The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-21
A NEW HOSPITAL PLANNED.
A Competition TO Secure Designs
for Municipal Institution.
The Commissioners Announce Reg
ulntions to Govern the Contest
Description of Buildings and Re
auirements for ActuaI Service.

ulntions to Govern the Contest
Description of Buildings and Re-
| quircments for Actual Service
The Commissioners yesterday distrib
uted to the architects of the city and &c
others interested in the matter copies OF
the programme of competition for the
designs of the proposed municipal hos
pital. The last appropriation bill carried
an item of s, 800 for .the preparation OF
plans and the estimate of the cost of the
proposed hospital. and the Commissioners
| some months ago decided to open the
matter to public Competition. To this end
they have published certain regulations
for the contest. Theysfirst announce that
they will receive competitive plans fol-
the municipal hospital up to noon of Oc-
tober Is. 1901. They further state that
| plans are desired for the following build
ings: Administration building service
building. ward buildings, superintendent s
| residence. nurses quarters. mortuary,
stable. The buildings are to be heated by
hot water or steam and made as nearly
| fireproof as practicable.
The special rules adopted to govern the
The drawings submitted must be on
| white paper of the uniform size of thirty
| by thirty-six inches.
''All drawings will be in India ink. No
brush work will be permitted. except in
| backing plans and sections.
| For each building there must be sub
| mitted a front elevation, a cross-section,
| and floor plans for each floor where the
floors different, The scale will be
one eighth of an inch to one foot.
| In addition to the above. there must
be submitted a ground plan showing the
grouping and arrangement of the build
ings and the proposed treatment of the
! &, ounds- Scale, one-sixteenth of an inch
| to one foot
THE general arrangement of the build
| ings should be as symmetrical as posi-
| bic. taking the centre of Thirteenth Street
extended as the main axis. 1t is intend
ed to carry Thirteenth Street under the
| Administration building as u main thor
| oughfare the surface of the roadway be-
ing about twenty feet below the surface
of the ground upon which the building
| stands.
Each set of plans will be marked dis
tinctly with the name of the architect"
With reference to the estimates, the
Commissioners say:
Each set of plans must be accompan-
gether with estimate of the cost of
each Of the buildings. including plumbing,
elevators, apparatus for heating, ventiIat-
ing. and lighting. and all other necessary
appliances; also the estimated cost of the
institution complete on the basis of ac-
commoGations for 400 beds.
The ultimate capacity of the hospital
Is intended to be not less than 500 beds.
For the present. however, ward accom-
modations for approximately 400 beds are
desired 1t may, therefore. probably be
well to base the estimates for the admin
istration and service buildings upon the
ultimate capacity of the hospital. al
though the architect is at liberty to modi-
~ MS estimates to present needs if he
hnds this can be done advantageousIy
the buildings being so designed as to adj
NIT of necessary additions hereafter. The
estimate for the wards should be based
upon accommodations for approximately
400 beds
The competition will be adjudged by
the Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia acting with one architect selected
by the competing architects The arcfi-
tect so selected must be named by October
p, 1901, otherwise the Commissioners will
proceed to adjudge the competition them
selves
THE Commissioners reserve fhe right
to reject any and all plans, il none is
SATISFACTORY, or 10 make such changes or
alterations in accepted plans as they may
deem necessary or desirable.
..PIans nor accented vii, he ra+,,--,d IN
the architect submitting them.
The architect whose plans for the
whole institution are accented will be
Maid tho s,,n, Of e, ooo, ,,d e. ,,a,, iii,
- T''0VD, aAN eie pans WIZ
oeSoiie the property Oh the District OF Co
lumbia
THE Board of Commissioners win on
do. ,,o- 70 ,r-o,,.,o - ~, ,,,...,z. =
-, - 80 e"' '
piofiieHt Oh the successful architect TO
prepare the specifications and working
dra wings for the buildings or for such
,,o--;o 90 - Z, C,, - -,
u ' may pioNiue
ny Ppropilatiohs. or thls service the
architect Will be paid at the rate of 31s
ner cent of tb., actual cost Of s,,ch bui,d-
IT,, Is b,.,. 90 ooo ~, -.
mss i''n, T"'VV'' inc aiiiouht vi
the prize herelnbefore provided for.
.;hould the plans of any particular
b,.i ding submitted bv an architect who
a., -, -. ~. -, g.. -
'i'e "t''u ioi 'he eheiie
insl ition, appear particularly desirable, |
the Commissioners reserve the right to !
retain the nlans for such building ,,non
- ..,. 50 s-oo -, -. |
IN. i Psynieht o. i'"; the plans 10 pec9lne
~, ~, ~ " tte ic' u Soiuilpia-
ne commissioners STATE WITH reference
70 the general requirements Oh the puiid-
iiis y,;,u .,e co,,.,.;.,.,, ,,,,.o ,,o,,
w nile the 1ofiIiiissioneis hate DeeI' |
dutioflZeo 10 prepare piahS, speCiiicdl,oiiS'
anu estimates OF cost OF niuaiclpal nos
pital, no hinlts nave peen nAeu upon
either the SIZE OF tne ihslitution 9' upon
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