Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-25 | Page 28 | Worry About Gate is Ended

WORRY ABOUT S GATE IS ENDED S Irate Irato Salt Lake City citizens need longer about tho possible worry no I destruction of Eagle Gate Gat declared E. E E. E Howe chairman of the state tate tateS S road commission n Frida Friday because widenIng of State street of South Temple street Is distinctly a n. project of tho the future There is not ono one chan chance chanc B In a n million that the funds available for tills this project will bo be large largo enough to widen the street ho asserted and I doubt if the funds funds' are aro enough S to take caro of the lower State StateS S street treet road program Port Part of Pro Program grant The St State te street project is a part of if f a a. time long-time program being undertaken undertaken un un- un- un by tho the federal government government govern govern- ment to improve this federal highway highway highway high high- I way to facilitate tho the easy flow of oi traffic northward so as to conn connect ct with the new Beck street outlet at atthe 5 the north part of the capitol grounds This plan includes the resurfacing of tho the road and widening widen ing of tho the one block Tho The announcement a week ago that historic Eagle Gate once the ent entrance ance to the private grounds of Brigham Young was threatened by a a. road widening project brought a. a storm of prot protest St from local pioneer pio plo neer and civic groups S Monument 1 Safe Sato At tho the meeting of the commission commis commis- lion ion Friday afternoon It was brought out out that the commission never had any intention of mutilating mutilating mutilating mu mu- or destroying the historic monument However K C. C Wright chief engineer engineer engineer en en- declared that a. a as tho North State street road now exists it con constitutes con con- a distinct death trap to motorists Bids for the resurfacing project probably will 11 not be called for until until until un un- un- un til spring the commission announced announced announced an an- because work will not begin until the street car tracks have been removed The removal I will will depend on permission of the public service commission to abandon abandon aban aban- i don the tracks and provide for the rerouting of the tho railway system