The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-17
Council Members Want
ed Bryan's. School Men
That of BIduvelt.
POWER OF COMMITTEE
FIXED BY RESOLUTION
Successful Contestant In,irnatcs
That Unfortunate COMPETE
tors Might be Glad to Have
the Whole Matter Re-
opened-Committee's
Assurances.
Assurances.

Assurances.
Considerable discussion has arisen over
the matter OF the plans selected for the
proposed new High Scool building. and
II has developed that In the Joint special
committee, the Council members voted
solidly for the plans offered by Mr.. Chas.
X. Bryant and the representatives OF the
School Board for those OF Mr.. H. ]. Blau-
welt.
Both are Richmond architects and stand
we'll here.
The Council members re Messrs. Mills.
Glenn and Whittet and they stuck to the
! Bryant plans throughout. Messrs.l Ebel.
& Hutzler and Capers stood out for the
Bauvclt plans. In the end. Major Cap
ers. however. changed TO the plans OF
Mr.. Bryant, so that tl.R matter. would
come before the Council and therefore
they were selected to be reported.
The history OF the effort to build pub
lie high school structure which will be
an ornament to Richmond. Is interest
ing. The resolution was offered by Coun-
4 Gilman Harry c.. Glenn and in accordance
herewith. a joint committee was named
70 act in concert with the School Board.
Resolution.
Following Is Mr.. Glenn's resolution:
BE It received. by the Council OF Rich
mond. That a committee OF three from
the Common Council and two from tho
Board OF Aldermen be appointed to con-
fer with the School Board az to theneces-
sty of building a new high school and
10 ascertain full information as to plans,
sites and cost for such a building as
conditions require. and said committee
: to make n report to the Council as early
4 as practicable.
Result Of Conference.
The conference was held and some ff-
teen plans were submitted Finally the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas. this special joint committee
& from the School Board of the city OF
Richmond and the, subcommittee from
Z the special committee OF the Council have
examined fourteen sets OF plans and spe-
ciflca:cns for the proposed new High
Schoo; L,7ding. submitted by AS many
architects: and
"yVhereas. we have at length earnestly
and diligently considered all Of said
plans and specifications: therefore. be It
a"Resolved, That we recommend to the
special Joint committee from the Council
for their consideration and decision the
plans submitted by Messrs Henry j.
3 Blauvclt and Charles *. Bryant, both OF
Richmond. Va. which plans. in our judg-
rnent. are superior to any submitted. and
tho adoption OF either Of said plans will.
in our opinion. furnish to the city OF
Richmond strictly frst-class and mod.
ern high school building
"Resolved, further, That we enter OF
record our acceptance OF the plans as
decided upon by the special JOINT COM
mlttee OF the City Council"
The recommendation of the joint com
mIttee went to the Council. and was by
that body referred to the Finance Com
mi,tee. There itsis at present.
Authority of the Committee.
The question has been raised a s to
the authority Of the committee under the
Glenn resolution In the matter OF selec-
tion Of plan. By many 1t Is construed
to mean simply as delegating the au-
thority of recommending a plan. Here
is what the committee held out 70 INC
competing architects:
..The assurance OF the committee is
given TO the competing architects that
The plan which shall be adopted as frst
preference shall be the accepted pia !
when the appropriation is made. provideu
the building can be completed Tor ne
sum named. wit, 100000
This is construed by Mr.. Bryant and
his friends, and many others not d.
-ectly Interested, as binding the commit
tee and the Council to the plans selected
by the committee.
Mr.. Bryant Talks.
Mr.. Bryant said last night:
1My plans were adopted as llrst pfe1cI'
enc. Some seem desrouS 10 oNsf-rlde
the acuon ofIthis JOINT committee ano
10 reopen the matter.
"It is not surprising that defeateo
competitor should be willing to have the
mater reopened and a new decision given
by committee OF three architects. o.
indeed, anybody else. That is, II MS y
disposed 10 try to get around we aWarS snitS
he and all olner competing architects
submitted their plans,
,.lt is easy for an architect TO show q
layman points in any plan, Whlch may
seem defects and objections but which
when explained and understood, prove tc
be otherwise. !.
not always In good taste,
AT the request OF tNe locaa aFct!tei,s ~ ti's
this joint COMMITTEES, members or the
Council and Of the School Board, held 9
conference with them, at which the foi'
lowing queries were responded 70 as ihdl'
Gated;
that tho competition would not he Inn,
tied to Richmond architects, but that, al
things being equal, Richmond architects
would be preferred.
"Hecond. Question and answer IAec
F"Third question was as follows:
SIN order TO facilitate the comparl.
son OF tho drawings We recommend thai
the drawings be limited, to one set f9l
floor plans. with walls backed In Witt
ink; 1-S-incn scale elevation Of long side
Of building and one perspective, optlona
Z with competitor,
inch. one set of drawings from each com
petitor; floor plans and perspectivee, u
black and white. One pcrspectlye option
al with competitor. III
Statement 10 Architects.
"At this conference the local arcfitect'
were informed by the joint committee
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