Show First Steps Are Taken For Ogden Ogden's s New Park Golf Course Provided Provide d Board Authorizes Engineer to Prepare Map Budget to Provide Funds to Start Work Vork and State S ate School Will Turn Over Property Declared to Have Value of Mil Mi- Million MiJ- MiJ Milion lion for Recreation I that immediate steps will be taken takei toward ASSURANCE I. 1 the thc development of O new park p rJ and boulevard stretching from frona Washington avenue along alon the Ogden river l' l cr tp he the Ogden canyon entrance was given at the Ogden city eit commission session this morning mornin Preparation of a topographical map on which landscape and golf course experts are to map their plans was authorized City Engineer John C. C Brown being instructed to make a complete survey this fall tall The city commission also adopted a a. resolution providing that shall be in included In- In Included eluded in the budget bUdet for 1928 this to be devoted to development of the park property and particularly of that area irea now owned by the state of Utah and used by the tha Utah State School for tor forthe forthe the Deaf and Blind WORTH A MILLION Declaration that the property In Involved In- In Involved In the park is worth a a. million dollars and forms one of Ogden's most moat valuable assets was made by members of the Ogden park commis commis- commission commission sion slon who attended the meeting Mayor Maor George E. E Browning in opening discussion of the park ques ques- question tion at a conference held this morning said that the city could not no appropriate ate any money in 1927 for the park work and that while he was willing willingto to include in the budget for 1928 final filial action would have to be approved by the incoming tion ion Commissioner Harman Peery said he lie was in favor of the appropriatIon of under the new budget and that he thought some work ought to tobe tobe be started this year ear GOVERNORS GOVERNOR'S R ORS OR'S ATTITUDE Correspondence between Mayor Maor Browning and Governor Dern was read indicating that the governor would sign a deed conveying the time prop prop- property property property erty Involved acres to Ogden City upon the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind being given positive assurance that adequate fund lund would be expended to care for or the park de de- de The mayor said s ld that he had been informed by V. W. P. P Epperson of Kaysville that the legislature did not intend any financial consideration should be Involved in regard to the Continued on Page Two STEPS TAKEN ON NEW PARK Continued from Pare Page On One J property f That was not a member of t the tg legislature J nw when th th- bill was pa passed Sed although he was In attendance was stated by Supt Frank SL M. Driggs who added that J. J J Francis Fowles present at the confer confer- conferences was the e IVl who r tJ in- in t the bill i in legislature e Superintendent Driggs e explained that the school trustees and the governor as well as himself were ready and Willing to arrange the transfer of the valuable property upon It being shown that the city would expend the funds necessary ry for some park development KIRKENDALL SPEAKS Former Mayor Kirkendall who was present at the conference said that the previous administration had In- In Intended intended tended there should b be an appropriation tion for tor the work although it was not Included in the budget but had been promised in a resolution passed by the previous commission After discussion In which Dr S S. W. W Dr E. E P. P Mills J. J Frncis Fr Fowles and others Joined the corn com mission decided that steps should be betaken betaken taken toward acquiring the property and that the first Important step would be the preparation of the topo- topo topographical topographical graphical map on which to bass base the landscape work Assurance was given the commissioners commis- commis that upon this survey being completed and map made various clubs and Individuals of Ogden would handle the development of almost a complete nIne hole golf gol course leaving only one or two holes and fairways for municipal construction That these thes improvements would be carried on by the Ogden Rotary club Kiwanis club Exchange club Lions club and several prominent men o of was stated PARK RK SURVEY Alter After a study of maps submitted by City Engineer Brown the corn com comI missioners decided to have the survey I made to include all possible park property between Washington avenue and Ogden canyon along Ogden i river The city engineer was also re- re reQuest Quest d to prepare tentative maps for fora for fora a arranged re-arranged irrigating system for tor forthe the park property At the conclusion o of the conference and adoption of the resolution the representatives of the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind in- in informed Informed formed Mayor Browning and Corn Com CommIssioner mIssioner Peery that Governor Dens Dern will be asked to transfer the prop prop- property property erty immediately tely ton on the 1928 bud bud- budget budget get becoming effective provided the appropriation Js Is included |