2 5 ▁were ▁offered . ▁The ▁proposed ▁building ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁exceed ▁£ 5 0 0 0 ▁in ▁cost ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁house ▁one ▁large ▁school ▁room , ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 ▁class rooms , ▁d orm itories ▁for ▁ 3 0 - 4 0 ▁board ers , ▁qu arters ▁for ▁the ▁head master ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁to ile ts , ▁bath rooms ▁and ▁servants ▁qu arters . ▁A ▁terra ce ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁fac ade ▁and ▁future ▁extensions ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁indicated . ▁ ▁The ▁winning ▁design ▁" Ver itas " ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁architect ▁Will ough by ▁Pow ell , ▁then ▁a ▁draft s man ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁and ▁previously ▁in ▁the ▁employ ▁of ▁Richard ▁Ga iley . ▁Pow ell ▁moved ▁to ▁To owo om ba ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁buildings ▁and ▁pract iced ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁designed ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁buildings ▁including ▁churches , ▁resid ences ▁and ▁a ▁fl our ▁mill . ▁Pow ell ▁had ▁a ▁further ▁impact ▁on ▁To owo om ba ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁To owo om ba ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁J ▁Mark s ▁and ▁S ons . ▁ ▁Se par ate ▁tend ers ▁were ▁called ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of