The Washington times., 1902-04-02
PROPOSED PLANS FOR
MUNICIPALl HOSPITAL
Programme for the Final Com
petition Arranged.
THREE IN THE CONTEST
Commissioners Desire to Secure an
Architect to Take Charge of the Work
of Erecting the New Building-Out-
lines of the Proposed Structure.

Printed copies of the final programme
of competition for the plans of the pro-
posed Municipal Hospital were delivered
to the District Commissioners yesterday.
The programme is the work of Mr. Ed
mund Wheelwright of Boston, expert ad-
wiser of the Commissioners. 1t announces
the conditions upon which the competition
shall be conducted and lays down the
rules agreed upon for the completed
cravings.
The purpose of the final competition is
building. and it is announced that the
contest shall be as follows:
Three to Compete.
The three architects chosen through
the preliminary competition are the sole
competitors in this final competition The
author of the design adjudged to be the
best in this competition shall be appoint
ed the architect of the buildings, under
the conditions hereinafter provided. The
two other competitors III this competition
shall be paid 81 900 each; and if the Com
missioners wish to make use of any
feature peculiar to either of the designs
of said other competitors, they reserve
the right to purchase such sketches upon
payment to the author thereof the sum
of $1,000, the sketches to become the
property of the District of Columbia.
''The appointment of the architect of
the municipal hospital buildings is de-
pendent upon the action of Congress in
tion. When this appropriation is passed
the author Of the design adjudged to be
the best in this competition shall be duly
appointed the architect of said buildings,
and he shall serve in this capacity
throughout the time required for the con-
struction of all buildings for said hospital
which shall be built under appropriations
made for this purpose by Congress for ten
years from lne date of the first appropria-
tion for said buildings. Said architect
shall be employed to give full services
upon all said buildings. and he shall be
compensated for his services in accord
ance with the schedule of charges ap-
proved by the American Institute Of
Architects.
structures to BE Built.
The hospital. when completed, Is to
consist of the following buildings:
General hospital i, administration
building; 2, domestic ser rice building; 3,
powerhouse, laundry and machine shop;
1, clinical and pathological buildings; 5,
chapel; 6. superintendent's house; I,
nurses home; s, four reception ward
buildings; ., nine ward buildings on north
side of administration building: 10, five
ward buildings on south side of adminis-
tration building; II, connecting Corridors
12, ambulance stable.
tuberculosis Hospital-1. Two ward
buildings with one sun-room each. 9.
One small ward building with two sun
rooms. 3. Connecting uncovered corri-
dors.
Contagious Hospital. Administration
building. 2. Domestic building. 3. -Four
ward buildings. T. Nurses home. s. Con-
Meeting uncovered" corridors
The programme gives certain instruc-
tions relative to the details of the plans
and stipulates that the completed draw
ings must be in the hands of the Commits
sioners not later than 3 o'clock p. N.
April 10, 1902.