Evening star., 1901-09-25

by the American Institute Of Architects,
when the architect is not burdened with
the personal supervision of the work. Mr..
Hornblower replied that 3E2 per cent was
the recognized rate for the Office work.
Mr.. Hornblower said that the Treasury De-
partment usually allows per cent Of the
cost of buildings to the architect, and main
tains it's own supervision.
Capt. Beach asked who. in those cases,
pays the superintendent who Is actually on
the ground all the time, the Treasury De-
partment or the architects
The treasury pays" replied Mr.. Horn
blower He stated further that no matter
what the rate of COMPENSATION the archi-
tect could not be relieved Of responsibility,
and that he, too usually puts on super
intendent. IF an architect takes pride IN
his work." he continued, "he is going to
put a superintendent on, whether he Is
paid for 1t or not"
Mr.. Hornblower said he had had expert
ence in school work in the District. He
said inspectors from the office Of the Dis
trict inspector of buildings were in almost
daily consultation with the architects, and
| often the latter had to accompany the in
spectors to the buildings. The architects
In work so important as the municipal
hospital promises to be, would hardly care
| to leave It's supervision and inspection en-
| tirely in the hands of the District author
tiles whose work Is so widespread and
| scattered.
Regarding Precedents.
| MdCIdTldnQ asked Mr..
Hornblower If there was a precedent for
| the employment Of a professional adviser
| In such cases. He replied that he had
| known of an instance where the Treasury
| Department had paid for such advice Mr.
| Macfarland asked II 1t was customary
| Mr.. Hornblower said 1t was now the Gus
| tom OF the treasury in the case of expen-
| s1ve buildings such as the proposed new
| structure for the Department of Agricul-
| ture and one for the Department of JUS
| tice to select from three to five jurors
who meet and are paid their expenses.
| Some of these officials are government
| officials. The non-offical ones, however
| receive pay. These jurors, he said, per-
| formed the same functions as the profess
| sional adviser would for the Commission
| erS.
| Mr.. Hornblower stated that the princi-
| pal objections Of the architects were to
| the details of the Commissioners program
| He felt that the appointment of an adviser
| would do away with all the objections
| The Commissioners should select someone
In whom they have the utmost confidence
he would represent the architectural pro-
| fession. OF course his suggestion could be
| vetoed by the Commissioners and his
| scheme could embody all Of the Commits
| sioners' ideas In regard to the institution.
| Wants Further Notifications.
| Commissioner Macfarland asked II the
notifications to the program recently
made by the Commissioners did not meet
the objections Of the architects.
"As far as they went they were in the
nature of improvements" Mr.. Hornblower
| responded. 1--WE are here today to suggest
| further notifications.
| Mr.. William G.. Noting of Baltimore
spoke briefly. He said that the most sue
cessfui competitions Of this nature in the
| past had been those in which the services
| Of a professional adviser had been secured.
| He said tho present competition was not
for building or series Of buildings, but
| more for a general scheme, on which the
architect. finally selected, could work.
| Mr.. J. Monroe Hewlett Of New York
| spoke in Endorsement Of what the Washing
| ton Chapter of Architects had suggested to
| the Commissioners. He said the Commits
| sioners were looking forward to a large
| number of competitors. They had not made
the competition one OF invitation, but had
| opened 1t to the public at large. He said
their object to secure plans from all over
| the country and from the leading men OF
| the profession would fail unless they made
| should let 1t be known that they have en-
ployed professional adviser, and all the
| architects would at once become interested.
| Capt. Beach said he did not think the
Commissioners and the architects were very
| far apart in their Views and in the objects
to be attained. He said he felt however,
that the architects did not fully appreciate
the Commissioners position. They had
| gone before Congress. he said, and had
asked for an appropriation for the work OF
securing plans for the municipal hospital.
Their request was granted only in part
the Commissioners had expected much
more.
/ Lack Of Funds.
I'VE told Congress this would be insult,
ficient," continued Captain Beach. land
that we could only secure small-scale plans