Evening journal., 1914-01-03


"a TO iesign and supervise the
..ruction ana completion Of the
flldings and this prize will be
awarded to the author Of the design
selected.
A fee of $3.50 will be paid to
each of the especially invited competi-
tors and to each of the three others
whose designs shall be ranked high
est by the jury, but any such fee, due
to the appointed architect, shall, when
paid constitute a payment on ac-
count of his fee as architect of the
buildings.
All designs will be adjudged by a
jury of three disinterested architects
TO be chosen by the competitors to be
nominated by the commissions ad-
visor. Professor Laird.
The design submitted by each archi-
tect shall be of his own authorship. pro-
duced within his Office under his per-
sonal direction. No competitor may sub
init more than one design; flaps and al
tentative drawings are not permitted /;
no design shall be accompanied by draw
ings. models, diagrams or any means OF
illustration other than those called for
and the drawings must conform to the
requirements of section s in respect 10
number, scale and size of card mount
TO absence OF rendering from certain
drawings and TO absence of mounting
Drawings mus be delivered not later
than the time set for their receipt
Section 9. No nom de plume or any
etaef Identifying namo or mark is to ap
pear on the wrapper in which design;
are delivered nor upon any of its con
tents. save within the sealed envelope
as provided, nor shall any competitor
either directly or indirectly. reveal the
identity of his design to, or seek to in
iluence in his favor the adviser of any Of
the commissioners, or any member of tn,
jury. IL is understood that in submit
ting a design each competitor thereby
allifms that he has complied and vii
comply with all of the foregoing provis
ions and agrees that any violation o
any Of them renders null and void boil
this agreement and any engagement
arising from it.
Limit As to Sire.
No competitor will be awarded tn
prize Of the competition or q priz
ice the volume Of whose design, com
puted as below, exceeds for the Cour
House one million one hundred twenty
five thousand 1.l25. .O00) cubic feet o
for the City Hall one million four hun
dred forty thousand l,340000l cubi
feet, or whose story heights are les
than those prescribed in section 20.
The cubage of the building shall b
shat volume contained within the cute
face line of all outer walls, lying be
lweon the mean level Of roofs and plane
i've feet below the levels of the loves
ioors Except floor of mechanical plant
plus the volume of porticoes.
The program provides that in th
event of a disagreement between tn
commissioners and the architect OF an,
competitor upon any of the provisions o
the program the matter shall be sub
mitted to Professor Laird. the advisor O
The commission, who will act as srbi
rator.
The award is to be made by the com
mission within so days after the dat
set for submission of the drawings an
one-tenth of the total of the architect
total estimate fee viii be paid Wor
on the new buildings will be started a
soon as possible after the plans ar
accepted
Designs not accepted will be returne
lo the architects submitting them, an
20 usc viii be made of any part c
lleas contained in drawings not accepted
In forming the list, the adviser wi
ask suggestions from the competitor
Voting viii be by ballot, a plurality
tffect selection. In the event OF a {
Vote. the adviser viii cast the decisi'
ballot Timely notice viii be given
4 nominations and final date for depos
OF ballots and it is intended to comple
and announce the jury before the clo'
1 OF the competition.
y City Hall the Larger.
The program calls for buildings havir
a total Of 73,4 \ square feet OF flo'
space, not including laboratories, ci
= The City Hall will be slightly larg
than the county building, as called f
in the program of the competition. TT
city hall will have total of 4l,7l
square feet snd the county building 81
700 square feet of space. These figur
are only tentative and may be change
No special design is asked for. II
program states that the commissions
expect to receive a carefully Studio
general scheme only, which will reali
in execution the requirements of pr
gram whose finished character shall
clearly indicated in the competiti
drawings.
The drawings shall be as follows
A. Number; ((a) a block plan
the site and section perpendicular
King street. each TO show the buildn
IN block or outline form and propos
: treatment for the park to be created b
sen King, Market. Tenth al
Aenth streets: lhi plan OF ca
,y tN-l. (ci elevations toward King al
Tents streets and idi section on
II ssnc psrpendicular TO King street r