The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
ADOPT PLANS AND
WILL PUSH WORK
Y. M. c. A. Directors Accept De-
sign Of Richmond and Phila-
delpllia Architects.
EVERYBODY PLEASED NOW
Consulting Architect Declares
Building Will BE One OF
Finest in America.
EVERYBODY PLEASED NOW

Plans for Che great new building
of the Young Mems Christian, Assoc
citation were adopted last m nlIfihIs' - TIE
Davis & Davis, of Philadelphia, who
presented joint design. Two Rich
mond architects are among the hSe
who secured honorariums for eXcet.
lence Of design-Messrs. Dimmock d
Lee and holland e. Baskcrvill. The
successful competitor is well known
eral Y. NJ. G. A. buildings in different
parts of the. country. 1t is generally,
believed that the plans accepted VIII
give Richmond building which VIII
kind in America, as well as struc-
ture which will be distinct orna-
ment to the city.
Go to Work mt Once.
The architects will at once get to
work on the detail drawings. and spec
l If and before long the cons
for bids on the building.
The site at Seventh and Grace
Streets is now being cleared d., and WITH W. q
the abundance Of labor the av m pa ss.
p peW d't on the eAn new structnre e.
THE competition has been conducted
with great fairness. and Win the ds-
ing. irrespective of the reputation OF
the architect or of the fact of his resi-.
dence here or elsewhere. M, Minete en-
architects asked for directions rh ana
were sent to Mayor Mccarthy without
any name. but with a sealed envelope
containing the name. inc envelopss
Mayor. who kept the envelopes IN his
safe while the plans were considered
on their merits by the committee IN
New York City. was called into con- on
sultation and carefully examined each
of the sets of drawings. ~,
An examination was also !l.au
Secretary Mckee. and his working as
soclates. especially with view ~
practicability for association work.
The investigation. continued over nor e,,'
than week. and remarkabiy e, d,c5a ~;
separately. resulted in the approval oil
the same set of plans, which were gen
orally considered by the board TO DE
in all respects the most suitable Tor
the purposes in hand. Mr.. West and
his associates We're at once ho.lilgu
and Instructed to prepare the WoTk
ing drawings with the least possible
Arrangement Of Interior.
The design calls for a large reception
Or entrance room. 40 by IS feet, run
ming up through the . mezzann m .ne floof
On the first floor are the reading
rooms. game room, rowing room, gym.
nasium, extending UP two floors and
covering an. open space without posts
of forty-eight by eighty-two feet. with
a running track around 1t, and Wis
itors' gallery capable of holding sev.
eral hundred people Overhead. ~. Gn
this floor are also the offices OF the
executive force and the lunch room.
On the second floor is large assem-
bly, room, with ladies' parior. educa,
! tiona1 classrooms, boys department. ano
various special rooms. In the base
ment is the locker room. with baths
etc. The upper floors. provide for a,
least seventy dormitories, conveniently
arranged, with baths attached. In the
basement will also be swimming pool
about sixty by twenty feet. with
depth OF from four to seven feet, with
lockers convenient.