The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-06
Frank Lockwood of Mont gOmery the Winner. SECURED FIRST PRIZE B. B. Smith Declines to Accept Second Prize. Request to Withdraw His Plans Was Refused by Commission-Supreme
 Court Justices Cast the
 Deciding Ballot.
SECURED FIRST PRIZE

wing of the State Capitol ,the first structure of tie general plan of Capi- tol extension. were adopted yesterday and the three prizes in the architectu- ral contest were awarded by the Capitol Building Commission
 The first prize with which goes the award of the honor of supervising ar- chitect, went to Frank Lockwood of Montgomery; second prize. $500 in cash. was awarded to B. B. Smith of Mont. gomery; third prize. $s5O in cash. went to J. w. Goluck of Atlanta.
 MT. Smith. when the award was an- nounced, declined to accept second prize. He asked permission to with draw the plans which he had entered in the competition. After considering the request of Mir Smith. the Commission declined to consent to his withdrawal of his plans.
 The plans adopted yesterday are part of the general scheme of Capitol exten- sion in which the architectural appear ance of the old building will be carried out. although the south wing will be built at only a cost of $70.000. Plans for the north wing will be In harmony with the old building and with the new south wing and provisions for It's building are yet to be made. In other words, the South wing will be con structed in the near future from the appropriation made by the last Legis-
 
 to make provisions for the construction of the north wing.
 No Change of Architecture.
 It is of interest to the people of Ala bama to know that the pure classical architecture of the old State House will be maintained throughout the exten- sions that will be put to the Capitol. The facade and portico of the Capitol, 50 familiar to the people of the State. will he reproduced In the front of the two wings that are to be added and the impression will be harmonious through out The general plan of improvement contempIates the raising of the Capitol dome. The north and south wings will be connected by corridors with the. older building. The new wing will be two stories in height
 The Commission met yesterday at noon in the office of the Governor. The seven Justices of the Supreme Court were invited to be present at the meet ing of the Commission. This was pro- vided for in the Capitol extension act which declared that they should have q voice in the adoption of the plans for that part of the extension which will be used by the court. The new wing Is to be devoted to the Supreme Court, fur nishing d room for the sessions of the court room for the library of the court, chambers and consultation rooms for the justices as we'll as acommoda- lions for the clerical forces of the court The full membership of the court was In attendance upon the meeting.
 All members of the Capitol Commits sion were present. The Commission as constituted by law consists of the Governor. the Secretary of State. the Treasurer. the Auditor and the Attor- ney General with the Director of the Department of Archives and History as Secretary. The private office of the Governor was too small for the com mission with the addition of the mem bers of the Supreme Court, making a total of twelve. and an adjournment was taken to the Senate Chamber on the second floor of the Capitol.
 Seven Plans Submitted.
 The secretary of the commission in formed the commission that he had sent out twenty programs or the pro- posed improvement with invitations to submit plans in the competition. From these twenty invitations he had re- ceived seven sets of plans.
 The members of the commission spent an hour in the general survey of the plans. An adjournment was then taken for dinner. At 3 o'clock p. m. the twelve officials who were to decide the award of the prizes and select the plans. reassembled. In making the se- lections they were in session nearly six hours.
 The plans prepared by B. B. Smith and Frank Lockwood of Montgomery were submitted by themselves in per son. and Frank Milburn in person pre- sented the plans he had drawn. J. F. Leitner represented Charles Wilson of Columbia, s. c. The plans of J. w. Goluck & Co. of Atlanta were pre- sented by J. w. Goluck and A. R. Mc- Farchern of Atlanta, Plans drawn and sent in by Charles II, Hopson of Selma and William T. Warren of New York n 1f11fs sSin fy, accordance with their request by Sec retary Owen of the Commission. After a thorough discussion of the question involved in the extension of the capitol it was resolved unanimous ly by the commission that an award of the prizes should be made and the plan for the wing to be selected at once. The commission. desiring all the light that could be had upon the sub ject under consideration. invited each of the architects who were present to come in and explain his plans
 Many Ballots Taken.
 The selection of the prize plans was made with some difficulty. A number of ballots were taken before the com mission reached a decision small crowd of interested parties awaited the decision of the commission fin the TO- tunda of the capitol and watched eag- erly for every scrap of information that might leak out of the Senate Chamber. When the meeting was over 1t was gossip in the rotunda that the commission. on a number of ballots, divided evenly as to whether the plans of MT. Lockwood or of MT. Smith should be accepted It was further said that the Supreme Court Justices. with perhaps one exception, favored the plans of MT Lockwood while the regular Capitol Commission stood for the plans of Mir Smith The deadlock was at length broken and the first prize was awarded to MT. Lockwood. The second prize was then given tC MT. Smith and the third prize to J. W. Co., luck & Co., of Atlanta.
 The Secretary was instructed to notify the waiting architects of the decision of the Commission.
 MT. Smith was frankly dissatisfied with the award of the Commission. He asked permission to appear before the members and 1t was accorded him. He made a statement to the Commission in