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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 S 6 Toronto Public Libraries Pamphlet Collection L-^"^.i^iLj xjiNri"V"E]BsiT-ir MONTREAL BRANCH GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS \ FOR THE Bill i? 11 mil iN PREPARING DESIGNS FOR THE INTENDED BUILDINGS -^>^<-»- % %' PtCrtttKCSll IMPKTMEniE G^NJiRALE, 45, .tACfif'ES-CARTIER SQUARE, ^ 1880 T GENERAL INSTltUCTIONS FOR TUE CUIDANOE OF ARCHITECTS IN i='j^E:F.i5^i^insr<3- iDESia-nsr^ FOR THE BUILDING OF THE LAVAL UNIVERSITY BRANCH MONTREAL The Qucboc Seminary purposes constructing in Montreal the necessary buildings for the Laval University Branch. * As there is question of an important building, the Seminary lias decided to call for a conipetition of architects from Canada and the United States for the preparation of plans. To this end, the Quebec Seminnry has secured the services of compet(3nt gentlemen who have kindly consented to prepare the articles of competition and report on the value of the plans sub- ' mitted to them. The members of this Committee are Messrs. — 2 — Octave Audet, Chaplain of Sillery Convent, N. Bourassa, the well known artist of Montreal, and E. E. Tache, Assistant- Commissary of Crown Lands. Three prizes of $700, S500 and $300 are offered for the three best designs selected by the Committee after mature examina- tion ; but no one architect will receive two prizes. These three plans will become the property of the Quebec Seminary and the other plans will be handed back to their owners. The Seminary do not bind itself to execute any of these plans, and it will give the direction of the work to the successful architect, provided the latter furnishes all re(|uired guarantees and qualifications and consents an agreement with the business representative of the Seminary, in regard to bonus, salary and percentage. As may be seen by the subjoined sketch, the ground on which the buildings are to be raised is situated on St. Denis street east, between Sherbrooke and Ontario streets. Berry street strikes the ground along the line KL and may serve as a private entrance. On Sherbrooke street, there is a plateau, almost level, with a front of 450 ft. by a depth of 250 ft. ; the remainder of the ground, 350 ft. front on St. Denis street, by 262 on Ontario street, is a steep slope toward Ontario street, and at the bottom it forms an almost horizontal plane, the level of which is lower than Ontario street. The difference of level between Sherbrooke and Ontario streets is of about 45 feet. The sketch and the accompanying sections show that 10 soundings have been made indicating the depth of the soil and the line of rock.' The hill is composed of four beds of soil. On the surface is a bed of black, yellow or mixed earth, varying from 10 to 18 ft ; next comes a bed of pure compact clay of from 19- to 32 ft. ; then another bed of compact clay filled with pt bbles, which is from 2 to 21 ft. thick ; finally a bed of sand of 1 or 1| ft. covers the rock. Water made its way into every sounding though they were made in January, during very cold weather. — 3 — The chief front will be on Shcrbrooko street, but the St, Denis street front will require particular attention. The building, in its entirety will be seen from afar chiefly from the south anchsouth- east, and from the east on the river. The competitors are not to be bound to follow any special style of architecture, but the gothic is excluded. Architects must however avoid extreme and superfluous ornamentation. Appro- priate proportions with solidity of design and suitable and substantial architecture will be preferred. The general exterior plan of the university shall have to cive way to the exigencies of the interior apartments, and tastelnd picturesque designs shall have to be taken into consideration only in so tar as they contribute to a useful end in the cons- truction. There will be four principal departments : the administrative the law faculty, the faculty of arts and the faculty of medecine' These three faculties shall have to be connected with the administrative and radiate around it as much as possible The apartments of each faculty shall have to be grouped together and of easy access to the students of the respective faculties. ' It is not necessary that the general construction be confined to one block. There may be two blocks, one of which will contain the administrative department with the faculties of law and arts, and the other, the faculty of medecine. There may be also three blocks ; the first containincr the admiais rative, the second the faculty of law and arts, the third the faculty of medecine. There might even be a special construction capable of beirc lengthened indefinitely for the library, provided it be of easy access to the difi'uient departments. In all cases the administrative department must be in the principal block which will be situate on Sherbrooke street. The principal entrance will be on Sherbrooke street ; but — 4 — thero will be required a special entrance for the .students of each faculty. The Berri street entrance will be used specially for provisions. The Convocation Hall, the Chapel and the Li})rary must be of easy access to the public and for that reason should be, as much as possible, on the lower floors. All the parts of the building will have to be perfectly lighted, principally the lecture rooms, the museums, the laboratories and other rooms devoted to teaching. The whole edifice will be built of Montreal stone with brick backin