1858-01-04 Trustee Special Committee Report upon Extra Compensation for Secretary, 2021.004.075

The committee to whom was referred the question of the propriety of allowing the Sec^y some extra compensation for his labor in preparing a new catalogue, having considered the subject,

Report, that they think it unwise fo the Sec^y to expect, or the Trustees to allow, extra pay for every little service that may be rendered out of the ordinary course of business expected; but they admit that in the present case there has been an amount of labor & use of time beyond what was anticipated, or what was previously known to the Committee, & that this has been attended with some pecuniary loss on the part of the Sec^y by interfering with his previous engagements in his professional relations -

They therefore recommend that an allowance of one hundred dollars be made to Mr Coolidge, with the understanding, that no such extra allowance shall hereafter [?]be made, unless by special agreement made beforehand.

Al lwhich is respectfully submitted,

B. A. Gould for the Committee

Boston Jan^y 1858.

Report of Special Com^ee upon extra c ompensation of Secretary Jany. 4^th 1858-

Accepted, Record p. 220 Attest A. J. C. Sec^y