The Washington times., 1902-08-26
ARCHITECT FOR THE
NEW MUNICIPAL HOME

! made.
Eleventh-The board of award shall
place out of competition any set OF
drawings as to which the conditions oil
these regulations have not been OBJ
served and examine those remaining.
To Return Drawings.
Twelfth-When the award in this
competition has been made all designs
of unsuccessful competitors will be re-
turned to them and no use will be made
Of any of tie drawings not accepted, or
of any part that may be original, with
out the consent of the author thereof
and compensation therefor.
| Under the head of special require
ments the program enumerates the fol-
| lowing:
The cost of the building when built
must not exceed in its entirety 5000, 900.
including architects fees. plumbing. gas
/ piping, electric conduits and wiring:
heating and ventilating apparatus. etc,
necessary TO complete the building ready
| for occupancy, saving and excepting
mural decorations and painting and
| furniture only.
The building must be of fre-proof
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materials as each competitor deems best
for the execution of his design. The de-
sire of the board of award in re-
gard to the style to be employed Is
that it be classic in character. based
upon the English renaissance-modifie
TO suit modern requirements. 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
building. which. with the Government
buildings to be erected in the future
should form single composition. The
interior to be finished generally in the
same manner as a first class office
structure.
The building must not in any case ex
ceed 100 feet in height to top of cor
nice.
Data Set Forth.
This program sets forth, it is believed.
full enough data and information as to
cost and general requirements OF the
building. its conditions and location, etc. .
to permit the competitors to present
satisfactory solutions of the problem,
but questions may arise or notifications
become necessary. should either Of
these conditions occur, all inquiries for
additional information must be made in
writing only, and forwarded by mail to
the Supervising Architect of the Treas
ury Department. and any answer, addi-
tional information, or modification will
be simultaneously communicated by mail
TO each competitor. but no information
Will be given after November Is, 1902.
The proposed site OF the building as
shown by the accompanying diagram,
is the square No 255. known as the
"old powerhouse site" bounded by
Thirteen and "a half Fourteenth, ID and
E Streets.
The principal frontage win be toward
the north, and consideration must be
given to the fact that as the building
is practically located on Pennsylvania
Avenue. although not parallel to that
street. it will be exposed to view from
all sides. and will have to be studied
so that it will be pleasing from every
direction.
The minimum requirements of the
building are as follows:
II is believed that these requirements
can best be obtained and the best ar
tistic results be secured by flve-story
and basement building, but this is left
TO the judgment of the designer and
as the limit Of cost may permit.
Space Allotted.
The tables given herewith show the
various branches OF the department,
their relations to each other, the num-
Der of square feet estimated for each
branch. and the general nature OF the
work in each case.
Basement nt-Assessor-Five rooms, one
600 square feet; two rooms 1000
square feet each, and one room ! 80
square feet. for fire-proof storage. Vault,
u by IS feet. either In basement or
first floor; $500 square feet in all en-
this floor.
Charities-Three rooms aggregating
1.l00 square feet.
Collector OF Taxes-Three rooms OF
about equal size. with a private office.
about 400 square feet. $500 square feet.
including vault y by IS feet. Rooms
should be convenient to Assessor. Water
Registrar and Permit Clerk.
Water Registrar-Two rooms. One
800 square feet, one 400 square feet
1920 square feet in all.
Dsbursing Officer-One large room.
1000 square feet area. To have indie
pendent outside entrance from street and
to be convenient of access from Auditors
office on next floor above. To have vault
by 10 feet in size, in addition TO above
area.
Fire Department-Five rooms. aggre-
gazing 260 square feet each, with one
storage room OF 500 SQUARE feet addi-
tional-l,S0 square feet in all.
Room for Police
Police Department-Two thousand and
FIVE hundred square feet. Three rooms
of approximately $50 square feet each.
with two cells. 1000 square feet OF stor-
age room.
Health Department-Two rooms APP
proxlmately 400 square feet each
Permit Clerk-One room, 1000 square
feet. convenient TO Collector of Taxes.
Store rooms-For the Sewer Depart
ment, Electric Lighting Bureau. Com
putting Engineer. Sealer OF Weights and
Measures, and property clerk must be
provided on this floor each of about 800
square feet area.
Bicycle room-Provision must be made
on this floor for the housing of seventy
five BICYCLES.
Wagon stand-If possible it is desired
also TO have on this floor a space of
about 1000 square feet. either covered
or uncovered. for a stand for the various
wagons in use by the different divisions.
First oor.-1Assessor-Five rooms. ag-
gregating $500 square feet In area. to be
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