The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-07
PROVIDES PRIZES
FOR BEST PLANS
Senator From Ardmore Introduces Bill
For Completion Among Archi-
teets for Capital Plans.

Oklahoma City, Jan. IA plan for
a competition among architects to Sc
Iect the plans for Oklahoma's new
state capital building, with prizes for
the four submitting the best plans, is
proposed in a bill introduced in the
senate Thursday by Senator Harry K.
Allen of Ardmore The plans are to
be marked only with a private device
or motto, and are to be judged by a
board of three experts from the pro-
fessions OF architecture or engineering.
The provisions of the bill are as fol-
lows:
Section 1. That for the purpose of
securing the cooperation of the archi-
tectural profession of the state of Ok
lahoma, and for the purpose of secur-
ing the best plans and design for the
proposed state capitol building, that
the committees on state capitol and
buildings of the legislature shall in
conjunction with the state capitol
commission devise rules and formu-
late program for the selection of an
architect, or a firm of architects, and
the adoption of plans for the proposed
state capitol building.
Section g. Said capitol commission
and said committees shall provide for
a competition to be open only to archi-
tects who are bona fide residents of
the state of Oklahoma and who have
practiced the profession or architecture
in said state for at least six months
Immediately prior to the advertisement
of said competition. The state capitol
commission and said legislative COM
mittees shall secure the services of
three professional judges, non-residents
of the state of Oklahoma, selected
from among the professions of archi-
lecture or engineering of the univer-
stiles or colleges of the United States,
said judges to constitute a board of
experts.
Section 3-aThe state capitol COM
mission in conjunction with said leg
islative committees, shall give notice
of such competition by advertising in
daily newspaper published in Okla
homa City, for period Of ten days, the
conditions of said competition and |
shall allow said architects further
period of forty days thereafter to pre-
pare and submit plans. The conditions
of the competition shall be as per pro-
gram, which shall be furnished by the
said state capitol commission and said |
legislative committees on deposit of
twenty-five ($25.OO) dollars by each ar
chitect, or firm of architects wishing /
to enter the competition. Such deposit i
to be returned to the depositor of same
on the day the competition closes and
before the opening of the plans.
Section 4.-The said state capitol
commission and legislative committees
are authorized and directed to offer /
four separate prizes for the best plan
and design for the state capitol build {
ing, which shall be as follows, to-wit: /
First Prize-The selection of the best
plan which will carry with it the selec- {
tion of the architect or architects. s
Second Prize-The sum of $4,000. /
Third Prize-The sum of 81 500 Il
Fourth Prize-The sum of $500. {
The plans or design securing prizes t
shall become the property of the state t
of Oklahoma to be used as basis in I
the construction of the state capitol c
building.
Section 5.-All plans and drawings Ii
submitted shall be marked with de- e
vice or motto and shall have no other I
marks of recognition; they shall be v
sealed in an envelope marked with the r
device or motto and shall contain the D
architects name to accompany the said C
plans and drawings. All drawings to
be delivered fiat, unframed, and secure d
y sealed as above provided. fl
Section 6.-The cost of the building h
shall not exceed the sum of 81, 900, 900. b
estimated on a basis of SO cents per it