The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07
REWARD IS OFFERED
TO ARCHITECTS WHO SUBMIT CITY
HALL PLANS.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE DECIDES
MANY PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS
WILL BE CAREFULLY SCANNED.


BE Made Supervising Architect.
Those Who Submit Two Next Best
Plans Will Receive Cash Prizes
For Their WOrk-HOyv 1t Is Plan
ned TO Have the New City Hail
LOOk-Committee Will Figure on
Three Kinds of Buildings and the
Structure Is Certain to Be Hand
sOme-POIice Headquarters Almost
Certain TO BE Used Temporarily.
With a view to encouraging them in
their work the special committee of
City Council that has in charge the
rewards to the architects who submit
the best plans for the handsome struc-
ture that is to be erected at the foot
of Bull street very shortly.
This scheme was decided upon at a
meeting of the committee held at the
City Exchange yesterday afternoon,
and preliminary plans will be adver-
tised for at once. Along with these
plans will go an estimate of the cost
of the buildings outlined. The man
who submits the plan that will be Sc
lected by the committee will not be
paid for his preliminary work, but will
be named as supervising architect. The
architect Submitting the second best
plan will be paid $3.50, and the one
handing in the third best plan will re-
ceive $3.50. In this manner it is hoped
to secure many preliminary plans. The
IL in
which to submit their plans.
To Begin Work Aug. 1.
The committee figured it out at the
meeting that it will be able to close
all contracts by July 10, and that the
City Exchange can be torn down by
Aug. 1. The new building should be
completed in nine months, and it is be-
lieved that the city officers will be in
stalled in new quarters on May l, 1904.
Plans and bids on three kinds of build
ings will be received by the committee.
The first will contemplate the building
of the Bay street floor with Georgia
granite, and the remaining floors with
fancy brick and granite trimmings; the
second plan win be for granite build
ing with marble trimmings, and the
third will be for a marble structure.
After the cost of each has been ascer-
tanned the committee will determine
what material will be used in the con-
struction of the building. The site has
already been agreed upon.
VIII Be Six Stories.
The new building win be six stories
high from River street, and will occu-
py all Of the ground owned by the city.
The first floor will be used for the fur
naces that will be used in heating the
city hall, and for the machinery by
which two elevators will be operated.
An absolutely fire proof safe and
large dark room for the keeping of rec
ords will take up the second floor. The
third floor will be on Bay street and
Will be occupied by the treasurer, the
marshal, the director of public works
and the Board of Tax Assessors. There
VIII be large room andsa private office
for each of these officers.
For Council to Decide.
The Mayors offices will be on the
next floor. He will have a private
office and a waiting or sitting room
ADJOINING. The clerk of Council will
nave two offices on this floor Council
chambers will be considerable larger
than the long ROOM used now, and
there will probably be a gallery A
large committee room will be located
on this floor and the city attorney will
nave an office where the city's law Ii
brary can be kept within easy reach.
on the fifth floor there will be the
water work department, harbor mas
ter, the plumbing inspector and prob
ably the health officer. Other officers
may be assigned to this floor and these
oetalIs Will be determined upon after
plans have been accepted. 1t is like
ly that the Park and Tree Commission
VIII nave an office on one of the upper
floors. The top floor will be occupied
by the city engineers force.
These matters were agreed upon by
the committee in order to give the
architects who will submit plans some
IDEA or what is expected of them. The
question of temporary quarters while
the building is being constructed was
not taken up, but police Headquarters
is reasonably certain to be used. The
basement of the Hussars Club the
property of P. D. Daffin, on Bay street
and the Board, of Trade have all been
offered, but the committee is pretty
apt to take police headquarters. 1t is
pointed out that this choice will save
the city paying rent; that the loca-
ton is good, and that the officers can
all be accommodated. A member of
the committee stated that he favors
having the city treasurer occupy one
room on the first floor of the new
building on Habersham street, and the
director of public works the other. The
marshal could occupy the same build
ing. The remaining officers, including
the Mayor and clerk of Council could
be we'll taken care of in the main
building on Oglethorpe avenue.
COCAINE Sol n I'M AWEJIIIY