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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday, August 16, Free Parking Becomes a Problem in Richfield CORK "NOVA" CORK- BOARD For Home -S- chool Shop Office Bulletin DECORATIVE H REVERSIBLE Tokij Pins, Totlo Perfectly Many Kinds, Sires The fun place to si-o- p il SAIUAKE Tnbune Correspondent RICHFIELD Finding a parking place in downtown Richfield is not a major prob- - - three Despite parking lots, there are still many drivers who prefer to walk the block or two from an spot to the downtown section, rather than feed a meter in a parking lot or fight for a parking space on a metered street. Burglars Take 2 Typewriters Shenfrs deputies are investigating the theft of two electric typewriters from the Division of Family Services office, 3931 W. MOO South. Edda R. Timmerman, 4179 . 5030 South, discovered the Im-of the units, valued at s OGDEN lem, but trying to got a free space is becoming tougher. By Hal Edwards - $9M A spot check of the three parking lots showed that more-thahalf the stalls were empty and that plenty of space is available. A look, along streets such as 1st East and 1st West find numerous cars owned by persons work-inin downtown stores and of- g Despite the fact that all three lots are located less than a block off Mam Street, many people prefer to walk that extra half a block or more, if necessary, than to drive mto a parking lot and feed a meter. are the lots meters in equipped to handle up to 10 hours pa.kmg for 25 cents, or 2 5 cents an houi. Thus is just half the cost of a street meter, w hich costs 5 cents an r limit hour with a Loss of Space Since the switch frem angle to parallel parking on Mam Street several years ago, a good deal of parking space was lost, but parking lot use failed to go up appreciably. Actually, persons using the bar-gaparking lots get a better than on Mam Street, where meter rates are much lower For example, several Other pnees for parking lot meters are 24 minutes for a penny, two houts 'or a nickel, four hours for a dime and some meters are five hours for a quarter, along with others which give 10 hours for a two-hou- quarter. tp to 2 Honrs The parking lots also have reserved parking available for a monthly or annual fee, allowmg a permanent down- town parking who desire spot for those One of the drawbacks of parking on some "free" spots is that the area from 2nd North to 2nd South, and from Mam Street east and west for a block, is restricted to two hours, requiring cither short stops or a change of parking spots Anyones Guess How long any parking in the downtown area immediate wili remain is anyone s guess. The street meters are 12 minutes for a penny, all the way to two hours but the with continual 1973 ( 5 in- traffic and the anticipated demand for parking spots, it is likely that free crease in parking won't last As approaches and Richfields Main Street becomes the access to and from the interstate, there will be more traffic using this street to come into town, rather than just passing through, and this means more parking spots for more vehicles In the meantime, the present parking lots go unfilled and the side streets are load ed with cars getting a free park fices, taking advantage of the bide street parking still-fre- e FROM OUR Pennsylvania House Site of Hotel Studied, Questioned have City commissioners to study their own been studies that claim a large hotel should be constructed cn West Temple, near the Salt Palace, as part of the DownProtown Redevelopment gram Hank Aloia, Hotel Utah manager, said the city is already overbuilt with hotels and adding another facility would cause all operations to lose bookings. Parks and Public Property Commissioner Conrad B Harrison said theres no doubt a hotel will be built on the site, its just a question of who will develop it and how many rooms it will have a design so rare that few people even know it exists! The blockfront lowboy . . . only two or three pieces are still in existence from the 18th century. Ours, by Pennsylvania House, keeps every authentic curve and turning of that rare design treasure ... in rich cherry. Its a magnificent example of what it means to be true to tradition. $307.00 470 So. 9th last - Open Until 9 P.M. Fridays vji-- niimuea hp off student casuals. o you can foot the bill for 15 back-to-scho- oL 1 Mr. Aloia said his hotel has a bit more than the 64 percent bookings level and will proceed with its 200 center addition n An announcement by the is agency redevelopment expected within the month regarding the name of a developer for the site adjacent to Arrow Press Equate Salel 2 Thief Gts Ring Set Police reports show that a thief removed a wedding and engagement ring set, value V. Peder$500, from David sons apartment at East No 6. 2334-13t- Reg. 14.99. v Antique liking shoes in gol h Two-ton- e leather Jdle shoe with red sole In olue or brown with cream or classic black and white Reg. 15.99. gll Sale 849 B B B B B Reg. 8.88. Bump tee casual with miK-a- , cushion crepe so'e In camel or bhm si oth leather B a a FURNITURE STORES B B B B B 9 WILL BE B Reg. 7.99. 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