Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-02-22 | Page 11 | Asks $100,000 for Spike Celebration

ASKS $100,000 FOR SPIKE CELEBRATION Over the p--otet ami negative vote of Senator William Seeprmlller, the joint appropriations ap-propriations committee of the legislature vesten-lay voterl to authorize the chairman chair-man to introduce In the senate a bill pro-, vlrllnR an appropriation of $100.01(1 by the plate to he used in connection with S40O,-000 S40O,-000 to be raised bv the Osden committee for nse in holdinsr the "Golden Spike" celebration at Ojrden. The members of the committee admitted admit-ted that tiiev did not see Jtist where the money is ebminpr from, but would approve ap-prove the bill and take chances upon the nionev belns produced. Senator W. W. Armstronp. chairman of tho committee, presented a proposed bill for a bond issue by the state to provide buiidinqs for the various state educational education-al institutions, but the committee decided decid-ed it would rot be wise to present the bill and it was laid aside. It provided for a bond issue in tho sum of $125,000. A proposition to abandon tile state fair for two years to save $30,000 to apply oil tiie Osden celebration was discussed, hut no final action was taken.