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Title: Building Commissioners Minutes, June 28, 1801 [Containing Resolutions on the Discontinuance of Work on South Building on the Contracting of Work for the Grammar School]: Electronic Edition.
Author: Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820
Author: Moore, Alfred, 1755-1810
Author: Alves, Walter
Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title.
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First Edition, 2005
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Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005

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Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Building Commissioners Minutes, June 28, 1801 [Containing Resolutions on the Discontinuance of Work on South Building on the Contracting of Work for the Grammar School]
Author: W R. Davie
Author: A Moore
Author: Walter Alves
Description: 3 pages, 3 page images
Note: Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Building Commissioners Minutes, June 28, 1801 [Containing Resolutions on the Discontinuance of Work on South Building on the Contracting of Work for the Grammar School ]
Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820
Moore, Alfred, 1755-1810
Alves, Walter



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At a meeting of the Building Commissioners of the University of North Carolina — held at the University the 28th day of June 1801.

Present

After duly deliberating upon the present situation of the funds of the Institution, it was unanimously Resolved
That the workmen proceed to carry up the walls of the Main Building to the top of the first Story, which it is supposed will consume all the materials now on hand or nearly so, and that they proceed no farther.
That as soon as the walls are raised to the height of the top of the first Story it shall be the duty of the Superintendant (Mr Henderson ) to examine the same & if the work be in his Judgment faithfully executed according to Contract to relinquish or Cancel the Bond of Mr Rogers for performance, the said Rogers delivering up the Bond of the Trustees or their Superintendant for the performance on their behalf, and to grant a certificate thereof to the said Rogers which shall entitle him to final Settlement with the Treasurer of the Board & full payment at the rate of forty Shillings for every thousand Bricks actually laid as Specified in his contract —
Resolved further that in the mean time as soon as the said Rogers shall have ascertained what

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number of Bricks have been laid by him on the walls of the Main Building of the University over and above what he has already been paid for —
The Treasurer shall pay to him whatever balance may appear due to him reckoning at the rate of 40/ for every thousand Bricks actually laid, agreeable to the Contract existing with him.
Resolved also that Mr Bennehan & Mr Alves be requested and authorized to Contract with some person for Building a Grammar School on Lot No. or any other convenient place on the unappropriated Lands of the Trustees to be compleated by the first day of January next, upon the plan presented by Mr Alves and approved of. The price not to exceed (£150) one hundred & fifty pounds.
Resolved that as soon as the walls shall be raised to the height contemplated in the first resolution Mr Henderson shall take certain & effectual measures to preserve them from injury or decay & to keep the foundation free from water which may be left by rain or otherwise by keeping the drains left for that purpose constantly open or opening others where it may be necessary.
That Mr Henderson be requested in a particular manner to attend to this last Resolution and also to the preservation of any materials which may remain on hand after finishing the walls.
That Mr Alves give notice to Mr Rogers that the commissioners will not receive more bricks on account of

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Mr Lucas' contract than the 40 thousand already paid for the said Lucas having failed to deliver them within the time stipulated in his contract.
That Mr Rogers be permitted to use the wood cut by him upon the lands of the Trustees for the purpose of Burning Brick to compleat Lucas' said contract — at one half of its value to be ascertained by Mr Henderson — and accounted for with the Treasurer of the Board at the Settlement of the said Rogers accounts.

W R. Davie

A Moore

Walter Alves