Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-01 | Page 9 | Erwin Expects Quick Solution of Zoo Riddle

ERWIN EXPECTS QUICK SOLUTION OF oi ZOO RIDDLE De Declares Deplares lares Week Will Bring Definite and Final Action The Tho stormy course of Hogle Gardens Gardens Gardens Gar dens zoo affairs appeared somewhat calmed Saturday as the zoo board assured of ot city commission cooperation cooperation cooperation tion prepared to buckle down n and andry try ry to decide without delay whether Salt Lake is to have a real animal animal ani ani- mal inal exhibit or a patchwork of ramshackle ramshackle ramshackle ram ram- shackle buildings a and starving specimens The board was was was' expected to confer informally during the day as a preliminary preliminary pre pre- to EB Erwin said he believed would be definite action within a week Mayor Erwin said the board appointed appointed ap- ap pointed jointed under city and given riven wide powers subject to commission com com- mission concurrence would would take the Initiative in deciding what to do with the zoo Decisions Pend rend When the board solves the vexing problem of whether to m move ve the zoo zoo from rom Hogle Gardens and the equally equal- equal ly y difficult problem of finances the commission will take lake the next step stepa a a step Mayor Erwin said would be definite and final City commissioners met with the board oard Friday afternoon at Hogle Gardens hardens made a thorough tion of conditions which many citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens have called deplorable then visited Liberty and Fairmont parks both suggested as zoo sites We W discussed the zoo 00 thoroughly at the meeting Mayor Maor Erwin said but no definite decision was reached It would be premature now to say anything regarding fu future future fu- fu ture turc action but Salt Lakers may be sure action will ViII be prompt I believe be- be lieve it will be within a week Only Two Attend Only two members of ot the board W. W R. R Pollock and Edward L. L Veter Vetter Vet- Vet tel ter er attended Fridays Dr Charles G G. G Plummer was ill iII and J. J Fr Frank Ward Vard the fourth appointive appoint- appoint lye ive ve member Was Vas out of the city Mr r. Ward was was' expect expected d to return Saturday and he Mr Vetter and Mr Pollock were to meet with Dr Plummer All m may not be ber sm smooth th s sailing foz for the zoo yet it cf since the city commission must make the final inal decision Although the commissio commissioners com corn missioners ers have accepted legal advice advice ad ad- vice city the is not liable for for obliga obligations obliga- obliga of f the Salt ke Zoological al society t wHich formerly adminis adminis- administered ered the zoo there are other differences differences dif dif- dif dif- of ot opinion pinion At least one prie one member of th the com corn commission mission rc favors return urn of the zoo to Liberty c pi rk where he believes there already are adequate ties Another favors Fairmont park asa as asa asa a site co contending its it's as easy to go goto goto to 0 Fairmont park as to Liberty park from front another part parl 0 of t fc ty Commissioners appe appeared red agreed on one phase however that however that the zoo should be a small compact sanitary one than thin number number number num num- of ber ber- animals n mals