Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-06
WILL BE REMODELED.
A Practically New City Hall for Alle-
gheny is Decided Upon
BY TIE PROPERTY COMMITTEE.
The Office Of Carnegie Hall 0rganist Created
and Filled.
FREE REClTALS ARE TO BE GIVEi


eled, if Councils pass afirmatively upon the
resolution presented by Mr.. Arthur Ken
nedy at the City Property Committee meet
ing last night, and passed without dissent
ing vote, after q debate of over an hour. The
meeting of the City Property Committee was
very important in many respects. The
plans of Architect Joseph Anglin have been
published in THE DISPATCH in full, and
represent what will be fit companion to
tine exquisite library building just across
Federal street, but the discussion of them
brought out some very lively episodes.
The business of the committee had been
concluded when Mr.. James Hunter. Presi-
dent of Common Council, asked permission
for Architect Anglin to explain his plans,
which he did very graphically. Mr.. Anglin
laid stress upon the fact that BY the adop-
tion of his ideas the original building will
be preserved almost intact, and yet vastly
improved by the additions contemplated,
and that there would be but slight disturb
ance. The plans seemed to meet with very
general appreciation.
COMPETITION FAVORED.
Mr.. G. W. Robson raised the point
that Mr.. Anglin had been deputed to pre-
pare plans without inviting competitive de-
signs from other architects, which, he con-
tended, was not proper, inasmuch as all
public matters of that sort had been here
tofore the subject of competitive designs.
He therefore moved that other architects be
asked to submit designs.
This provoked a very lively discussion,
Members OF the committee thought it un-
fair that the hard work of Mr.. Anglin
should have been so conspicuously dis
played where other architects could ex-
anime and profit by it. Mr.. Anglin also
The resolution by which Mr..
Anglin was authorized was ex-
humed from the files. and it
was discovered that the committee was vir-
tually committed to Mr.. Anglin's plans.
Mr.. Edwin Lare then took the ground that
Mr.. Anglin should be compensated for his
plans, new ones invited, and that if his
plans were still most applicable they should
be adopted and he be given the usual COM
mission. Mr.. Lare said he thought mis-
take had been made by not inviting compe-
tition, and that while Mr.. Anglin's plans
were satisfactory. the public might not be
satisfied with the exclusion of other archi-
tects.
ANOTHER DISCUSSION.
A general discussion then ensued, in
which Messrs. Hunter, Lahugh, Einstein.
Lare and Kennedy participated. Mr..
Cochran raised an economic alarm. He
asked Mr. Anglin how much the rebuilding
would cost according to the plans. The
answer was that a pressed brick and stone
trimming front would approximate $50, 900,
a sandstone front S75, 900, and a granite
front 100000. Mr.. Cochran then al
luded to the possibility of a committee
report in favor of new water works, but |
the universal derison meeting the sugges-
ton brought him back to his text upon the |
of the peoples money.
Mr.. Arthur Kennedy then moved that the |
committee decide whether it would recon- !
mend remodelinp the building to Councils |
before any further discussion of plans was |
INDUCED in. He said that the water works |
bugaboo was perpetually being trotted out to |
keep in check all manner of needed i'm prove |
ments, and that when the city passed into |
the second class, an addition to the present |
municipal accommodations was positive |
necessity. The fact that the Government |
had virtually guaranteed %, ,OO0 rental for |
decent accommodations was another strong |
point.
SOME OTHER OPINIONS
NJ ~ :.
WI; uunIei tnousn' .nas D9nus o.outu pe
issueu ioI tne eApense' ins'eao VI raisinS tae
money py unect saAa'ion; ne tnougnS
posterity had rlgnt 10 help pay Tor the
building. Mr.. @. w. Dahlinger said that |
the nresent municipal Offices were without |
,vnan,;on ;rade,nate He sa;d that ths |
7AoSpsion, sou InHs VIC
,onnnement OF prisohers unoer GROUND was
inhuman and bar6arous, and that the city
needed to improve itself.
After some humorous supoest,ons Ny
Uaanod,,S -,o+;o, ice oJo..ta5 - - -
nenneuy q Moslon ~Ss auopseI ny vo'e VI
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Thomas voting in the negative. By this
motion the plans and details are to be de-
,;ded later IN when ConnciIs oet rooj1 to
SiueI ~ " 81 ie"u! y"
say tna' tueIe snall ue new Duilulng.
Prlor TO the meeting OF City property
Committee, the subcommittee charged with
Dreparing a plan for free organ recitaIs met
IN the same room. John G. Walther was
chairman, Messrs. Lare and Pappert being
he other members. After some inter-
change of views the following resolution,
prepared by Mr.. Lare, was adopted afirma-
lively:
NEED OF AN oRGANIsT.
WHEREAS, The expensive organ erected in
carnegie Hall by the generosity of Andrew
'arnegle' az cost Oh sioooo' Is so comphcated
piece OIL mecnanism d 70 require tne con-
'Aht at'en'iou " an eApeI. VI sanis' anu tunor,
u oruei snas ~ ney po MAN taineu IN perlecs
'Iuei, ~ ue"s ~ ,, an Huui1iUn 70 Ine
.I.a a. o. " s>;at;. a. g. ~, Ii a III
luz luz atc snT 'no nAii ior 'on'
N6ereas The nlan of oivino yvaeklv or hi
weekly free organ recitais for the benefit and
ducation of the public has been tried with
:reat success and 1n9uestionabiy M es meets the
.henv and the pubic press as we'll as "a bains Air
ntirely in line with the motives that led MT,
carnegie to add the hall and organ to his
riginal plans Tor the library; therefore be it
hesoivea, @ y. Lnas tn,s suD,committee th recon-