The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-28
Philadelphia and Boston
Architects Successful in
Preliminary Bids.
MANY DRAWINGS PRESENTED
Selection Made by Advisory Architect
and Committee on Merit Alone-Com-
missioners Allowed to Modify Plans
Whenever Desirable.

A committee composed of Col John Bid
die. the Engineer Commissioner; Capt
Chester Harding, assistant to the EnSl-
neer Commissioner; DR.. William I.
Woodward. the Health officer, and Mr.
Edmund Wheelwright, professional ad-
wiser of the Commissioners, yesterday
opened the envelopes containing the
names of architects competing upon the
preliminary plans proposed for the pro-
posed municipal hospital.
Several days ago the plans submitted
by the competing architects had been
carefully examined by Mr.. Wheelwright
and the committee. and five sets OF the
thirty-eight drawings submitted had been
selected as the best
Selection on Merit.
The selection was made by the advisory
architect and the committee without any
one of them knowing who were 10 be the
successful competitors. The selection
was solely upon the merit of the designs
submitted
When the envelopes were opened yes
terday it was found that the architects
whose plans had been successful were as
follows:
Frank Miles Day & Brother. 925 Chest
nut Street, Philadelphia. Pa.
Herbert ID. Hale and George u. de Gers
dorft, Il Exchange Street. Boston, Mass.
Shepley. Rutan & Coolidge, Ames Build
ing, Boston, Mass.
First honorable mention. Chase & Ames,
Boston, Mass. Leon E. Dessez. associate,
Washington. D. c.
Second honorable mention. Washington
Hull. is East Twenty-third Street, New
York city.
The preliminary plans were received ac-
cordins to the programme of competition
arranged by the Commissioners several
months ago The architects competing
submitted sketch drawings of the build
ings and plans CT the interiors. 1t was
announced in the programme of compe-
tition that the three best plans would be
selected from the whole number presented
the authors of which would be permitted
to enter a final competition on more de-
tailed plans CT the administration build
ing and the other structures.
Each TO Receive $1,000.
In the final competition the architect
submitting the successful plan VIII lie
appointed the architect of Ihs building,
and each Of the ether competitors will
receive -S1,CIO. the plans submitted tecom-
ing the property OF the District.
The Commissioners Will be at liberty
to modify the plans Of the successful com
petitor By any features OF tha plans of
the other two that are thought TO be de-
sirable.
The Commissioners. the consulting ar
chitect, and the Board Of Charities, Will
hold a meeting tomorrow TO settle the
minor details CT the final competition.
Those Who Competed.
Other competitors were: a. ". Long
fellow. Boston; c. c. Zantzinger, Philadel-
phia; George BiaphaE- and Lindley John
sen, Philadelphia; EIlicott & Emmart,
Baltimore; c. y. Didden & Son and Oscar
G. Voght, Washington; William B. Nibbey
& Brother, New York; Frank Edison Per-
kins New YORK; Edward p. Casey, New
York; Arthur Dillon. New York; Wyatt
{: Noting, Baltimore; B. Stanley Sim
mons, Washington; William /. Woolett,
Albany; Seymour and Paul \. Davis, Sd,
Philadelphia; Palmer (: Hornbostei and
Stephens Haskell, New York; Brown &
Brown, Nashville; Lord d. Hewlett, New
York; c. y. Keier5tein, Washington; Nor
man, WOodu.an &. Harris. Philadelphia;
G. W 4 W D. Hewitt Benjamin r. Ste
yens, and p. E. Paiste, Philadelphia. T.
NJ. Clark, Boston; Glenn Brown, Wash
ingtoE; Copeland & Dole, New York; APP
pleton P. Clark. Washington; George c.
Haskell. Washington; G. o. Totten, ir.
Washington; X. Clipston Sturgis and
George Z. Barton, Boston; o. Won inertia
Washington Theodore w. Peck anc
Thomas ]. d. Fuller, Washington; George
Keller, Hartford; Boring Tilton, New
York; William Atkinson, Boston; Parker
d Thomas, Boston.