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Show Road Commissioner Again Promises Action On Snow Canyon Road In response to a letter sent to the road commission by a Rotary club committee comprised of Newell R. Frei, Glenn E. Snow and Ellis J. Pickett, the road commission has answered stating that in view of the fact that the Public Roads Administration has accepted accept-ed the road, they anticipate no further trouble with respect to the alignment now established. They promise that there will be from $40,000 to $45,000 available for this work. The sending of the letter to .the road commission is part of a plan instigated by the St. George Chamber of Commerce in which they are asking every club, civic or church committee in towns that are too small to have civic organization to write the road commission and impress upon them the great need for this road. Backers of the plan feel sure that a continued barrage of letters and interviews will in the end bring results. Following is the letter received re-ceived by the Rotary club committee: com-mittee: This letter was addressed to Commissioner Frei with copies being also sent to Senator Snow and Mr. Pickett, democratic chairman. chair-man. man and N. R. Frei, Washington county commissioner, St. George, Utah. May I explain that the delay in answering your letter dated (Continued on page six) Road Commission Letter - (Continued from first page) May 29, was due to the fact that I wanted to give you the last information available with respect to the road between St. George and Diamond Valley. 1 Mr. Anderson, our Design En-I En-I gineer, has been away from the office during part of this time, and I have just received a statement state-ment from him, advising that the contract for construction of this project will be ready for advertising adver-tising about September 1. I am sure you will understand that our oiling work throughout the state has been crowded to the limit during the past month or so, because oil can be laid only during dur-ing the warm weather. The project to which you refer will make a fine job for the fall and winter months, and I am sure you will be pleased to learn that the Public Roads Administration has finally accepted the line; so we anticipate no further trouble with respect to the alignment now established. There will be from S-10,000 to 45,000 available for this work. You also make inquiry concerning concern-ing route from Enterprise to the Nevada State Line. Recently our Chief Engineer was in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, where he contacted Dr. Hewes of the Public Road Administration, Ad-ministration, who is favorable to such a line. However, I am sure you understand that with respect to this route, much will depend upon the attitude of Nevada. I am happy to report in this connection that Mr. Knowlton has contacted Robert A. Allen, Chief Engineer of the Nevada highway department, who stated that within 30 days he would have a survey party on this project. It is my belief that a point agreeable agree-able to both Nevada and Utah will be established. While matters of this nature seemingly require a longer time than we sometimes think they should, I want to assure you that we have left undone nothing that we could have done to push it, and I don't know of a thing that your group can do to help it along any faster. It is our intention to insist that this route be made part of the Federal Aid System, and you may be sure that we will do everything every-thing possible toward that end. However, until we hear further from Nevada, there is nothing further that we can do. Yours very truly, W. D. HAMMOND, Chairman. |