The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07

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eliminated: The grado of the streets
is such that little changes will have
| TO bo made. Some earth on the cast
edgo will be taken to fill slight dc
preston in the center and south part
of the plat The brow of the hill to
the west will serve as the basis of the
| level
Site Well Selected.
On account of the abruptncss of the
incline from Twelfth East, the site is
well selected No buildings tall enough
To cut off tho view from tho city
proper can ever be erected on the west
side of the site. AS Twelfth East forms
the western boundary of the site, the
distance away that buildings may be
erected is increased by tho width of
the street, thus removing all fear OF
residence property ever detractinG from
| the magnificent Wow from the build
| ing. Tho ten.acre tract is bounded by
| Eighth and Ninth South and Twelfth
and Thirteenth East. The Ninth South
the site and the Emigration Canyon
line touches the site on the east, Since
the school board decided on the site the
, place has been visited by thousands OF
people.
Is Superb View.
With the great peaks Of the Wasatch
range towering above the clouds to the
east. their sncw-capped SUBMITS keeping
stern watch over the valley, and the
0qurrh range TO the west. a view is Of
| fered that nothing of its kind can
equal. As the snow and ice give way
| TO the green of the summer, the view
| is not degraded, but becomes all the
more picturesque and grand Long be-
fore tho school building was thought Of,
people of the city began to realize that
no better location for homes could be
secured, and that part of the bench has
been settled rapidly. Many predict that
within ten years or less the new high
school site VIII be The center OF The
school population of Salt Lake. The
highest point of elevation of the school
site is 1910 The lowest is 1893, max
ing au average Of little less than a
mile
Who Accompanied the Architect.
Members Of the board who accom-
panied the architect were l.. =, Judd,
y. II. Christensen, Eli II. POLAND, G.. S,
Martin, W. J. Barrettc, Henry Van Pelt,
4. G.. Giauque. Lcdyard NJ. Bailey, and
George +. Eaton. Staynor Richards,
who made the survey, was present to of
fer suggestions on the grades and the
like. Through the courtesy of the
school board a Tribune representative
was included in the party. Mr.. lttner
spent the day following the visit TO
the site in the office of the city super
intendent. Mr. Christensen. who went
over IN detail with him some of the ma.
terial points that are To be features of
/ the new building, with reference TO the
different departments. In the few days
that Mr.. Ittncr viii spend in tho city
! he will recommend a general set of
( plans for the building and lis location
on the site. from which the local archi-
! fects will compete for plans Of adop-
: tion Early spring work on the build
ing is the ambition of the school board.
| About Consulting Architect.
I Tn selecting Mr. Ittncr. the school
board has acted wisely. Among num-
her of men who were recommended for
/ the place. the selection was made. He
, has the credit Of producing plans for
some of the most modern school build
/ ings in The country. At the present
time he is sunerintendng the erection
/ Of several buildings for the schools of
Gary. Ind, the great steel town that
has sprung up in year or two, HIS
work has been commended highly by
school boards wherever he has shown
I bis hand In ST. Louis he is regarded as
the foremost of all specially prepared
architects His work is confined 10
school buildings. In connection with
the school buildings at Gary, Ind. Mr..
, Ittner has included public Fairgrounds.
swimming pools and gymnasiums.
Outside Architects Barred.
Mr.. Ittner met with the school
board in IN informal meeting at s
q clock in the board rooms. He read
from a pamphlet of rules issued by The
American Institute of Architects con
: cerniug tho competitions of architects.
/ After some discussion the board de
cided. by motion. To limi, the com
petition 10 Utah architects, and plans
will be considered from all those who
+ wish 10 SUBMIT them. the board. with
the aid of Mr.. .lttncr, making selec-
tom. programme viii be issued TO
cover all points al issue in the plans.
Mr.. timer will draw mp tentative plans
and submit them al an informal meet
ing Of The board tonight, at the board
rooms.
The school board decided that the
cost Of the new building and ap-
purtenances shall be close TO S500,0O0
At meeting of the building COM
miitoe at 80 clock four bids for "A
septic tank AT the Whittier school were
rejected All the bids were considered
too high.
Rebrke the trick of the church
politicians III forcing the dishon-