Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-21 | Page 13 | City to Borrow Gravel Trucks

CITY TO BORROW GRAVEL TRUCKS TRUCK'S Mayor Asks State Aid With A Airport port Gravel Task of ot borrowing 15 trucks to tc enable continuation of the airport improvement program was assumed i Friday by the city commission Mayor E. E B. B Erwin indicated h he hc S hopes to borrow the machines from L the county and state He had a two two- hour executive session of the commission com corn mission in Finance Commissioner William Villiam Murdoch's office Friday p morning Under the setup the city is required to transport materials for use on construction vork work at th the airport the mayor said The avail available able city equipment is not adequate and we have no f funds to purchase purchaser or r re rent t other r trucks Then to Get Gravel ol r ir trucks truck are obtained as I 1 think c they will be we hope to be able t b to bt obtain sufficient gravel even if i ihas it Ihas t has to be purchased outright The gravel will be used for th thi the thit concrete aprons being built in front fran t of oC the hangars the tile drainage S system being installed and later i ithe ii in inthe the laying of an oil mulch on th the S runway It is estimated more than thai cubic yards will be required I. I The city's portion of oC the airport t improvement program now unde under underway r way will require expenditure of oC another another an an- other Where this money can cai i be raised was a major topic of discussion discussion dis dis- tat lat at Friday mornings morning's closet closed I session but no conclusions were ven S reached when reported Inspected Airport Fridays Friday's meeting followed an In Inspection inspection in- in of the airport by the entire entire en en- tire commission Thursday Accompanying Accompanying Accompanying the tho commissioners on th thi the tour were City Auditor Samuel F F. Nicholls George B. B Wilson superintendent superintendent super super- of parks Gus P. P Backman Backman Back Back- man executive secretary of th thi thiL the S chamber of commerce H. H C. C Jessen Jensen L assistant director for Utah I and J J. J.E. E. E Garn Gam regional VP A supervisor supervisor supervisor su su- of oC airports