The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21
BILL FOR CAPITOL
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Measure Becomes Law and All
Is Smooth for Beginning
of Construction.
Continued from Page One.

houses by vote that was practically
unanimous,
Under the measure enacted by the
legislature of two years ago the re.
dempton fund of the bond issue of
1892, amounting to $250,000; the
100000 remaining bond Issue avail
able in excess of the territorial
Indebtedness, and $4,000, derived
from the sale of public lands, set aside
by the enabling act for the erection
of public buildings, is available for
81 100000 authorized by the bill
signed Monday, makes a total of
81 900 at present available for the
erection of the capitol.
The signing of the bill makes the
new capitol for Utah a reality. The
governor, within a week or ten days,
will name the members of the state
capitol commission. Under the law
the commission will consist of the gov
ernor, the secretary of state, the at
torney general and four appointIve
shall be members of the same political
party.
AS soon as the commission organizes
it will make arrangements for the con
sideration of plans for the new capitol
The plans will probably be selected in
open competition, Utah architects being
given the preference. Work on the
excavation and foundation will be be.
gun as soon as spring opens and ms soon
as the plans are approved the work on
the superstructurc will commence.
Of Utah Materials.
Governor Sprvs plan is to have the
building constructed practically entirely
of Utah materials. He said he believed
hut
struction of the building except the
steel could be found in Utah, He
favors also fair wage for the labor.
ers on the building and the exclusive
employment of white labor.
Under the law the ultimate cost of
the building is not to exceed $2,5OO,OUO.
For this amount Governor Spry believes
a building can be erected that viii be
one of the most beautiful of any state
in the union and at the same time be
large enough for the needs of the state.
Governor Spry recently visited the new
state capitol of Kentucky, one of the
most beautiful of any of The states,
II was erected at a cost 81 1000.
The cost of the same building in Utah
would be larger, owing to the fact that
the state expects to pay more for It's
labor on the building.
The site of the building as fixed by
law is the beautiful Capitol Hill in
north Salt Lake. This commanding
plot of twenty-five acres was present
cd to the state by Salt Lake City as
a capitol site. Each year the grounds
have been improved and on each Arbor
day trees have been planted on the
grounds. Now it is a beautiful garden
and it will form an ideal surrounding
| for the new capitol.
IL the present plans are carried out
| the construction of the state capitol
will proceed rs rapidly as possible and
il has been said that the next legls-
lature will meet III the new state cap"
| itol. The completion of the building
| is not contemplated as soon as that,
but it is believed that some of the
executive offices and the senate and
house chambers will have been com.
| pleted by the time the next state
| legislature convcnes.
| Under the provisions of the law lust
enacted the bonds will be issued in four
series. one for twenty years, another
| for thirty years, third for forty years
and the fourth for fifty years. The
bonds draw not Go exceed four per cent
interest and cannot be sold at less than
par. The state board of loan commits
sioners does not anticipate any diff.
Guilty in disposing of the bonds under
these conditions. With the .$500,00C
now available the construction will
begin at once and it will probably not
be necessary to dispose of any Of the
bonds for some time to come.