Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-28 | Page 2 | Improving Road to the State Line is Considered

IMPROVING ROAD TO THE STATE LINE IS CONSIDERED Delegates From Front Three Counties Counties Counties Coun Coun- ties Meet l at Ogden Name NalTIe Committees Ogden Feb 27 For j-For For tho tile purpose of I considering ways was and means of ImprovIng improving ing the continental hl highway hwa through h Davis ls Weber eber and Box Boc Elder Ehler counties about tift fifty representatives from these counties met at tho the Weber reber club hero here to tonight tonight tonight to- to night under the auspices of ot the Ogden publicity bureau A committee of or sixteen six six- teen was wag appointed appoint to confer conCer with the state road committee to ascertain If Ir funds were available from Crom auto taxes of 1917 or b by the sale ale of or bonds bond for Cor the purpose of or completing as faras tar fart as po possible and for Cor maintaining tho the road from Salt Lake north through Dais Davis Da Dl- vis is Is Weber and anel Box Elder counties to connect with the Overland O trail at the Ut h Utah Utah-Navada atla a state line tine All of or the various problems of ot road building and antI maintenance were discussed discussed dis dis- cussed used at the tho meeting and many plans for Cor repairs and general improvement of ol tho the highway were discussed The Tho matter matter mat mal ter of ot Improving ln the roads as a war measure was also debated at length At the conclusion lon of or the tho the consensus of opinion was that concerted concert concert- ed eLl action was waR necessary on the part ol or the counties s named to complete a no big portion of or the work worle during tho the coming season The committee named tonight is I Weber eber county T. T T. T S S. Browning Mayo I Maroni Eken count county commissioner and A. A P. P Bigelow of or the Weber club Box Elder HIder county county Tremonton Charle Challe mayor A A. D. D McGuire Commercial club Garland Galland I L. L W. W Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton tori mayor maor J. J W. W Lewis Commercial club chub Brigham City J J. J W. W Peters Peter maor may may- or or J Francis Merrill Commercial club Brigham Wright county commissioner Park Parle Valley Fred landowner land owner Davis county county Farmington Farmington ton J J. J D D. Wood mayor Arthur Hess Hese county count commissioner Kas Ka's J J. J W. W Yo Thornley Thorn- Thorn le hey ley mayor maor W Yo P P. Epperson Commercial club Bountiful the mayor maor and a representative representative rep rep- of or the Commercial club I Ill I'll