Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
FEES OF ARCHITECTS
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DIS
TRIcT BUILDING.
Question Regarding Assignment OF
Work on Structure to Be De-
cided by Commission.

Mr. E. L. Stewardson of the firm of Cope
& Stewardson, architects for the new DIS
trict building, has been in consultation with
Capt. Chester Harding, the superintendent
of construction named by the commission
yesterday and today regarding the deealis
of the contract to be drawn UP and signed
between the architects and the commission.
A question has arisen as to the amount
of work to be assigned to the arcmtects
and upon a decision of the matter py the
building commission consisting OF the DIS
trict Commissioners and the Secretary OF
the Treasury, will depend the fees to be al
lowed the architects. Captain Harding Is
preparing report and recommendation In
regard to the matter which is to be for
warded to the commission for its action.
In the program of the competition
through which the architects were selected,
it was announced that the usual fees al
lowed by the schedule of the American IN
stitute of Architects would be paid by tne
District and the United States for the
plans and detailed drawings, etc., Tor the
new municipal home.
The schedules of fees provide that Where
the plans and working drawings only are
furnished the architects shall receive a
fee amounting to 3h per cent of the cost OF
the building Where the architects, in ad-
dition to furnishing the drawings. super
wise the work of construction, they are al
lowed 5 per cent Of the total cost OF the
structure.
In the case of the District building Cap
tain Harding has been assigned to super1n-
tend the construction, representing the gov
eminent. Now the question has arisen as
to whether the firm of Cope & Stewardson
shall also supervise the building, and thus
receive per cent of its cost. or whether
they shall merely furnish the necessary
drawings and receive 312 per cent Inc
matter will be settled within the next rev
ov,d nf
ing are both anxious to press the work Ior-
ward as rapidly as possible.
Firm Name Has Been Changed.
Mr.. Stewardson, who has been In the city
discussing the matter with Captain Hard
ing, is now the senior member OF the nrm
of Cope & Stewardson. Mr.. Cope died while
the municipal building competition was In
progress and the award came subsequent
to his demise. After the death of Mr.. Cope
the firm was reorganized under Its OLD
name Mr.. Stewardson's principal partner
Is Mr.. j. P. Jameson. While the CONTRACT
is to be drawn up in the name OF Cope q
Stewardson. Messrs. Stewardson ana jamie
son will be mentioned specifically as con-
shutting the firm.
The investigation as to the condition OF
the foundation work at present on the mu-
nicipal building Site where the Ola c caole
pany once stood. is progressing very satls-
factorily. Captain Harding stated today
that the piling was found to be in first
class condition. He has several specimens
upon his desk. showing the timber to be as
strong and solid as when first driven into
the soggy ground. Tests will be made, be-
ginning tomorrow as to the weight-carry-
ing capacity of the piling.
The commission is DESTROYS Of using as
much of the old foundation work as posi-
ble The money saved from the ground
work can be put into the building proper.
The foundations in such ground as that OF
the municipal building site are quite expen-
sive and constitute a large portion of the
total cost of the structure.