Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-17
TWELVE ARCHITECTS
ENTER COMPETITION
Sealed Designs Are Submitted for
Proposed New Municipal
Building.
WILL BE EXAMINED BY BOSOM
Consulting Expert Will Sit With
Council Committee in Making
Awards-Two Local Men Drop Out
of Competition.

Twelve architects filed designs for
the proposed new municipal building
yesterday with Clerk of Council Com
mittees Mcdowell. the competition
closed at la o'clock noon. Alfred C.
building committees professional ad-
visor, will como to Richmond the end
or TINS week TO take up with the COM
mtttee the task of Judging the draw
inEs that have been submitted.
The special joint committee on tho
proposed municipal building met at
SEQ o'clock last night to receive the
plans. and spent the better part Of
two hours discussing their immediate
disposition. Every member of the COM
mittce WAS present.
President Peters. of the Common
Council, moved that the committee pro-
coed at once to open the unmark ed
packages submitted by tho architects
and examine the drawings. The mo-
ton provoked an extended debate, the
committee dividing OH tho question OF
the appropriations OF such procedure.
PIASS TO BE EXAMINED
IVY ADVISORY ARCHITECT
Councilman Jones, of Madison Ward.
directed attention to sections 30 and
so of tho program, which expressly
provide that the drawings after being
numbered by MIR. Mcdowell, shall first
he examined by Advisory Architect.
Bosom. who shall ascertain IL all the
regulations have been adhered to. IT
was clearly not intended, he thought,
that the committee should at this time
90 into an examination OF the designs.
This view WAS supported by ma
jority OF the committee, and Mr.. Pc
tiers finally withdrew his motion. It
was renewed, however, by President
Adams OF the Board OF Aldermen. who
n i'm ~ In
mittees taking look at the drawings
which 1t Will sooner or later be called
Upon, In conjunction with the Advisory
Architect. TO judge. Before the mo-
ton could be put to Il vote the commit
tee carried motion to adjourn. and
the drawings were left unopened
Following out tho directions OF the
program, Mr.. Mcdowell will proceed at
,nce to number each OF the drawings
received. placing a duplicate number
On the plain sealed envelope accom-
panying each set of drawings, contain
Ing the namc or the author. The en-
Nelopes will remain unopened until tho
drawings are judged. and the three
prize winners decided upon, when they
will be opened for the purpose of as
certnining the names of the winning
architects.
Chairman Seaton presented a letter
from Mr.. Bosom. Indicating his inten-
liOu 10 CoHlc 10 1iCnlnONd towards the
end of this week for the purpose of
examining the designs. 1t is probable
that the committee Will he called to
meet at the same time
In response to the committees invita-
ton to the architects Of the city. ntnc-
teen had made application for pro-
grams and indicated their intention to
compete. The returns yesterday showed
that seven had for one reason or an
other failed to enter the competition.
TWO LOCAL MEN DROP
OUT OF COMPETITION
a communication was read from
Architect Charles K. Bryant expressing
hisregret that the press of other duties
had prevented him from preparing
plans. a. +. Catesby Jones. associated
with Clinton G Russell. architects, of
New York., sent similar letter Of re-
greet.
Alderman Barton II. Grundy present
ed letter from Thomas S. Wheel
wright, vice president and general
manager of the Old Dominion Iron and
Nail Works, Offering to give the city
free use of the company's granite
quarry with no charge for the stone If
II should reconsider It's present plan
of using Indiana limestone In the new
municipal building and order tho use
While the company has taken no
formal action In the matter. Mr.. Wheel
wright wrote. he has discussed IL with
several Of tho directors. all Of whom
have expressed their Willingness to
turn over the company's quarry and
machinery to the city. making no
charge. except for the power required
to operate II. The committee ordered
the communication fled, and instructed
the clerk to acknowledge receipt of the
offer, without taking further action on
1t at this time.