Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
HOW BUILDING
IS PROGRESSING.
Another Week VIII Witness the
Completion Of Last Story Of
Emery-HOlmes Flat.
the new UNIVERSITY CLUB.
Ugly Satyr Figures to be Removed
From Face of Presbyterian Church
Other Structures.

Noticeable progress Is being made
with the Emery Holmes building, and
the coming week will see the upper
story entirely completed, and large
share OF the roof on. The cornice work
Is of an elegant. snowy pattern, that
Is attracting attention. At the Uni
versity clubhouse, the interior finish is
being completed, and the dormltory
rooms are being furnished preparatory
TO occupancy. The grounds have been
leyeled off, and a fine lawn will be put
In. At the Catholic cathedral, the great
circular window in the front elevation
has been completed and makes a pre-
tentious showing. The front 'will be
carried up to a peak, and Include "A
group of three small windows above the
large one. The towers viii be finished
off for short distance above the pres
ent level, and allowed to remain until
the church is so far out of debt that
the steeples can easily be carried up
TO the intended height. The chances are
that the steeples proper will be Of ter
la Gotta which can be made to 30
closely resemble stone that the differ
ence cannot be detected from the
ground.
AT the Presbyterian church, the roof
VIII be on the main auditorium next
week, and then the work OF erecting the
front elevation will be taken up. Some
builders have taken It upon themselves
to critlcise the size of the steel roof
trusses, whereupon the architects had
n mn
facturers figure independently on the
strength of those trusses which were
found to be capable of sustaining twice
the load they '@ill ever be made to bear
The weight of the roof comes on the
walls, and the main function of the
trusses will be TO bind the roof together
and preserve II stiffiy in position. 1t is
interesting 10 note that the "gargoyles"
or satyrs in terra Gotta placed at the
side OF the entrances, and over which
there was so much talk, Will be remoy-
ed and spouts of some attractive design
put In their places, The workmen re-
ferred to these 'gargoyes" as "dlvls"
which occasioned considerable com
ment. The Unitarian church and the
Orthodox synagogue structures have
been finished and are occupied, Tho
Eighteenth ward schc9house is loom
ing up over the roofs Of the buildings
TO the south, and makes a pretenNous
appearance. 1t Is believed that that
part of the town will be further built
up by the purchase Of the southeast
corner of State and First streets and
the erection there of a large apartment
house which will harmouiae with the
great structures to the north and south.
Tho Independent Telephone Building
makes a very handsome appearance
with its white sandstone and FURNISHED
copper front; and the Atlas block--also
OF white sandstone and copper, IS
ma King pretentlous appearance as the
front elevation goes up. The other
! structures going up about town are
being pushed as the long continuance
OF fine weather has given builders and
contractors nm equally fine opportunity
to hurry up and complete their work
For that reason the cornice and metal
workers are rushed 10 DEATH" and
| they could easily work all day and all
night, II provision for this were posi-
BILE.
An immense amount Of building Is go
ing on about town in the way Of cree.
ton Of dwellings OF all classes and
styles and II this beautiful, open fall
| only continues, many new dwellings
will be ready for occupancy before
| Christmas,