Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-15 | Page 10 | Shortage of Park Funds Bans Buy

SHORTAGE OF PARK FUNDS BANS BUY Likelihood of ot the city exercising this year ear its option to purchase 18 jg acres of land near Jordan I park Eighth West Vest and Eighth South streets vanished Friday a a. a survey disclosed barely enough h money to operate departments until the end lot of the year and avoid overdrafts In Isome some Tho option which was furnished the city by the Second Precinct Improvement Im un J provement league however has hM 7 been extended to January 15 1936 Thus it was believed that the board of commissioners as it will vill be organized organized or- or 0 January 7 to include Mayor-elect Mayor E. E B. B Erwin and Com Corn missioner-elect missioner William Murdoch will vill assume responsibility of decidIng ing whether Jordan park shaU shall be bo enlarged Owners of oC the land have offered f through the improvement league to deed the prop property properly rt to the city for