Show I Engineer Sees Park as i iI I coliseum Site I Pioneer pa park rk which is being considered for sale sate by Salt Lake City commission may be the logical logical logical log log- ical future site for a Salt Lake civic auditorium C. C G G. Woolley city planning engineer said Monday Mon Mon- day Mr lr Woolley questioned the advisability advisability ad ad- of selling outright the 10 acre tract at 2nd West Vest between 3rd and South because it may leave the city without a suitable location for an auditorium or coliseum coliseum coliseum coli coli- seum if and when the city decides to build such a structure S Short ort term leases on the property property prop prop- ert erty Y to permit industrial use were suggested as an alternative to sale of the park Park Lo Loses cs Value aluc The park has lost its value alue asa as asa asa a recreation spot Mr lr Woolley said It is a rendezvous for transients transients transients tran tran- and bums and is an unsafe place for women and children he asserted The engineer said he expects the city commission will refer the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to sell the park to the planning planning planning plan plan- ning and zoning commission Mr lr Woolley recalled that a committee studied the need of a civic auditorium and recommended construction within one half mile milc of 2nd South and Main lain st st. Plans for a city owned auditorium auditorium auditorium audi audi- have been delayed pending a decision by officials of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Latter day Saints to build a quasi civic ic auditorium in the block north of the temple grounds To Prot Protest t Sale Meanwhile representatives es of or Sons of Utah Pioneers announced they will protest the sale of the park Tuesday at a meeting with the city commission Mayor layor Earl Eail J J. J Glade received a wire wile message Monday londay which said the SUP S U P at their national encampment encampment encampment en en- enI I at Provo Pro passed a resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution deploring the news report that you jou Mayor layor Ma oi Glade and the I commis commission ion intend to sell Pioneer I park one of our historic shrines II The communication said that the executive board was directed to tofile tofile tofile file a vigorous protest against the proposed action and the group re requested requested requested re- re quested permission to meet with the commission to present the opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position viewpoint |