Show TYPE NEW LIGHT 1 I TO AID TRAFFIC Installation of a pedestrian op traffic semaphore at the Washington school in Ogden Thursday was authorized by W. W D. D Hammond chairman of the state road commission under a cooperative cooperative co co- co operative agreement with Ogden i city elty officials Operation of the semaphore will willbe willbe I be in the nature of a test If It It proves satisfactory similar signals will be Installed at other points In the state where congestion is limited to certain hours such as asat asat asat at schools churches and theaters Cost of the semaphore is which will be met by the ro road d commission and installation and maintenance costs will be met by byO O Ogden den city The signal will be a semaphore suspended above e the middle of the Washington boulevard Goddard street Intersection In normal operation operation op op- ration the signals will be amber flashers on Washington boulevard and red flashers on Goddard street Pedestrians may push control buttons mounted on posts at each end of the crosswalks whereupon the semaphore gives a preliminary amber caution signal then turns red for a predetermined period and resumes normal flasher op- op op This is the first semaphore of this type to be Installed in Utah and possibly in the Intermountain region Mr Hammond said If successful similar signals will be Installed at other points throughout through through- out the stale state |