Collections >> The First Century of the First State University >>
Primary document
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.
Text transcribed by
Bari Helms
Images scanned by
Bari Helms
Text encoded by
Sarah Ficke
First Edition, 2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 13K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005
© This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and
personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the
text
The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text:
English
Revision history:
2005-11-09, Sarah Ficke finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
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)
Editorial practices
The text has been encoded using the recommendations for Level 5 of the TEI in Libraries Guidelines.
Originals are in the University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved.
DocSouth staff created a 600 dpi uncompressed TIFF file for each image. The TIFF images were then saved as JPEG images at 100 dpi for web access.
Page images can be viewed and compared in parallel with the text.
Any hyphens occurring in line breaks have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.
All quotation marks, em dashes and ampersand have been transcribed as entity references.
All double right and left quotation marks are encoded as ".
All single right and left quotation marks are encoded as '.
All em dashes are encoded as —.
Indentation in lines has not been preserved.
For more information about transcription and other editorial decisions, see the section Editorial Practices.
The text has been encoded using the recommendations for Level 5 of the TEI in Libraries Guidelines.
Originals are in the University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved.
DocSouth staff created a 600 dpi uncompressed TIFF file for each image. The TIFF images were then saved as JPEG images at 100 dpi for web access.
Page images can be viewed and compared in parallel with the text.
Any hyphens occurring in line breaks have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.
All quotation marks, em dashes and ampersand have been transcribed as entity references.
All double right and left quotation marks are encoded as ".
All single right and left quotation marks are encoded as '.
All em dashes are encoded as —.
Indentation in lines has not been preserved.
For more information about transcription and other editorial decisions, see the section Editorial Practices.
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
]
on the Contracting of Work for the Grammar School
]Page 1
At a meeting of the Building Commissioners of the University of North
Carolina — held at the University the 28th day of
June 1801.
Present
-
Judge Moore
General Davie
&Walter Alves
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.
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 —
) 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
Page 2
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 —
shall have ascertained what Page 2
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.
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.
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.
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
Page 3
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 the commissioners will
not receive more bricks on account of Page 3
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.
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. 
© Copyright 2004 by the University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, all rights reserved
Copyright / Usage Statement
URL: http://docsouth.unc.edu/unc/unc02-12/unc02-12.html
Last updated February 15, 2007