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Show 330MMISSIONERS mmm work P BLIIEBELL-ISO0SEELT iO&D To SEaorten Inter-Community Travel jl BY Homer P. Edwards M The Bluebell to Roosevelt road, Jhrhich for a number of years has Jbeen out of use, will be recon-tiStructed recon-tiStructed immediately according 'to a decision of the Duchesne County Commissioners, reached i-at a meeting held in the Roosevelt Roos-evelt City offices Friday evening. The meeting called by a group 5tof citizens from Bluebell, the Lions Club, Roosevelt Commercial Commerc-ial Club and Junior Chamber of Commerce was attended by Commissioners Com-missioners Floyd Case. James TJoyd and Leandrcu Gilbert. The road, which was inspected Jby a delegation previous to the Kneeting, will require new construction con-struction for about five miles "and the replacement of culverts and bridges. This road direct from Bluebell to Roosevelt will greatly facilitate the travel from the upper country to Roosevelt, the trading and banking center, IT and will save about 14 miles travel. I It appears that when the road from Altonah through Upalco and .loka was constructed, the Blue-ykbell Blue-ykbell to Roosevelt road was more I or less abandoned, but it's impor-Dtance impor-Dtance has again brought the road to the attention of the county, f The commissioners approved the proposed work and authoriz-;ed authoriz-;ed the starting of work by Aug-'ust Aug-'ust 1. Lyman Burdick. of Blue-' Blue-' bell, who has been working for I the adoption of the project, was ; appointed by the Commissioners 'ito take charge of the construc-t construc-t tion crew and to secure addition-1 addition-1 al finances and labor for the laying of culverts and erection 'of bridges requiring replacement. The county road crews are now working in the east end of ,the county and as soon as the work in which they are engaged jhas been completed, improvements improve-ments will start on the Bluebell road, commencing in Hancock Cove and going directly west to Water Hollow. Commissioner Case acted as chairman of the meeting. ( Floyd Roberts of Roosevelt has bwn annointed finance chairman . bf the Bluebell-Roosevelt project. t . |
