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Show PETITIONING GOVERNMENT . FOR LANDS Commercial Club After a Tract In Logan Canyon For Public . Park Thursday, January 13, tho Parks nnd Playgrounds nnd Logan Canyon committees of tho Commercial Uooit-ers Uooit-ers Club mot tilth the city commissioners commis-sioners and presented tho following recommendations: Logan, Jan. 13, l'JIC; Honorablo Board of City Commission" ers, Logan, Utah. Gentlemen: In compliance with a motion mnde at tho regular monthly meeting of tho directors of tho Commercial-Boosters Club held Jan. 12thl wo tho committee on Parks and Playgrounds Play-grounds nnd Lognn Canyon submit tho following recommendations to your Honorablo Body rolatlvo to petitioning tho Government to set asldo certain lands In Logan Canyon for park purposes for Logan City, and restricting tho use of flro arms In tho tonltory heroluafter described: describ-ed: 1. That the Government bo asked to patent to Logan City for park pu( noses, subject to any and nil vested rights previously ncqulrred, the f'olt lowing described land: Beginning at a point where Spring Creek empties emp-ties Into Logan lllver, and extending up the canyon to a point known as tho upper end of tho Hyrum Hewitt upper pasture, Including all tho lands In tho canyon bottom between tho points mentioned. 2. That tho Government be askod, to restrict tho use of llro arms within with-in tho following described limits: Prom tho point of the Cache National Forest on tho. west in Logan Canyon bxtendlng up the canyon to a point known as the Forks on-the Hast, and from tho summit of tho ridge on the south boundary of tho canyon to tho summit of tho rldgo on tho 'north boundary of tho canyon botween the points mentioned. Our reasons for asking that tiro arms bo restricted ln this territory are as follows: 1. To mako tho lives and property proper-ty of tho largo number of campers and tourists' who visit tho canyon every year to spend their vacation, safor. 2. To prohibit tho wanton killing of song birds and wild gamo which Inhabit our canyon. 3. Wo bollovo that with this restriction re-striction a placo of refugo will bo provided for gamo and in tlmo, this area will become rehabilitated with deer, oik, pheasants, grouse, and other wild gamo which will be a decided attraction. Wo further recommend that your honorablo body petition Congress through our Senators and Iteprescn-tatlvcs Iteprescn-tatlvcs ln Congress to Pass such measures. Respectfully submitted, Parks and Playgrounds nnd Logan Canyon Committees. |
