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Show - - w v Iff! r fr 7 A J y x r . W : fill j& rrx i y v. yi ?i v. s. yx ? Provo P EDERAL AID EMPLOYED BY SPONSORS HERE Probably the city of Provo has never experienced an era of such widespread public improvements as during the past five years. Hard-surfaced streets, sewer extensions, culinary water system sys-tem extensions, and public buildings build-ings have been among the improvements im-provements made. Many of the projects have been made possible through federal aid, with Provo city, the school district, the state hospital, Utah county and other agencies acting as sponsors. Public buildings have sprung up in various parts of the city during the past few years. To mention a few: The Joaquin and Timpanogos schools, the public library, the new post office building, build-ing, the Utah Valley hospital, the Pioneer Memorial building, the clubhouse at the golf course, the caretaker's quarters at the Provo city cemetery. More than 300 blocks of streets have been paved with rock asphalt. as-phalt. Miles of sewer lines have been installed. The culinary water system, valueQ at. 'o&Uer ijian a million dollars, has been improved, both "Within- the city and" in- the main lines which extend to springs up Provo canyon. From a recreation standpoint, one of the most important projects proj-ects undertaken is the Utah lake harbor and park development program pro-gram on the shores of the lake. All the regular city parks have been improved. A municipal airport air-port has been constructed near Utah lake. The irrigation system of the city has been improved by construction con-struction of ditches and dams and lining of some of the ditches to prevent seepage. Miles of curb and gutter have been constructed, and sidewalks have been built and repaired. Acquisition of the old post office building at Center street and University Uni-versity avenue by the city ad Utah county was another improvement. improve-ment. The building is now used for Provo offices. Moving the city offices out of the city and county building solved a congestion problem prob-lem "and bettered the setup for both the city and the county. But despite all the progress made, Provo still needs a large number of municipal improvements.. improve-ments.. One of the most crying needs is a municipal auditorium or civic center. Additional swimming swim-ming pools in the parks, including includ-ing an enclosed year-around pool at North park are needed. Many more miles of concrete curb and gutter including irrigation irriga-tion waterways, a sewage disposal dispos-al plant, storm sewer extensions, sidewalk extensions, and covering the millrace these arc among additional needed improvements. Big Year For Golf Forecast The biggest year in Provo golfing golf-ing history is forecast for the 1941 season by Pete Ashton, Timpanogos Tim-panogos golf club president. Last year was the most successful success-ful to date with a larger membership member-ship and more tournaments, but ' indications are that even the 1940 season will be surpassed this year, . Ashton said. With the neat, n:ne-:iole course ' in the best condition it has ever been in and new improvements ' lanned for this spring, golfers in ithis area will have one of the best f courses of its size in the west. The new spacious clubhouse has been renovated recently and is in , fine shape awaiting the annual flood of golfers thi3 spring. OpenT ing of the course for regular use is awaiting consistent good weather. weath-er. Many linksters have taken advantage ad-vantage of fair weather to play during much of the winter. As in the past two years, genial Earl Schneiter, talented young golfer, will serve as professional at the Timpanogos course. Besides Be-sides his work in promoting tour-anments tour-anments and giving instructions, Schneiter will handle the concessions conces-sions in the clubhouse. , - ' i - - i rit - -: Provo Gity, OVA Construct Hangar .At Local Airport Built for , municipal service and Civil Aeronautics Authority training train-ing purposes, the Provo airport, constructed by National Youth Administration and Provta city at a cost of $5,202 is officially completed com-pleted as far as the N. Y. A. is concerned, Clifford Empey, area director, announces. Facilities at the airport include a 60 by 60 foot hangar with additional ad-ditional room for flying and mechanical me-chanical classes in a lean-to building build-ing connecting with the hangar. A 1500 foot, heavily gravelled runway provisioned with 300 linear lin-ear feet of trench drain provide an ideal landing field, Mr. Empey said. Work was done by 45 N. Y. A. boys, each working 50 hours a month to receive S15 monthly under direction of Homer Peterson, Peter-son, foreman. The city furnished the equipment, materials and supplies, sup-plies, according to the director. Twenty-eight students, 10 non-college, non-college, 18 college, have recently completed the C. A. A. flight training course to receive pilot's licenses. Next week 20 , more, all college students, will begin the course. Flight training is under the direction of Merrill Christoph-.erson, Christoph-.erson, .airport manager. A certificate, number 1252, recently re-cently received by the airport manager authorizes " a primary flying school at the airport under :. U r t Provo Airport And Hangar Near Utah Lake Enhance Flying auspices of the Provo Flj-ing Service. Serv-ice. The flying school will be headed head-ed by Mr. Christopherson. Planep from all over Utah visit the airport. Usually several visit over the week end with two or SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1941 mMIIWMWMMWWWMwm-.. J j , ,' . , , , , j i : i f ; i m . ... ?