Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-15 | Page 14 | Provo Road Work District Planned

PROVO ROAD WORK DISTRICT PLANNED PROVO Fred Evans cit city re recorder recorder re- re corder Thursday wa was authorized by bythe bythe bythe the city commission to publish notice notice notice no no- tice of intention on the part of oC the commission to create a special improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im provement district in the northeast section of Provo for the purpose of financing a proposed road improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment program in that sector The he notice will be published Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day if it is ready by then officials said It must run for three weeks and a public meeting to lodge odge protest protest protest pro pro- test if any against the move wIllbe will willbe willbe be held following that time Mayor A. A O. O Smoot said If less than 51 per cent of affected property own ers appear in protest at this meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing the district will be created Mayor Smoot said Bids on the project will be accepted accepted ac ac- for both oil-mat oil and rock asphalt types of road and the lowest lowest low low- ow- ow est bid will be accepted regardless of the type it was announced announced by byEarl byEarl byEarl Earl Conder city engineer This is expected to end the controversy among citizens of the district re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding which of these types shall be used State road officials have estimated ed the cost of the oil-mat oil type at 40 cents per linear foot toot and the rock asphalt type at about 55 cents for the same distance The project includes improvement of about seven seven sev sev- en and a half halt miles of road with about to be furnished by the state from federal funds and the balance of approximately the same amount to be paid by property owners