The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-16
FEW CHANGES.
City Hall Plans Will Be Adopted
Almost as Submitted.

The building committee of the city
council at the meeting Friday night,
practically decided to recommend the
adoption of the auditorium and city
hall plans, submitted by Mr.. J. c. Hol-
land.
Some slight changes will probably be
made, but none that viii materially af-
feet the construction of the building as
outlined by the architect. One of the
changes decided on is the enlarging of
the council chamber.
Mr.. Holland met with the committee,
and together the committee members
and architects went over the plans that
meeting Monday night. In the discus
sion that followed the inspection, Mr.
Holland said that he would expect to
have general supervision. in the erecs
tiOn of the building.
This brought out the declaration
from Mayor Drew that the council had
no option in this matter, as the law
plainly stated that the city engineer
should have entire charge. Mr. Holland
then said that he at least would ex-
pect to be consulted as an assistant to-
the city engineer. stating that it was
unheard of to take the plans for the
construction of such a building out of
the architects hands.
Nothing in the law governing the
erection of public buildings was found
to conflict with the idea of Mr.. HoI-
land occupying a consulting position,
and it was the sentiment of the COM
mittee members that it would be better
for the city engineer to have the archi-
tect as an assistant in the work.
Mr.. Hollands proposition for furnish
ing plans, specifications, and drawings.
and supervising the work. is 3 per cent
of the cost of the building. For the
plans. specifications and drawings alone
he viii accept 2 per cent. In this con-
nection he stated Friday night that he
would waive his right to the prize of
$500.
If Mr.. Holland is employed to assist
in the supervision of the building his
fee, minus the $500, will be about 81, 100.
If he is called on only to furnish plans,
specifications and drawing, he will re-
ceive in the neighbOrhOOd of $1,000, the
deduction of the prize money also being
made in this case
The committee decided to make no
report until after a second meeting.
This meeting will be held Monday aft
ernOOn at o'clock The report win be
made to the city council at the meet
ing Monday night.
The report of the committee recon-
mending Mr.. Hollands plans will un-
dOubtedly be adopted by the council.
Just to what extent the architect will
figure in the erection of the building is
still a question.
After the adoption of the plans moth
ing will stand in the way of the pre-
liminary work. The estimates for the
different classes of work will be pre-
pared, and bids called for.
The meeting OF the city council Mon
day night Will probably mark the prac-
teal start of the auditorium and city
hall
Previous to the meeting of the build
ing committee, a short meeting of the
city council was held Friday night. The
council resolved itself into a canvass
ing board and canvassed the returns of
the bond election. It was officially found
that 2,9O8 votes had been cast in favor
of the bonds and 1874 against the
bonds.
Mayor Drew read the report and de-
clared that ''as more than two-t thirds
of the votes cast are in favor of the
bonds the bonds are carried. -