The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-28
Legal.
Office of the Capitol Building Commission,

Office Of the Capitol Building Commission,
Harrisburg, Aug. y, 1901
The Commission created unter the Act ot ".
semblv approved the 18th day Of july \ u.
1901 Tor the construction and completion ot the
Capitol building and for other purposes. invite
the architects OF Pennsylvania to submit plans
and spccihcations Tor the construction, building
and completion Of the state Capitol al Harris
burg including power, light and heat plant
OF sufficient capacity to satisfactorily supply the
needs Of said building, as provided BY the sad
Act of Assembly The building must hc oi sui
hricnt size to provide ample accommodations Tor
the executive and departmental br1nchc, OF the
state government as well as the general assem-
bly,, its officers and employees and 10 anticipate
the future needs ot the state. certain amount
oi work having already been done competitors
are restricted in a measure To- certain outlines
Of exterior and interior, of all OF which facts
they will hereby take notice.
The entire cost Of the building complete, in.
Guiding all decorations, power, light and heat
plant the removal of the two departmental buld.
ings now occupied by the secretary Of Internal
Affairs and the secretary Of Agriculture, a. pro
vdcd bv the said Act oi Assembly, architects
fees and the expenses Of the commission shall not
exceed the sum Of - 10000 as under no circum.
stances will extras he considered nor Will the
con mission ask Tor any additional appropriation,
The building is 10 be completed In all its parts
ready for occupancy on or before the first day NJ
January, 1906, unless the condition oi the irca,
INV nstihes its earlier completion No plans and
specifications from architects resident outside Il
the state will he received, as the law provides
that the architect selected must be a resident "
the building are 10 be ot granite Of the host
quality. and in so far as practicable the interior
decoration, finish and style Of the congressional
library at Washington will he taken as a type,
scheme or model by the commission in passing
upon the plans and specifications submitted
All plans and speCihca atiOns must bc scaled and
flod with the secretary in the office Of the com.
mission AZ Harrisburg on or before The 30th day
of November 1901, at ~ o'clock noon, at which
hour they will he opened by the commi SSion
The architect, who shall hc the author Of the
plans and specifications adopted by the commits.
sion, will be selected as architect to supervise
tho construction and completion Of tine building,
the removal Of the departmental budnss re.
ierred 70 and the installation ~ the power, light
and heat plant, and shall receive in full Compen-
sation for his services a commission in accord.
ance with the schedules Of commissions adoptod
and recommended by the American Institute Of
Architects for full professional services
The tive architects presenting plans and spc,i.
fCdtons considered next hest in the opinion Of
the commission will each receive the sum Of
$1,000
All drawings shall Le one sixteenth scale. No
limit u placed upon the number Of designs TO
he submitted by any competitor, All unsuccessful
plans and specifications will he returned 10 their
respective authors within reasonable time
Copies n the Act Of July "a 1901 under which
this building Is 10 he constructed can be Oh.
tanned by application 10 Edear C. Cerwig secre.
tsIy building commission, HsrrsburG
The present buildings are open 10 the insrec.
tion NJ competing architects Information as 70
space for the diferept departments can he OBJ
tanned upon inquiry NJ the heads thereof The
right to reject any and all plans and speciACa.
tons is reserved By order of the commission.
EDGAR C. GERwIG Secretary,