Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-27 | Page 1 | $425,000 Fund for S. L. Si Seen

FUND FOR 8 S 5 L LIS IS SEEN Marcus Forecasts U. U S. S Grants to Aid City Water Program Salt Lake City appears assured o of in federal funds for emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency wat water r development and a agrant agrant grant of for tor labor and material materials ma ma- in a 1000 future water waler program providing approval of federal federal fed led eral officials here is obtained Mayor Louis Marcus said Frida Friday on his return re re- IL turn from irom Washington D. D C C. C Mayor Marcus immediately launched plans to prepare a formal forma request for the which request re re- re- re quest will be presented to Robert H. H Hinckley state relief relie director for approval I was told In Washington that Mr Hinckley would have to approve this request before b it is sent east but 1 1 have every assurance that if il he it the thc money will be available Mayor Marcus i said aid This fund will be used to complete Continued on Pare Pace Two 1 I I FUND FOBS FOR S. S US L L. L IS SEEN Marcus Fore Forecasts U. U S. S Grants to 10 Aid City Water Program Continued f from Ironi om pue Page One the well-drilling well and water waler development develop develop- ment program already under way The city Is laying i g plans for jor a ion longtime long lonE time water waler development program to cost and it if R. R A A. A Hart P W A engineer er for Utah approves the plan it appears likely that the thel fe federal eral government will provide us usa usa a grant of 30 per cen cent or the he mayor said aid This would not nol have been possible without my trip to Washington for forI I was wu s a told just before I l left tt that the withdrawal of our earlier request for funds fund made it impossible for Salt SaIL Lake City to reapply The city's cHy's original request for tor 2 2 more than a year ago was wu granted by the P W A but alter after 1 1 had bad been used for lor C W A work the city commission wion withdrew the theme theme- request re quest for o the remainder Will Vill Finance IU Its Portion If the federal government agrees to furnish for this future water water wa ter program the thel will city finance its portion of ot the by sale of it its own securities instead of by borrowIng borrow borrow- In Ing from rom the government Mayor Mayo Marcus explained Definite details of ot this long longtime program have not been completed complete but Mayor Marcus said he would confer with City Engineer W. W D D. Beers and other municipal officers au as soon as possible in order to spec speed preparation of ot the work plans Mayor Marcus had bad been in WashIngton Wash Ington Inton for lor two weeks week