The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-30
EXPERTS
WILL SUPERVISE
NEW AUDITORIUM
Commission Secures Services
of Architects of National
Reputation = Competitive
Plans To Be Ready July |.

Competitive plans for the new mu-
nicipal auditorium and market build
ings are TO be submitted TO the audi
,orl9m commissioners by July / by the
IeaqlnB Trims OF architects of Memphis
Under an agreement made between
the members of the local Architects'
league and the commission, these plans
are TO be submitted not only to the
members Of the commission, but are
70 pc passed upon by a professional
adviser and by two other architects.
the three forming an advisory body Of
men with national regulations In their
profession.
The men selected for this important
duty are Vim. 3. Itnera of ST. Louis;
FRANK D. Psckard, or Columbus, O.,
and Benz. S. Hubbell, OF Cleveland, o..
Mr.. timer has been consulting architect
In a number OF similar connections
and has drawn the plans for many
large public buildings, Mr.. Packard
is an expert in auditorium construction
= acoustics and Mr.. Hubbell is con-
sidered an authority On market house
construction. The selections were made
through cooperation of the Memphis
Architects league and the American
Institute of Architects.
The agreement made between the
auditorium commissioners and the local
architects specifies that the fees paid
to the architectural adviser and the
two other experts serving on the jury
of award are to be paid by the sue
cessful architect.
1t also provided in the agreement
that when the award shall have been
made and the plans accepted, II in
the judgment OF the auditorium com
missioners an associate architect should
be employed, such associate shall also
be paid by the successful competitor.
and also that a clerk bf the works
shall be selected by the commission,
whose salary Of 1900 a month shall be
II il also stipulated that the archi-
tect shall employ a structural engineer,
with the approval of the commission =
ers. A commission Of 5 per cent on
the cost OF the buildings Is to be the
compensation of the successful archi-
tect.
The firms which have entered into
the agreement and begun work on the
plans are MCGEE e. Lester, Mahan &
Broadwell, Chas. o. Pfeil, Regan &
Weller, Jones and Furbrlnger, Hsnker
8 Cairns, @. M. Shaw 4 CO, and R
B. Spencer. Only Memphis firms were
asked to enter the competition.
The commissioners some time age
asked Mayor Monteverde to order con
demnation proceedings against a few
property owners who have declined tc
accept offers made to them for their
roper HuJOlHlHk tu6 uIu iVul tlpucV
site at Main and Poplar. Half a block
there is TO be acquired, north Of the
alley to Exchange venue
Two lots have been bought at pri.
waite sale, one from the Watson estate
IL feet in width, another from r. B
Frank, fronting 81 feet on Main street
The price agreed upont is about 1886
a front foot, thus approximately fixinG
values Of the adjacent property, The
appraisal was made for the commits
sion by three OF the best known rea
estate firms Of the city.
The architects who are preparing
Mans must, under their agreement, IN.
spect three modern auditoriums II
other cities and a~cquaint. themselves
with the needs OF a modern markel
house. 1t was decided some time age
mai the main auditorium is to sea
$4,000 and that the market house VII
be a separate building on Front street