The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
CONTRACTS LET
. FOR BIGMEMOR|AL
Philadelphia Firm to Construct
Building for Confederate
Memorial Institute.
LANDSCAPE ARTIST CHOSEN
Grounds to BE Beautihcd.
Structure to Be Completed
Within One Year.
LANDSCAPE ARTIST CHOSEN

| Contracts were awarded last night
for the erection OF the Confederate Me
built In this city. to be the official re-
pository forever of mementocs OF tho
Confederate States Of America. The
building proper goes to Metzscr &
OF Philadelphia. at n price of $9O,625.
which Is the lowest bid.
! The structure Is to be completed
within twelve months from the time
| of signing the contract. which will be
within fow days. This practically
, means that it must b. turned over com
piete BY January L. 1919.
rhn santraet fer the electric wiring
went to ". B. Catlett {: Co.. of this
city, at s2.+S0, while that for the heat
ing and vcntilatinE was given to W. B.
Longworth. at sI.eS1.
Canpnt Use Southern Marble.
To the regret OF the executive COM
mittee of the Confederate Memorial
Association. 1t Will be impossible to
have the building put uo out Of South.
IT has been attempted to get bids COW
erin- the use OF this material at such
a price as was within the committees
reach: However. the result was that
thu difference between the lowest bid
| including the use of Southern marble
and the bids in general was no less
than $4,000. The same result was at
famed at the nrst bidding. when. under
construction out of this material for
th, bare building was greater than the
committee had on hand for every pur-
pose.
\ handsome stone will be used-the
hest that can be secured for the money
I'he interior VIII be finished in marble
Vt is believed by the committee that
the institute Will DO one of the most
try.
L WAS decided that IN the main hail.
opposite the entrance a Confederate
hntucfaG shall be worked into the wall
| itself. as near the natural colors az
possible. and all of marble. Around tho
| frieze in the entrance hall will I,e
placed the shields of tho thirteen Con-
fcderate States.
Landscape Architect.
Looking. to the beautifyinr of the
grounds, the committee elected Warren
I. Manning, of Boston. as its landscape
artist. 1t Will be his duty to make
/ the park surrounding the Confederate
Memorial Institute tho most attractive
Plans have not been worked out in this
direction. although tho committee has
given Mr. Manning its general idea OF
what the appearance should nc.
Members of the committee present
were General Robert White. Wheeling.
W. Va. chairman: Lieutenant Governor
j. Taylor Ellyson. president of the Con-
federate Memorial Association: Colonel
VI. ltlCKeN. OIL W 1SnlnStOn. and
Judge George L. Christian. The meet
ing was held in the Office OF Lieuten-
ant Governor Ellyson.
Has Large Lot.
The plot of ground on which the
building is to be erected has a front
age OF 379 feet on the Boulevard. aud
extends back between parallel streets
$50 feet The main entrance will be
placed a I least 100 feet from the street
line. The central portion OF the lot
Will be sufficiently elevated 10 allow
gradually descending grade from the
building In all directions, the descent
TO the Boulevard Being about I'VE feet
In the structure will he placed Con-
federate relics. paintings puhlica lions
manuscripts and sculpture. II is to be
on the order OF a small museum and
art gallery combined, and Is intended
10 be the anal place of custody. in all
generations which shall come. for col
lections Of memorials to the Lost
Cause. The style IS Of dignifed monu-
mental character. and II is TO be abso-
lutcly hreproof.
The grounds, it IS hoped, will con-
tain n series OF statues contributed by
the States of tho Confcdcracy to such
heroes Of the struggle as they sew
orally desire to honor.