The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-27
t HREE BUILDINGS
FOR Id. S. COLLEGE
Eighteenth Ward Block May Go
to Institution.
PLANS OF THE TRUSTEES
HOPE TO ExPEND $4,000 Tells
YEAR.
PLANS THE TRUSTEES


The trustees of the I.atter-day Saints
college expect TO expend $4,000 and erect
three tine buildings during the present
season. il The negotiations now pending
are brought to q satisfactory conclusion.
Two buildings will be erected in any
event, TO correspond in size and style
with the one built last year for the bust
ness department of the college. One of
these Dealings is provided for by the gift
or Mrs. Matilda NJ. Barratt and will be
built as memorial to her dead son.
The other two buildings are intended TO
be erected with money derived from the
sale OF the block of ground bounded on
the south by First street and on the east
10y A street. set aside by Brigham 1oung
IL his will the site of thG Young uni
veTSitv. The intention is to sell this
block Tor what il will bring and use the
proceeds FOX building on the site selected
Tor the college. on the northwest quarter
of the Tithine house block. fronting the
tempe. The ipt to be sold is a full block
twenty rods square an0 is thought to be
worth between $4,000 and $4,000.
There ais. certain formaltties that have
TO be gone through with by the church
authorities and the trustees whom Brig
ham Young left in charge of tnis piece of
property before f. can be sold. a meet
ing of the trustees win be held with the
chu-ch authorities tomorrow morning.
and at that meeting, IL is understood,
that the mater win be adjusted. 1t is
also the understanding that the action
who have their regular meeting in the
temple tomorrCw at II O'Clock.
Angus N. Cannon, the president of the
board OF trustees of the Later-day Saints
college, stated last evening that negotia-
ttons We're on foot having in view the
sale of the square alluded to above, but
he was not posted, he said. TO just
what had been done.
This matter was ieft in the cands of
the building committee of the board
NJ cannon said, anu that committee
has not Yet reported to the board. In
ready to report and that nothing definite
has been GSn, The committee is COM
posed OF Fishop is9mney, John 9; Cutler:
A w Carlson. Henry Dinwoodey and
Heber ). Grant This committee has
been in CONSULTATION with the trustees
is intended to sell but just where the ne
Sotiatiohs stand am not prepared TO
say"
Meeting of Trustees.
Spencer Clawson- who is one of the
under cOnsidera ton, stated that meet
ing was % Se held by the trustees with
the church authorities tomorrow morning
brigham Young. said MI. Clawson.
left this square of ground by his Will to
be site Fer the Young university He
died before he endowed the university
and consequently IT has never been built.
Meny efforts ma e been made 70 have IL
transferred to the Latter-day Saints col
leSe. and no Doubt tots will be done. The
ground was ls:t bv Mr.. Young in charge
or a BOARD OF trustees. OF whom Apostle
Brigham Young. Mrs DOugaU. Willard
Young and ysef are members. All the
heirs of the Brigham Young estate
decided their Interests in the ground to
the trustees except four or fiN and these
sold their Interests to the church. so that
the church has 5-47th interest in the
property. Some are for holding the
ground until the will of Mr.. Young can
De carried out. but OF the meeting with
President Snow tomorrow it is hoped to
adjust all differences
with the money received from the sale
OF this property ard the beGuest Of Mrs
Barratt the trustees of the Latter-day
Saints college hope 10 provide buildings
SUFFICIENT to accommodate all the stu
dents tina are now crOWding for admis-
sion to that institution. The location Of
tie business college has proved to be
very popular, and the demands upon the
school were never SO great as they are
Just at this time With four good build
ings located upon such fine site and so
convenient to the business center of the
city, 10 is felt that the college will be in
a position TO 90 a great educational work
The. grOuuSSs. that include $50 feet square,
are 20 be graded and beautifully orna-
mentcd.