The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-19
BID OF s1S4,720
SECURES CONTRACT
James Stewart & Go. of New
York and st. Louis to Build
New Commercial Club.
TOTAL COST OF STRUCTURE
WILL AMOUNT TO $3.50
Building Is to BE Completed by
Jan. |, 1910; Members Con-
graduate Each Other.

That the work of erecting the new
home for the Commercial club will he
started at once, and that the building
VIII be ready for occupancy by Decem
Der 10, or in time for holding the eighth
annual banquet Of the club in tho lat
ter part of December, is the plan of
the ofnccrs of the club following the
acceptance by the building committee
Of the bids for the construction of tho
building, and for the heating and plumb
ing. at meeting Sunday.
The contract for the building, which
is placed in the hands of Stewart Sc
Co. of New York and St. Louis, and for
the plumbing and heating which yas
granted to Green & Reeves Of this city,
were accepted by the building commit
tee at meeting Sunday morning, after
long session aud following n meeting
of nearly four hours held Saturday af-
ternoon These bids will be submitted
10 the board of governors Of the club
at ITS meeting Monday afternoon, to-
Gether with recommendation that they
| be accepted. AS all the details of tho
matter have been, thoroughly threshcd
out by the members of the building
committee there seems to be little doubt
that the recommendations will he ap-
proved and there will then be nothing in
the way OF beginning work at once.
For Building Proper.
The bid for the construction of the
building proper calls for the expeudi-
ture Of $lSi,720 and was granted In
James Stewart & Co, who have head
offices in New York and St Louis It
is considered one of the leading firms
doing this kind Of work in the country.
The contract for the plumbing, heating
and piping for gas was awarded to
Green & Reeves of this city for ST. .643,
/ making a total of $202.363. Adding TO
this amount the cost OF the foundation
of the building, which already is com
pleted, the total cost Of the structure
will reach S250,000. or about $4,000
less than it was expected the building
would cost
The building, which is to be located
at the corner of Exchange place and
| Cactus street, will be absolutely fire.
proof, the fire being Of steel, the walls
of stone, terra Gotta and brick. the par
tltIons thoroughly frcproof and every
thing about the structure of the very
best. Full details of the interior ar
rangements which already have been
published indicate that the structure
will be one of the finest buildings OF
the kind in the country. and probably
the finest east of Chicago II will be
six stories high. finished in mahogany
throughout and in design and general
| furnishing adapted especially to the pur-
pose for which it was built The con-
tractors will be required TO give bonds
that the construction will be completed
by the time desired.
Members Feel Good.
Members of the Commercial club, and
especially the board of governors, were
congratulatlng themselves Sunday night
on the splendid progress made with the
work. Secretary Fisher Harris express
ed great delight that tho matter of
constructing the building was now final.
ly arranged w, j. Hallorap, president
of the club. expressed great satisfac-
tion that the matter was now arranged
so that work could be carried forward
rapidly.
He commented upon the regret felt
by the officers of tne club that tho
contract could not have been let to a
Utah firm, but he said that in view OF
the fact that the lowest bid made bv
n Utah firm was about $4,000 higher
than the bid made by Stewart & Co,
and in view also Of the high reputation
of the latter firm. there appeared to
! be nothing TO do but award the contract
as they did.
cit was simply a business PROPOSE
tion,' said Mr., Halloran, land $4,000
was not matter 10 waste op senti-
ment -
"There were about twelve bids on
the work of construction Of the club
house Final details of the letting of
the contract will be settled within three
or four DAYS and work then will be
started and carried forward as rapidly
as possible. The new home of the Com
mercial club will be an accomplished
fact by January l, 1910.
Trihute fo the Poor