The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-01
GIVE OUT TERMS
Of MPET|T|0N
State Capitol Commissioners
Complete Programme for the
Guidance of Architects.
CALLS FOR MAGNIFICENT
AND CONVENIENT BUILDING
Seven Outside Firms Permitted
to Enter Contest; What Struc-
ture Contains.

The rogranrrrle for the selection OF ar
architect for the state capitol building
which has been under consideration oS
the state capitol commission for, sew
eraI weeks has been competed ana Waf
announced yesterday. The tentatlNs
form OF tho programme was prePaieS
nv Secretary OF State G. 5. TingeS. aiu
for several hays the members OF tne
commission have spent much Tina III
going over the details. In the prePaI a
ton of programme every error. ,hd M u,ith
made 10 be as liberal as possible VIII
the architects. The programme is the
result of much careful thoughl allc i
study OH the part OF the members OF
the commission ~,
study Of the programme Will show
quickly thet its preparation was no snla,,
task. And the completed documen. W. NJ
show what a magnificent structure Ine
commission Is planning TO erect. inc
building IS TO cost at least so,OO0-0Oo ana
from tho plans called for by the pro
eran,me and the arrangement oi me
floors. II will be a building OF unusual
convenience
In addition TO Utah architects. par
ticipation IN the competition VIII be Inn
tied 10 seven non resident arcnltecls;
und al Utah architects and architectual
firms desiring TO enter the competition
must file their applications with tho
state capitol commission before Sep,em
Der 10 Those who establish TO the sa,ls-
faction of the commission their capabll :
tiles shall. upon the invitation ot the
commission, be entitled 10 compete.
Will Be Spacious
On the ground floor or the buildlns'
which will he dome structure, the iol-
lowing offices will be located. according
10 the programme.
Fish and game department state
board of land commissioners. dairy and
food department. state chemist, state
board OF health. Utah State Fair asso-
ciation. horticultural commission. store
rooms and vaults
On the main floor will be offices of
the governor secretary OF state, attorney
general, state auditor. superintendent OF
public instruction, state treasurer bank
commissioner and bank examiners, COM
missioner Of insurance,
The second floor will include the su-
preme court rooms. state library and
reading room, state senate chamber,
state house OF representatives.
On the third floor will be the galleries
10 the house and the senate, state en-
mine inspector. commissioner OF labor.
Immigration and statistics; Inspector of
livestock, state board of sheep commits
sioners. state board OF equalization, ad-
jutant general, Utah Art institute,
An designs for the building must be
delivered TO she secretary OF state, who
is the official secretary Of the commits
sion on or before December / Within
thirty days after the plans are received
the commission Will make decision as
To their respective merits, which VIII be
communicated at once 10 all competitors.
In reaching the decision, the commits
sion reserves the right TO call in expert
advice IL it Is deemed necessary.
The programme sets forth:
Who May Compete.
This competition is Instituted by the
capitol commission Tor the purpose Of Sc
lcctlng an architect TO prepare plans and
specifications for the erection of "a state
capitol upon the capitol grounds in Salt
Lake City.
"All Utah architects and architectural
firms who. on or before September 10,
1911, shall have filed with the capitol
commission their applications To partici-
pate in this competition. and who shall
have established to the satisfaction OF
the commission their professional capa-
biIitios, shall, upon invitation OF the COM
mission. he entitled 10 participate in this
competition.
Participation in this competition is
limited, In SO far as nonresident COM
pctltors are concerned, TO the following
named architects and architectural firms
who have requested that they be per-
mitted TO participate in the competition;
.. Henri Desmond OF Boston. Mass; T.
NJ Andrew & Co. OF New York George
T. Post & Sons of New York. Henry j
Schlacks Of Chicago. H.; w F.. Burnett
of Denver. Colo; Cass Gilbert OF New
York. and ]. Il. Tourtelotte & Co. OF
BoIsc Ida
THE invitation TO enter this competi-
tion is personal to the architect invited