Evening star., 1902-08-26
CONTEST. CONDITIONS
Competition b. for Plans for
Municipal Building.
81 Ts
ARCHITECTS NAMED
SUM OF $500 TO BE PAID EACH
COMPETITOR.
Structure to Be Fireproof and One
Hundred Feet in Height
Rules Adopted.

| At meeting of the new District building
| commission held yesterday afternoon an
nouncement was made of the architects
who are to take part in the competition for
plans. and also Of the conditions of the
contest. The architects invited are as fol-
lows: Messrs. Glenn Brown, Hornblower &
Marshall, Marsh & Peter William A. Poin-
dexter, Robert Stead, James G. Hill and
Wood & Deming. all of Washington, D. c.;
A. W. Longfellow. Boston, Mass: E. p
Casey. Heinz & Lafarge and Albert R. Ross
of New York city and Cope & Stewardson
of Philadelphia.
The program of competition states that
Mr.. j. K. Taylor, supervising architect Of
the treasury, Will act as architectural ad-
wiser to the building commission, which is
composed of the Secretary of the Treasury
and the District Commissioners The board
of award 1t is stated, is composed of the
Engineer Commissioner of the District of
! Columbia, the supervising architect of the
treasury, Mr.. ID. II. Burnham of Chicago,
Mr. r. s. Peabody of Boston and Mr..
George B. Post of New York
Other announcements in the program are.
A uniform sum OF $500 will be paid to
each of the competitors invited with the
understanding and agreement that the ar
chitect or architects whose design shall be
placed first will be awarded the commission
for carrying out the work at a fee COM
pated on the basis of the schedule of
charges adopted by the American Institute
of Architects which commission Is to be
paid on all work necessary to complete the
building ready for occupancy mural paint
ing and furniture alone excepted
1t must be understood that no claim shall
De made by any competitor for any fee,
percentage or payment whatever or for any
expense incident to growing out of his
participation in this competition or other
than is expressly provided for by the terms
mentioned herein.
Penalty for Violation.
1t must be understood that a competitor
will forfeit all privileges under the reguia-
tions who will violate any Of the conditions
governing this competition, or who shall
seek in any way, diractly or Indirectly, to
gain advantage by influencing in his favor
any of those in control of this competition
1t Is agreed on the part of the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia that selection
Will be made fromfthe designs submitted it,
IN the opinion of the board Of award, one
suitable in all respects as to design cost
and ma terias be offered, but the right Is
expressly reserved, to reject any and all the
designs and reopen the competition If, in
the opinion of the board of award this con-
ditton does not prevail
No member of the board of award herein
referred to shall have any interest what
ever, direct or indirect, in any design sub
iiltlcN III lIliS competition, or any aSSOcla-
tion with or employment by any of the
competitors, and no design other than those
invited will be considered, nor will any al
ternate designs be allowed
The usual scheme of. obscuring the identi-
ty of the architects until after the plans
are judged is provided for.
Building to Be Fireproof.
The new building must not exceed 100
feet in height and must be of fireproof
construction. the to ha Of
materials as each competitor deems best
for the execution of his design. The desire
OF the board of award in regard to the
style to be employed is that it be classic in
character, based upon the English renais-
sance-modifed to suit modern require
ments. The board of award has felt it
wise to impose this condition, in view of
the general character of the department
buildings surrounding the proposed build
ing. which, with the government buildings
to be erected in the future. should form
single composition. The interior to be fin
ished generally in the same manner as a
first-class Office structure.
The cost of the building must not exceed
in it's entirety 100000, including architects
fees, plumbing, gas piping, electric conduits
and wiring, heating and venetilating appar-
atus, etc, necessary to complete the build
ing ready for occupancy, saving and except
ing mural decorations and painting and
furniture only
All plans must be submitted before
o'clock p. m. December 8, 1902.
The principal frontage of the building.
which is to be located on the old power
house site between 13l2 and 18th and D and
E streets northwest, will be toward the
north, and consideration will be given to
the fact that as the building is practically
located on Pennsylvania avenue, although
not parallel to that street. ii will be ex-
posed to view from all sides, and win have
to be studied so that it will - pleasing
from every direction.
Location of the Off 3.
The program suggests that tn ;uilding be
five stories high with basen. Mt in addi-
tion. The Commissioners of the District
will have their offices on the fifth or top
floor, and here will also be located the
board room and the executive office under
the supervision of the secretary to the
board Other occupants of the fifth floor
will be the health department laboratories,
the electrical departm" nts the office of the
inspector of asphalts and cements and a
blue printing room.
Ranging downward the fourth floor will
be occupied by the offices of the first and
second assistants to the Engineer Commis-
sioner, the corporation counsel. the engi-
neer department records. the computing en-
glneer, the surveyor and the property clerk.
The third floor will be occupied by the
board Of children's guardians, an examina-
ton room for the use of the several exam
lining boards of the District, the sewer di-
vision, the third assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner. the superintendent of prop
erty, the superintendent Of the water de-
partment, the street cleaning department
and the insurance department.
The second floor will be occupied by the
police department. the coroner, the inspec-
tor of gas and meters, the sealer of weights
and measures and five rooms of the health
department. ~tT
On the main f1opr will be located five
rooms of the assessors g department, the ex-
else board. the auditor, the plumbing in
spector, the building department and a large
hall.