Show utilities board to issue salem right of way order 0 the utilities commission yesterday decided to issue an order in the mat ter of 0 the right of way for the state road through salem where tour four grade crossings over the salt lake utah railroad have been eliminate ed from the through highway order ing that the salt lake utah ry pay one half halt the expense the payment of the other one halt half Is left to the other parties of interest which in this case may mean some arrange ment between the county and the town of salem the state law re quires that the county furnish the right of way for state roads and the federal government Is interested only in construction and will not right right of way the utilities commission also leaves undecided the question of the width of the right of way to be bd ac quires it Is the contention of the railroad that three rods Is sufficient and in this claims the support of ahn th state and federal engineers to the extent that three rods is said to be ruffic ent for present needs on the other hand the town board has re quiren that the right of way be form with other streets or four rods wide and the state road commission aas passed 4 rep resolution lution to the same effect the town authorities said that to i f t k i k provide a tour four rod right of 0 way and to grade it would cost about 27 F M orem for the rail road said that a three rod right ot of way outside of railroad lands should not cost more than 5 several buildings that would have to be removed for a a tour four rod street can be retained if a three rod street is used mr orem offered to pay 5 in addition to furnishing a right of way three rods wide across the railroad railroads s own property at the depot site engineers said that the grading of the new right of way should be a part of the road con in which county and federal government are sharing the expense |