Word: architects
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Justices of the U. S. Supreme Court hold their jobs only for life. Philip H. Johnson, architect of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, legally held office "in perpetuity," but last week Death -coming as it must to all jobholders-brought even his job to an end. Johnson's late wife was a sister of "Judge" Israel Durham who 30 years ago was a power in Philadelphia politics. In 1903 Durham got the city council to vote his brother-in-law a perpetual contract as architect at a fee of 6% of the total cost of constructing and equipping...
...Architect Johnson appointed a corps of plumbing, heating, brick and carpentry inspectors who drew $75 per week from the city. Their official work was not heavy and he saw to it that they were men who could carry their election districts. With the aid of this political organization he was able to stave off efforts to cancel his contract in 1905, 1913, 1916, 1932, was even able to get contracts for other city jobs. When a hostile administration hired another architect to build a hospital unit, Johnson sued, made the city...
Died. Richard Henry Dana, 54, Manhattan architect, grandson of Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and of Author Richard Henry Dana (Two Years Before the Mast); of pneumonia; in Manhattan...
...with railroad reorganizations (Pere Marquette, Frisco, International Great Northern, M. K. T.). Yet, no stuffed-shirt, he leans toward the liberal side on economic questions, is familiar with (and discourses ably on) a wide range of modern economic thought. Last week accompanied by Mrs. Bailie (a professional landscape architect, daughter of Lawyer Henderson) their three children and French poodle, Jasper, he arranged to move from his duplex apartment on Park Avenue to a house in Washington. ("Now," said Mr. Bailie, "Jasper will have a back yard to play in.") He also tackled the ticklish job of refinancing $727.000.000 of Government...
...hotel properties in Nice, used to say, "Never mind, the casino makes the resort." It also made the six other baccarat casinos in Nice, including that owned by the city, furious. Mr. Gould liked the Palais so well that he had a medal struck in white gold for the architect. He liked the medal so well that he had a second one struck for Mrs. Gould...