- ? ?. 'J.-.. H v - - three coming during the week, Mr. Christopherson said. Mr. Empey is N. Y. A. area, director over eight counties. They are Wasatch, Utah, Juab, Sanpete, San-pete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute and t PeMie Improvement Era In f- i 1 V t -1 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Streeis Parks Public Buildings Upper Left Provo IubHc Library. Lower Lett Cemetery Caretaker's residence. Upper Right Community Art Center. Cen-ter. Lower Left Utah Valley hospital. Center-Memorial Park. Bottom Typica! Provo City street. Garfield. He directs 830 people in these areas. The city commission headed hy Mayor Mark Anderson supplied the momentum behind the airport project. C. E. Madsen was city supervisor. .1 i l' Construction of lien .Homes Shows Increase in 1G40 Two hundred thirty-two building build-ing permits totaling $483,230 were issued in Provo during 1940 compared com-pared with 177 permits totaling $632,332 the previous year, according ac-cording to E. A. Jacob, city engineer. en-gineer. Although there was a decrease in the amount of new construction authorized in 1910, an increase in new residences was noted. A total of 131 permits totaling $363,840 was issued in 1940 for new residences resi-dences compared to 86 permits for $240,365 in 1939. A breakdown or 19 40 permits issued follows: 28 residence re-modelings. re-modelings. $25,475; 131 new residences, resi-dences, $363,840; 13 new business buildings, $40,590; 11 remodeled business buildings, $41,100; 33 garages, ga-rages, $6,610; two chicken coops, $800; eight signs, $1920; four sheds, 5695; one fruit stand, $200, and one school basement, $2000. Total construction authorized in permits issued during the past 17 years follows: 1924, $364,110; 1925, $565,000: 1926, $249,500; 1927, $382,575; $354,800; $113,915; 1928, 1930, 1932. $353,062; $372,550; $25,688; 1929, 1931, 1933, $42,250: 1934. $55,355; 1935, $188.-934; $188.-934; 1936, $243,141; 1937, $608.-814: $608.-814: 1938, $796,070; 1939, $632,-S32; $632,-S32; 1940, $153,230. History PROVO FAMOUS AS CULTURAL, SCHOOL CITY; Provo, the county seat of Utah county, is the third largest city in the state. The city, it is believed, derived its name from Etienne Provot, a French trapper who entered ent-ered Utah valley in 1824 and camped near the mouth of Provo river. The Mormon pioneers settled Provo in 1849 when Brigham Young sent a company here under the direction of John S. Higbee. A plat for a city was surveyed in 1850, and Provo was granted a charter by the legislature the following fol-lowing year. Provo city has the commisison form of government, with three commissioners, including a mayor who is chairman of the commission, commis-sion, being responsible for all city activities. Incumbent commissioners commission-ers are Mayor Mark Anderson, mayor, and J. P. McGuire and Maurice Harding. The assessed valuation of the city is $8,868,289, and the city tax , levyjA .17.50 w mills. Provo's population ofl8,071-is about 99.9 per cent white. The city is 4,522 feet above sea level. It is traversed on all sides by state and federal highways. Known as the Garden City of the Rockies, the city is an agricultural, agricul-tural, commercial and educational hub of this region. A hub of culture, the city has two secondary schools, two junior jun-ior high schools and four elementary ele-mentary grade schools. Brigham Young university, one of the outstanding out-standing educational institutions of the west, has its home in Provo. In all, Provo's school population embraces some 7000 students, 3000 of whom attend the university. univer-sity. Sixteen " churches representing eight denominations are found in the city. The predominant church is that of the Latter-day Saint3. Several other churches, however, are well represented. I'rovo is a business and industrial indus-trial center. The city i3 located favorably with respect to extensive extens-ive coal deposits. Gas, coke, creosote creo-sote and iron are manufactured on a large scale here. Provo has approximately ap-proximately 50 manufacturing plants, more than 200 business houses, and three strong and progressive pro-gressive banks. Provo city has one of the finest fin-est park and recreation systems in the intermountain territory. The parks include Pioneer park. Fifth West and Center, 3.60 acres; Memorial park, Eighth East and Center, 6.57 acres; Sowiette park. Fifth West and Fifth North, 9.8S acres; Harmon park, Ninth East and Second South, 4 acres; Timpanogos Tim-panogos ball park, Fifth North, and Third West, 5.10 acres; River Bridge Trailer park. Fifth West and Twelfth North, 11 acres; Lake Shore park at Utah lake, minimum of 50 acres; Canyon Glen park in Provo canyon, 160 acres. Provo in .lid Gi Turkey Area High mountain valleys, cooperative coop-erative efforts and the highest type of grading methods have made intermountain turkeys among the very best on modern day markets and turkey growing among the more important branches branch-es of the poultry industry. - Utah boasts hundreds of flocks of toms, writh production of the better grades showing a consistent upswing during recent years. The 1940 crop of Beehive state turkeys tur-keys was estimated at close to 800,000 head, valued at nearly $2,-000,000. $2,-000,000. Shipments are made to" many states, the New York and Los Angeles markets being large consumers. . Provo is in the center of a vast turkey raising country, with large flocks produced around American. Fork, Springville, Charleston, and. Sanpete county. |