The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-14
Legislation Under Way Looking
Towards Speedy Construction
of Fine Capitol Building.
AUTHORIZE ISSUE OF BONDS
Constitutional Amendment Gives
Legislature Power to Provide
Means for Procuring Funds,

Early next week Senator Charles II.
Marks will introduce bill providing for
the issuance of bonds In an amount suf-
icicnt to provide for the erection of Il
state capitol In Salt Lake City.
The amount Of the bonds for this pur-
pose has not yet been determined. but
II will he large enough 10 cover the cost
of The building proposed, Under the re-
cent amendment to the state constitu-
ton. the state is permitted 10 issue bonds
In an amount equal 10 Il per cent OF
the assessed valuation of the property
within the state. This amendment per-
mits thc issuance and sale of building
bonds in an amount amply sufficient 10
erect all of the necessary public build
ings for the state government,
II is probable that Senator Markss S bill
will he only short bill. authorizing the
issuance OF the bonds If II is passed,
work viii be begun as soon as plans Tor
of the procedure toward the erection OF
the new state house Is covered In the
laws which were enacted by the lcgisla =
turc two years ago.
Commission Provided For.
One of these measures provides for a
capitol commission. consisting OF the
governor, the secretary OF state. the at
torney general. and four members TO he
appointed by the governor The special
tax election two years aSo resulted IN
defeat Tor The proposed capllCl LAX, ana
as a resuI, the governor declined TO ap-
point the four members OF the conmis
sion provided for. The lack Of funds with
which to proceed with the construction
OF the building rendered the commission
useless, II II had been appointed,
During the past two years The COVER
nor the secretary of state and the at
torney general have acted the capitol
commission. and on Friday submitted
their report to the Legislature, showing
how tho funds In their possession were
handled and the cost Of maintaining and
improving the grounds on tile capitol site
on Capitol hill. The report went to the
committees on capitol buildings and
grounds.
II the Marks bill passes the stale leg
islaturc the governor will name the four
appolntivc members OF the commission,
Under the law creating the commission,
two members are TO he appointed for two
years and two for four years After the
expiration OF the FIRST Germ the terms OF
the commissioners are all TO be Tor tour
wears The governor has the power TO
nlI vacancies and 10 remove any mem
Der for cause. II is also provided that
not more than TWO Of the appointlve
members shall belong 10 any one political
party
Secretary and Superintendent,
The law makes the governor the presi-
dent of tho commission. and the secre-
tary of state the Vice president. The
secretary of the commission and the su
perlntendent OF the buildings and grounds
shall be elected from among inc mem
bers appointed by the governor The
salary OF the secretary Is llxed at $500
per year. and that OF the superintendent
at S2a00. The other members shall re-
ceIve their expenses while engaged In
their official duties in connection with
the commission.
The commission Is authorized 10 cause
suitable design. with plans and specfi-
cations for the erection OF the capitol
to be prepared. with view 10 the pos
sibIe enlargement of the structure rs the
nnn cost
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