New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
WINNERS OF THE PRIZE
DESIGN OF CARRERE & HASTINGS NO..
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY CHOSEN

1T BORE THE NUMBER II aNoxc ~,,
v,rr,n norm AMONG THOSE SUB
-S''iir RESERVED TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES DEEMED Apyts,nrr
me prize IN the competition for p,ans y, a..
proposed new library building Of the Nau Wv 's
| fuDllc Library. Aston, Lenox and Tl,den ro,n.I
IONS D be erected on the site OF the Eor,-
sec0hd-st. Reservoir. has been awarded bv -.
trustees TO the firm OF Carrere & Hastings y.
IT broadway. summary of the report OF n.
jury or award. which was given out for puhlio.
ton last night. follows herewith.
The report Is addressed 10 the Board OF Tr,.
tees By the plan OF competition for the bu,,a-
ing 1t was provided that the designers OF s,,
plans should be selected In the manner 6es,r
mated. by an open preliminary competition. ,b..
such persons. and not more than six other na,
sons or firms, to be named by the Commits.
acting on behalf Of the trustees should -
invited to take part I'm second competition: that
the designs so submitted should be Judged h,
a jury of seven persons. consisting OF thru.
practising architects to be chosen by the com
petitors themselves; three members Of the Bo,,.
Of Trustees of the New-York Public Librsr,
to be named by the Board, and the director A
the library. The members Of the jury were "A
select designs, at least three in number which
they decided were the most meritorious ana
submit them to the trustees In the order Of thai,
merit
The jury met at the Aston Library on Noysu.
Der 2. all the members being present The ssc.
rotary of the Board submitted twelve design.
received by him. which had been numbered from
one to twelve. In the order they had been "a
ceived. Every design complied with the n.
quirements as to the number and character NJ
drawings submitted. The result OF the jury's
deliberations was the selection Of Nos II. s
and 8 named in the order given. The Jury
stated that design No. II fulfilled In a hish
degree all the requirements called for by the
terms Of the competition and presented a con-
sstent skilful and artistic solution OF the prac-
teal and structural conditions" 1t was more.
over. direct and dignifed in treatment, and
would give the city Of New-York an entirely
satisfactory and practical working library and
at the same time a beautiful and monumental
building" The jury said that IT was distinctly
the best OF the designs submitted and Of very ex.
ceptiona merit In every respect. Nos. 8 and
were both mentioned in the report with the
comment of the jury.
The following names were signed to the report
after a statement that it had been a matter
or satisfaction to the jury that, acting indie.
pendently and from different points Of view, the
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individual opinion, to reach a unanimous yer-
dict: Walter Cook. Cass Gilbert, Edgar V. Seeler,
John l.. Cadwalader, Alexander Maitland, G. l.
Rives and J. ;. Billings.
At the time OF presenting this report II was
not known who We're the designers OF the three
successful plans, but the envelopes were opened
in the presence Of the trustees at their meet
ing Wednesday, and It was found they were as
follows: No H. Carrere Il Hastings; No. ), How.
ard Il Cauldwell No. \, McKim. Mead K White
The trustees. as stated. decided upon the plans
OF Carrere & Hastings. reserving the right, be-
fore recommending the designers OF any plans to
the city authorities, to make such changes In
the plans may be deemed advisable. and It
was therefore referred to the Executive Commit
tee TO report whether any. and II so what.
changes were desirable in the selected plans.
Until this report Is made the design OF Carrere
* Hastings will not be made public. and under
the terms Of the competition none OF the other
plans can be exhibited without the consent Of
the designers.
A Tribune reporter called at the offices OF the
successful architects. but neither Of them could
be seen. Their representative said that while
greatly pleased with their success in winning the
prize they could give out no sketches or de-
scriptions because they had been requested not
10 do so by the library trustees. The designs,
however. Will be made public at an early day.