Show tunnel proposed thru middleton ridge in the presence of hugh L adams county commissioner ot of iron county and wilford day state representative from that county the state road commission yesterday signed the project statement tor for a post road from cedar to lund this this was done in the presence of B J finch district engineer and W M frickstad senior highway engineer for this district ot of the united states bureau of public roads who promised that every assistance would ba be given in getting construction work started on the project federal officials who have their headquarters at ogden went over the plans for the road as already prepared for submission to them and expressed the opinion that the project statement would be approved and the agreement to be submitted signed in a comparatively short time the work may be completed this year road securities draw tour four and one halt half per cent interest it has been reported that the bonds would bring only 90 or 91 on the it if marketed at present to overcome this difficulty and because the state law provides that the bonds shall be sold at no less than par mr day and mr adams offered their best efforts to form a company which would bid on the construction of the road it was their belief that iron county residents so realize the need of the new road that they will be willing to undertake the work at a low figure receiving from the federal government one halt half the cost in money and taking state bonds from the state in payment tor for the states share of the work trusting to be able to market these later the county also will contribute a share 10 or 20 per cent to the bork ork the road will follow a new route from cedar city to lund running to the north of the present route by the construction of another road connecting with this so as to form a Y 11 parowan carowan will be placed on a direct route to lund also while the distance from cedar city to lund will be somewhat shortened by the new how routing of the road and the problem of obtaining proper rod TOW building materials will be simplified the project estimates approved yesterday call tor for a road surfaced with gravel disintegrated granite or similar substance that may be available locally the new route Is 53 83 3 miles long and the estimated cost for an eighteen toot foot roadway Is 02 or at the rate of a mile it Is to the ballet belief of the engineers however hoever as well As of the iron county representatives that the actual contract costs will be con eider ably under these estimates representative joseph 8 snow and had district road engineer C H 1319 bigelow oloW were also present at the meetings yesterday in connection with the work being done on the proposed route from st george to cedar city mr bigelow presented the proposition of tunneling the middletown ridge between st george and washington by which means a zero grade can be obtained between st george and cedar ellela eliminating a considerable distance of 7 per cent grade on each side of the ridge the tunnel will be about feet long and the road will be shortened nearly halt a mile it Is said the reduction in the cost of a it paved toad road such as Is proposed is said to be almost of itself sufficient clent to bore the proposed tunnel it was also proposed by mr bigelow that a bridge and cut should be placed on washington bench between washington and cedar thereby eliminating more heavy grades and shortening the distance mr bigelow was obstructed to go ahead with the preliminary 11 work on this road subject to the approval later by mr frickstad who will make the trip as soon as no the washington county health authorities can be persuaded to lift the ban they now have against all visitors from the north salt lake herald 9 thomas the twelve year old s son a of mr and mrs zera hunt met with 0 a very painful accident monday his little brother who was up on oh a hay stack thrower a pitchfork down don which struck tom lust just above the tho eye running through the eyelid into the cheek bone the little fellow la Is get ting along fairly well mr air and mrs andrew price returned the latter part oi of last week from salt lake city where mr price haa has been studying ta balisle lisle |