The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-06

embraces "A I,act of land on Summer
street. between North Main and High
streets, known as the Fairbrother es-
tate. adjoining the postoflice. The tract
measures III feet front and 162 feet
deep. comprises about 25,729 square
feet The eligib.hty of the location Is
fully appreciated by Pawtucket citi-
zens.
With carte blanche from the munici-
pal authorities to follow his own ideas
as TO the memorial, and with "a desire
TO see developed building that would
be a model of it's kind. Mr.. Sayles call
ed 10 his assistance Mr.. Frank +. Tin
gley of Providence. To whom he sub
mitted his general desires as to plan
and scope and desired him To under
take the preliminary arrangements
with view To experimenting the work
to.its completion. Mr.. Tingley promptly
directed his attention to the subject.
calling into consultation Mr.. William
T.. Foster. librarian Of the Providence
Public Library, President Soule Of the
Brookhpe Library ana Mrs. Saunders,
librarian of the Pawtucket Public LII
brary. After a careful consideration of
all the factors involved. IL was decided
for an "open shelf" library building
with space for approximately $4,000 to
$4,000 volumes.
The donor promptly accepted the re-
suit of the study, and taking his de-
parture for Europe for a summer So
journ, empowered Mr.. Tingley with full
authority to proceed with the plan dis
cussed for it's execution, which result
ed In assembling at the command of
the donor on his return noteworthy
variety of designs for the building, rep
resenting the work of the best of arch-
tecturai talent. One of these designs
has now been selected for the memori-
al, in accordance with which. work will
be begun at an early date on the build
ing itself.
Mr.. Tingey's plan for securing the
best possible design for the memorial
library, involved n competition between
architects selected for their known APP
tifude for the work which Mr.. Sayles
desired 10 do. In att. twenty -four arehi-
tects. including thirteen members of
the X. ]. Chapter. We're invited TO pre-
sent plans. OF whom fifteen accepted,
az follows: Stone. Carpenter a. Wilson,
Geo. w. Cady. Wilcox a. Congdon, Hop
pin Il Ely, Angel AZ Swift, +. j. Saw
teiie, A. r. Shurrocks. Clarke x Spauld-
ing Martin a. Hall of Providence: CHI.
Cram Goodhue a. Ferguson of Boston:
York & Sawyer OF New York: Hapgood
d Hapgood and a. :. Fairbrother of
Hartford. Conn.
AS an extra inducement three pre-
mums OF 500 each were offered To the
competitors, as follows:
III any one of the designs submitted
shall be accepted. it's author will be-
appointed architect Of the building and
the three premiums will be paid TO the
authors Of the three designs next i'm or
der of merit. In case none of the de-
signs submitted is accepted, the pre-
miums will be paid TO the authors cf
the best three designs The competition
20 be decided by Mr. Sayes, with such
professional advice as he may deem
necessary from outside the competition.
The competition closed October Sth
last. at which date Mr.. Tingley was
able TO submit for Mr.. Sayles approval
a gratifying total OF fifteen most eX-
cellent plans.
The competing architects were all
given general instructions as To the
style. capacity, arrangement and cost
of the proposed library. and eight plans
were called for In each set submitted.
including a perspective OF the building.
Preference for the Ionic style of archi-
lecture was suggested. The require
ments were: Capacity for $4,000 vol
umes Vhere are now about ~ 600 I'm the
present library). and 10000 pamphlets
with propositions for enlargement of
the building 90 permit an increase 90
rs 900 volumee anf $1,000 pamphlets
piping and wiring for both gas and
electric lighting throughout; hot air
heating. with beet method ~ ventlla-
fion Giving special consideration 20 the
exclusion ~ S'is' as well ~ impure air
from the book room. separate boiler
hoIFe 1rfDrOCf construction. the pore
fior - fhr building exposed 20 view
from Summer street 90 be white gran
ffe or marble The remainder OF light
coiored brick: the open shelf" system
afYorfinR free access 60 those using the
library 20 ali parts OF the stack. The