Evening journal., 1914-01-03

n is the desire Of the commissioners
that the drawn be presented with
simplicity Of rendering and essentially
in black and white. The use OF color
effects on any elaborateness OF rendering
will be regarded with disiavor in the
Judgment as indicating ON the part of
the competitor dependence upon merit
other than that OF a solution Of the
nroblem I'm the drawings floor and cell
me treatment may be indicated, street
lines NAV be shown aud q single human
figure > feet eight inches high should
be drawn against section and elevations
to indicate the scale OF the buildings.
The following provisions OF the pro
gram are mandatory and are printed I'm
full;
The members of the jury will make
themselves familiar with the site and
the conditions of the problem as set
forth in the program and will then
make careful examination and COM
parison OF the designs in competition,
selecting that one which in their opin-
ion gives promise of the best result
when fully studied in all parts and
details. This selected design the
Jury will recommend to the Commits
/ sioners for choice as the premiated
design. The jury will aso rank in
the order of their merit and so re-
port to the Commissioners the FIVE
| best remaining designs. This will be
done not to afford an alternative
choice but to permit the award Of the
prize fees. The jury. Will be free to
confer with the adviser. In select
ling and rating the designs the jury
will hold them to define the profess
sional and artistic capacity OF their
RESPECTIVE authors for dealing with
this especial problem as it may be
regarded from all points of view in
icluding that of cost The statement
of these findings shall constitute the
report of the jury to the Commits
sioners.
Six Per Cent. For Architect.
A sum OF money equal to six per
lcent. of the cost Of the two buildings
will be paid to the successful archi-
Itect for the buildings. Upon COM
lpletion Of the revised competitive de-
sign and outline specification, one
lhfth of the total estimated fee less the
lprevious payment: upon the compile
ltion Of contract drawings and speci-
locations two-hfths additional OF such
fee; for other drawings, for supervis-
lion and for administration, the re-
Imainder Of the fee. from time to time,
lin proportion to the progress of the
work.
In addition to this amount the own
ers are to reimburse the architect for
lall travelling expenses incurred in
lconnection with the work, for the cost
of services of engineers in the heat
ling, mechanical and electrical work
and for all necessary surveys, bor-
ings, testings and the salary of the
clerk of the works who is to be ap-
proved by the successful architect
The buildings are to be simultane-
ously constructed under separate con.
tracts, bnt not necessarily under
separate contractors, and are to bs
lplanned so as TO have a usage as
separate and distinct as their owner
ship.
Internally they must be joined b,
/ freproof party wall through which
on the first floor free and convenien
] communication must be provided. An!
; adjoining court yards of these build
: ings should open together without
, separating barriers. The Commits
2
dome be employed in the design bu
/ have no predictions as TO architec
e tural style.
Certain offices may be grouped 4
, single large spaces in which room
are separated by low or bank" par
titions. These groups should be con
stituted, for the Court House, of Ga
! the departments of Receiver of Take
and County Treasurer. Comptrollel
and the general Office of the Cler
of Peace, and for the City Hall, o
(b) the City Treasurer's. Auditor
and Tax Receivers departments an
: general offices" of the Water De
I partment and of the Street and Sewe
| Department To effect this groupin
the general Offices" may be dc
tached from the other rooms of thei
respective departments.
From the total appropriation fo
q each building the Commissioners hay
!. assigned for the Court House a SUI
: not to exceed $450,000 and for th
. City Hall a sum not to eXcee
+ s575,00O for the completed cor
struction, in thoroughly fireproofe
structure and first class finish. {
. these respective buildings in all the
: parts. rendering each fit for its use
v including for the City Hall the COZ
z of mechanical equipment for heatin
!. and ventilating both buildings an
# the cost of cells for jail; and 70
|. each building the equipment. appai
atus and fixtures for ventilation, saI
+. itation and lighting; the fixed {
e built-in furniture, apparatus or equil
4 ment for court rooms, council chan
x Der. ETC.: the grading, paving an
K simple Improvement Of unoccupie
s parts of the site, and the fees to a.
q chitects and other experts in the d'
signing and constructing Of the buil'
Il ings. But the said sums are not
d include the costs of movable furn
" ture, filing cabinets, book stacks, fu
B. nishings, nor the costs of this con
m petition or of the sites, nor do the
g. include the cost of the park Improve
10 ments.
ic In the following schedule areas al
70 stated in 50. Il. of clear floor spaS
ef and do not include toilets, lavatorie
Il coat rooms, closets, etc. These spacl
te arc given at approximately their loy
80 est practicable area and cannot be r
duced by more than 20 per cent
rooms of less than 1000 square fe
~ or more than 10 per cent. in rooms
e 1000 square feet and over withol
/" " actual detriment TO the departmel
~ concerned. Cell dimensions are m
=, to be reduced.
1e COURT HOUSE.
50 Receiver Of Taxes and Count
= Treasurer-Main Office with tW
es vaults, 1000 square feet; private o
d. fee. 200 feet.