Show i I Park Issue I Status M p nr t Discussed IliS PI B By REVA nEVA WADS WADSWORTH WORTH r Shirl Shirt Hales Halts and Jack Wood I met with the North Salt Lake council Monday evening requesting requesting requesting re re- re- re questing information as to the exact status of the North Salt Lake recreation park COUNCILMAN Wilson explained explained explained ex ex- that a letter had been received b by th the North Salt Sail Lake office ice from the state road com com- mission This letter of or which a carbon copy was sent to Mrs Freda Ireda Wood stated that the road commission had received a request from a private source to purchase the land if it were wert available a The road commission was asking the cit city if it still wanted the property also staling stating stat stal- ing the thc day 90 clause in the agreement between the city and state that the park would revert to the state slate If cause were shown that it was not wanted Attorney West further explained ex ex- explained that that a meeting had been held last Wednesday Feb 28 with members of or the North Salt Lake council and Taylor Burton of or the road commission The councilmen gave st strong ong indication that the city was was anxious anxious anxious an an- to keep the property for forthe forthe forthe the ball park Mr Burton indicated indi indi- I that their theil r s would study the matter further further fur fur- ther and if the property were to be put up for sale the town would have first chance to purchase purchase pur pur- chase the park land from Ul the state Mr West Vest staled stated that no action had transpired since that meeting that the city was awaiting action of the road commission to make further ne ne- BECAUSE OF rumors to the effect that the city might lose los the park due to lack of or interest in the grounds this reporter contacted John Wh Wheelwright president of or the South Dais Lions club who gave a brief history of oC the land acquisition and and andI I labors bors put into ith it Mr h Wheelwright report c e d that the idea originated originated with a suggestion from Emer Arbuckle to him lim that inasmuch as the J club lu had l been uns unsuccessful ful in in getting pi picnic nic gro grounds in wither en pad of pt this area are re this rl land nd left ov overt t from th the bUilding bunding of or the freeway interchange might be acquired and us used d for Cor fora Cora a park area This ground is situated situated situ situ- between the new interchange inter interchange interchange inter inter- change highway and North Salt Lake Main Street just north of or 1 Cudahy Lane It was purchased originally by the thc state slate to pro provide provide provide vide descent from the thc highway to Cudahy Lane IN NOVEMBER 1960 Mr Wheelwright Jim Burke and Bill inn BUI Rosell representing the Lions club met with Claire Brienholt and Joel Wilson of oC the city cily council and Arthur Greg Gregerson Gregerson Gregerson erson to to discuss and present preliminary plans for a park on this ground Mr Wheelwright Wheelwright Wheelwright Wheel Wheel- wright requested the city contact contact con con- tact fact the state road commission to see if they would sell scH or donate do do- nate pate the property to the city Principally through the efforts efforts ef ef- ef forts of Mrs Freda Wood of or th council and former May Mayor o 0 r Leigh the land was given the city to use as a park on a one one- year stipulation th that if the slate state had bad need of it for further construction it would revert to the state upon a day 90 notice In the agreement between the city and state was a request for a formal plat to be filed in in- inthe the district 2 office Mr Wheelwright reports there is still not 1101 a complete formal plan drawn up of oC the park area showing sho diamonds a y entrances etc ete MR WHEELWRIGHT says sas that Foss Lewis of or the Davis Ready Mix Company Compan did diel the I initial leveling amounting to of which the company donated labor the county count recreation department p paid al ai d 1000 with the city of North Salt Lake paying 2000 The Lions club donated labor anc ant materials to build the backstop 2000 and md has started building dugouts for the ball baH teams on the big diamond The Babe Ruth League has donated toward restrooms for the park Acc According to Mr Ir Wheel Wheel- Wheelwright Wheelwright wright donations from business businessmen men in the whole area 11 have e 1 facilitated the park The Lions club in the initial move requested requested requested re re- re- re quested the North Salt Lake council minutes read that the park would b be for the thc whole area unincorporated part as aswell aswell well vell as North Salt Sail Lake In a recent move to install lighting in the park representatives tives of the South Davis and South Bountiful Stakes of or the thc Latter-day Latter Saints Church met with the North Salt Lake coun coun- cil The They would donate funds to furnish adequate lighting for forthe forthe forthe the field for permission to use the park certain nights of the week weck Mayor Allred reports that the C. C W. W Silver Company has been contacted and an estimate estimate estimate es es- requested on the cost costor of or adequate lighting for the field rw nv |