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Show S. Committee Meets With City Officials Salt Lake City commissioners have assured the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce that construction con-struction will begin in the near future on the Simpson Ave. link between 9th East and Highland Dr. Chamber members, including four board members, the executive secretary and two chairmen of subcommittees, pressed for the ' new roadway at a meeting with the commissioners Tuesday morning. morn-ing. , Sugar House has been seeking t the cut-through to alleviate con-1 con-1 gestion on 21st South and provide more maneuverability for motorists motor-ists in the Sugar House business district. Streets Commissionef Joe L. Christensen told the Chamber members that the roadway has been close to the construction stage for several years, but agreement agree-ment with Denver and Rio Grande Railroad has held it up. He said this agreement was only recently completed Commissioners also promised to 1 support the Sugar House clean-up campaign next Wednesday with city equipment The proposed civic auditorium at the old prison site was also discussed. " Attending the meeting were D. James Cannon, executive secretary; secre-tary; Paul Pehrson, C. G. White, Paul Buehner and Neisen R. Bank, chamber board members; Ray D. Free, chairman of the chamber subcommittee on parks and recreation, and N. L. Brown, chairman of the subcommittee on traffic and roads. |