Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-25 | Page 17 | Petition Seeks to Move Game Office

Petition Seeks I ITo To Move Game Office Transfer Could Mean Saving of Per Month Moving of state tate fish and game headquarter headquarters from downtown Salt Lake City offices to 1596 W. W North Temple at a saving of more than a month to the taxpayers was advanced ad Wednesday The North Temple st. st location consisting of three acres of ground and a modern bungalow type office office of of- fice building was tas formerly occupied occupied occupied pied by district offices of the state road department now moved to W W. W South R. R L. L Turpin state fish and game commissioner said the de department department department de- de has ha asked the thc state finance commission for permission permission permission sion to discontinue the downtown lease on space in the Atlas building building build build- ing 36 V. W. 2nd South Happy Happ to Transfer We e will be happy appy to transfer the property properly to the game department department department depart depart- ment of the state said D. D H. H and Harley J J. J Corleissen Corleissen Corleissen Cor- Cor chairman and commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- respect respectively vely of the state road department The transfer tran In keeping with the road commissions commission's announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment that it wants to get out of real estate business will ill involve a book exchange of the North Temple property for of offish offish offish fish and game department funds explained Mr Ir Corleissen i The highway department is now I studying a plan for disposal of I several acres of land in southeast Salt Lake county which has been I maintained as nursery for growing growing growing grow grow- ing trees and shrubs used in roadside roadside roadside road road- side landscaping Gain Approval Both moves mo ha have ve reportedly gained tentative approval of the state finance commission which previously handled negotiations on dispo disposal al of the North Temple property to the public at highest cash bid The bids were rejected however when the highest offer amounted to only reported report report- ed less Jess than appraised value of the property Officials of the fish ish and game department were enthusiastic over the move noting that the new site will offer facilities by locating some equipment sheds on the acreage acreage acreage acre acre- age for housing all of the game department mobile equipment Mr Corleissen said the road department department department de de- de- de is prepared to offer the game department the sheds now located on another piece of property property property prop prop- erty owned by the highway devi- devi sion at 1225 Beck st. st