The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-02
Stars and Stripes Float Over the
City and County Building.
A VISIT OF INSPECTION.
PRESENT AND FORMER OFFICIALS
VIEW THE MASSIVE STRUCTURE.
Minute Description of the Magnifi-
cent Building Now Nearing Com
pletion-A Grand Banquet in the
Evening in Honor of the Occa-
sion.

ing and Armstrong city admInlStrd-
tons and present and former county
administrations held a grand reunion
yesterday afternoon and last night. In
the afternoon the joint city and county
building, that magnificent edifice which
the city and county are jointly rearing
on Washington square, was thoroughly
Inspected from basement to the towers
which rear their stately heads many
feet above the roof, and last night a
banquet was rendered to a large num-
Der Of invited guests by the city and
county administrations at the Walker
House.
The invited guests assembled at the
city hall shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon, III response to invita-
tons which had been sent out by ex-
City Recorder Stanton and County
Clerk Meloy. The invitations stated
that the line would be formed in front
of the hall at O'Clock, but it was
fifteen minutes after that hour when
the order to fall in was given by Chief
of Police Paul, who was marshal of
the day. Chief Paul and Captain DON
ovan headed the column, followed by
a platoon of police under Sergeant
Wire. Then came Probate Judge Blair
and ex-Mayor Armstrong. The other
eX-officials and invited guests
formed into line, two by two. and the
march to the building was taken up.
As the head of the line turned into the
north entrance of the building it ives
saluted by prolonged blasts from the
steam whistle of the engine which fur
nishes the motive power for the ma
terial lifts, and
THE STARS AND STRIPES
were run up on f1agstaffs on the north
and south ends of the structure. An
entrance was effected through the
north doors and, commencing at the
ground floor, the guests made their
way over the entire building, even
to the top Of the yet unfin-
lshed central tower. AS they passed
from one room to the other explana-
tons were made Of the particular uses
to which the various rooms will be
put by ex-City Recorder Stanton and
Architect Proudfoot. Many were the
expressions of surprise at the beauty
and magnificent proportions of the
mighty structure. Fully an hour and
a half were consumed in the inspec-
ton and an adjournment was then
taken to 9 o'clock at the Walker
House.
The building is
NEARING COMPLETION,
the roof being practically on. The
main tower, which will rise 100 feet
above the roof, is now completed to
the second story and a large force of
worknlen is engaged upon it. Four
more months will see the magnificent
structure ready for the occupancy of
The municipal and county officials.
THE COST.
The original contract price was, in
round numbers, S379, 900, but changes
made in the foundation plans increased
that amount to $406, 1868, and the cost of
the boiler house and the tunnel. by
means Of which the building will be
heated, will entail an additional ex-
oense of SIS, 900. Extras will cost, per-
1aps, $4,000 more; $780, 600 will be eX-
pended in laying out and identifying
he grounds and another appropriation
If $40. 900 will be needed for sidewalks
mo coping. Work on the foundation
vas begun in September, 1891, and on
he structure proper in the spring of
1872. Owing to delays which were un-
avoidable the work of construction was
greatly hampeced in the early part of
he present year, and owing to finan-
John S. Bowman, was retired and the
ask assumed by the joint city and
county building committee, consisting
u Mayor Baskin and Councilmen Loot
,ourow. Wantland and Bell, as the re-
of the city, and Selectmen
Norris, Cahoon and Bamberger, repre-
;enting the county. The supervising
is W. T. Proudfoot, the de-
igner of the building, and the is
pector, H. M. Willard. Both gentle
men have given all their time and at
ention to their duties and their re-
,ords stamp them as men eminently
tilted for their positions.
THE DIMENSIONS.
It's fronts are 267 feet in width and
u the center, from the portals of the
forth entrance to those of the south
entrance, the distance is 279 feet.
Around the building, following the
trade lines, the distance is /, 100 feet, and
when completed, there will be 5000 600
'r1ck, 11,0OO tons of Kyune stone and
100000 feet of timber in it. It's foun-
iations are as complete and durable
Is IL is possible to make them. In the
thousands of tons of rock
we're placed, together with 5000 feet
# concrete and 400 tons of railroad
ron and steel beams, the latter being
nterlaced and in three layers, the in |
erstices being filed with concrete.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
Under the tower four layers of -
ncn rorty-pound steel 1 beams were |
ct loot in centers and filed in with |
oncrete. The tower walls are of brick. |
SxlS and SX5 and SKIS feet in dimen-
ions, and extend up a distance of 120 |
Q1f
re rect 10 inches to the base line of !
he dome, which will support the pedes- |
al on which an image of Columbia " |
line feet in height, will rest.
Inc exterior Of the building is of !
ressed Kyune stone, the blocks rang
ng from eight to twelve inches in I
thickness, backed solidly with brick |
is supplied with two man entrance. |
M two side entrances, the former
aclng east and the latter north and |
outh. A tower TANKS either side of
ne main entrances, which are divided !
y columns, composed of polished red
rani'e, making three archways, to I
7nich lead granite steps forty-fiye feet T
1ng and twelve inches wide. 4 COR
id0r, 12x44 feet in size, comes next
1assive swinging doors separating Il I
rom another corridor which leads 10 /
ne rotunda, which is the center of tha
lain corridor, the length of which is
yer $50 feet. On each floor there is .
fmflar corridor, and all will he ,,,,a5
nth tiles. The walls will have en
ight-inch marble base; then will come
anels of red oak four feet high. tba,o
iaster, sand-fnished and tinted viii
Use until 1T meets heavy cornice and
rnamentai work. The first ana san-
nd floors will be wainscoted with 4
Ttah onyx viii
The basement is not fireproof but
ne first and second floors are. and 81
the south end of the blliidine Il