Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-25 | Page 12 | Start of Provo Airport Waits Good Weather, Mayor Reports

I T Start of Provo Airport Waits Good Weather Mayor R Reports ports By Telegram Leased Wire PROVO PROVO Mayor Mayor Maurice Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing returned to Provo Wednesday from a trip to Los Angeles where he conferred w with th C A A officials on the Provo airport and with federal federal federal fed fed- eral works administration officials on the applications for funds to build additional power water and sewer facilities Mayor Harding was was present at atthe atthe atthe the opening of the bids on the airport construction He reported that two Utah county one Salt Lake and one Logan contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor placed bids along with one from St St. Cloud Mo and one ne from Kan Work will begin Mayor Harding was told as soon as weather conditions conditions conditions con con- permit The airport is being being being be be- ing constructed under war department department department depart depart- ment supervision The application for funds to in increase increase increase in- in crease the electric power which was turned down two weeks ago will not be reviewed Mayor Harding Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing said The fact that generators and other equipment are difficult to obtain and the fact that the tho government is tentatively planning on building a power plant at Utah lake caused the application to be rejected I Applications for a sewage sewage sewage sew sew- age disposal system and for a grant and loan for water wate system extensions have been sen sento sent to Washington by officials at Los Lo Angeles with recommendations recommendation that they be granted Mayor Harding Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing said