Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
THE CLOSING SESSION
INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS NEAR
LY READY TO ADJOURN

Inc closing session of the thirty-ninth
annual convention of the American In
slitute OF Architects began this morninr
dt ~ CLOCK at the New Willard Ho
TEL with good audience in Attend
ance President Day presided. The
iues'ioh Whlch came up yesterday in re-
gard to the award of the work of fur
nlshins the specifications of tho CooL
county, Illinois, court house came nm
again this morning in another form than
presented yesterday The members of the
convention who took part in the deba ta
upon the subject yesterday brought the
matter before the convention TODAY with
motion that the business of future con-
Ventions would not be disturbed bv sucb
SUBJECTS as the matter about the award
OF the Cook county business.
1t was decided that the ouestion sbo,,ls
be referred to a special Committee In re
port to the bord of directors.
The debt on the Octagon House in this
CITY. which is owned by the institute, came
up for discussion. and Mr.. Alfred Stone
OF providence made motion that each
MEMBER OF the institute be assessed sol
TO pay Off this debt, which is at present
standing against the building. This was
referred to the board of directors
Mater of Uniform Contracts.
The uniform contracts also came up for
contracts by the architects of the country
IN all business arrangements they may
make in the future. The question of pro-
posed cooperation with the Architectural
League of America next came TO the at
tention of the delegates. This was discuss
ed at length, and was referred to special
committee appointed for the purpose
A special committee was suggested by
motion, to be appointed by the President,
VIZ v,nnr, oil to
adoption OF the metric system. The motion
prevailed.
Mr.. w. B. Ittner of St Louis said that
there are sixteen colleges engaged in edu-
catlonal work, and that something should
be done In the matter of providing fellow
ships in the different technical schools for
certain persons from the ranks of whom the
architects OF the country would have to be
recruited 1t left to the members 10
discover the best means possible
Object to Added Stories.
The question of the addition of two sto
ries TO the court house at Pittsburg. Pa.
caused much argument. 1t was introduced
by MI. coolidge of Pittsburg. who offered
a motion, and the convention was asked
TO take some action to prevent what he
termed running the architectural beauty, or
the building. He also read a letter from
MI John w. Beatty, director of fine arts
in the Carnegie Institute of Pittsh,Irg
stating that the two stories were about to
be added. "
The convention acted upon the suggestion
ana ordered the president and secretary to
write to such persons in Pittsburp whom,
they deemed would aid In tl,, movement 10
prevent the addition of the two stories to
the building.
Routine Business.
The simplifying of the routine OF the
convention also came UP for discussion
The interest on the debt against the octa.
gon House in this city. 1t was developed
had been paid by the secretary out of his
own funds because the treasury of the
institute at the time in December when
the money became due was exhausted
Secretary Brown informed the convention
that when the dues of the members be-
came due the money had been repaid
The questions of fixing up the walls
which surround the Octagon building also