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Show . : i I I I , I . , MOAB TOWN BUYS BUYSWESTWOOD BUYSV'ESTOOD WESTWOOD V'ESTOOD VESTOOD ' WSPRING WSPRINGAND SPRING SPRINGAND AND 80 80ACRESLAND 80ACRESLANDDeal ACRES lAND Deal Closed Yesterday Yesterdar ; , and a andMakes n d d1I 1\1 1 1I \ % a h e S Possible Municipal Municipal'Va MunicipalWateiworks MunicipalWatci 'Va Va Wateiworks ' tel works and Sewer SewerS SewerSystem S , } ) stem . The town of Moab is 15 now the own owner ownerof ownerof of the large Westwood West\\ood West ood \ spring located locatedfour locatedfour locatedfour four miles mile cast east of the city , and also the the80 80 acres of land surrounding surroundmg the thesprIng thespring thespring sprIng byH A deal v . was aas as closed yesterday by H S Rutledge , town torn trustee , for the thepurchase thepurchase thepurchase purchase from Mr and Mrs J S SWestTood SWestwood SWestvvood WestT\ood WestT ood Westwood , \ of the spring and ranch for fora fora fora a consideration of $1000 1000 $ Sevelal Seveial Sevelalmonths Seveialmonths Seveialmonths months ago Mr Rutledge , on behalf of ofthe ofthe ofthe the town , obtained an option on thepropel the thepropelty thepropeity propelty propeity fcy , and this was taken tahen up yes- yes yesterday yes yesterday es- es esterday - terday terdayThe The purchase of the pioperty plopcrty places placesthe placesthe placesthe the town in a position psihon { ) to proceed with withthe withthe withthe the installation mstallatlOn of a municipal mumclpal water water- water"arks waterworks waterworks - application "arksand " works "arks arks and -and - sewer system An applica applica- - - tion for a federal loan and grant of of$46 of46 $46000 46000 $46 46 $ pending 000 to build the system is now pend pend- pending pend- pend pending - - ing in Washington before the pUblic pUblicwOlks publicwoiks publicwoiks wOlks woiks board , and favoiable favOlable action or\\the or the on onthe onthe \ \ the application appllcation is expected any dayPlans day I IPlans I IPlans Plans and specifications speclficahons for thesewer thesewer the Isev/er Isev er sewer / sY system ' tem and waterworks have alI already al- al already - - | ready been prepared by George FMcGonagle F | McGonagle , consulting engineer engmeer of ofI ofSalt ofSalt Salt Lake City , and the project 15 is 15ready isready isready ready for advertising to bidders PlOmpt Piompt Piomptaction Piomptaction action to get gpt work started on the pro- pro project project pro - ject project will follow favorable con considerationon ideratlon ideratron ideratlonon ideratronon on the loan in m WashingtonWbile WashingtonWhile Washington WashingtonWhile While Wbile ItVas it \ was \Vas Vas the original intentIOn Intentionto to use part of the gOl government , ernment loan loanwlth loanwith loanwith wlth with which wInch to purchase the ranch and andsprmg andspring andspring sprmg spring , the town boird bO"lrd bOlrd board " decided to exer e\.er- e.er e .er er e.er- e.erC1se e.ercise exercise ' \ . - cise C1se its lts option at once and have all allprehmmaries allpreliminaries allpreliminaries prehmmaries preliminaries out of the way A tax- tax tax1.ntIcipatlon taxanticipation tax-inticipation tax inticipation - 1.ntIcipatlon 1ntIcipatlon anticipation . loan for $1000as $1000 1000 $ \ was \\as as \ obtainedit obtamed'lt obtainedat obtamed obtained 'lt lt at ' the First National Bank with which whichto whichto whichto to take up the ophonIt optionIt option ophon optionIt It is the intention mtentlOn of the town board boardto boardto boardto to convert the 80 acres of land at the theWestwood theWestwood theWestwood Westwood ranch into mto a city park It Itis Itis Itis is ideally located for a recreational recreationalpark recreationalpark recreationalpark park and it 1t islntended isintended is ntended to plant trees treesand treesand treesand and shrubbery next spring sprmg on the pro- pro property property pro property - perty It will be especially suitable sUltable for forpicmc forpicnic forpicnic picmc picnic grounds grolillds |