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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. 
A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 
HELD AT THE 
INSTITUTE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY 
SURGEONS, March 22, 1854. 
Present: — Messrs. Braby, Ernes, Henderson, King, 
Stockley, Withers, Professors Spooner, Simonds and 
Morton, and the Secretary. 
W. Stockley, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
This meeting was called to receive the accounts of the 
House Committee, which were laid on the table. 
The builder’s original contract was for £193 10s.; but 
owing to the very defective state of the drain, which 
required to be entirely relaid with pipes, thereby incurring 
an additional expense of £31 4 s. 3d ., less £5 allowed, with 
a few extras to complete the works, amounting to £13 17 s. 7 d., 
made the amount £233 1 Is. 10c/. ; to this had to be added 
some fittings for the Museum, amounting to £3 os. b\d., 
making a total of £236 17<s- 3±d. ; £60 of this had been paid 
on account, leaving the balance due £176 17<$. 3\d. 
Your solicitor has had £40, to pay certain arrears of rent 
and taxes in lieu of paying for the fixtures. 
The surveyor’s account for the usual per centage allowance, 
&c., is £16 Is. 6d. 
The furnishing is nearly finished, and will be completed 
within the sums voted by the Council. 
After some general conversation, it was moved by Mr. 
King , and seconded by Mr. Ernes , that the balance of the 
builder’s account, amounting to £176 17 s. 3\d., and the 
surveyor’s account of £l6 Is. 6d. be paid, and that an order 
be given to the Treasurer to draw cheques for the same. — 
Carried unanimously. 
It was moved by Mr. Withers , seconded by Mr. Ernes, and 
carried by acclamation, that the thanks of the meeting be 
given to the Chairman. 
Messrs. King, Withers , and the Secretary , were named as the 
Committee of Supervision ; and the meeting terminated. 
S. H. Withers. 
Francis King. 
E. N. Gabriel. 
