Show A NEW MAP blala OF UTAH A BILL waits the action of the governor appropriating sixteen hundred dollars for the purchase of two hundred copies coples of a new sectional typographical al map of utah the map Is to be on a scale of six miles to the inch and to contain all the government survey to date all the county boundaries cities towns and villages organized mining districts railroads completed and in course ol 01 of construction etc the maps are arc to be distributed to the various courts and officials of the territory and before acceptance the work is to be submitted to the inspection of a committee composed of the surveyors of salt lake davis and utah counties it is since a map of this kind has hash been prepare prepared d and the rapid growth of the territory with the numerous changes that haye taken place renders anew work of the kind absolutely necessary to a correct knowledge know lege of this part of the country new settlements have been have been built and extended additional government surveys have been made all helping to alter the topographical and sectional features of the territory and add to render the old map incomplete the work is entrusted to mr joseph A avest west an accomplished surveyor and draughtsman who has done excellent work of the kind for ogden city weber county and other portions of of utah and has been actively enu eng engaged awed aged for many years in railroad and other surveying survey ingin in which a great deal of map work has veen been peen required and has been executed to complete satisfaction if he secures this work he will have the aid of two of the finest draughts men in the territory and the result will be the most complete and reliable map we have had in the year 1874 an appropriation was made for a similar purpose to B A al Fr froiseth only at that tinie time but one hundred maps were purchased the thel cost being ten dollars each the bill was signed by the governor yand and the maps were distributed mr froiseth has endeavored to obtain additional ap appropriations nearly every session since trl tri that at time and made an application to the present legislature for the work now awarded to mr west but the committee on education after hearing both applications decided in favor of mr bests map because it was in their opinion much the better of ef the two and fand will be one third larger lamer 1 than mr for the same price c e there was a little friction between the two houses over some on the final finai vote it was passed unanimously lou IOU ve hope the bill will become a lawf law because a new map is needed the encouragement coura gement given to it by the legislature will make its publication possible and assured and it will be a recognition of home talent mr west b being ein eln a young man iuan raisel raised raised in utah whose chos e ability is marked in this direction and who has given every needful proof roof of his thorough qualification for fon the e work required |