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Show CREEK PROJECT WORK BEGUN Work has just recently begun on the clearing- of Hobble Creek for a distance of about five and a half miles, according to a report by. Harvey Hutchinsen, under whose direction the work is being done. In some places the creek, will be rocked up and rip-rapped, Mr. Hutchinsen said. Anyone in the city with filling dirt or gravel is asked to communicate with Mr. Hutchinsen and it will be hauled away and used on the creek project. proj-ect. The project was recently approved ap-proved by federal authorities as a WPA project and will involve the expenditure of . about $5000. " It will furnish employment at present pres-ent for about 36 men. Not only will the work make the banks of the creek more attractive, but a conservation of water in dry seasons sea-sons and a safeguard against flood waters will be accomplished thru the project. |