Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-11
PLANS FOR A JAIL,
SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM&IS-
SIONERS, YESTERDAY,
But They May Have 70 Do tie Work Over Again
The Ideas Of Anchor Grown and Crescent
and Two Star" Given Preference.

The Board Of County Commissioners met
at ten o'clock yesterday morning, in eXecu-
tive session, for the purpose Of selecting "a
plan, from among those submitted by the
competing architects, for the contemplated
new Jail building. Engineer Smith was
present with the Board. TO give such eXpla-
nations and advice as was possible, and the
two hours ensuing up to noon were put in
without a choice being arrived at. As
has been stated, there We're nine sets OF
drawings submitted TO the Board, and as
each had meritorious points, it was very
difficult matter TO determine which should
be given preference.
About the first thing done by the Board
was TO determine that the drawings sub
United by 20. A. NJ and "Stonc and
Steel were not suitable. by comparison
with the remaining seven, and this done, the
Board determined to vote for four draw
ings. in the hope Of further reducing the
number As result of the first ballot
thus taken the plans Of Anchor received
nine votes, safety eight, Security ana
Grown and Crescent seven each, "Guar-
dian" four, Two Stars four, and one
ballot was cast for stone and Steel, not
withstanding it had been laid aside. This
ballot did not show any very marked pref
erencc. and after a considerable time had
been spent in discussion "a second ballot
was taken This showed eight for SAFE
tv." Anchor and security six for
Grown and Crescent" and Guardian
and four for Two Stars The Board
spent some further time in discussion and
then adjourned until 3 o'clock in the after
noon.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Mckinley
was not present The Board voted for
three plans. as a preliminary, and Safety
got two votes. Anchor eight, Security
four. Grown and Crescent six and Two
Stars seven 4 fourth ballot showed no
material change and after again talking
the matter over a fifth ballot was taken,
with the understanding that the three high
est plans should be selected out from the
rest for final selection. This vote re
suited: Anchor eight votes, Two
Stars" eight, Grown and Crescent six
and Security five. The first three We're
therefore. selected as being most merltOri-
GUS. and. on motion of Mr. Cruise, the Board
adopted a resolution by the terms of which
an advertisement was 10 be inserted in the
papers for the successful architects 10 sub
nit figures. showing the probable cost of
the buildings, to the Board, from which data
"a final selection might be made. This mat
ter of securing figures was put in the hands
of the President and the Chairman of the
Committee on Court House and Jail
Messrs. Dobbins aud Cruise.
Mr. Cruise then submitted resolution,
which was adopted, providing that IN case
the estimates were not satisfactory or
should there be any other reason, the Board
might 20 back TO the other plans and make
a second selection from among them.
The letters from the architects were then
opened aud it was found that Grown and
Crescent was Mr.. K. b. FranZheim, Two
Stars Mr. NJ. +. Giesey, and Anchor
Mr.. f. w. Wells
Last evening the President Of the Board
and Mr. Cruise met these three architects
NJ the Court House, and there was a gen
eral talk over the matter The outcome of
this matter was "a tacit acknowledgment
that the Board had made an error in not
fatty accepting one Of the plans, and giving
the second and third places TO those draw
ings next in point of general merit Pro
ceeding on the ideas Of the Board. !
as expressed at the afternoon meet
ing. il was found difficult if not
impossible TO secure from the three archi !
tects estimates of the probable cost ef the |
buildings The Board seemed 10 want this |
done aud submitted, accompanied by "a /
guarantee that the cost would be no more |
As this would have a tendency 10 make !
each man pull down his figures IN the nope !
of being the lowest, 10 the corresponding !
cheapening of the edifice beyoug "a desira- |
bic point. and in addition there was a |
recognition Of the difficulty Of an architect /
guaranteeing figures which must of neces |
sity be obtained from other and AT present |
unknown parties. As one of the architects |
said. either one Of the buildings might be |
put up as cheap as Si5OOO or be made |
10 cost as much as 100000. and |
the lower figures might bc as OBJ
iectionable as the higher, as tending /
to give poor edifce although one follow.
ing the plans Mr. Wells said he was will
ing 10. stand an the figures he had named, /
and the other gentlemen thought they could