The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-03
THE COMING FAIR.
1t is to be Held Early Next
October.
IN THE EXPOSITION BUILDING.
The Board Of Directors of the ID. A. g.
NJ. Society Hold an Import
ant Meeting.

The board of directors of the Deseret
Agricultural and Manufacturing So
cjety met at the City Hall yesterday at
II, noon, pursuant to call of the presi-
dent.
Roll called.
Present-John r. Wiuder, president;
Francis Armstrong, Hector w. Haight.
J. D. Peters, w. H. Rowe. Charl s
Read, e. II. Weller. .Absent-James
A. Bean. Nelson A. Empey, j. H.
Moy!e, Smith Parker, Arthur L.
Thomas.
The minutes of the previous meeting
of the board. held March 7th, 1883.
were read and approved.
KICKING AGAINST THE FENCE.
The following remonstrance was read:
"To the President and Board of Directors
of the DeSeret agricultural and Manu-
tactu'ing Society :Es
Gentlemen-The undersigned, having
read in the proceedings of your homer
able body that it was proposed to erect
a seven-foot-high board fence around
the Tenth Ward Square, do most
earnestly protest against the consum-
nation OF the idea.
FWSt-That SUCH thing should not
be erected in the heart of the city, be
cause ii is unsightly and would be OF
fensivs 10 all passers-by, and to your
selves would be unsatisfactory when
erected.
ISecond-That the erection of such a
baroaric permanent fence around the
Tenth Ward Square would injure the
value of property adjacent thereto.
Mird-That such fence would make
the square harborlng place for row.
dies and low persons of unsavory pro-
c!iviheg, similar to the Eighth Ward
Square; and the history of the latter
would doubtless be repeated.
F0urth-That in our opinion proper
buildings can be erected within the
block for exhibition of stock, and the
grounds surrounding should be made
attractive, instead of offensive
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted."
This remonstrance was signed by
Adam Speirs, James @. Woods and 3le
others.
7 During the consideration which en-
sued, it was expressed as the sentiment
of the directors that there was no inten-
ton to deteriorate valuations ia the
vicinity nor to perpetrste any injustice
upon citizens, but in view of the fact
that the society was dependent upon
it's gate receipts for existence. and lis
gate receipts would be of little conse-
quence if all the outdoor exhibits
were exposed to the public
view, that there was no al
tentative but to have such a fence
at least around a portion of the
grounds. 1t was also argped that a
portable fence might be used, or canvas
be stretched on exhibition days, but
this was deemed impractica BILE from the
fact that a part of the square in all
probability would be in almost con-
slant use as stock market and
kindred purposes and that whatever is
done should be permanent. Finally,
on motion of Mr.. Charles Read, the
executive committee was authorized to
construct a tight board fence seven
feet in height around the east half of
the Square; that the main building be
located a short distance to the west OF
the center of the block, so as to leave
the east half of the block clear for
outside exhibition purposes, and
that a neat picket fence not to
exceed four feet in height be constructed
around the west half of the square.
The secretary presented vouchers for
expenditures to this date amounting to
$l37.60; which sum was allowed and
appropriated.
KNITTING GIFTS IN UIS waPF
The following communication was
read:
To the Honorable Board of Directors of the
Deseret Agricultural AMI Manufacturing
Society:
SALT LAKE CITY,
Gentlemen: Having been requested to
state to your honorable body my terms for
taking charge of the buildings to be con-
structed on the Tenth Ward Square accord
ing to my sketches adopted last week, l
offer to make working drawings, details
and specifications and superintend the con-
struction for per cent. of the actual cost
or to make working drawings. details and
specifications for per cent of the esti-
mated cost if work should u OF be executed.
Otherwise am willing to make any other
arrangement your honorable body may see
fit to make.
Yours most resrectfullv,
r. KLETTING,
Architect.
On motion Of Mr.. Read it was de-
cided that Mr.. Kletting's proposition
be accepted with the understanding
that he be paid for plans. specifications
and superintendent 5 per cent. on
the actual cost of the building, if
erected, or 8 per cent. on SIS 600 1.-THE
estimated cost in case after the plans
and specifications are drawn, the
building should not be constructed;
the plans ana specifications in either