The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27


islature viii be introduced a bin author
izing the state land board to loan to
the armory board of the state of Utah
sS6. 400 at 3 per cent interest for the pur-
pose of erecting an armory in Salt Lake
City. 10 be the headquarters for the Ma
tional Guard of Utah and to be the quar-
tiers of the battalion OF the guard from
Salt Lake City. If this is granted, 1t Is
proposed 20 purchase land and to erect
an armOry suitable for the needs of the
guard and at the same time a convenient
hall for convention purposes.
There is at present in the hands of the
state treasurer a military fund of S24.
Oe0, which is available for use in the
construction of the proposed new build
ing and the purchase of site If the
loan from the state land board is author
lied by the legislature it will leave s110.-
900 available for the new building. This,
it is believed, will be sufficient for the
erection of an ideal armory. large enough
for the needs of the guard for years to
come
A feature of the plan which commends
II 10 the persons interested in the pro-
gress Of the guard is that the building
may be built without any additional eX-
penditUre of money by the state for mill
tary purposes. The yearly rental of the
Salt Lake armory amounts to $3.50. This
amount will pay to the state land board
each year per cent interest on the loan
OF S6440 the estimated cost of the pro-
posed armory, over and above the s24,0 900
already available for this purpose. Later
a SINKING IuHQ would be provided and
the debt paid off gradually
Every officer of the guard is a strong
advocate of the plan and many members
OF the state legislature who have dis
cussed the plan are of the opinion that
1t will be given the unanimous approval
of the state legislature.
That the present quarters of the Ma
tiOnal Guard are entirely Inadequate for
the purposes for which the guard was
organized is conceded. The quarters are
crowded, necessitating a battery room in
the basement of the building The hall
is not ample for drill purposes. and the
building is entirely unsuited for the stor-
ing OF arms and delicate field guns. The
lease on the building expires July l. 1910
1t is probable that at that time the rem
tai OF the present armory VIII be raised
or that the quarters of the guard in Salt
Lake City will have to be moved. Ii is
therefore proposed that a new armory be
built to house the guard from that time
on and that work be commenced on it
at once that the quarters may be moved
as soon as the present lease expires.
Friends of the project have been active
in working for the armory for several
years This year the work will be con-
seems a feasible one. Professionally plans
for the armOry have been drawn and two
OF them, one showing the front elevation
and the other the second floor plan, are
printed in The Herald this morning
Proposed Armory for Salt Lake.
The plans contemplate the present cree
tion or a building containing quarters
for eight companies. drill hall, battery
gun room, company storage and wagon
rooms, post quartermaster and ordnance
store rooms, furnace room, repair shop
and kitchen. The. present CONTEMPLATED
building is to set back from the lot line
not less than fifty feet TO provide for the
future construction of an administration
building containing the headquarters of
the adJutant general. headquarters of the
First infantry, gymnasium, a general
recreation and club room, and such other
rooms as may then be deemed proper and
necessary. With this end in view the front
elevation OF the proposed present build
ing has been designed to cost as lit
tie as possible, the center portion being
temporary.
Pending the construction of the admin
iStration building and the organization of
a null battalion OF infantry, there will be
ample quarters for the adjutant generals
department headquarters of the First in
fantry ard the armory custodian in the
present contemplated building.
Entering the armory through the SALLY
port or through either of the side doors.
shown on the elevation. access is had 10
an open court 90X107 feet to be paved
with asphaltum or other suitable mate
rial to be used for battery and companv
drill and more suitable for this burmese
than an inclosed building, excepting in
inclement weather. From the sides of
this courtyard entrance is had to the of-
Ulcers and non-commissioned officers
rooms Of each set of company quarters
four on each side, and from the officers
and non-cOmmissioned officers quarters
q stairway leads 10 the individual COM
pany rooms on the second floor. one
stairway for two companies Passing
through the court and on the same level
entrance emu, is had to the first story of the
dril hall-on the right to the battery
gun room. harness room. storage room
Tor headquarters. company storage rooms
ana repair shop room The guns of the
hRrfHrN~ h.. !,
their places by horses and COMPANY wag-
ons may be taken to and from the COM
pany storage rooms. Passing through
the court on the left, entrance is had To
store room, furnace room and indoor tar
get range Both on the right and left
doors open on the rear, so that a wagon
may be driven through the first story
on one side and back through the first
story on the other and all quartermaster
and ordnance stores may be unloaded
rom wagons into the proper storage
rooms To the rear of the building il is
designed that there be vacant plot Of
ground sufficient in size TO form a bat
talon and picket and care for horses for
and bath accommodations are provided
and with the room designed for kitchen
properly appointed from 500 TO loo men
can be Quartered and accommodated and
properly cared for for an indefinite
length OF time in case OF necessity At
the rear of the court double stairway
court on the second story.
Again entering the sally port OF either
OF the side doors. by ascending the stair
ways on the right or left access is had
10 the balcony surrounding the court on
level with the second floor, from which
entrance IS n2d 10 the respective COM
pany rooms, consisting of an assembly
room and a smoking room four on each
side There are two Railways on each
side, serving two companies and from
which stairways lead TO the officers and
non-commissfoned officers quarters on
the floor below ard TO the company
equipment room on the floor above This
balcony Will be rooted and provided with