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Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-13 | Page 1 | Near Battle Marks Ogden Road Dispute

Type issue
Date 1934-04-13
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Near Battle Marks Ogden Road Dispute
Type article
Date 1934-04-13
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 1
OCR Text MARKS OGDEN ROAD DISPUTE Highway Meeting Threatened by Free for After Sharp Criticism POLICE CHIEF ON SPOT Salt lake Chamber Arouses Junction City Mayor Attempts or of Ogden Orden cit city officials to convince the state road commission their city should not be cut ot off the state highway by construction of a anew anew new road resulted Frida Friday in the June June- tion City's system and police department being roundly criticized The criticism W v mode by B. B J. J Finch of Ogden district engineer for fOl forthe the bureau of public roads reads at al a meeting meeting meet meet- ing at the capitol A delegation of Ogden and Weber count county officials led by Mayor Maor Harmon Har Har- mon W. W P Perry rry met with the commission commis commis- sion to protest a proposed road that would lead Ie off the state highway and skirt skir Ogden by way of oC Nyes Nye's corner and Hot Ho Springs e e the comm sion to visit isi Ogden n and stud study the situation situation sit sit- first hand This sugg suggestion tion was opposed by W W. J. J Parker arker and r. r ton G. G Peterson chairman and vice chairman of the commission k i. i Agree Aree to o Visit O Ogden den t to ver they y agi d visit Ogden upon assurance of Mayor P rr there ther would b be no moss mass meeting meet meet- ing to to high the commis commis- sinners Mr Parker m an Ogden resident remarked re re- marked that if the telephone calls he has received as a criterion Ogden wants the new road Thereafter the mec g became almost R a tree free for all C filled w h charges end and counter s. s Mr Peterson said the commission would do the sporting thing and submit the whole matter to the lcd fed era eral bureau of public roads to which Perr Perry Mr Peterson then called on Mr Finch to give his views The bureau has never discussed the project and its dut duty to approve ap ap- prove or disapprove it he said id New that I am here herc I might as well sa soy a few more things O Ogden den Traffic Bad Traffic is bad In Ogden In the first place it if the city desires to improve im im- prove the system stem it should widen the Twenty fourth street viaduct That is the most dangerous traffic trap In Utah or Idaho There were two serious accidents there last year Anyone opposing widening should hould be prosecuted for tor manslaughter if th there re is ever a tra traffic lic fatality there Mr Finch denounced intolerable I from Pille Two I TRAFFIC J MEET HEATED I I p Highway Meeting Nearly Ends In Free for After After In r Sharp Criticism fr ContInued from P Page e One conditions at aL Ogden r control from poor police or Perry red faced leap leaped Xi to toVo We Vo have always wn Mr PInch Finch c led a chip on lila his houlder We Weer er oud of our chief of police poUce he deClared I ChIef Dented Floor Floore H e then called on Chief Chic L L. N. N Hit Hit- ton who S present but Mr Peterson Peter Peter- son son- intervened to declare ing waa not nol for Ogden to wash its dirty didy linen and the chief got goL no chance to answer Mr Finch Mayor Perry then charged that hat Mr Firich and former Mayor Ora Bundy contractor l around lint anti that thaL the latter favors favor the new ro rod f. f Governor Henry H. H Blood interjected interjected inter inter- from the sidelines to silence the c temporarily Mr P Peterson t explained the road It only an an id Idea and that no survey hat been made no plans drown drawn and estimated He d lared Ogden ei Weber county did not oppose a secondary toad that thaL cuts ou out corn com nuu Ues in Davis county 1 Chamber Approves Ro Road d G. G King assistant secretary of th the Salt Loke chamber of commerce C. C B. B Hawley of oft t tF chamber roads committee to reed read 1 etter in which the thc c arnber In do the toad oa This Ih precipitated a another ther outbreak The rhe Salt Lake chamber of corn com ce e was not invited to this meet should riot not Interfere In some with which it is not concerned he-decI he red Governor Blood assured Mayor Piry the chamber had bed been n invited kman Cites Need Of fc Another HIghway of the proposed lower rond In Weber county count whIch would c caTry rry traffic on the main north and highway around the congested ot of Ogden was urged Friday In a letter to the state slate road s from Gus P P. P Backman general of the chamber of corn com nr le prop highway would cut frOss aftOS th the bottom ot of Ogden valley vaIley to toh h Hot Springs from the junction 0 the two roads now leading into Oden Mr Backman said This b road would save considerable t e and expense for lor those thole ho do don dong n ng desire to go through the main of Ogden
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