Show NORTH TEMPLE CENTER PARKING TO 10 Of Commission Votes to Begin Begin Begin Be Be- gin Paving Work MINORITY PROTEST Total Cost of Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment to Be Acting Acting- upon upon a report f from om the I city engineer to the effect that the total frontage protesting the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed paving of North Temple from Main to Third West streets I is insufficient to defeat the extensiOn extension extension exten exten- sion the city commission voted unanimously Tuesday morning to order the work done The total estimated cost of the work which calls caBs for tor a seventy seventy- two foot roadway without center parking is about of f which the city's portion is approximately The engineer reported that of the total frontage represented in the 45 per cent protested protest protest- ed after withdrawal of a protest had been made by owners of about feet at the Monday night meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing lug and that it required a protest of 66 3 2 per cent to defeat the Improvement The improvement is declared to tobe tobe tobe be notable in that It Is a step to get away from the center parking feature which calls caBs for maintenance maintenance maintenance ance of the center parks by the city from the general fund Action of a large number of property property property prop prop- erty owners on North Temple street i who iho ho first protested against the proposed paving without center parking in withdrawing their protest protest protest pro pro- test at the city commission metIng metIng met met- Ing Monday night changes the majority of front footage from op opposition op- op position to to approval of the proposed Improvement O. O W. W Moyle a property owner on the street appeared representing represent represent- ing the property owners who de desired desired desired de- de sired to change their pr protest test to ap- ap ap 1 H lie st stated ted that of I front feet desired to change their protest to approval and that this change would make malee a major majority ity of or the frontage In favor of the proposed paving without without- center parking The change in expression of this frontage was permitted by bythe bythe bythe the commission Mr Moyle said he represented those who were transferring their designation from protest to approval He said that this change out of feet frontage frontage front front- age 2241 4 4 3 feet or considerably less than half remain as protestants protest ants Among Amon the withdrawals were Salt Lake Hardware c I feet and Bauer Investment com corn pany 1485 5 feet who declared in petition for withdrawal that their reason leason for protest had been belief that the proposed cost was sive Mr Moyle said that other withdrawals withdrawals withdrawals with with- represented transfers by persons who had held out a hope that by protesting g a straight paving paving paylag pay pay- ing lag proposal they might obtain center parking He said they fa favor favor favor fa- fa vor the improvement now Mr l Moyle said that even though a maJority majority majority ma ma- if less than two-thirds two were opposed the improvement should be had for he said the legislature In giving the city commission Jurisdiction jurisdiction jurisdiction Jur jur- M Tf f less less- than two-thirds two objected took It for granted that the city itself had an interest In Inthe inthe inthe the streets |