Show 1 EDITORIALS EDITORIALS' t Relief in Sight The deplorable situation which has existed d on the city streets of Moab during the winter and spring will bo be alleviated within the tho next month according to a report issued this week Oil on has been obtained obtained ob oh- along with a spreader and as soon as chip gravel can be bought seal-coating seal will begin Road edges edge'S and chuck holes have been Increasing regularly in number In spite of or efforts of city crews to keep them patched The more moro heavily he heavily travelled travelled streets have become not much more than obstacle courses courses course All this deterioration has undoubtedly been brought about by bythe bythe bythe the great number of trenches cut throughout through through- out the town for water sewer and natural gas lines coupled with the tho extremely heavy amounts of moisture that have kept the roads partially submerged during the past few months Seal-coating Seal after holes hole have been filled will bring the breakdown breakdown break break- d down wn of the roads to a halt Clark Tank Line will furnish the oil for the road job and will also furnish a spreader to lay it The money to be spent will be in the neighborhood of part of or which is being furnished by the county The completion of the job willbe will willbe willbe be a vast improvement over the present situation and will again make it safe for motorists to take to the roads K In spite of the fact that people in Moab are not to pleased with the the- street system here hero and rightly BO so the fact remains that Moab is the only city inthis in inthis inthis this part of the state indeed in the entire entire entire en en- tire Four Corners area that can boast surfaced hard-surfaced roads throughout Coupled with this is the fact that Moab's streets have been paved for over fifteen years and throughout that time kept in good repair We are looking forward to the completion completion completion com com- of this project and are fervently hoping that trench work will be kept to the absolute minimum after the streets ts are finished |