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Show SI 0,000 STREET , PR0JECT0KEIIED PROVO Ptovo city eommlaaioa-rs eommlaaioa-rs Tuaaday had approved a nearly tlO.OOO street improvement program, pledged cooperation la a clean-up campaign and takes steps to eliminate elimi-nate traffic hasarda. ' 1 At a meeting Monday night, cora-miasionera cora-miasionera promised cooperation with requests of various dels rations representing traffic safety and civio intereeta. Commissions re approved a proposed pro-posed program to expend the t972S.l expected from Stat road funds, aa follower Malntenoace of I rock asphalt streets la drstrtot 28 A, $500; construction, grading and laying lay-ing of rock asphalt In district 29, $822SJe; grading and resurfacing two and a half miles of road to Utah lake, $500, and crush 1 gravel surfacing throughout tha city, S500. . Driva Backed Cooperation In tha Provo Junior ehameer of commerce clean-up driva and beautification program from April 2 to May t, waa also pledged by the commission. However, the city will not watt until tha junior chamber drive to make it own annual hauling away of refuse and rubbish, but will begin be-gin work the first week in April if present weather conditions prevail. Mayor Mark Anderson said. Request for the city to install pe-tdetrian pe-tdetrian lanes In the business district, dis-trict, and traffic semaphore lights at First West and Center atreeta and Fifth North street and University Uni-versity avenue, was also mads by a delegation from the Provo 30-30 club. light to Be Installed A semaphore light at First West and Center street will be installed in the Immediate future, Mayor An-derson An-derson told the group. Painting- of pedestrian lanes will be done by the police department, he promised. Construction or a sidewalk to keep children off the road, and regulation of speeding on Third South street between Seventh East street and the city dumps were also asked by a delegation of residents of the vicinity headed by-Sam Snow , and Jack Holder. |