The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-27
THREE ARCHITECTS
MAY Be INELIGIBLE
Preliminaries for New Municipal
Building Design Competition
Again Held Up.
FAIL TO PAY STATE TAXES
Delivery of Programs Will be De-
layed Until Point at Issue
Is Determined.

The progress OF prclrnirariAs for
the now municipal building design
competition has again been delayed.
and II looks now as If another meet
Ing OF the special Joint committee that
has the matter in charge vii, be nee
cssary before programs, which have
been prepared. can he delivered TO the
competitors
The difficulty arises from the fact
that an examination of the list OF
architects whose applications for PRO
grams are in the hands Of the commit
tee. shows that at least three Of the
nineteen applicants have failed TO pay
their state taxes az architects and
arc. according TO a strict iuterpreta-
ton OF the law not qualified 10 com
pete.
La advertising the Co,npctition the
committee. acting under rule adopted
at the first meeting. limited il to "eS-
tablishcd architects Of the city OF
Richmond When the committee met
for the second time. last week. the
term Established architects" occa-
stoned considerable discussion The
committee, voted TO admit TO tho com
petition all applying architects who arc
licensed to do business In the city, hold
ing that If an architect is duly Ii
ccnsC6 he is "cstabiishcd"
COMPETITORS VT 81 NOW
ESTABLISH Et.It:IBII.TTl
With this point settled II was de
cided to mail programs. as soon ar they
could be prepared by Alfred g Eossoin.
the committees advisor. TO all apply
ing architects who were licensed before
- o'clock noon August -. when the
time limit for nlnE applications cx-
pired. The programs arrived ycstcr-
day by express ana are in charge OF
Clerk Of Council Committees Mcdowell.
who viii distribute them To the cliri-
bic architects as soon rs their eliribil-
ity il definitely established
The list Of architects who applied
was submitted by MIR. Mcdowell to
Commissioner Of tho Revenue Trcsuon
for report as To which II them were
duly licensed. II in understood that
Mir Trcsnon has returned the list with
notation TO The effect that while all
had paid their city licenses. three or
four we're delinquent as TO their state
licenses
The CITY Attorney has been consulted
% to the committees right, under it's
original rule. To limit the competition
10 licensed architects. and has rcp,'cd.
II is understood. that in laying dow n
this qualification tho committee was
acting with fun authority. He has
not howcvc.. passed upon the point as
10 whether an architect is licensed II
he has paid his city license, but no,
his state license
NATTER Ar STANDSTILL
y
AS the matter stands Mr.. Mcdowell is
unwilling TO take the responsibility OF
cutting of any architect through
strict Interpretation OF the TEN Iii
censcd.' and the matter Will remain
in status quo until the committee or
some other body or person In authority
shall decide the point AT Issue
The several architects who arc de-
llquent In the matter ~ their state
taxes are among the best known In tho
city ~ is regarded ms reg -cttable that
they did not possess the enterprise o.
foresight To remove this disability be-
forr the time limit expired II they
had paid their state licenses in time
there would now be no question OF
eligibility and the programs would to-
day he in the hands OF every nppli-
cant.
The new delay viii probably mean
Il Snovins w of the date 10y which com
Dlcted designs ne to be submitted. Tho
program lays down the rule that all
requests for additional Information
must lie mailed in Richmond not later
thnn September =. The delay in deliv-
erinC the program viii cause this date
to be advanced
The special join: committee In charge
OF the municipal bui'dinc. as IL is now
constituted. will dissolve with the
present Council. which goes out OF ex-
!stence next Monday Unless the com
:nittee meets before that day another
meeting cannot take place until the
new Council organizes and a new com
mittec Is appointed. Tho presidents OF
both bodies Will rcappoint the same
men who are now members OF the com
mittce Another Councilman. however,
will have to be appointed to take the
place of Morgan r. Mills. win, retires
with the present Council.