The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-27
ARCHITECTS SEEK
ACTION BY CLUB
Plans for New Ladies' Literary
Club House Cause of
Controversy.
CHARGE BAD TACTICS
George w. Eldredge Cleared by Utah
Association-Aetion by Direc-
tors This Morning.
CHARGE BAD TACTICS

Difference OF opinion among mem
bers OF the board of directors Of the
Ladies' Literary club has risen over
the selection of a set OF plans for the
proposed new club building on East
South Temple street, and a climax Will
be reached this morning at a special
meeting of the board, when the mat
ter will be considered for final action.
Through the action of the building
committee of the club in selecting the
plans Of Ware & Treganza for the
new club house and recommending
the adoption of these plans, an inter
esting situation has opened up, which
has aroused TO action the Utah Archi-
tects' association, when charges of
unprofessiOnalism were preferred
against George w. Eldredge. an archi-
tect, who had submitted plans with
four other firms, including Ware &
Treganza.
1t is now charged that the building
committee. headed by Mrs Elmer b.
Jones, had practically decided upon
Ware & Treganza even before the
plans were submitted, and that the
other four exhibits were set aside
without proper consideration and were
returned 10 the bidders
VIII Present Petition.
The following petition will be pre-
scented at the special meeting of the
Ladies Literary club this morning.
signed by George w. Eldredge, ]. A.
Headlund and J. II. Kent, three of the
five architects who submitted plans:
We. the undersigned. on October
10, received notification from the
chairwOman of the building commit
tee for the proposed new building for
the Ladies' Literary club 10 call and
get our competitive drawings. as they
had decided 10 recommend sketches OF
certain competitor for adoption.
I'VE now learn that the sketches
are to be viewed and final decision
rendered by the board of directors
Thursday. October %.
we request the courtesy Of having
all the sketches as originally drawn,
without alteration or revision. submit
ted to the board of directors. and we
would be pleased to explain our indi-
vidual sketches personally, if so de-
sired
-SOme of US have not been Afforded
this opportunity, and none of us has
been allowed the privilege 10 revise
our sketches TO meet the ideas of the
members OF any member of the build
ing committee.
I'VE believe the ladies of the club
desire to obtain the best results and
to be fair and just 10 all competitors.
and in that spirit we make this re-
quest.
In entering the competition we
waived the usual methods in such
cases. prizes. fees. etc. and feel it was
and is the intention of the club that
each competitor should have full
measure and fair play"
Architects Invited.
When the Ladies' Literary club de-
cided that new club building was nee
essary and much of the money for its
erection was subscribed, the board OF
directors sent out letters inviting local
architects 10 submit plans for the pro-
posed building. September Is was
named for the last day upon which
plans We're to be received. An extern
sion was later granted and at that time
five drawings We're submitted 10 the
building committee of the club with the
understanding that at least two of the
best would be in turn submitted TO the
board of directors for their final ae
ton.
Ii is now charged however that with
out fair consideration of the plans sub
mitted the building committee chose the
plans or Ware g. TreSanZa and rejected
the. other four, returning them TO the
architects.
Later charges were made by Mrs. FL
meF Il. Jones chairman OF the building
committee that George W. Eldredge
was guilty 81 unprofessiOnal tactics,
and the matter was carried before the
Utah Architects association. At that
time il was brought out that the plans
Of this architect were shown at a meet
ing OF the directors. and the building
committee was asked why they had not
been previously shown. The association
OF architects exonerated Mr.. Eldredge
OF any unprofessionaI work, and then a
petition was worded by three OF the
bidders, which will come before the
club this morning