Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
LAIRD is ADVISORY
ARCHITECT FOR WAR!
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Designer Of S2,000,O0O
Structure to BE Chosen
by Competition.
ACTION OF COMMISSION
is DEFEAT FOR MILLS
Fonr-llour Session of Body
Marked by Several
Sharp Tits.
no MEET AGAIN THIS MORNING
inir' VIII MIKE Preliminary Ar
rnnEcmrnts for Going on
With WORK.
ACTION OF COMMISSION
is DEFEAT FOR MILLS
no MEET AGAIN TINS MORNING
A'"'r' VIII Mnhc Preliminary Ar
rnnEcmrnts for Going an
With WORK.

After dcl!bcrating nearly four hours
and wadinr through mass of con-
i"sion and miSunderstan,ilngs In the
course Of which there were several
sharp Tits. IN" state Library Board
ana the Virginia War Memorial Com
mission. jointly charged by an act
Of thc Legislature with the building
"f s..O0o.o00 war memorial library
ana auditorium. progrcyecd ra,
enough in their lahors at the meeting
last nigh; Ia the hall OF the House
of Delegates. To name an advisory
architect. Or. Warren J.. Laird. pro-
lessor Of architecture OF the Uni.
varsity OF Pennsylvania. aud In
Keystone States Official architccuir
al advisor. was tho man named NJ;
'"e VIII be approximately s3,ioo. with
All necessary c&Denucs. such as ho.
'eI ana travelling expenses
ne Joint commission. dcspitc the
opposition nf Senator Morgan II
MiilS. went on record as iiyorin,
that the architect who viii be select
ed To draw the plans aud speci,ica-
tons and actually supervise the
=
ton liaS been held. This rcsou,
uo' was introduced by senator O..
walter Manp. VINO said that tho com
mission could decide later whether
IA" competition was to be omen or
limited"
nr. Laird Nahr~ speech
lhS Tact mat an adNsoEy areA!ioct
Aas been named doce no, moan ,p,r
work on thr buiIding ci.U he star,.n
without delay OF several months
'Specioliy IL il is finally agreed Ia
nave what is technically known a..
houbic cGmpetitiUu' a procedure.
which entail delay Of about ,
year, IN the opinion of Dr. Laird. (vhn
appeared before the board ana ,uar-
brief address. In Il doubi., cou,,,
ution, all architects in the state. MS
wei as others. would hc permitted
- submit drawings, in the prc!i,uin-
50 competition. From til. papers
ifHSfS" submitted. "a limited number.
probably three from among tho
states architects and .nay me an
equal number from outside, ANA an
oth"t. or iinal. competition called for.
FROM the final competition, the ar
'''"''N ~ 'f3ftl'b. y conn
iition OF tnat KING. Or. Laird said
would COST from $4,000 Ia x,5.0oo
\ single competition and limited
would involve far less tim. ana en-
lcnsc.
Two other names were submitted
!" the meeting. those Of Professor
i'iskc kimhall, OF the University Of
Y IfH!h!a. aud James H. Gordon ma
iv" Of Virginia. and now Il leading
architect of New York CITY. Both
we're voted. as MAS also The name Of
nr Laird when il was first pr.-
s"nted. although he had been recon-
m"nded by the report Of the special
subcommittcc appointed for Tie pur-
pose OF suggesting an adviser. This
report was submitted by Wyndharn
i. Meredith as chairman. and in Civ
ing it 10 his associates he stated that
while agreeing TO the appointment of
pr. Laird he was not in favor OF any
kind of competition in selecting an
architect
Senator c., Walter Mapp, another
member Of the subcommittee. stated
that he had not been present at the
meeting at which the appointment of
Dr. Laird was agreed upon. He
nominated Professor Klmball. This
left Il. j. Willis as the only member
Continued on I'arr \ Col .I