| Show Bids on Park Road Work Will be Sought Soon Following an announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment this week by Senator that that bids to E. E Moss Frank Construct E the north approach construct N National road to would be let about April g Park of Public Roads Road Bureau 18 a engineer has arrived in Moab to survey the job Cany National Park superintendent Bates Wilson said engineer Duncan Silvers was In Moab on an inspection tour and he expected expected ex ex- ed advertising for bids on the project to start soon The Island in the Sky road Involves 1639 miles of gravel road which will be a permanent permanent permanent perm perm- anent part of the main circulatory circulatory circulatory cir cir- cir cir- road within the park crossing the Neck Funds for l I I E. E J. J Mayhew Legislator Resigns to fo Accept Post Rep E. E J. J Mayhew has formally formally formally for for- mally tendered his resignation resignation resignation tion as Grand county representative representative to the Utah House of Representatives The resignation resignation resignation res res- ignation made to Governor Calvin L. L Rampton Hampton with the request that it become effective effective tive prior to the special session session ses sion slon scheduled for May 16 Mr Mayhew stated he was wa resigning to take advantage of an offer from the Colorado School of Mines at Golden to serve in the research foun bun dation He and his family will move to the Denver area in early arly summer Mr Mayhew also requested release from the Advisory Council of ot the Utah cal and l Survey and the Advisory Council of the Utah Industrial Services Agency In his resignation Mr Mayhew May May- hew stated I have been privileged privileged pd to work with you and andall andall andall all your staff and must say that it has always been obvious obvious ob to me that all are working toward much needed changes in State government that at times must be dis because of ot Innate opposition to any change I believe that you are making more strides for the State of ot I Utah in acquiring Industry and publicising as well as tabulating its natural natura ces es than any other Governor Gover Gover- nor Mr Mayhew has served In Inthe Inthe inthe the capacity of ot this portion of roadway extending extending extending ex ex- tending from the north boundary boundary boundary boun boun- dary of the park to the north edge of Grays Gray's Pasture or across the Neck have been allocated Mr Wilson confirmed con con- firmed Mr Wilson said It was hoped hoped hoped hop hop- ed bids would also be sought on a similar type of road at atthe atthe atthe the southern entrance of the park prior to Jun 30 This section Involves miles of gravel road on the east approach from Dugway to Squaw Flat w Senator Moss stated Ac cess roads in National Park are needed as quickly as they can be constructed constructed constructed con con- So so that Park personnel personnel personnel per per- and land visitors can e easily sU travel to the scenic points of Interest It is hoped that both major roads will be completed ed sometime during this yew year tive for the past four years He has maintained a private geological consulting business In Moab for lor many years Mr and Mrs rs Mayhew an and andson andson son Allen a junior stude student t tat at Grand county high school reside at South Tusher A son Bob is a student at atthe atthe atthe the University of Utah at Salt Lake City and another son Jack is a student at the Colorado School of Mines It is assumed that Gov Rampton will make an appointment appointment appointment ap ap- to fill the vacant position in the tho immediate future fu ture due to the timing of an Important special Legislative scheduled for May 18 16 At that time Utah lawmakers will begin action on reorganIzation reorganization of the various branches branch branch- es of state government as recommended by the Hoover Commission anI and other study groups State law calls calis for appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment within 30 days after atter the vacancy occurs and the new man must be from the same sarno party and the same saml county as the resigned office holder It Is anticipated that Gov Ramp Rampton ton will ask the Grand county Republican Central Committee for lor recommends and that group has been called into meeting next Monday evening to consider the problem by County GOP COP chairman D. D L 1 L. L Taylor |
