Show CIVIC LEADERS PLAN USE OF FEDERAL FUND R Repair pair of Waterworks anc and Pa Park k Program ro m U Urged g d for City OGDEN OGDEN Th Th national recently rc passed by congress which 3 gives the president power to loan money at athIs his discretion to to at states tes counties and municipalities even ever even though they may have reached th the legal limit of bonded Indebtedness will undoubtedly work to great advantage advantage ad vantage In many sections of Uta Utah i and will be particularly attractive to ti Ogden city In repairing Its waterworks waterworks waterworks water works system and and andIn li In promoting a public works program Mayor Ota Ot a Bundy told members of his stand by committee e at a Friday nigh night t In inthe the city hall hail The meeting was attended by County Coun Coux ty tyr ty Commissioner Charles E E. Halverson Halver Halves son Fred M. M Nyc representing Nye the thi E Ogden city school board George Z E. E Brown committeeman for the lower lowe r valley water users H. H J. J Craven civil engineer and Mayor Bundy Possible may be un in Ogden city and Weber Webe county as soon as funds are made actually available by the were discussed discussed- t Major JaJor Project Projects Three major projects ts which wil 1 head th the are Development of the Ogden cit city waterworks pipe line project construction con L' L of a city high school am and construction of a city and count county building 1 I definite No-definite plans will be life made for promoting action on these proposed projects ts Mayor Bundy said until a copy of the national recovery bill act is received here and It Is determined specifically how funds will be made available Mayor Bundy said that while little Is yet known as to the exact method of ot distribution of these thes funds it Is practically assured that a direct grant of 30 per cent of costs of labor and materials will be madon made mad on such projects as are acceptable t to the government and the balance willbe will willbe be loaned on very easy terms There is a bare possibility that th the government may elect to collect such loans through a general sales tax In which case it would seem advisable for all communities to avail themselves them themselves selves of ot such funds as can canwell well and an economically be spent In the relief o ot of unemployment and the building o of eC economically sound projects h lie he said Water Project Mayor Bun Bundy ly expressed optimism over the possibility of the waterworks project being undertaken in the near nea future if jf Ogden Is successful ful in receiving receiving re re- re- re its lu share of f funds from the three billions of ot dollars which the national recovery act makes avaIlable for communities He Re pointed out t J steady employ employ- ment meat would be given to approximate ly men men for lor a perl period d of ot one ono anc and andon on one half half e-half years and th that ta a total 0 of would be paid out In dIrect wages if it the project Is Js undertaken Mr Mr- Nye Nyc explained the need of anew anew a anew new high school declaring that the present structure Is not modem modern anc and is not large enough to accommodate the number of students who wish to attend each cach year He estimated that tha thata a fine lint fino modern school be constructed at a total cost of f and suggested that the present school building b be used as a a gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- or auditorium in conjunction l with the new building I Commissioner Halverson and Mayor Bundy both stressed the advantage of erecting a city and county building build build- ing lag at present declaring that buildIng build build- Ing materials cost of labor and construction construction construction con con- are are arc possibly lower ower now than they will wiIl ever be again Commissioner Corn Com missioner Halverson said however that it would be advisable to wait walt until some estimate may be obtained of how Weber county taxes are going to come in this thu year before giving any serious consideration to the immediate im Ira mediate erection of such Mayor Bundy pointed out that the recovery act specifically mentions that funds will be available for building of bridges development of parks and playgrounds and dim elim of dangerous railway cross cross- ings Replacement of old bridges with new structures was proposed by com members at the following points Over the Weber river on the I thet Warren road between Warren and I West Weber over Mill creek on West Twelfth street over the Ogden river J on a road southeast of HuntsvIlle near the Fuller ranch construction of oJ ofa a bridge there Is none at pres present s ent eat at the north end of Jackson avenue avenue ave t nue over the Ogden river to connect with Ui I Canyon run road l I I I J J s run The development of Monroe park located at Twenty ninth street and anc and Monroe avenue into a recreational andI I center was urged to be included in I the public program by Mayor Bundy who declared this site could be easily transformed into one of Ogden Ogden's I Beauty spots if landscaped bad and nd prop erly beautified with flowers Mr Craven stressed the need of ci p eliminating the highway crossing over the Oregon Short Line and Utah Utah- Idaho Central railroad tracks on the City road near the brIck yards where fatal accidents have lave occurred in the p past t and nd urged t that hat the construction of or an overhead bridge be included in the local public works program It was decided to request the state highway commission to cooperate with Ogden City and Weber county i in n obtaining funds for lor improving roads Road projects proposed Included Opening of ot Harrison HarrlSon avenue avenues south t through Burch Creek making a connecting con con- link with the Weber canyon canyon- Ogden City hf highway hway improvement of the North Ogden canyon road which when finished would connect Liberty and North Ogden oiling and grading of Riverside nI drive from Washington avenue and Nineteenth street treet to the mouth of Ogden canyon and Improvement of ot the Monte Cristo and Imd Mount Mountain ln Green roads |