New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-15
TOO MUCH FOR ONE MAN
THE SUPERVISING ARCIHTECTs OFFICE
HAS OUTGROWN ITS INCUMBENT.
Prominent ARCHITECTS OF THIS CITY WHO
THINK PLANS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
SHOULD BE OPEN FOR COMPETITION

/ time To bring about Il cnanse IN tnat part Oh the
Treasury Department having charge Of the erection
and maintenance Of public buildings so that the
WORKINGS Of the Tlrsney bill might be tested have
failed TO change the attitude of the department.
The bill provides that whenever public building
is To be erected at least six members Of the Amer-
can Institute Of Architects should be called upon
for plans and specifications. and that the best
OF thes- should be- accepted.
The Supervising Architect fears that the operation
OF the law would jeop1riize the existence oi the
drdughtsman's department Of the Architects ONCE,
and his opinion seems have outweghed that OF the
leading architects Of the country with Secretary
Carlisle.
At la,t accounts Mr.. Carlisle quoted favor
ing a repeal of the measure. because he was opposed
to giving the members OF the Institute Of Architects
th. authority over the construction of public build
nss.
That the present method Of allowing all plans to
be- made at Washington and 10y men selected more
for their political leanings than Tor their pro-
nciency as architects. is thoroughly bad one Is
evident to all who make IA study of our recently
erected Government buildings and that 1t is exceed
ingly expensive is maintained by all VINO nave
investigated the matter
Some OF the leading architects Of this city have
been seen on the subject and all express themselves
as heartily in favor Of the plan which woud pun
| III, erection OF Government buildings in the hands
Of compctent men and architects. who being fam-
lar with the cities IN which the buildings are 10 De-
can best Judge oi the requirements.
RlcharI NJ Hunt was seen his Office No
NaIisou-,v, and slii The office through which
all the architectural work for this country Is now
being done was established when there were COM
parAtvriy Few bul''lfBS' i mas A'o"" " 90
Immense Office: postofces, cOurthouses ana other
Government buildings must not only be erected
but must be taken care q. and how can one man
possibly attend - all this
Secretary Carlisle" he added. claims that he
would lose control of the buildings if he were to
Ia 4 r(6i fp.t
mistake for h. would have double &C. 1troi ana me
,,.r. u.,ll b,,. tho b,neut Of H. . superior taste
op'n'' "0'''' '''' ,,,,. 60, ,,,..r,,,snt ,,s.,
of the best men. and buildings Tor "oN'ini'"N "'''
would no, Dee miii,l ont as they row
we are taxed for 'u,'''"ss ana 'g ,''.1''n -,
a is"t 10 ASH '''1 w., ,, orr,5ic,, cond
, = ,h. ,.,,c. aud that thoy b. built As cheap,y
as a corporation could pu; them up-al Of which
l., i,,,ossili. unless the. provisions Of the act IN
question ~" carried QUIZ ne -. -, .oo
uros are not erected IN S''i taste '"'l 'oH' Wv,
much and ia many instances, they are dissraceIu
,.',.,,,,..,.
'ihc uncai"I for delay IN me '''"p''''o" ~ P"'-
liz buildings Ar" due 70 lac LACY ina. and nv
n"m an Once o''rc'"""'i WIN WI ~,
which necessary details ar" over'o'Ned. iney 's'
e., WASHINGTON " Nr Hunt said that the lraughts-
~, men. dviS"m worId he injured. what of il? In,
.ral appropriations are made for good 'uDstAHtla
ana beautiful buildings. ami not for that OF any
other Department.. and no taxpayer and no man oil
goo, t'ytr w!l iator me ,s, f u"or uneisHy
siructure5
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Too MUCH WORN ION O"" NAV
r., sh.,v that no one man can do the arch.tec-
10 S' ' -" a., liam. ,otl. ..y.ars
tIr.f WIN "' wv ''"'''''' ' =, .... .
ago / Was urged hy, the L'e ''I"h - 'o''%'
I'm Az '" ,, -, Diva. az, my rrof,s-
'"7''' "''' - .,t .. y,bich could not
M ns,ire Th~ ,y5rk va vegy small then In COM
LARSON with what % is now, and stih AZ ne pres
cnt time w.iA work 3uSn'n''t n''r o va, can nh The
~" "..P'' '''''' ~
Mr Hunt referred - 2 report made TO congress
hy James II w 'n'Ip,n' H., y" h,,iroJ tulli' build
49, -, .,,,l,.s ~ manning and construction
'l, H.. s,,,,,rvcinr, and control OF the Super
~ VIZ -rI,.,, ~ thr Tr.aslry and from nfty to
'lS.'H ~, ,,utin..s ,r. authorized To
INV ny ,n "n,cr.ss
Mhur. Ia, r ''' the best ami most APP