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Show "HEW TAXPAYERS" : ARE GIVEN CHANCE Special to The Tribune. OGDEN". Feb. T-i. In response to a petition pe-tition presented by several alleged "heavy taxpayers" for the improvement of the (hort passageway alontf the west side of the county building the county commissioners commis-sioners in regular- session today decided to surface the narrow strip and tax up at least ,0 per cent of the cost to the petitioners. pe-titioners. The "heavy taxpayers'' who signed the petition are, inmates of the county jail and employe? of the county building. h The exact kind of surfa-Mner to he. ap plied to the runway was not specified by the board members in their action today, but whatever is decided upon, the commissioners com-missioners are. unanimous that the pro posal of the county prisoners to perform the work will be accepted. The narrow passage is used largely by Sheriff T. A. ; De Vine's automobile and those persons bavin? business at the county jail and sheriff's office. The commissioners also decided to start :; work on the improvement of the River-dale River-dale hill southwest of the city. As this forms a portion of the state road, the board will apply to the state engineer for specifications. It is the intention of the commissioners to macadamize and otherwise other-wise improve the highway. |