Show City to Carry in 43 Budget BudgetT T Road Plan PIan The 1943 Salt Lake City budget J Jwill will vill carry to finance a project project project extending North Temple street east from State street to connect with Second avenue at G Canyon nyon road City commissioners unanimously agreed Thursday to provide the money in the new budget and ordered ordered ordered or or- dered work on preliminary arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar to start at once Action was taken after a public I hearing attended by more than 25 citizens state road representatives and business men The project will necessitate purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of a minimum of five pieces of property and the razing of several several several sev sev- sev- sev eral buildings Ranch S. S Kimball head of the City Creek Canyon Entrance Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement league said citizens will vill be content with the simple project of opening the street and let a more elaborate program of parking king and other improvements wait until after the war A cutoff road stemming diagonally diagonally diagonally across Canyon road from Third avenue and Second avenue will be closed as soon as the new street is opened The area was described as a traffic bottleneck which has become become become be be- come int intolerable lerable after 25 years of or unsuccessful effort to remedy conditions con con- As you know said Lester A. A Blackner state road commissioner speaking to city commissioners the minute a project is mentioned people want double v value lue for their property In this case people want more for their property than it itis itis itis is worth and I think in such cases taxes should be charged accordingly accordingly accordingly accord accord- and not on the customary assessment of or about 50 per cent of the market value Commissioner Oscar W. W McConkie McConkie McConkie McCon- McCon kie asked Mr Mr Blackner Would Woud you make a state road of ot this il if the city provided to start the project That would take an act of the legislature and I believe the state has enough of your streets al already already already al- al ready Mr Blackner replied One potential obstacle to the project is razing of dwellings now occupied or which may be remodeled remodeled tied for occupancy city commissioners commissioners commis commis- observed This situation because of the current acute housing problem would d halt the entire project il it if federal authorities deemed the existing existing ex ex- structures nonexpendable However if present occupants find fine no difficulty in locating new residences residences residences resi resi- dences the project may proceed |