The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
Board of Governors Receives
Report on Furnishings and
Equipment.
OUTLAY TO REACH ALMOST
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
Some of Contracts Have Already
Been Fulfilled; Additional
Members Enrolled.

The total cost of the new home of the
Salt Lake Commercial club. exclusive OF
furnishings. will reach s295. .510.73. This
is the figure given in report By Secre-
tary Joseph Il Calne TO the board Of
governors at a special meeting at the
club rooms Saturday night. The new
building Is In q class by itself. so far as
similar structures in the west are con-
cerned, and will undoubtedly be the finest
home OF any commercial organization
west OF the Mississippi river,
of H. /. a. Culmer, chairman; a.; J,
Davis, Il. o. Mecklenburg, Samuel Weitz
and Joseph. u. Caine. submitted II report
OF the work done to date by the com
mitteo. The report was accepted by the
board OF governors.
The report stated that contracts had
been let to date, and partially fulfilled,
for decorations and furnishings on the
four main floors amounting 10 $50 SS2o os;
china and glassware, $26O7.34, Kitchen
equipment. 1891 40; refrigerators and cool
$3S3.76; electric light fixtures. $4,000, bar
and cigar stand equipment, 1892; for tint
ing bedrooms and halls on the fifth and
sixth floors, $500; total. S51.62S.GS'
For Bonded Warehouse.
The committee Furthermore reported
amounts yet TO be expended TO com
plete the furnishing and equipment; Fur
niture for forty-one bedrooms, $500:
electric G rs lights sGi5: bed bedding VG and towels,
$1,000; tintlng walls In service depart
ment, S400. other outlays, $1,000, total.
$l7,315. This brings the grand total for
furnishings and equipment up to $685.
943.G3.
In closing its report the committee said
that il had worked diligently and care
furnishings as cheaply as possible con-
sistent with high-class building.
Tho question OF buying a new silver
service at a cost of from $4,000 to $4,000
was deferred for future action,
Yet to Be Expended
ceived proposition from the local lodge
of the Loyal Order OF Moose 10 pur-
chase all the furniture in the present
quarters and to secure an assignment of
the lease on the present quarters The
proposition was accepted by the board
subject to some notifications.
The question OF acceptance OF the new
building in It's present condition came In
for considerable discussion by the gov
crnors. II is understood that there are
some details which do not meet the ap-
proval of the board and therefore action
on the matter was deferred.
BY unanimous vote OF the board Of gov
ernors, Mayor John s. Bransford was
rendered vote OF thanks for his nrduous
and efficient services as chairman OF the
building committee.
Secretary Joseph e. Caine made a re-
port showing that the total cost of the
new building would reach S226. 567.10. eX-
elusive OF the furnishings. The furnish
ings and equipment, to cost S6S, ,943 GO,
will bring the grand total UP to $685.
5IO.73.
In pursuance of request from Presi-
dent B. n. Baker Of the National Con-
servaton congress. which convenes at
ST, Paul September to 9. inclusive.
President JOY II. Johnson OF the club was
authorized to appoint three delegates to
the convention. He was authorized also
TO appoint two delegates to attend the
sessions OF The American Mining con-
September 26 to 80, inclusive.
Moose to Lease Quarters.
A communication from Colonel M NJ.
KaiEhn, calling the attention OF the club
10 the desirability of securing q United
City was referred to tho committee on
manufactures and new industries.
By vote OF the board and on the re-
quest OF the two organizations, reciprocal
relations were established with the Com
mercial club of Brainerd, Mimi. and the
Sierra Madre club Of Los Angeies.
The following residents OF the city
were elected to membership: Charles A.
Faus. manager OF the Smith Bailey Drug
company; c. M, Jameson, colonization
agent for the Canadian Pacific railway.
III. e. Cain, local manager of the Jensen
Creamery company: w. II. McDougall,
state manager OF the international Cor
respondence schools. Non residents were
admitted to membership as follows: II.
A, Brinlserhoff, consulting engineer. New
York City; John II. Geiger, mining man.,
INLAY, New; Charles X. Mabey. cashier
State bank. Bountiful. Utah; w. j, Wal
terS, druggist, Denver Colo.