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Show D . . ATioEJNsoMNAMFD A . JOHNSON NAMED NAMEDJUSTICE JUSTICE Of PflC PEACI PEACISucceeds PEACE ' Succeeds C . L . Christensen , Wh Whi 'Vho Vho ' Resigned Aft A After f t e r Ten TenYears TenYears ' " " Years ' Service . , t o C L Chiistensen Chlistensen Christensen , for 10 Yeats eais eals JUs- JUs JUstice justice jus juslice - tice lice of the peace of Moab No 1 pre pre- pre precmct precmct - . cmct cinct tendered his resignation to the theboard theboard th"board thboard board " of county commissioners comllliSSloners at theimeeting- theimeeting theimeetingheld theIr theu theIrmeetmg theumeeting meetmg meeting - held Monday Judge Chris- Chris Christensen Christensen Christensen - tensen had served as county and cityjustice cIty cit \ justice since February , 1923 1923r 1923D r D DA A Johnson " , was sas as appointed appomted count county county countyjusticp countyjustice : jostle justicp justice ? to succeed Mr Christensen Heformerly He Heformerly Hformerly formerly held the positiont position i t Present at the meeting of the boan board boanwere ' , " -were were - Commissioners H G Green , A AM AM .1 1 M . ; Robertson and John A Johnston JohnstonSheriff , , Sheriff J B Skewes Skev . es Attorney Attorne } J Rce Rce"Lance Reed Reed'Lance ReedLance < ' "Lance Lance 'Lance " and ; Clerk H W Balsley . , The condition of the Courthousewash Courthouse Courthousewash Courthous-wash Courthous wash -wash wash - - bridge , immediately north of the theColorado theColorado thiColorado Colorado river bridge , was sas " , as discussedby discusse dIscussed discusseby dIscussedby < by the board This Tlus Thus is a low , temporar temporary temporarystructure ; structure tructure erected last fall after floods floodsbad floodsbad flood"had floodhad . bad " taken out a concrete and stee"bridge steebridge steel steelbridge steelbridge bridge " The clerk was instructed to townte towrite twrite ( wnte write District Road Engineer R AGulls A i > ' < Gillls Gillis Gulls , asking him immediately to take take"Up takevp takiup "Up Up vp " with the state road commission thquestion the thequestIon thequestion ( questIon of raising raismg the temporal temporary temporarybridge " ; . ! < "bridge bridge " before high ' " water cater ater floods over itIt itIt it itIt It is pointed out that within wifuin anothelft anotheri anothelftmonth another anothermonth anothermonth / i - -month month - monthwater , -water water - will W1ll back up Courthousi Courthouse . ' wash from the Colorado river and wil will willcompletely : completely cover the temporary crossing cross- cross crossIng cross-A cross A - - " , In Ing ? Unless Unle steps are at once taker\ taker takereither taken takeneither \ \ either to raise the structure or to pro'VIde provide pro- pro provide - - . , , " ' -vide vide 'VIde - a new temporary budge , the road roadM roac roacfrom M -from from trom - Moab to Thompsons Thompson will have to to'be tobe t ( ' "be be 'be " closed to all traffic This woulc would wouldleave , leave all of southeastern southeastem Utah in t tmarooned a au 'J J " ' u -marooned marooned Jl1arooned - condition When the Courtouse Courthouse Court- Court Court"house - - } } "house house " ouse wash bridge bndge was taken out lastyear last lastyear year , , the state road commI commt commission SIon anI any an- an an-i an i - - I y nounced pounced that a much largei largel larger structurecould structure structureould structurei , ' \ would \\ould ould could at orce opce be built bmlt , so that it i1T/ i1T i1Twould ' / -would would "ould ould isould " - be in place before the higl high highi highcater i " , water cater ater and flood season of 1933 Al- Al AI- AI AIr AIthough Although Although - - r though some surveys have been com com- com- com completed completed completed - - pleted , no steps have been b n taken tc to * ' provide the bridge , and in the mean mean- meanI meantlIDe meantime meantime - time tlIDe the highater high ' \ water \\ater ater season is rapidlyapproaching rapidly rapidlyapproaching I : L . > ) , . . . -approaching approaching llpproachmg - approachingThe The commissioners agreed to pay pa thef"y thefy the theU " U freight charges on a 15-ton 15 ton " - shipmeni shipment shipmentof 1 : of Red doss ClOSS Cross flour soon to arrive arrhe arrhse foi for forGrand forGrand Grand county countyr countyThe countyThe f countyf The sum of $175 175 $ was appropriated r \ : , . to buy matenals mateuals materials and supplies forstraightening foi for forif if < ? straightening straightenmg the ( ' channel 'hannel hannel of Mill creel creek creekE creekthrough creeki creekthrough creelB i through Moab town , soon to be under under- undertaken undertaken undertaken - B E taken by R P F . C labor The worl work workr workwill " ' will also include mclude strengthening the thef thebanks th ( r f ? tanks banks qf of the creek creel and otherwise pro-rr pro rr pro- pro providing - - pro-I pro I t proIt proIvidmg viding vidmg flood protection for the town townThe townVQ townVQThe ' The 'The major activities committee of theLions the th ( ! .t t . .t"LIons " "Lions Lions " club ' \ will 111 oversee the projectThe project S . "The The " " sum of $150 150 $ was " , as also appropriatedfor appropriatcc appropriated I ' for buying buymg materials matenals for doing somerepair some wicpaii- wicpaii wicpaiiwurK repair - work wurK . on uu the me Sand ocuiu Flats na.i nai . > road ruau.n ruaun ruau.np . to toWilson p < "Wilson Wilson " mesa This work will 'Ill Ill sill " ' also be bt | ? . , done with Wlth R RFC F C labor , . I The sum of $50 50 $ was appropiiate appropliated appropriated appropriatedfor ' lor 1'or 1or for repairing repairmg the road to the Larseh Larseh1'anch Larsehranch Larse ' ! ' $ ranch 1'anch 1anch ' on Westwater Westater Westsater West\\ West \ ater creek , and a likv llke like likvsum likesum . ! ; * , "SumVlll " -sum sum "Sum - \ will \Vlll Vlll be appropriated next fall |