The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25
MORE DESIGNS FOR
BAT TIE Able
Those Placed in Express Office
Before Closing Day OF Con
test Will BE Received.
CHARACTER or BUILDING
Third Member Of Board Not Yet
Named by American lnsti-
tute of Architects.

The american Institute Of .Nrcihitects
mas not yet named tho member to
be appointed by 1t to SIT with William
/ e. holland and lieutenant Governor j.
/ paylor uilyson in selecting design
for the proposed Confederate Memorial
Institute The board VIII begin it's
| work as soon after the holidays as the
| third man is named.
\ number of additional designs have
been received by Mayor Richardson
since the competition closed, and the
committee has ruled that those which
bear evidence of having been expressed
before the closing day should be re-
eelVea' as competing architects should
not be penalized by the rush of holiday
express and the consequent delays in
delivery
Names Not to nc known.
Chder the plan adopted Mayor Rich
afdson is opening each of the pack
ages sent him, some of which are most
elaborate.
In each package there is sealed
envelope, in which is the name of the
nfm or architect making the proposal.
NO name appears ON any drawing, blue
print or specification.
me Mayor is giving serial number
TO each set of plans, and places
corresponding number on the envelope,
"hich is then deposited in tho safe
in his office
The committee of three which VII
examine the designs will not know
whose plans are being considered
Each drawing will come UP on it's
merits without regatd TO the name
ana reputation of the architect Abont
seventy plais in all are to be cx-
aiuined.
Prizes Awarded.
he process Will be ono OF elimina-
tion The least desirable sets and
those in which the author has failed
10 grasp the memorial character OF
the building intended can bc readily
thrown aside. Probably there viii be
from dozen 10 twenty really meritor-
ius designs, suitable in every wav. and
within the probable limit of cost. out
OF which the committee will have TO
select inc best three. Wide range has
pech giVen to the architects competing
IN making their selections, each man
oeinS allowed TO treat the subject ac-
cordlng TO his own conception. Three
prizes are offered To the author of the |
design placed first will go the award !
10 design and supervise construction !
OF the building, with the usual com
missions The second architect or firm |
WIZ be awarded a prize Of $500 and the /
w. . caSt prize OF 500.
Each artist entering the competition +
Is required TO nrassn+ ,,1,,,, 80 ~ Z
nonre :, r,n+ 80 f * 90 /
y - cieN dtioh' section anu +
d perspective drawing. /.
Soon Call for Bids.
The board comnoqod 80 rio,,+a.ts
r.o,,o,,,,,, tsi,.. t'U,eu ~ lietSelun
'1'iS spt'' Nj. .Noldhd ana
member OF the American Institute Of +
Architects, acts only in an advisory
character. Tho nou.o, - -. 49,, go,
,..ard .a,,ssr, " nuke tne hiiai
=, atu felidiiiihS In the executive com J.
niltee OF the Confederate Memorial
Institute. 10 which thn hoard viii 49,
port
rrhas =;
-, - c"aFse peheFe mat from
the designs submitted satisfactol.y
award can be made ana tlat ,o,,g,,.,,
-jop b.dsc.,, ~, pi'e' ~
-. ~ c@iieu LOT shoftly, ana
mat Inc ouilding Will ne In course ot
erection during the summer
The Battle Abne,. IL =, $3.50
round rscoftfv dr,ifrofSl -, -, VI. . p.oL %.
he State OF yIrl.inin Ia = s''I tsu'aets py
# the Lee Cornn sojGierg it,,s5, o.ea u part
ent OF Lee C'aIir ,,,a,s ,,tr o'lS s!4c.i 'SoR=