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Show DAVIS COUNTY TO FIX CANYON ROAD ' I i ommissioners of Davis county yes-li terday announced to the state road' commission at Salt Lake, a readiness to Improve with federal aid that part of the canyon road from Echo to Og-1 den, which lies In Davis county The' road does not particularly serve Da - ' vis county, but It Is oh one of the alternative al-ternative routes on the federal highway high-way system leading to the gateway between be-tween L'tah and Wyoming. The state road . commlssiion wel-COmed wel-COmed a telegram from N Whitehead, White-head, chairman of the Washington county commission, setting forth thai the comity has disposed of Its $5.-000 $5.-000 bond Issue, and Is ready for work to start as soon as possible on the road from Anderson's ranch to Ash creek. Plans are about complete In the state road offices, and assurance is given I that the contract will bo advortlsed' at the earliest possible date. Wasli- Ington county also seeks to have cancelled can-celled arrangement previous!), made for Improving the road from Washington Washing-ton to St. George, on which the con-' tract was at one time let, and to sub-: stitute therefor the roar) already beat- ed west of the Black ridge, cutting out a long dugway and following the old ( "Mormon" or pioneer trail north ofi Ash creek The new location has al-1 ready In-en approved by the bureau of public roads. Box Elder county will be heard from today with regard to prepara-, lion for the paving of the road f rom J Brigham City fo Corlnne. |