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The walls of the entire gallery “E,” at the 
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts are at present 
covered with designs submitted for the Soldiers’ Mon- 
ument, which it has been decided to erect in Logan 
Square in this city at a cost of half a million dollars. 
The desig ns cover all the latitudes of municipal 
monumental work, columns of five 
orders, obelisks, vaults, arches, ter- 
races and shafts, but with not one 
single exception, could you find one 
that would prove absolutely objection- 
able. 
The competitive designs, when 
submitted, were each accompanied by 
a sealed letter bearing the name and 
address of the sender and bearing upon 
the outside a number corresponding 
with that on the outside of the plan. 
After a careful inspection by the jurv, 
consisting of C. Howard Walker, of 
Boston ; John M. Carrere, of New 
York, and Charles C. Grafly, of this 
city, the following report was 
handed in ; 
Your jury of award for the com- 
petition for the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ 
Monument, to be erected in Log-an 
Square, this city, beg leave to report 
that after consideration of all the plans 
and models submitted in competition, 
and after a visit to the proposed site of 
the monument, they have decided upon 
the following awards: i. No. 3; 2, No. 
20; 3, No. 35; 4, No. 37; 5, No. 16. 
After voting to accept the 
report, the councilmanic com- 
mittee, with Common Council- 
man Gilpin as Chairman, opened 
the envelopes and made 
the following awards : 
First prize, 
$1,000, Lord and 
Hewlett, New 
York, with a re- 
c o m m e n d a tion 
that they be em- 
ployed as archi- 
tects to supervise 
the erection of the 
monument. 
Second prize, 
York. 
ACCKPTKD DESIGN FOR SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ MONUMENT AT PHILA- 
DELPHIA, BY LORD & HEWLETT, ARCHITECTS, NEW YORK. 
$600, C. T. Roseberg, New 
Third prize, $400, W. L. Cottrell, New 
York. 
Fourth prize, $300, Ackerman & Ross, New 
York. 
Fifth prize, $200, Carey & Lyle, Buffalo, 
N. Y. 
The prize-winning design, as will be seen from 
our illustration, shows a tapering shaft 
of stone or obelisk similar to the 
Washington Monument, at Washing- 
ton, the base being decorated with 
heroic bronze figures, flanked on all 
sides with a broad terrace and steps. 
The north and south approaches are 
relieved with Winged Angels of 
Peace, bestowing the allegorical laurel 
wreath of Victory. On the western 
and eastern sides, are bronze figures of 
Roman soldiers, armed with spears 
and shields, while around the base are 
statues of soldiers and sailors of by- 
gone days, alternating with the muzzles 
of cannon which peep from the mas- 
sive base. 
The interior of the shaft provides 
for an elevator or steps to the top. 
In giving this report in full, every 
assurance is given to the non-victor- 
ious that their designs received every 
consideration, and this may act as a 
balm to those whose reward is only 
disappointment. 
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Again this is only the forerunne;r 
of much that is to come if the Council 
can be induced to make the necessary 
appropriations for the boule- 
vards already designed and 
submitted for their 
consideration. The 
lines extending from 
City Hall to Fair- 
mount Park will thus 
make Logan Square 
the main intersection 
and a big victory 
has been gained in 
its attainment by 
making the imposing 
shaft shown on this 
page the axis of Philadelphia’s boulevard system. 
W. P. Lockington. 
