I I I I BOARD ORDERS RESERVE BANK WORK ORK STARTED San Francisco Firm Will Have Charge of General General General Gen Gen- eral Contract in S. S L. L Plans for the construction of or the tha Federal Reserve bank building Jn In n Salt Lake have b been en approved by bythe bythe bythe the federal reserve resene board at Wash Wash- n D. D DC D.C. C. C and instructions have hare been issued for for immediate initiation initiation initia initia- tion of the work a according to a a. dispatch to The Telegram from the the- national capital i The building will willbe willbe be constructed on the southwest corner of ot South Temple and State Stale streets The wire marks the fruits of t a a. five years years' fight by Salt Lake Interests interests interests inter- inter ests for a federal reserve bank building which will cost about when completed and equipped P. P J. J Walker Co a San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco deco contracting firm will be in charge of ot the construction The official announcement of ot the California California Cali Call fornia company's selection to sUpervise su supervise sU- sU and control the erection was made last November after atter repeat- repeat e ej denials of ot rumors to this effect SITE PREPARED The building will be constructed on the site of the old hous bous or 01 Amelia palace the historic ret res- res dence of Brigham Young and one of the Interesting Salt Lake spots It was more than three years ago that the tile landmark was J razed an and since that time and anti during all th the period of ot uncertainty has been used only oxly as as' a parking space space for auto auto- mobiles The battle for tor the new building has hns been a long and wear weary struggle for Utah senators In Washington and for Salt Lake and Utah and commercial interests Utah institutions initiated their their- fight for recognition of state contractors contractors con con- contractors tractors and architects in tn 1921 The firm of ot Young Hansen in the McCornick McCornick McCornick Mc- Mc Cornick building was appointed the official architect but the contracting contract contract- ing hig plum was awarded to the Sa Sat San Francisco company compan whose name nante was linked with the proposed coa coa- almost as spon as the ap appropriation ap was available CONTRACTORS DISGRUNTLED DISGRUNTLED- s While d ni from tIto tI to time ever 1921 the tile Walker company which built the Continental tal B Bank building here has been known to hold the inner track and so disgusted were some local contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors that they refused to bid on subcontracts it is knows know I The official bids for tor subcontracts were closed c on December 8 Separate Separate Separate Sepa Sepa- rate bids were asked for tor covering plumbing heating wiring plasterIng plasterIng plaster- plaster Ing lag painting floor finishing hardware hardware hardware hard hard- ware terra cotta elevators tiling and ornamental iron and bronze bronza work The building will wilt be 80 SO by 12 feet teet of four stories and two basements The appropriation of ot will ill cover cover the tile shell only The Interior will be paid paHl for out of another ap appropriation appropriation appropriation ap- ap providing for tor equipment it is said SMOOT WAGES FIGHT Senator Reed Smoot who has ld hd the fight in congress for a new bank building In Salt Lake obtained passage of the measure in 1921 after new legislation had restricted the federal reserve boards board's expenditure of any amount In excess of ot without c congressional authorization The bill called for tor an expenditure of ot not to exceed 30 per cent of ot the Salt Lake federal banks bank's paid-in paid capital stock and surplus Later the measure was amended to provide for However congress set as the final appropriation Even while the Gardo palace was being razed Salt Lake contractors began their fruitless struggle Governor John U Calkins of the tho federal reserve bank In San Fran Fra Francisco FraU FraU- cisco gave the Salt Lake firms as assurance assurance ns- ns as- as that they would be given hen consideration and an opportunity to construct the building and that Utah labor would be given shen pre I Soon afterwards the the announce announcement announcement announce announce- ment was WaB made In San San o that general construction would be under one head and that fiat subcontracts tracts were to be let Governor Calkins' Calkins attention was called to toI the construction of ot both the Hie Denver Denver Denyer Den Den- ver yer and Kansas City CHy t federal deral re reserve reserve re re- I serve buildings accomplished by a a. Continued d on page 8 8 BOARD ORDERS RESERVE BANK WORK STARTED Continued from page 1 separate contractor under the lump sum basis bass according to local source S S. S F. F FIRM WINS OUT Deputy Governor William A A A. Day from time to timE timer denied the employment em em- tt of the Walker firm butin but hut butin hutin in September r It was Admitted that the Californians had been retained In the interest of ot economy and anel ability Salt Sait Lake contractors carried their protest to V Washington and Senator Smoot asked for an explanation explanation explanation nation from the bank banle governor at San Francisco He i received substantially substantially sub sub- the same reply as the contractors had themselves themselves that that Salt Lake would not be slighted when the plum was to be plucked Managing Director W W. L L. Pardner Pardner Pardner Pard- Pard ner of the federal Reserve bank here Is out of the city Assistant Director H. H Morgan Craft refused to reveal the successful bidders on subcontracts saying that a t. t statement statement state tate ment would be issued by Young Hansen In a day or so The firm reported nothing va Vas available a at present The Salt Salt Lake branch has oc occupied occupied occupied oc- oc its present quarters in the Deseret National Bank building since Its organization In 1917 1911