New-York tribune., 1897-08-06
LTBRlRY PLANS COMPETITION.

SOME ARCHITECTS DISSATISFIED WITH THE
TERMs-TIIE REMOVAL OF THE RESERVOIR
In announcing the result OF the preliminary COM
petition of drawings for the building Of the New
York Public Library the Judges apparently desired
to leave uncertainty In the public mind az 10 the
authors of the slx sets OF drawings which won
prizes. The announcement made that eighty
eight architects had sent in drawings OH July IS.
the day for closing the competition. and that the
judges had invited the following twelve architects
70 take part In the second competitions Carrere &
Hastings. Cyrus L. w. Eidlitz J. II. Friedlander.
Charles c. ITaght. IIaydel C Shepard. ii. Horn
boste G.. L. Wood & G. c. Palmer Howard G.
Cauldwe. McKim. Mead g. White. Peabody
Stearns. George b. Post. W. Wheeler Smith. asso-
ciated with Walker & Morris. and Whitney War
1t was known at the time Of the first compe-
ton however. that number OF the prominent
architects in the list had declined to submit draw
ings they were not satisfied with the
terms of the competition. Among them were said
to be Carrere & Hastings c. l.. W. Eidlitz Charles
c. Haight. George Is. Post and McKim. Mead &
White BY the terms OF the preliminary contest
the authors Of the six sets Of drawings which were
Judged TO be best to receive $ic each FOR the
drawings and also $50 each for the drawings In
the second competition. The six other architects
invited to enter the second contest also will re-
ceive $500 each for their drawings.
The judges In the first competition were Professor
William X. Ware. OF Columbia University: Ber-
nard r. Green, the engineer Of the new Congress
sional Library, and DR. j. 8. Billings. the director
of the New York Public Library The plans sub
mited in the second competition will be judged By
three practising architects. TO be selected by the
competitors three members OF the Board of Trus-
tees TO be named hereafter by The Board. and the
director of the New-York Public Library The
Jury by "A ma tority vote. Will select the designs,
at least three in number. that are the most mer-
tCriOus aduing such comments and Criticisms upon
them may be necessary. The trustees are to
select one of the designs thus submitted and then
send 1t to the Board of Estimate and Apportlon-
ment for It's approval. recommending the author as
the architect of the building. The plans In the
second competition must be submitted by Novem-
ber J. .
The library building will be erected on the site OF
the old reservoir fifthave. and Forty -second-st
and will cost $4,000, exclusive OF the heating
lighting and ventatng apparatus furniture, book
stacks and shelving. and also the expenditure for
architects fees and for removing the old reservoir
The cost removing the old reservoir Will be
about 5000 and the work of removal Will occupy
several months. Az the best OF cement was used
I'm constructing the walls OF the reservoir, the stone
and brick will be of small value after the walls
are torn down. The Commissioner OF Public Works
had hoped TO have the work of removing the old
reservoir begun this fall but Chief Engineer Bird
sci said yesterday that the work OF tearing down
the walls could not begin before the beginning OF
next year. in all probability. and he expected that
the work Of removing the reservoir would occupy
entire year