The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
OPPOSE CLUB
HOUSE PLANS
Minority of Board of Directors
Objects TO Action of
Majority.
DECLARE COMPETITION
WAS NOT FAIR AND OPEN
Women Will Consider Both
Findings at First Meeting
in November.

| The matter OF the acceptance or rcjec
ton Of the plans for the. new club house
for the Ladies' Literary club was brouGh
TO a head yesterday at a delayed meet
Ing OF the club, when. in spite OF The
lateness Of the hour, and tho fact tha
the matter could not be fully discussed
| ii was decided by q unanimous vote o
the club TO Givc to the minority rcpor
of the board OF directors az full anC
, free publicity as had been given 10 tht
| majority report accepting tho action OF
| the building committee. recommending
plans or Ware Treganza. The vot.
came as tho result OF motion OF Mrs
William e. Jennings, herself member
| of the building committee who asked that
| the matter be given full publicity in the
interest OF fairness
Because oil the. latencss of the hour
and the fact that no formal minority
report had been presented TO the club,
The minority report was not presented,
but II was later given out and is as
follows:
Realizing that the directors arc
servants Of the club. and are responsible
for any acts 10 the go women whose
money, time and influence constitute tho
basis of general esteem upon which the
credit OF the club rests. we, the mi
nority OF the board of directors, respect
fully submit the following as reasons
why VIC cannot indorsc the last action
of the board In accepting the plans Of
Ware & Treganza for the new club
house:
Only One Plan.
"First-Thc competition has not been
fair and open should be the case of
a public organization. and as the Lit
erary club purports TO be. No plan eN-
cept the one voted upon has had the
opportunity OF being explained or cor
rected by its author The architects
assert that no plan has had fair pre-
scntation even before the building COM
mtttcc. No other architects except Ware
& Treganza have had the opportunity
TO change or add TO their plans No item
OF the accepted plan has been submitted
officially 10 IN unbiased practical builder
for affirmation or dissent For example.
the walls OF the accepted plan are open
walls will stand the strain of three
story building, the architects themselves
not guaranteeing the stability of the
walls.
''Second-To even call in question the
courtesy of such a club as the Ladies'
Literary club is TO reflect alike upon the
fairness and dealing and dignity OF char
ncter OF the individual members OF tho
club. Four reputable architects asked
the board Of directors a stay of proceed
ings. II was In the highest degree dis
courteous for the vote of the board OF
Thursday, October 2i, 1910. TO be taken
ignoring this courteous request on the
part of reputable men OF the community.
The time and money spent by them IN
waiving all fees and prizes, entitlc them
10 fair consideration.
''Third-LawycrS of reputc have given
the opinion that not only is the club
dignity and fairness, but that the body
IS IN danger also OF incurrng civil
action in the courts OF Utah IN the way
Of an Injunction preventing the use OF
the accepted plans until the directors can
prove that they have decided fairly,
after giving all plans just consideration.
More Consideration Demanded,
"Fourth--The secretary's minutes Of
April s. recording the action OF the club.
read as follows; Tho building committee
building: The point that only one plan
should be submitted to the directors Is
therefore well taken. II is in the high
est degree improper that the building
formed the other architects In compeu-
lion that they might go and get back |
their rejected plans before any of them |
had been submitted 10 tue board of di- |
$500, the building committee submitted |
several lots for consideration. In tho |
case of the club building Involving $4,000 !
Juy one proposition Is submitted
''Fifth-The minority has no personal |
bias toward any ono set OF plans nor
toward any. ono architect but arc act
nS solely for what they believe is for
The good OF the club as a whole and If |
my director objects TO the labor involved |
IN looking over all plans submitted wc
eel she Is not performing hcr duty in the |
best interests of the club"
All action OIL the reports is delayed |
Ill the regular monthly business meet
ng. which wifi be the first meeting in
November at which time both reports !
Mill be presented TO the club.
Aside from this matter, the only thing
aside from tho regular programme was I
he brief appeal on behalf OF the Salt
.akc Symphony orchestra. made by Rev.
Glmcr J. Goshen and John D. Spencer
president and manager OF that orSsniza-
ion. who asked more cordial support
" the orchestra and a. deeper apprccia-
ion Of its work by the ladies' OF the
.lub. and especially the members Of the
music section. Later. on motion OF Mrs
r. # Adams, the club voted unanimous
V 10 request ihc section TO investigate
he matter and pledge the support Of the
lub towards the cause of music as repre-
cntcd by the symphony orchestra.