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Show i- r N jfl COM. FLYGARE KThe Department of Streets, Parks and M Public Property jjj By Commicsioncr Chns Flygare) v$ ' Hard surfaced roads are necessary fj! to adequately handle the heavy in-3 in-3 crease in traffic. We find from ex-,1 ex-,1 "jierlence that the macadam roads built 'i j in the past are now, under present J traffic conditions as good as the old I gravel roads For that reason, the H time has come when it is necessary f ; for the people to work with the city, II i county and state, and vote bonds for y the construction of hard-surfaced I : roads. I ; We have now more applications for I paving than t;ic city can undertake, I IP unless the citizens are willing to bond I for payment of the city's part. The bonding method is, I think, the best way to raise money for all special improvements. im-provements. Tho two mills levied for the street department IS insufficient to carry on the city's regular maintenance mainten-ance work, which does not include special improvements. New Bridge Needed One of tho important things that the city should du at once is tho construction construc-tion of a new bridge over he Ogden river at Washington avenue. But revenue rev-enue for this purpose is not at tho present timo available and It would be neciissary to ask the people to vote bonds for $50,G00 to carry oui this plan If this were done, the "old bridge could be moved to a location on Wail avortue and thus relieve the congestion on Washington avenue and givo the farmers access to I he city from the northwest. In order to complete the sewer out fall, for which plans are all drawn and Tor which bonds of $325,000 have al-1 al-1 ready been voted, it will be necessary to ask for a further bond issue ct S100.000. Tho original estimate called for the expenditure of $450,000, but the previous administration, for some reason only asked for bonds of the amount above stated. These are Insufficient, In-sufficient, because of the present high cost of labor and materials. City Parke Wo expect io put the city parks in rirst class condition this season. We intend to rennovate and clean the fountain in City Hall park, put in lights and water and make it as attractive at-tractive as il was when it was first I installed. At Lorin Farr park we in-1 tend' to put an addition on tho pavilion I I install a new merry-go-round, build la new sh'tjoting gallery and remodel the old shooting gallery into a com fort station. There will be no other improvements, except that the comfort station is to be furnished by Mi Ilirt, lessee of concessions. Owing to the increased amount of' : paving, we expect to purchase a power street flusher this season. |