| Show I I Contract Let et et For The Opening of Opening New Hew Road For some tim past it has been evi- evi evident evident evi evident dent with the e a ever er increasing traffic on the state roa road through this county that one or mo moe e e c roads would have haye to be opened through the county to the through heep and cattle mer in particular an and 1 relieve traffic some on the cement hi highway hway At the present present t time there is but butone butone butone one road straight through the county but there are a aj number of roads in in I both ends of th the some ome of which have but small distances intervening to prevent joining The upp upp r county road is o 0 one e of these There is isa isa isa a stretch of or a fe few miles between north Centerville and Farmington where there is no road I The road fai west running north north and souti through West Boun- Boun Bountiful Boun Bountiful I likewise only lacks a n few miles mile I of joining another another road farther r north in the county arld and running in the same direction There was a through road over this route at tt t the time of the gol gold excitement in 1 49 and it is said th that t tI gold old seekers traveled over this road I to California I i At various times during the last two or three years years the county commissioners com com- commissioners commissioners missioners have vf have considered these two routes with a Iview of selecting one for a second through-county through road One big advantage the upper road ha has there is an abundance of gravel along the route to keep the road in repair at comparatively small cost however the lower rout route would not require cat cat- cattle cat cat- cattle cattle tle and sheep herds to be driven through the amore Imore thickly settled places This last route is the theone theone theone one the county commissioners selected for the new now highway which at first will probably be Abe Je used principally for trailing cattle and sheep over but no doubt will be steadily improved until it becomes a first class highway The street tarts Starts just east cast of the Sake Lake Union Stock yards contin contin- continues continues ues north just below the D IL R G W WRy WRy Ry fly station foods Woods Cross West Vest of Centerville passes it-passes it passes along the westside west westside westside side of the D 3 R R G way Right Right of connecting ith the Mountain road at Bishop Dishop hill With new bus bris lines being establish establish- established established established ed helps to mke more need for ad- ad additional additional ad additional roads The contracts to open this road and fence the same pas has been let to Somner D Baer er Drainage Company which com com- company company company pany is to work completed in 45 days at an estimated cost of 8 8 8 |
