The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-21

cellar or basement little above the pres
ent surface OF the ground and TO have
this so high between floor and ceiling as
TO make the main floor of tho building
Sufficiently high so that the portico can
be seen over the crest OF the hill, espe-
cially " the crest is lowered few feet.
as can easily be done. there being no
permanent improvements there 10 inter-
fere with doing SO. Our suggestion In
This connection is.. further. that this
ba ascment be concealed by n masonry ter
race surrounding the whole building.
Al your request. we have prepared.
rather hastily, TWO alternative preliminary
plans, merely pencil sketches. on tracing
paper. illustrating how these IDEAS can
be carried out and showing, in addition;
such drives, walks. terraces. walls and
stairways. etc., AZ seem called FOR.
Both plans shoU the capitol 81 the
center OF the ground north and south on
suggested elevation OF the main floor OF
the building is 45s05. We have ascer-
tained by means OF profile on the cen =
ter line OF State street that this eleva-
tion would be sufficient To show the base
of tho portico OF the capitol at about
ninety feet. from the center OF the build :
ing, and To show at least a few steps OF
the terrace about ffty feet from the
should be satisfactory 10 the architects.
We have assumed tllat the floor Of the
building would I've four and onc-haif fect
above The top of the terrace steps and
twelve feet below the terrace. or, IN other
words AT elevation 1854. VIC believe
such a terrace twelve feet high ana ~"
feet long would commend itself to the
architects rs x means OF giving this large
building sufficient elevation above the
surrounding ground as regarded 10 Sc
cure the desirable effect OF dignity.
Rear and Ends.
AT the rear. OF north ~ the building,
We propose the same terrace with the
same height OF steps, but more com
pactly arranged.
Al each end wo suggest, instead OF
steps. that entrances be MADE through
the terrace 10 the basement Of the buiid-
ing. IN this connection, we propose
carriage concourse at each end OF the
building SO persons arriving in carriages
or automobiles could pass directly INTO
the building on the level and use IN"
elevator. and thus avoid climb OF SIX
teen and one-half feet of steps to reach
the main floor
In addition. for the sake Of good ot-
feet and as alternatives we propose car
riaRe concourscs both north and south
Of the building. these concourses 10 be
connected by drives and wallis OF the
lcvei,
As an additional public entrance TO the
capjtol We propose to open an entrance
and tunnel below the west carriage con
course from 8 still lower concoursc at the
level of West Capitol avenue, where we
assume the street car line would pH. ne
fInor nf this tunnel being controlled by
The street grade would he some fifty lone
and one half feet below tho main floor
of the building Passengers arriving on
the street railway would walk in prac-
ticallv- on the level or. with 2 slight rise
and lake the elevator To the desired floor
az tho building 1t would be possible, and
In some respects very desirable, 10 en-
tend the street car line through this
tunnel into q station at the center OF The
building Thus passengers would be. en-
sbled 10 reach any part Of tho building
with the least possible effort or an
npyancc.