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Show iPlaza Nears Completion East End Loading Island Completed; Crosswalk Moved; Planting to Begin Soon ise's historic plaza neared comple-poured comple-poured at the east end to form a vas given by Salt Lake City Lines, ping with general design of the lompleted by the city under plans ation with the Business and Pro-;e Pro-;e now places an area to the west nd plants which will be equal in ccording to Mrs. John C. Barnes, monument will now be centrally Beautification of Sugar Hou tion this week as concrete was bus loading island and promise Inc., to install a bench in kee monument. Construction work thus far ( worked out by them in consult fessional Women of Sugar Hous of the monument for shrubs ai size to the area on the east. A representing the B. P. W., the 1 located in regard to the land-. land-. scaped area on the east and I west. The new design allows for a space approximately 60 feet long on each end for plants and shrubs. An additional 40 feet on the east is all concrete to accommodate bus passengers. The crosswalk to the west of the plaza was recently curved out to avoid crossing the area to be planted. Planting Started Soon In the near future planting will be started under the direction direc-tion of Parks Commissioner Fred Tedesco, Mrs. Barnes said. Excavation and laying concrete con-crete is being handled by the city because bids submitted by private contractors were "excessive," "exces-sive," the city told Mrs. Barnes. Plaza beauifitcation was petitioned pe-titioned last spring by the mem-bees mem-bees of the Sugar House B. P. W. The Sugar House Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce threw in its support through its public af- fairs committee. Sugar House business men signed a petition circulated by the B. P. W., which started action to remove eyesores eye-sores from the plaza and rede-1 sign it. I |