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be, and they are hereby, authorized and instructed to take such 

 measures as may be deemed by them most proper to obtain plans 

 for the erection of buildings, fulfilling all the conditions in refer- 

 ence to them contained in the law organizing this Institution ; and 

 that said Committee report such plan as they may approve to this 

 Board, at its next meeting ; and further, that said Committee spe- 

 cially report in regard to the best material for said buildings, and 

 to the best modes of warming, lighting, and ventilating the same, 

 with estimates of the cost when constructed of different materials ; 

 and that they further report in regard to such other matters as 

 they may consider important in the premises. 

 It was 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Board b© offered to David 

 Dale Owen, M. D., of Indiana, for the plans of buildings for the 

 Smithsonian Institution, presented on his behalf; and that said 

 plans, with the correspondence explanatory of the same, and any 

 other plans which may be presented to this Board, be referred to 

 the Committee just named. 

 It was 



Resolved, That the Committee appointed to report at the next 

 session are authorized to purchase such works, per account of the 

 Board, on Architecture, Bibliography, and the like, as they may 

 deem necessary to enable them to perform the duties of their ap- 

 pointment ; to visit any structures and collections in this country ; 

 and also to avail themselves of the suggestions of other skilful per- 

 sons, and to offer therefor, if necessary, such remuneration as the 

 Regents may choose subsequently to make. 

 It was 



Resolved, That the regular meetings of the Board of Regents 

 shall be on the second Wednesday of December, and the third 

 Wednesday of February, in each year ; and on the first Wednes- 

 day of June, in each alternate year, commencing with the first 

 Wednesday of June, in the year 1848. 

 It was 



Resolved, That Mr. Rush be a Committee to ascertain, through 

 the Solicitors formerly employed by him on behalf of the United 



