Show PETITION SCORES PROJECT DELAY MIDVALE AL A petition was beIng being be be- ing circulated in Midvale Saturday I for signatures of property owners desiring to protest d delay lay in development development development develop develop- ment of the Center street beautification beautification beautification cation project Written by C. C I. I G Goff ft civic leader the petition complains to to the the- city commission that delay in approving approving approving ing the city's portion of the work wont Is la resulting in a a. threat against the entire project The state highway commission and county department of roads and bridges have appropriated funds with which I New News of If to carry carryon on the vv u OT ii work Mr Goff Salt lake s said a id b bu but u t he charged the city County council has not upheld its portion of a tentative agreement made several several several sev sev- eral months ago with the two com corn missions Originally Originally- proposed by the form former former for for- m mer r Midvale Lions club the project includes lowering of railroad tracks in the center of the street re remo removal removal re- re mo moval al of utility poles and extension extension exten exten- sion slon of pavement across the entire entire entire en en- tire width of the street Center street t is a state highway highway highway high high- way Mr Goff said and money is already available from the state For no no apparent re reason son action that is is' is needed is-needed to be taken by the city council has b been en withheld The whole project is being threatened as a result The petition merely asks the council to act immediately and al allow allow allow al- al low the work to get started he said It further points to the underpass immediately west of Smelter street as a hazard The underpass is a distinct hazard Heavy traffic to and from Bingham Bingham Bing- Bing ham lam and emergencies such as the county fire department passing through the narrow lane create an extremely dangerous condition that must be eliminated A committee including Mayor J. J Hollis George Wright Harry Harry Har Har- ry Grass and Melvin Lind has been appointed to sponsor the city's part of the program Mr Goff said he would present the he petition to the city council at atts its ts Tuesday night meeting |