Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-27
G. B. POST CHOSEN
Architect for the Department Of JUS
tice Building.
SELECTED BY TEE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Estimated Cost Of the Struc-
ture, 100000.
ARRANGEMENT OF SPACE
THE NEW

Attorney General Griggs this morning Sc
lected George B. Post of New York the
architect for the new building for the De-
partment of Justice Mr.. Post is one of
the most noted architects of the country.
having designed some of the finest build
ings In the United States. The selection
was made from list of three prominent
firms. Mr.. Post was first. Second in point
OF acceptablity Were Price Aiken of
New York. while third stood Warren &.
Wetmore of the same city. Price & Aiken
will receive S1,0Go and Warren & Wetmore
500 for their work.
1t will be remembered that in June last
Attorney General Griggs invited drawings
from ten of the leading firms of architects
in the country. All of these submitted
plans. A commission, composed of Attor-
ney General Grggs, James Knox Taylor,
the supervising architect of the treasury
and Joseph G. Hornblower. member of the
American Institute of Architects, was Sc
lected as a jury of award. After going
over the plans they selected the designs of
the three firms whose names have been
given. The three firms again presented
drawings, and the jury of award finally Sc
lected Mr.. Posts work as most satisfac-
tory.
Inc drcnltect VINO mas Deen awarded the
commission for doing the work will receive
a fee computed at the rate of 5 per
cent on all contracts awarded and work
done in the construction of the building.
He Will. of course, supervise the work I'M
der the direction of the Attorney General.
Time for beginning the work has not
been fixed upon. Attorney General Griggs
and Mr.. Post will have a number of con-
ferences before any of the contracts are
let. Those conferences will decide whether
the building is to be of granite or stone or
both. 1t is a matter of detail.
There is no likelihood that the architect
selected will prove unsatisfactory, but if
this should be the Attorney General re-
served the power to remove him. Mr.. Post,
as already stated, will revise his competi-
tive drawings to meet the requirements
of the Attorney General.
Provision for the Binding.
Congress appropriated 81 100000 for the
erection of new Department of Justice,
but considerable of the money has
already been paid out in the removal of
the department, in the way of rent and 9TH
er expenses, and as still more is to be paid
out, it is stipulated that the cost of the
building shall be $4,000. This is to include
the archtects fees, plumbing, gas piping,
electric plant conduits and wiring, heating
and Ventllating apparatus. approaches, &c,
but exclusive of furniture and mural deco
ration and painting. The engineer who
shall be employed to lay out the electric
work and heating and ventilating shall be
selected by the Attorney General and the
fee for his services paid by the architect
The building is to be tireproof. The in
terror is to be finished generally in the
same manner as a modern first-class office
building. the principal decorative effects
being in halls. corridors and the court room
for the Court of Claims.
The lot which the new building is TO
be erected has frontage on Pennsylvania
avenue of 1918 feet. The frontage on La
flNa on
the east side the distance is Ill feel. There
is alley on the north side, in conjunc-
ton with the Lafayette Theater which pre-
vents the lot being square. Attorney Cen
eral GrigGs said today that he afraid
no building could be erected on the lot
which would be a decoration to Washing
ton. ANY pubic building, he said hemmed
in on TWO SIDES and with no space around
1t, would not look as presentabe one oc-
cupying a position alone. He would like to
more property bought for the Depart
ment of Justice. He thought If the United
States owned the lot on which is located
the Lafayette Theater the situation might
be much improved.
The new building is TO cover all the
space owned by the government at that
point. Little, if any, space will be left on
any side.
The Plans.
The plans which have been selected call
for four stories and basement. The Ii
brary which caused SO much trouble in the
old building will be located in the base
ment and must have 5000 square feet of
space. In the basement is to be located
the store room for stationery and sup
plies. a storage room for $50 bicycles the
heating and ventiIatinge apparatus and
division of accounts for shipping room, con-
nected by elevator with the packing room
on the fourth floor. The books of the IL
brary are to be kept in the basement. while
the librarian will have an office on the
first floor. together with a private room
and a reading room. The total require
menets of the basement are $500 feet.
The requirements of the other floors, ex-
elusive Of corridors. Hobbies. toilets. ETC..
are as follows, measured In square feet:
First Floor.
Court of ClaimsLCourt room (4O by 60
feeD, 2,4OO; ante-room, 800; conference and
library connected with, court room)), $50;
five chambers for judges off conference
room, about Is by Is each. LIPS; stenog-
rapher's ROOM 400; clerk Of court, 500; as
sistant clerk of court, 500; attorneys room,
600: files and document room, 2,0O0; vault,
200.
Library-Librarians room. 600; private
room. 225; reading room, 1880; thirty book
stacks and stairways, 5'ooo.
Second Floor.
Attorney General-Pubhc office, $50; pri-
yate office, 500; ante room. 500; library. 500;
toilet room, $50. Solicitor general-Public
Office, $50; private Office. 500: ante room,
| 500; toilet room. $50; clerks and typewrit-
ers' room, 500. General agent-Off1ce room,
| 600: clerks, 400; examiners room, 800.
Chief clerk-Ofice room. 600; clerks room,
200. telegraph room, 400. >Files-Space
needed divided among different divisions),
| 5000.
Third Floor.
First assistant attorney general-Fublic
office, 600; private office. 400. Second as