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Show li EXPERT WILL MODIFIMIIS REPORT More Than Million Dollars Needed for Salt Lake County Coun-ty Highways, Officials Say. B, IT. Burrell, expert in the United States bureau of public roads, Is now making mak-ing certain modifications In his original report to his ofIce regarding the proposed pro-posed $1,000,000 road system In Salt Lake county. witen tnis is none ins report will again be submitted to the Washington Washing-ton office and In final form will be sent to the county officials here. According to advices from Washington the report was examined there and sent back to Special Agent Burrell for modification. modifi-cation. Officials of the bureau were of the opinion thai the amount suggested. SI. 000.000, was not large enough to construct con-struct tho mileage recommended. The public road bureau Ik proceeding on the basis and theory that every mile of road constructed under its direction should be perfect and complete, and It is constantly combating the practice of extended mlle-age mlle-age at the expense of good construction. Tho result Is that Mr. Burrell was asked to go over tho proposed road system sys-tem again, with tho view to cutting down the mileage to conform with the fund proposed for construction. He has been lecturing throughout the country on good roads for the past few weeks, with the idea of educating the people to tho value of first-class highways. He has t;one to California on business for the bureau and while there will make such modifications In his report as have boon suggested by the officials of the bureau. As soon as lie has done this ho will forwa.rd the revised re-vised copy to Washington. After approval appro-val there 11 will he sent lo the county commissioners. |