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Show TIIEY SLOT ON JOINTS Architects Took the Tip and are Making Plans for the City and County Building. DRAWING THEM WITH BD'I H HAND3 Pictures of Palaces with Domes and Minarrets that Will Tower to tha Skies. It was very evident to tho reporter of this paper when ho visited the offices of tho architects this morning, that those gentlemen had taken the straight tip und had been keeping their eyeonTiiK Timks, even keeping both eyes on it. While none of them have-so have-so far put their Ideas Into delinite form for a joint building, they have been building castles in their heads that will soon materialize, iu the shape of some very di..y pictures, painted in rich and ravishing colors that will paralyze the committee to whom is delegated the responsible task of making a selection, and make them all wish they had died before they were born. When an architect ar-chitect oils up his jaws for a go-as-you-please talk on his own accomplish-uieuts, accomplish-uieuts, he can come nearer making life a troubled dream to his listeners than any other person on earth, and when it comes down tho time for making an effective speech every mothers son and daughter of them will bo in I lie best of training; for which their subordinates are working out tho details of thu towering pile which is to illuminate and beautify the decayed alfalfa wastes of tho Lighth ward sqiiaro. They will bo practicing an ecstatic liigiit of oratory which would melt the heart of a Kytino sandstone, sand-stone, even though it should provo ineffective in-effective on the tough old nerves of thu member of the city and county committee. com-mittee. None of the architects would admit today that they had yet put any of the designs they had conceived on paper, or if they had, they run the risk of shoveling brimstone iu the sweet by and by, by imitating the example of thu late lamented Annauias, iu denying tho vague suspicion, lint they all conlided to the reporter in the most iron clad seo-recy seo-recy that they would be."iu it,"and they thought that when the decision was made they would still be "in if and there would be very few microbes found on them. When asked if they had any cherished style which had taken au unreal shape in their heads, and which they would transfer to paper in a short time, they said, "Ye-es; but dou't you whisper it, my friend; not for anything, my dear." It's all right, and notice is hereby given that the injunction is observed. From the hints that were inadvertantly inadver-tantly let fall it is believed that Salt Lake architects will ciiugto the general idea of a building with a dome, something some-thing after the plan of the capital nt Washington, with the Corinthian style prevailing. Some may adopt the plan of a Creek cross and some perhaps will submit designs of architectural atrocities atroci-ties for which a man ought to get six mouths twico a year. A few of the kuights of the quadrant, the rectagular pencil and the early rising paint brush, kick against permitting per-mitting outside talent to compete, but others are content to stand on their own merits nnd let the tail go with tho hide. To sheol with the expenses. lenniug lluildillg. It is quite evident that First South street does not intend that any of the cast and west, thoroughfares shall get ahead of it when it comes down to hard work in order to retain trade in that quarter. Tho most striking proof of this is the improvements that are being made on tho Jennings block. This morning the whole front was covorcd with scaffolding and workmen aro preparing pre-paring to beautify it by a somewhat similar treatment to that of the Utah National Bank. That is to say, it will be plastered and calcimined in the same color as its neighboring building, but the designs will be somewhat more modern. Tho front on tho level of the street will bo entirely of plate glass and oak, the windows being very deep and set back from the street fully six feet. All the other parts of the building will bo renovated and modernized so as to correspond with the outside embellishments. embellish-ments. The New Mmnnlo Hull. The site of Councilman Spafford's projected building on State street has been cleared and the work of excavating excavat-ing for the foundations will commence on Monday, with the iutention of having hav-ing the contracts completed and tho block reaily for occupancy by the first of the year. Arrangements aro said to have been made whereby a portion of the building will bo rented for a long period as a masonic temple, and it will be built with that end in view. Curbstone Gossip. Architects will begin working tomorrow tomor-row on joint plans iu ilcnd earnest. J. A. Morlan it Sons wh. ,..ovo their real estate oflio in a few days to tiie Commercial block. Costerisan has gotten out plans for a $2i)iH) cattage to bo built by Mrs. Kim-'oail Kim-'oail on Thornton avenue on West Fifth South street. A. E. White is getting out plans for thirteen cottages which will be built for one man and for which contracts will probably be let Saturday. Franklin avenue is one of the busiest streets of the city and the property is held very linn, owing to rumors of a demand for it for sporting purposes. A. T. F.dwards, a Kansas City brick i manufacturer has leased some land near Siiiikins, on the l!io Grande Wes- I tern on which lie intends starling a yard having a daily capacity of ;-)(), Olio brick and for which the machinery is now on the road. The Salt Lake pressed brick company will have their new machinery shipped to them so as to have it on the ground I by May 1st. Their yards will ho near j Murray but thpy will have to haul the red shale by which tho coior is given to the lirick aiiout live miles. Their yards j will have the capacity of I'JO.ihkI a day. Col. George Kruig the. representative of I ho Anheuser-Hruscli brewing ass-o- j ciation, gives the information that his comoany will on May 1st, commence i the construction of a warehous, ice j house, stables and a bottling establish- nient on the corner of Third North and j Fourth West to cost $lj.uoo. I |