Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-02
CITY READY TO RETURN
COMPETITIVE DRAWINGS
Nonwinning Architects May Obtain
Designs by Application to Build
ing Inspector.
HOLD THREE pR1zE-wINNERs
Plans That Secured Awards Will BE
Retained Until Appropriation for
Prize Money Is Adtusted-Finance
Committee Has Not Acted.

The official exhibition OF designs sub
mitted In tho recent municipal build
ing competition comes TO an end to day.
The drawings have been on display for
two weeks in the Manufacturers Elk
hibit where they have been viewed by
Il large number Of visitors. Under the
provisions OF the program which wn.s
the basis OF the designs competition
the committees control over the draw
inss extends over period Of one
month from the awarding OF tho prize,
This period expires to-day.
The rule laid down by the municipal
building committee ut its last meeting
requires the Building Inspector to take
charge of the twelve sets OF designs
mat compose the cxhibt. and keep
them In his custody until they reach
their authors through the proper chan
nels. The three designs that were
awarded prizes Will be retained until
the matter OF appropriatinE the prize
money IL definitely adjusted The
other nine will, beginning today, be
returned TO their owners upon upplica-
tion To the building Inspector who
VIII take receipt nttcsting their,
proper return.
NO REPORT YET FROM
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee has 20 far
made no report on the committees
resolution appropriating Sl.756 for the
tire" prizes. While the program c.-
prcssly relieves the Council from any
obligation to appropriate the prize
money, 1t Is regarded as assured that
the appropriation Will he made either
IN a separate resolution or In the new
budget.
There was n general demand on the
part of the nonwinnlng architects for
Il public exhibition OF the competitive
designs. and the report Of Advisory
Architect Alfred &. Bosom. OF New,
York. which guided the committee IN
making Its awards. Several OF the
architects expressed a keen desire to
know the advisory architects reasons
for prcferrine the winning design
thoificially. fl was intimated that the
public exhibition of the designs would
be followed by something in tho ma
ture OF an answer on the part of the
nonwinntng architects.
MAY CONTINUE EXHIBIT
SHORT TIME LONGER
II an answer OF this kind was CON
tcmp!ated. II appears to have been
abandoned. Overtures OH the part OF
several OF the architects looking to n
rcopcninS OF the award. made TO Mr.
Bossom three weeks ago, met with n
sharp response In the negative. Mem
bers OF the municipal, building commit
tee, particularly President Peters, OF
the Common Council. expressed their
intention TO hold TO strict account any
person who should undertake to call
INTO question the strict impartinlity
under which the award was made
While the city has no power to hold
the competitive designs after to-day, II
Is regarded az more than probable
/, that the drawings will, by unanimous
consent. remain on exhibition few
DAYS longer. II Is the desire of the
committee that as many people as pos
sible see the winning design. In order
that AN intelligent expression of opin-
ION may be secured when work is be-
gun on the larger project OF the con-
structiOn of the building.