Times Independent | 1923-05-03 | Page 1 | Petersen Coming to Moab for Road Conference

TO OR ROAD the pikes peak highway broic elgin elgi n to the colorado state line by way of thompsons Thomp sons cisco and J jagt water cannot be desi designated at a federal aid project unless 1 grand county c can an find and a way war to rat raise more money tun the proceed from its proposed amill l mill levy according to a letter received ayed by the board of county con com miss toners from preston G peterson Pe tenon chairman of the tate state road COMMIS ion the 1 mill levy ion woold would nix only which matched with federal funds woold would provide about 1800 for a yeara activities thia this would not be b to construct a large enough section of road according to mr peterson Pe tenon and the bureau of public roads would not agree to approve euch such an arrangement chairman peterson stated that he expected to be in moab may I 1 or 2 al which time he desired dew to meet mt with the commis signers and talk over the proposition he lie la Is hopeful that a way can be found whereby th the county can ran n to ato a larger amount for th road and thus get set fet federal lerall aid