The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-12
CAPITOL Bu|LDI(
NEEDS MORE ll
Commission Meets \
Property Owners ID n
cuss the Matter.
NO DECISION REAcS
Other Important Mates
Scheduled for Consid.
alton Today.
NO DECISION REAcI

PROPOSITIONS TO extend the rby
capitol ground eastward. co
the proposed building
taGcous site, were considcrsd 4.
ltol commission In conf.,o,
number OF property owner,
cas-, side Of the capitol grour,.
representatives. yesterday
While the matter was ro,
settled at the meeting
proposals were discussed. ana
those at the meeting wen, - !
i,ol grounds In body 10 a..
ground what could be done
The entire commission vas -.
ccptinG John Henry Smith ana :
spry, the latter being on his w.,
governors, conference n, s,.
y. }. Representing tho psru p,
ers were l.. r. Kelsey of RsI
lesple, who acted as spoke.ns
| w. III. Dickson. II. c. UarrIsn.
Rainey, Joseph Mellln and o,Ss.
OF whom own property which
directly concerned.
The problem before the co,..s
ono Of placing the new capitJ
| most advantageous position AZ.
bring II too near the east hr-
the capitol grounds. While Ms
the proposed building has M,
tied definitely, II Us held nr,h.r.
IT will be about 400 feet long
about the average length of e,,
other states OF recent date, uI
Site Is Cramped.
To place a building OF that. b.
the position selected as a ~,
bring the cast wall OF the strue,r.
in 30 feet of the east boundar-
the capitol grounds. This sn,s
would give little opportunlty n
erly arranging the grounds On h.
| The commission would like IA +
least 100 feet additional b,r 4
| could only get this amount b-
the street known as East CauIld
Is SO feet wide.
Three propositions were "a,
tentatively at the meeting yp~
One was submitted by the prupsr.
! ers themselves, and Is In Inc "a
a compromise. All through ~
ing, however, the represcnia,Ns
| property affected dlsclnlmed am
tion OF holding up the state and
a disposition 10 adopt any q.
reaching solution Of the PROBES
would be just 10 themselves 40:
same time give the commisslos
sired ground.
The proposal OF the property
was that they would not pre-.
objection should the commisSu
tion the Salt Lake City council
the west 80 feet Of East Capliol
on condition that the state she,1
simply TO keep the ground pad1
In good condition, This would d
70 feet for a road way in irost
residences on East Capitol. al
side walk, which would be PLACED
| one side OF the street, The ear
Only Objection Urged
The only objection the commlsi
10 this plan was !ha, the p.cp5
| would still be only So feet from 4
OF a 400-foot building. and ihu
not quite enough space FOR
landscape gardening.
| The suggestion was made ihat
ton might he arrived at By -
whole % feet OF the street and
another street along what II
front OF the property. Propsru
objected that this would sfo1
that are already of hardly
| length for building purposes
! thought that this might be rezs
| aslcinc the city to give 10 ne
| owners n strip of ground irom
Creek canyon boulevard. wnie,
the east Of the property, equn
taken from the lots in front
was largely TO investigate the
of this plan that the trip 10 ln
was made by automobile.
A third plan included yad
| street and also STRENGTHENING
10 make Il run directly nortn
This would add irlenguhr.
| ground TO the capitol site III
east corner and would give sis
| age at the head OF state sus7
however. would require tne
| Of a considerable piece OF ~
the value OF it is very proO'eA
To Meet Again To-day
II Is pointed out that for ne
affected by the last proNN
Sll 900 was paid some wears
| the city dedicated the capitVi
| state and when there was
boom in that locality. Whctoe.
would bring that much on the
kct now is questioned. ano u.
IL is pointed out, its value
tirely depends on the plac'ns
the capitol Lots on Secona
said To have sold quite
about $500 for p wide TIL m
Meilln is said To have pau
his land directly east oi "
grounds. .,tss
The commission In cIeeGm
yesterday also consldercd u
the Utah architects TO be invni i,ni
nit plans for the Utah capl,g.
was the closing day for Appa,S
this privilege 10 be presenv
were some thirty five IN s''
commission held up the hs. NJ
morning 10 look into the
Of one or two. who are no.
sonalIy 10 the commission ov
as the successful archltecs e. "'ss "a
task OF experimenting IN tn,.Ios
OF the capitol. the coinl'hsr ,a IA
necessary that his aoiIi'y /" sorl
work ne demonstrated, VA a.
at least These matters an .,III
additional strip OF Tr0uno oi5cs