| Show State Moves to Block Monument Area Homes Condemnation efforts by the state to acquire site of a proposed residential project east of This Is the Place monument at the mouth I of ot Emigration canyon began Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day on the Ule order of Gov Herbert B. B Maw Gov Coy Maw also asked in his memorandum to the attorney general general gen gen- eral cral that an Injunction be obtained to halt Immediately further de do- development development of f the acre 77 tract by Wagener Improvement Co Called thc the Oak Hills project the theland land is being developed into a subdivision Atty Gen Grover A. A Giles Glies said Bald Unless the tate state can acquire the property through agreement with the interested parties our only course is to seek an order of immedIate immediate im mediate occupancy The Tho action of the governor followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed a request Monday by the Mormon Pioneer Trial Memorial committee which sought to stop the development on the grounds It would Interfere with proposed plans plan to make a state park of the area around the pioneer meat ment Aaron W. W Tracy chairman Utah department of publicity and industrial development said sald th the agency ageny hopes to create a acre SOD park around the site Efforts to purchase the tho ground from the Wagener interests have been fruitless said John D. D Giles executive secretary of the committee com corn Dean F. F Brayton attorney attorney ney and director of the company and A. A B. B Paulsen architect have refused to sell at any price he said S Mr Brayton however Tuesday emph emphatically denied that the corn com company com com- pany had refused to negotiate Last fLast November we were offered what we considered sixth one of the lands land's value he said We rejected that offer and although we are still willing to cooperate we WOo have not been approached again He also said that last st week he and Mr Pau Paulsen en were were invited to attend Mondays Monday's committee meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing to express the owners' owners views but the Invitation W was we withdrawn shortly before the tho meeting con con- |
