Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-04-30 | Page 2 | Main St. Paving Plan Rejected by Board Again

MAIN ST PAVING I 1 PlAN REJECTED t BY BOARD AGAIN City Commissions Commission's Action Not Definite Refusal Is Belief J j t Forthe the second time within a week and a halt hal the city commissioners Saturday took adverse action on the proposed paving of Main street from NInth to Twenty-first Twenty South streets The action however was not looked upon as a definite refusal of ot the board to favor the project A motion by Commissioner P. P J J. r Moran to advertise the notice of or Intention for laying a foot 72 wide pavement was replaced ced by a substitute substitute substitute sub sub- motion put by Mayor C. C Clarence Th The mayors mayor's motion mo mo- lion Uon called for tor a more careful study of city finances to ascertain whether er or not they would stand the additional additional additional ad ad- expense a final decision on Whether or not South Temple Is s a to tobe tobe tobe be this year jear from C E street to Virginia street and estimates from the city engineer on the cost costor of or laying a foot 45 or foot 60 pavement pavement pave paye ment Instead of the foot foot 72 pave pava- ment THREE FOR MOTION The mayor Commissioners rs Harry Finch and T. T T. T Burton voted for fOI forthe forthe the substitute motion and Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- Charles N. N Fehr and Moran against it Harry Jessen city engineer said he could supply estimates on the substitute types of or pavement by Tuesday It is expected the project will be discussed again at at- that time The meeting Saturday was called for tor the single purpose of or considerIng considering consider consider- ing the Main street paving Commissioners Burton and Finch favored consideration of a narrower pavement and parking of or the of or the street Commissioner Moran was emphatic emphatic emphatic em em- In his assertion that consideration consideration consideration con con- of or any type pavement less jess than full lull width of the street Involved sure defeat of the project Commissioner Fehr favored going goinz ahead with the Main street project provided the South Temple project was not also put through this year He expressed the belief that city finances would stand the cost of oZ but one project I 1 i