Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-10 | Page 4 | To Discuss Buying Private Dwellings

HI DISCUSS BUYING PRIVATE (MILLINGS Capitol Commission to Take the Matter Up at Today's To-day's Meeting. "Whether the state will purchase the row of private dwellings which jut into the new statehouso grounds at the corner cor-ner of Second North and Wall street will probably be determined by the capilol commissiou today. Most of the eominissdouers are agteed that the dwellings spoil the vista of the capitol and that the ground occupied by them should be included in-cluded irj the capilol lawn, but the cost has deterred the commission from buying buy-ing the lots. It would cost the state $90,000 to $100,000. Despite the expense, Ihe commission may yet decide to buy the, lots. lrnal decision is expected to be made this morning, when the commission meets at 10 o 'clock. The commission yesterday decided to cut away tho knoll just oast and north of the capitol. Additional grading, decided de-cided upon yesterday, will be on a line sixty-five feet north of the building aud will extend to the boulevard skirtiug the capitol grounds, which will lead by easy grades to a junction with the Wasatch drive in City Creek canyou. The Utah Construction company will do the work. Inasmuch as the grading of the grounds is costing more than originally anticipated, the commission decided to dispense with the proposed granite terraces ter-races around the building. Less expensive expen-sive lawn terraces will be substituted. lu the uear future the commission will confer with the city commissioners as to the permanent grades of city streets adjacent to the statehouse grouuda, so that the state's grading operations may not be delayed. It is hoped to fiuish grading before the real cold weather comes. The Dertj Decorating company was awarded the contract for the draperies in the governor's public recoption room and other apartments of the executive suite. The contract price in $5000.