Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-23
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JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELA-
TIONS BRANCH OF THE MTSIcI.
PAL COURT.
"Section /. The Select and Common
Councils of the city of Phi'adplphia do
ordain that the sum Of S400 900. au-
'thorized to be- borrowed by ORDINANCES
approved January I, 1915. be. and the
same Is. hereby appropriated to Item
160 in the annual appropriation to the
City Commissioners. for the preparation
Of plans and preliminary work on the
construction OF buildings for the Juve.
nile and Domestic Relations Branches
of the Municipal Court. on the plot Of
ground between Twentieth and Twenty
first streets, north Of Race street.
Section 9. That the City Commits.
sioners be authorized and directed to
employ an architect for the preparation
of plans for Municipal Court buildings
on the plot of ground between Twentieth
and Twenty first streets. north Of Race
street, and to enter into contracts for
preliminary worw on said buildings.
Approved the srcoud day of April.
A. .. 1919.
Thomas II. Smith. Mayor of phila.
delphia.
Payments to Architect
The records of the county commits
rioners show that Mr.. Windrim re-
ceived fees as follows:
July -, 1919 ....................t t5aT 80
xS.Ss; xS.Ssi Il: Il: Is:S. IIs:S IS IS 3 4
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. to7Gl 40
The contract between the county com.
missioners and Mr.. Wndrim. providing
for his fees. was made on the recon.
mendation of Mr.. Connor. counsel for
Sha rnrnnfSGinnoTa Tho
in selecting Mr.. Windrim. were guided.
II was learned. BY Judge Brown
The contract contains this clause:
THE conversation for professional
services shall be u per cent of the cost
of the work. In accordance with the
rate Of the American Institute Of Archi.
tects. and shall not exceed in any event
$3.50. .OOO.'
The face Of the original ordinance
$3.50. 900 in architects foes. This was
arranged In private conferences.
This maximum shows. however. Judge
Brown at that timc contemplated II
81. 900. 900 palace of justice. Now II is
estimated that the rost will be 5000,
900.
Say Title Is Not Clear
Upon looking over the ordinance,
Council said the title should nave con.
tanned specific reference to the section
authorizing the employment of an
architect.
In the once of the city solicitor cx
pert opinion Was as follows
THE title II not clear. For Oncthing
the appropriation IL for buildings Tor
the Juvenile and domestc relations
branches of the court. The SECTION au-
thorizing the employment Of the archi-
tect says that the architect is 10 draw
plans for Muniripal Court buildings.
The architect II not limited to build
ngs for the Juvenile and domestic re-
lations branches. so that evidently the
architect was to work on plans mnch
larger than contemplated by the ordin
ancc on It's face.
Legal opinion In City Hall was to the
effect that a suit could be filTl raising
legal objections to the validity of the
whole ordinance.
The title makes no reference, vague
or otherwise, It was pointed out. to the
larger and more ambitious plans.
$4,000 Paid so Far
Out Of the original appropriation of
$500 900, the total expenditures for
work done up to date, according to the
county commissioners, " $54 900. .03,
The amount due lie 500, ,7G5. 90.
An additional $500. 900 was appro-
oriated fos the court In July, 1919.
When S.sstionsd concernink the plans
1 the tieipal Court, Mr>< windrim.
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