of this ground, and of the buildings, 

 if there be any on it, will, like all other bargains and 

 contracts, be submitted to the committee for their 

 approbation and ratification. 



The order in which it is proposed to carry into exe- 

 cution the different parts of the scheme is as follows : 



* It will be best, if it be possible, to mention and describe the place in 

 the proposals. 



