Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-19
WANT MUCH FOR
LITTLE MONEY
An important Interview With
Spencer and WalIineiOrd
on CIIy Building.
ABOUT STEEL CELLS AND CAGES

A reprcmu utvo ID Tho wvenlnr
Citizen called On Spencer 4 tpaiiine-
ford. well kuuwn arrhitorfa M -
Barnett building. this mofnine. and
elicllod the following lnfofogiine M.
ton;
THE city council has r.mart.a
plans ami spoclncations for a citv
building. Indicating the apnroxintafe
size ~ Sane. DO you think thle
building can 30 erected far thn rabncv
in a uannor in kncping With iia uar.
p1aosf' aetod tho ra9ortff.
"a buildlna 100 feet square would
probably be- abou Airty Tea hlqh.
ihn cubic contents 81 which uaauii III
approximately 10000 cubic feet
/ Tho luweal possible estimate of cost
Tor eitch a hullilng would b.. nar.
ton cents lcr cubic foot. AZ thla rsfn
~ calculation. such q hundiHa woulf
oost 100000 This would allow ndih-
ms for such special construction a.
o. embodied 30 a 0He house. or far
me steel jail work thaa 10 a necaanary
part OF the Building. oF 'fOr su.sb IN.
terror fnlah aa erat.oiaas oairo
building should have A ID the sI1n
Of tao building, tnGFo On more r1an
offered an a bulidlaK 81 this aire than
tho city Onlcoa actually neod al fha
present time Og course. ao under.
stand that the city will grow. aid
with the growth win reQulre oihor of.
nocs THAI We mead % provide for a
present
You say. then. that tho building n
larger than "a actually noodcd7 Why
nof dogign a smaller buiidlngf"
The council hAa specified an ap-
proldmwc sire for TIE building. ana
" We vilry fr1m thiH We are alterinr
tho conditions laid down FOR our ouln-
potAi0n. and may possible cause tha
rejection ~ our design 0n thia Beora.
While. x wo design a building of che
aizo Indicated and eHd that ID can
not be- built within tho approprlafion.
We may be- roiectod on that account
Tho reQuoat uf the building c0mmii.
tco y specific IN saying that the cost
mugt not exceed a certain amount. r.
aiilkiun % tho size ~ building ros
quifcd, thQro are certain 0fnamontnf
fcattifoa specified that. u omitted.
would b. reason for rejection. aad
= included. would add materially 90
tho cost"
'fiayo you seen tho plans or me
akotchea that the committee haa pre.
paredY"
EYES They have laid oh a plan
ahoRing a certain arrangement and
Including some features which tho
committee thinks are essential but
Wachi fN NO said. oncF mnre nom
than d required. The committee has
eVidcnily given the matter conaidrln.
ble study, and IN thls particular have
gone 90 Tar that the architects ar0.
~ a certain 0xfeBf. limited ~ what
ihoy have concluded. But. Ia another
sense, they have not nUne f0f enough
20 develop tho 1chune % the poinf %
knowing whether such u milldlnH
could be built within the approUrla
lion"
suppose an architecf should dls.
rnFRrd the specifications Of the build.
iug cOmmitinn and aucCoad iu design
Ing a flratclnna building Adequate Tor
ms city'a proaeuf needs and Htanuun
bio future ncoda. and al che same
time being an imposing and attractive
structure. Do you think 50 Wuu'G
stand a Euud chance ~ nccoptancer-'
such q building mirft strike the
council a. eolYiug some uFnbiema thar
they did not anticipate, and ha 10 a.,
trnciivo 60 them that they w1nid
pvofiUuk th0 failure lo comply with
the cltYa gpcclacafiona, bui. aRain.
d might cost 30 muoh mat tho cuun-
ca would Do unable % accaBf 81 uo
uatier how poffociiy adaptable 3o
the Clty'a needs
"a suppose then, che archiiecfs are
TO aomo oNtoni, handicapped 60 the
competition
Eyes, and no. We are handicapped.
a. Wo always are. ln fhn rqrrE hy
being required 20 Eiye more than the
mpney Nil pag Tor. and. HElin. W0
oo definitely edviaod as to what o.
required aud a. io tho amount that
may be o3poBded."
On Steel Cells and Cages.
Chief oi Police McMliiin d in 70
ceipi ~ communication from r. d.
tult firm, makers of steel cells al
ctEea for iaila. stating thm they via
furnish iho cells. Ok On ail. fogoihrr
with patent bars ana looks and ether
1oceHsorlgf complete. ready nv b.
ing Installed in tho ucW citY ball Tor
several dollars inrf than 5000 WhIch
~ considered exceptionally roaeona-
be. aa most every 0ue that had nF.
lrpd on tho equipment Tor tho nrw
laii. th0aght thai n wUuh cosf al
least 1900 No arrangements have
been closed AZ yet with any arn
ioF the aupplylnr ~ the new cells.
boz it ~ more fhan likely mat the D.
Fult nfm VII camo very near geillnE
ho oHtnaff chief McMlliu ia in
apundonce. however. with ufhof
uaiorH 81 atecl cells and cages for
aiH