Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-06 | Page 6 | Chamber of Commerce to Back Armory Project; Appropriate $15,000 to Purchase Grounds

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO BACK ' ARMORY PROJECT; APPROPRIATE $15,080 TO PURCHASE GROUPS The Ogden chamber of commerce at noon today decided on hearing the report of Ralph T3. Bristol, chairman of the committee on the proposed, new armory building, to get behind tho scheme and back it to the tune of fifteen thousand dollars. Plans for the proposed structure ware submitted sub-mitted to the meeting and approved. Mr. Bristol's report reads as follows: fol-lows: "Ogden, Utah, April 1. 1020. "W. L. Wattis. President Chamber I of Commerce, Ogden, Utah. "Dear Mr. Wattis: Herewith please find original resolution of the atato army board covering the proposed armory building in tho city of Og-; Og-; den. "You will note from this resolution, resolu-tion, which Is Jointly signed by Governor Bamberger, Secretary of State Bonnlon and Adjutant General Jorgenson, which In' the complete I armory board, agrees that tho armory board accept the land which your ! committee has recommended and which tho chamber of commcrco has authorized us to purchase, at an approximate cost of S 15.000. The I land being located on the south side I of Twenty-third street in Ogden. be-itween be-itween Washington and Adams av- venues, of an approximate area of 105 feet frontage by 260 feet in depth. "As against the furnishing of this land, for approximately $15,000 by tho city of Ogden, tho armory board agrees to spend approximately $85,000 for the construction of tho new armory building, which will be of the general size and pain as per tho Rncoscd blue prints. Will say that these plans have been Jointly considered consid-ered by the armory board and your chamber of commerce committee, and while the plans do not give the final dotails they cover generally, tho type and size of the building that will be constructed. win also auuj that the proposed building will bet strictly fireproof in every respect. j "Tou will note no provision has been made for care of tho horses within this building, it having been proposed by the armory 'board that a separate stable toward the rear of j the property be constructed, tho cost' of which will bo approximately 52000 and which is included in 5S5.000 already al-ready approved by tho armory board, j "Your committee respectfully suggests sug-gests that a financial committee be appointed to raise the necessary I $15,000 from the citizens of Ogden. "Yours very truly, "RALPH E. BRISTOL, "Chairman." The structure which will house a troop of cavalry and a battery of artillery ar-tillery of the state guard is to be a three-story edifice, composed of basement, base-ment, first and second storiea, with a frontage of 150 feet and a depth of. SO feet. The basement will provide the storage stor-age room for (he equipment of both Mho battery and the cavalry, and will be fitted with a first class modern r'fle range. There will be ten shower baths, toilers and a steam room. Tho main floor will provide, office room for the officers and their orderlies; order-lies; a class roo mfor the Instruction !of tho troops, and a lounge and rest room measuring -12 feet by 23 feet. The I caretakers' apartments of a suite of modern rooms will also occupy space on this floor. The top floor will furnisTi a splen-Ididly splen-Ididly spacious drill hall measuring 110 j foot by 64 Teet. At one end will be a I stage fitted with all up to dale equipment equip-ment for dramatic entertainments, and at tho other end a balcony which on the occasion of shows will be used as part of the auditorium. The space provided by the drill hall will provide room for conventions, (lances, and automobile shows or any other popular attraction which may commend itself to the management of the armory. The whole structure will be fire-I fire-I proof, of concrete and steel, and according ac-cording to Mr. Bristol, bids will be asked for without delay and within a very short time the construction wlh begin on Twenty-third street between Washington and Adams avenues. nn