The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-26
DESERET UNIVERSITY.
Work on tha Fine Building to be
Commenced at Once.
How it Will Look Under the
New Design

WdIutu W MI. Elias AlOIIIS, Iue
Well-known builder. A change has
been made in the design, and a
building that will afford adequate
room for years to come, and cost
but half to One-third as much as the
estimate of the first, is now deter
termined upon. The structure will
be brick-that is, the superstruc-
ture. One principal feature will be
an octagon extension at the south
east corner, which will answer
many requirements, and prove a
striking ornament. The foundation
will be of rock, as will also be the
basement. There will be really
three stories, including the base
ment, but as this basement will be
above ground, it really constitutes
one story. The contract now let is
for the foundation and the building
up as far as and including the water
table. The basement floor is to be
of solid concrete, and will make a
fine, substantial bottom. The figure
of the contract for that portion of
the building mentioned is some
where between $4,000 and $4,000.
Following is a brief description Of
the details of the building:
BGSen1ent-A large room in the
southwest corner. SO feet S inches
by 20 feet inches, will be used for
a general laboratory; adjoining on
the east and opening into it is the
dark room for holding reagents; the
latter room opens into the hall.
At the southeast corner is the adj
vanced laboratory room with dark
room adjacent. Next to the south
west laboratory, but north, is the
furnace room, with the coal room
attached. On the east side are a
shop, disSecting and other rooms
and at the north end Is suite of
rooms for the janitor. Some of the
rooms being also fixed so that they
can, if needed, be used for gym
nasium. From this basement are two
stairs which lead to the principal
floor.
Principal FIoOr-There are two
entrances to this floor, from the
south and the east. Entering the
hall from the south and turning to
the left, is located the chemical lee
ture room, which Is directly over
the general laboratory. The dimen-
sionS of the room are 26X55 feet. A
portion of this is cut off by sliding
doors in the rear of which are made
the chemical preparations for lee
lures, the platform of the lecture
room extending back into this pre-
paratOry room. The sliding doors
will really be black boards, and will
be kept closed when not needed
otherwise. Immediately to the left
of the south entrance is hat
and cloak room. To the right of
this door is the library room, which
is on the principal floor oft he octa-
gon extension. This is admirably ar
ranged for alcOveS, which will extend
from the walls toward the centre of
the room a distance Of about 81 feet,
leaving a space Of 10 feet in the CEN
ire, for tables, and a window be-
tween each two alcoves. The
office is located on the east
centre of the building, between
the two entrances. This office Is
arranged so as to be cOnspicuOus1y
noticeable to all as soon as the prin-
cipal floor is reached. At the east
entrance there is alsOa hat and cloak
room. The Office dimensions will
be 16x16, with private Office adj
joining on the south. On the west
side Of this floor are two flights Of
stairs leading to the upper story, one
flight directly facing the east, the
other facing the south entrance.
The north end of the building is
divided into two large rooms, one on
either side Of the hall, which will
be used as museum rooms; the east
room will be 32X37; and the west
32X16.
Second Flo0r-Both flights of
stairs from the main floor,
open into the second floor
on the west side, On this floor the
southwest room, 26X52, will be used
aS a physics lecture room. 1t is
arranged exactly like the chemistry
lecture room, which it is directly
above, only that the appliances will
be for physical instead Of chem
ical, experiments and illuStra-
lions. Adjoining on the east is a
small room in which will be kept
the physical apparatus. The east
and north sides will all be devoted
to lecture rooms. On this floor is to
be situated the assembly hall, the
chapel, the auditorium, the main
hall or lecture room, as persons may
choose to designate it. It's dimen-
'Sions are 60X36 feet, and it will have
a seating capacity for about 800
persons.
These three floors constitute the
building, but there is also another
large room in the octagon part, di-
rectly over the library and lecture
room, of the first and second floors,
which will be devoted probably to
drawing or music, or both. There
is tower above this room,
also a portion Of the Octagon
extension, and is designed to
give ample room for an astronomical
observatory. 1t is large and COM
mOdiOus, and opens out into a large
exterior extension, around which
there is a railing. Ample room has
been given, so that instruments
CON no f9knD ont M fbic extension