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Show MERCHANTS OF OlFJ tll FAVOR OF BETTER ROAD KINGS Planning for greater safety to auto ; vehicles and others, a resolution pro i posing the elimination of the present grade crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad at. RIverdale was adopted last night by the Merchants of Ogden and will be presented to tuc Utah Public Utilities commission and to the state road commission. At the same meeting, It was also , proposed lhat action be taken bv the! state highway commission to change j a crossing at Ltah Hot Springs which! has been considered dangerous, and it is also proposed to widen the road j In Ogden canyon in tne interests of I greater safety to traffic. The resolution directing that President Presi-dent J. S. Lewis file the proper petition peti-tion for the RIverdale crossing change follows "W hereas, the jrrade crossing of the State Highway and the I nion Pacific railroad at RIverdale, Utah, is a menace men-ace to travelers, "Be it therefore resolved, that the president be and he la b reby authorized author-ized and instructed to cause application applica-tion to be made by the Merchants of (iLiien tn the Public Utilities commission commis-sion of l tah for an order requiring a 'separation of grades between In state highway and the tracks of the rall-! rall-! road company at this crossing, and lhat this improvement be made at the I time when the highway is paved, the cost thereof to be equ'tablv appor-tioned appor-tioned between the rai.road company, I the county, and the state." At Utah Hot Springs Regarding the change at Utah Hot Springs, the orpanization approved the Bending of the following letter to the state road commission- tAUgUSl 1, 1919 "Utah State Road Commission. Capitol Cap-itol Ruildinc. Salt I ake City, Utah. "Gentlemen: In connection with the proposed construction of a permanent hard-surfaced highway from North Ogden to the Utah Hot Spring, we beg to invite attention to the need of a change in the route of the state highway at the Springs. "As now maintained, the road crosses cross-es the tracks of the Utah -Idaho Central Cen-tral railroad company, and also ihdo of the Oregon Short Line railroad just south of the stop at tris station and then turns sharply and recrosses these tracks connecting with the pavement which commences jusi north of the station. All vehicles using the highway, high-way, whether they desire to stop at the Springs or not, are required to make this turn and are subjected to ihe dangers of these two crossincs, and at limes of excursions and when trains are frequently passing and automobile traffic is heavy, the condition fs an extremely dangerous ore to travelers "We therefore urgently recommend that the commission chance the route of the state highway ..t this point so that it will pass the Springs on the cast side of the railroad tracks, and relieve the danger which exists We believe this change ca t be made at. small additional expense) and that it should be done at the time a permanent perma-nent road is constructed. "Trusting this petition will have your earnest and favorable consideration, considera-tion, we are "Very truly yo.irs, (Signed) "The Merchan's of Ogden, "By J. S. Lewis, President." Canyon Road The following letter to the state road commission regardin gthe Ogden canyon highway was also approved and ordered forwarded: "Gentlemen: On Deha.f of the Merchants Mer-chants of Ogden, I beg to express the appreciation of ihe m tubers for the action of the 1 tah State Road commission commis-sion in reconsidering th- bids" for the pavement of the Rivrrdale. Hot Springs. Pleasant View and gdcn canyon highways In Wber county, and 10 include cement pavement in asking for new bids. We believe lhat this action will result in a permanent road lhat will be satisfactorv to the cltlsens of the county. "There is a matter In connection with the Ogden canyon road which I we feel should have the consideration oi the commission ir determining upon ih eharacter oZ construction jwhih will be underiaken on that portion por-tion of the highway. There are many : sharp turns on considerable grade in I the canyon, and it is believed that ihe pavement should not hp less than twenty feet wide with additional Spread around the shatp curves on this highway, Any narrower road is dangerous in view of ihe heavy traffic lof automobiles during the summer months particularly, which 'his road is required to sustain, and on account of the close proximitv of the ledges on the one side and the river on the other, it is believed that the pavement should be wide enough'to allow easy passage of automobiles in either direction. direc-tion. Furthermore, ihete is considerable consider-able haulage of farm products In large trailer trucks from Ogden Valley through ihe canyon, which renders the curves and grades more dangerous danger-ous and makes it important lhat the road be wider than straight open highway. high-way. Also, we feel that at the time pavement is laid for a permanent roadbed through the canyon thai the bridge at the mouth of the canyon, which is an old unsightly affair very narrow and out of line with the highway, high-way, should be replaced by a permanent perma-nent concrete structure fitting ihe surroundings and adequate to the traffic conditions. "Trusting these suggestions will have your earliest eonsiderat ion and again thanking you for your action In reopening bids for these roads, I am, "Very truly yours, (Signed) "J S. Lewis, President." |