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Show DECLARES ARCHITECTS IN PRICE COMBINE WASHINGTON, June I. Supervising Supervis-ing Architect Taylor of the treasury department de-partment told the house committee on expenditures io that department that the American Institute of Architects has a price agreement enforced on competitive com-petitive building bids and that the federal government was affertcd by it. This association. Mr. Taylor said,' hut a steadfast rule that no member may bid below ti per eent of the total rost of a building for furnishing plans therefor, members violating being sub-ject sub-ject to flue and expulsion from toe association. |