Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-03
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
PROGRAM OF COMPETITION FOR
PLANS ADOPTED.
To Be Judged by Commissioners and
an Architectural Adviser
to Be Chosen.

The Commissioners have completed pro-
gram of competition for the plans for the
new Business High School to be erecteo
on square north of 396, bounded by X,
Sth and 9th streets and Rhode Island ave-
nue. The Commissioners will receive COM
petitive plans for the school building up
to 4 pm. July Is. Any architect who has
engaged in business as such in the District
of Columbia for the past three years ana
has been a resident of the District for that
time will be eligible to enter the compeu-
ton The amount available for the con-
struction of the building is $16s,0oO. The
building is to be for the accommodation of
500 pupils with twenty class rooms. each
about "A by 80 feet
1t is stated that the building should con-
tain, in addition to the twenty class rooms,
drill hall, assembly hall, gymnasium.
with dressing rooms, shower baths ana
lockers; teachers rooms and toilets; cloak
rooms, with 500 lockers: library, physical
chemical and biological laboratories; type
writing and drawing rooms; boiler, engine
and dynamo rooms; rooms for janitor, fuel
and storage; bicycle rooms for boys and
girls. If necessary 1t Is provided that the
drill hall may be omitted and the gymnasi-
UNI used temporarily for drill purposes In
providing the necessary administration
rooms, it is stated, the architects should
take into consideration far as possible
the intended ultimate capacity of the
school, 100 pupils.
Three Prizes Offered.
The competition will be judged by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
and an architectural adviser chosen by
them, who shall constitute a committee Of
award. There will be three prizes, as fol-
lows: First prize, 81 100; second prize. $500,
and third prize, $500, the two latter to be
paid when the award is made. The archt-
tects awarded first prize will be paid $500
when the award is made, and the remaining
81 .Oc0 will be paid when the working draw
ings and specifications have been prepared
and a contract let for the build ng within
the limit of cost. The architect awarded
first prize will be appointed to supervise the
erection of the building and to prepare all
necessary detail drawings, at compensa-
ton of 81 a day during construction but
not to exceed in any event 500 days of Serv-
ice.
Should there be, in the opinion of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia,
unreasonable delay or default on the part
of the architect awarded first prize in pre-
pairing plans and specifications, the pay
ment of $500 shall be deemed to be in full
payment of his services, and the Commits
sioners may employ the architect awarded
second prize or if they deem it necessary.
the architect awarded third prize. to carry
on the work. upon the same terms to
deferred payment and appointment to SUI
pervise the erection of the building as
given In the case of the architect awarded
first prize.
An award will not be made to any archi-
tect whose plans, in the judgment of the
committee of award, cannot be practically
executed within the sum available for the
erection of the building.