Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-06

out written authority from the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
IL. The architect TO whom the contract
is AWARDED shall at his own cost and ex-
pense. when required &c do 30 by the secre-
tary Of the Treasury. make such revision
ana alteration in the working drawings and
specifications OF said building rs may be
necessary TO insure its proper construction
and completion within the limit OF cost as
architect.
Is. The sum upon which the architects
commission Is to he computed shall be the
sum of money expended for the actual con-
struction cost of the building. as ascer-
tanned by contracts awarded. not including
furniture. gas and electric light fixtures
and electric light plants.
~. The compensation herein stipulated
to be paid to said architect shall be In full
payment of all charges for his full serv-
expenses.
Architects Commit ston.
%. The architects commission shall be
paid as the work progresses, I'm the fol-
lowing order:
One-fifth OF fee when preliminary draw
ings are completed and approved. in the
manner herein provided: three-tenths OF
fee when general working drawings and
specifications are completed and copies de-
livered to the supervising architect, and
balance of percentage monthly. upon the
basis of vouchers issued In payments for
work performed.
II. Untu the actual cost Of the building
can be determined the fee of the architect
will be based upon the proposed cost OF
the work, as above indicated. and will be
paid as installments of the entire fee.
which will be finally based upon the actual
construction cost OF the building when
completed.
%. The department wiz provide a com
petent superintendent of construction.
whose qualifications shall he passed upon
by the architect hut the selection Inc
made from a list OF not exceeding six
names proposed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
%. The architect is to provide for the use
OF the Treasury Department one set of
tracinss OF all working drawings and Of
revised competitive drawings two copies
Of specifications and one copy Of detailed
estimate OF cost of entire building: all of
which Will remain in the custody OF tlse
department. and to be and remain the
property Of the United States and not of
the architect. but such dra wings and speoi-
hcatlons shall not be used for any other
building. And the office OF the supervising
architect will furnish for the use of intenG-
Ing bidders all necessary Photographic du-
phcations of plans and copies of the spec-
fications.
"a. Upon the award of the contract to the
architect all designs of unsuccessful conf
petitors will he returned to them. and no
use VIII be made of any OF the drawings
not accepted. or of any part that may be
original, without consent of the author
thereof.
p. Payments upon the work of constrGc-
ton under contract will be made monthly,
at the rate of ninety 600 per centIm Of
the value OF the work actually executed
and In place, upon vouchers certified ny
the architect in charge and Countersicncd
by the superintendent of construction rep
resenting the United States government,
which will be paid by disbursing officer
appointed by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury.
26. The supervising architect OF the
Treasury Department will receive the pro-
posals for contracts to be awarded. and
shall likewise determine the manner in
which the various branches Of the work
are to be contracted for.
"a. All contracts. except FOR eXigency
expenditures. shall be properly advertised
fer thirty COP days, and shall he awarded
by the supervising architect with the APP
prevail of the Secretary of the Treasury, &c
the lowest responsible bidder.
D. All further details necessary properly
to carry out these regulations may be ar
ranged by the supervising architect, IRON
time to time, provided they do not cont.ci
herewith.
-. The foregoing regulations shall Ia
subject to modification and change at the
pleasure of the Secretary of the Treasury.
L. ]. GAGE, Secretary of the Treasury