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Show NORTH 0GDBN cut-off TO BE BUILT This afternoon tho county commissioners commis-sioners passed a resolution providing for the opening of a roadway, four rods wide and extending from a point near the Stevens store at North Ogden Og-den to the Pleasant View school house. This proposed highway is commonly common-ly known as tho Ogden-Pleasant View cut-off and It has been under consideration consid-eration by the board of commissioners commission-ers for some time. Property owners recently petitioned for tho opening of the cut-off and enough of them have given assurances of fair prices for the land to justify the step taken today. to-day. An agreement has been entered into between tho commissioners and most of the property owners along the proposed route and the commissioners commis-sioners are of the opinion that others oth-ers will not stand out for big prices. If an agreement cannot bo had with all the land owners condemnation suits will follow. The contemplated road will avoid a heavy grade over the North Ogden hill and it wil also save a little distance, dis-tance, evon though the cut-off-Is not more than a mile and a half In length. It is said by the commissioners that the land for the right of way will cost in tho neighborhood of $225 an acre, tho roadway embracing something some-thing over thirteen acres. A five-rod road was first figured on, but it was finally concluded that four rods would be wide enough. oo |