The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
CHANGE OF ARCHITECTS

Waseca Sournal Radical: BY four
to three vote the council last might
reversed the recommendation Of the
hospital committee and employed
Harold Crawford of Rochester as the
architect for the hospital. Mr.. Craw-
ford submitted the plans brought to
the meeting of the hospital commit
tee last week calling 70 semi-fire
proof building accommodating TWEEN
brought plan for 16 bed fireproof
building. 1t is the intention of the
council to consider both types and to
use Mr.. Crawford as consultant to
aid in deciding. Mr.. Crawford guar
antes to submit plan that can be
built within the limit and makes a
nat charge of $500. The vote on the
selection was close, Clayton, Gut
fieisch. Mahoney and Wyman voting
aye and Johnston, Priebe and Refine
ke no.
The Waseca Herald's story of the
council rejection of the Gerlach
plans is as follows:
THE council ignored the vote of
the hospital committee at its last
meeting endorsing the plans of Ar
chitect Gerlach of Mankato\ and Sc
lected H. H. Crawford of Rochester
as the architect to draw the plans
for the new hospital. Mr.. Gerlach
was present and offered to furnish
plans for a fire. proof hospital with
sixteen rooms for patients, which he
could get built by reliable twin city
construction firm for $4,000. He
would ask fee of 3h per cent or
s1,575 for plans and superintendent.
II his bid were accepted, he agreed
to drop his suit for $3.50 now pending
against this city for former plans.
'Mr. Crawford's plans contemplate
only eight rooms for patients in q
fireproof hospital to cost not over
$4,000 but he said two beds could be
put in a room, making accommoda-
tons for sixteen patients. His plans
for a semi fireproof building would
furnish accommodations for twenty
six patients. He. agreed to a get re-
side the $4,000 limit. He said that If
employed, he would work out other
plans in consultation with the coun
Gil members. His fee for plans and
weekly superintendent would be ST.
500. Alderman Mahoney made a mo-
ton to hire Mr.. Crawford. The
motion was seconded by Alderman
Clayton. On roll call. Mr. Crawford
was chosen by vote of four to three.
Clayton, Gutheisch, Mahoney and
Wyman voting aye; Johnston, Priebe
and Reineke, no. --
.Following the vote, Mr.. Gerlacb
announced that he would press his
suit for $3.50. now pending in su
preme court"
Mankato. May 81, 1921.-To The
Mankato Free Press: About three
weeks past the Citizens Hospital
architects to submit plans for hos
pital building, the cost not to exceed
Toltz, King & Day of ST. Paul,
Mimi, H. H. Crawford of Rochester,
Mimi, and the undersigned submit
ted sketches My proposition was for
a fireproof building to cost not more
than $4,000. The other proposals
were for a semi fireproof building
within the $4,000 limit. Ny plans
were found best In all of their partS,
and recommended for the councils
approval. At the last council meeting
Mr.. Crawford appeared again and
submitted entirely new plans on a
fireproof basis and made other prom
ises..
This is unethical in any profession.
/ won out fairly in the competition,
and Mr.. Crawford should have taken
his defeat as did Messrs Toltz, King
& Dav.
Enclosed find clipping from the
Waseca Herald, which / hope you
will please publish in connection
with the above. Still people wonder
what is the matter now days. Very
truly yours, Henry G. Gerlach.