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Show Vernal BoastsZOMilesPavec BoastsZOMilesPavecStreets Boasts Boast s sZoe : 20 Zoe ZoeMiles Miles PaveStreets Paved Pave PavedStreets Streets , . Wafts Walks Walksw W w lks (100,000 100000 $100,000 1100,000 1100000 $ ( $ ' , , Wa.terworks Waterworks WaterworksExtension WaterworksExtension . Extension Program ProgramPlanned , Prop"amPlAnned PropamPlAnned , " Planned for 1941The 1941 1941The The close proximity prox1m1ty of 01 Vernal tc tcgreat to torreat tcrreat rreat great deposits of ot rock ; asphalt hatmade has hat hasmade haimade made It U . possible to . pfcve pa.ve pave seven sever sevenand severand sevexuid I and one-quarter one quarter - miles mlles of Its streets streetsand streetsand streetiand and twelve and one quarter mileof mUes mile mUesof roUeaof I of sidewalks in the city This Th18 Thla doernot toes doer toesnot ( docinot not Include over one mile mUe of new newatreet newstreet newstreet I atreet street paving : and nearly two mllea miles milesof mlleiof 01 of new sidewalk now under Wider contract contractfor contractfor contractor for { the 1941 1 > 41 WPA programThe procrm program procrmThe The streets are paved with two twoinches tw twoInches ( ) inches of asphalt over a 12 lnclj lncljrock in Inchrock rock aild alid and eravel gravel baseA baseA base baseA A recent Improvement was waa made madewhen madewhen madewhen when 840 40 feet of cemeat cement curbing curbingwas curbingwas curblniwas was made around the Uintah Ulntah Ste.te Stete State Ste.teBank StateBank StateBank . Bank buildlnr bUUding building and the Ashley coop Coopbuilding CoopbuUdInf building at a total cost cast of $2500Vernal $ $2500 2500 $2500Vernal $ . Vernal City owns a liiy large depositof depos.1tof depos.1t depos1t deposit . of asphalt which Ls Is hauled to the thetreating thetreating thetreatinc treating plant In Vernal and there thereprepared thereprepared I Iprepared prepared for paving purposes . . . This Thiswork Thiswork Thiswork work is 1s under the supervision of ofMarshal ofMarshal Marshal Late Richardson and his hisasistant hisasistant hisaslstant ofII II asistant Alvin Kay The cost for forstreet forstreet forstreet street paving p .vlni vlni . is $ (4 4 $4 ( $ per lineal toot foot footand tootnd I IBnd Bnd and nd side walks at (1 1 $1 ( $ per lineal foot footSidewalks footSidewalks footSidewalks Sidewalks are made with one andonehalf and andonehalt andone-half andone half one-halt one halt one-half half - Inches of asphalt over overa a clx six Inch travel gravel base and are are6 5 feet wide All streets are paved paved20 20 feet wide except the several severalblocks severalblocks severalblocks blocks in the down town section sectionwhich sectionwhich sectionwhich which extend from curb to curbVernal curbI curb curbVernal I Vernal s sewer system la 1B is BO so plann- plann plan- plan planned planed pisnn-ed pisnn ed - ed ths-t ths t that - all aU extensions to the sys- sys system system sys system - tem may m y be added In units One Oneunit Oneunit Oneunit unit of 4000 feet is 1s planned pla.nned . for tor1941 1941 at approximate cost of $8000The $8000 8000 $8000The $ 000 000The The do down " n town white way Ught- Ught light- light lighting Ughting Ilht-Inc Ilht Inc ( - ing was completed this tots fall faU makingthe making makingthe makincthe the four lone long blocks of Main streetalmost street streetalmost streetalmost I makingI almost as s light as dayCosting dayCosting day dayCostlnr Costlnr Costing nearly $100 100 $100000 100000 $ 000 the ex exten'ion extendon : ten ten'ion tenion ' ion to the water system sy tem In Ash- Ash AshIley Ashley Ash-ley Ash ley - ley canyon to the sprlnes springs will giveto give giveto riveto to Vernal a supply of pure water wateruncontaminated wateruncontaminated waterunconta.mlna.ted wateruncontamlna.ted wateruncontamlnated Iley uncontaminated . . from trom any source'Ibis sourceThis source sourceThis ' This 'Ibis Ibis extension la is rrom trom from the present pres pres- preslent present - - ent Intake to the too sprints springs higher higherin lent in the canyonThe canyon canyonI I I ' The 'Ibe Ibe citizens of Vernal sanctioned sanctioneda a $50 50 $50000 50000 $ 000 water works extensionbond extension extensionI extensionbond extensionbond bond at an election latt llUt last August AugustMaeser AugustMaeser AutustMaeser I Maeser town cooperatlnr cooperating voted a . a$13 a13 $13 13 $ $13000 13000 000 water works extension I"xtension Ixtension " bond bondin bondIn bondIn I in November with scarcely a dissenting dis- dis - dissenting dis-sentlnr dis sentlnr - senting voteI voteWith voteWith vote voteWith With the preliminary prel1minary work com com- completed completed completed - I pleted bids for pipe will be ad- ad advertised advertised ad advertised - vertised early in January and work workIstarted workdarted workstarted darted Immediately afterwarda afterwards . . Istarted Only recently recentlv an addition to the theFederal theFederal theFederal Federal building was completed tohouse to tothe tohouse ' house the irazlni grazing department and andenlarge andenlarre , enlarge the space occuplsd occupied by the theAshley theAshley theAshley Ashley National forest fore t departmentThis department departmentl'Ibis departmentThis l'Ibis lIbis ' This building buDding now is the largest largestFederal largestFederal larrestFederal I largestI Federal building buUding off a railroad raDroad in inthe inthe inthe the United StatesWith States StatesWith ! With approximately approxhnatefy forty new newhomes newhomes newhomes homes recently completed or now nowunder noworder nowunder under order construction costinf costing from frcm$2000 frcm2000 $2000 2000 62000 $ to $4500 4500 ' $ 4500 each It can readily readilybe readilyre be re seen that Vernal is keeplnr keeping stepwith step stepwith stepwith with her other improvementsWith improvementsWith Improvements ImprovementsWith With her five auto courts Ver- Ver Vernal Verral Ver Vernal - nal ral has ample accommodations forhe for forthe forthe the he tourist trade One of these thesewill thesewlU theserill will rill be enlaifd enlarged and remodeled in inI inthe Inhe Inthe I the he springProud sprinc spring sprincProud , Proud Indeed are Vernal Vernals s clti- clti citi- citi cltizens citiens citi citizens - ' zens ens when they see the progresseing progress progressbeing proireaabeinc being eing made on the new $120 120 $120000 120000 $120000ventral $120000Central 120000Central $ 000 000Central Central ventral school buUdlns building This 1'1118 11118 ' bUUd- bUUd build- build bUUdIng buildng bulld-Int bulld Int - ; Ing ng with a modem gy gymnasium gymnasiumnd lymnadumand um umI umand I and nd assembly room will be readyor ready readyfor i ifor for or occupancy at the beslnnlni beginning of ofschool ofehooi ofschool school ehooi next September I |