| Show right fight against erosion 0 1 I 1 at bluff progressing 1 by B y mrs airs J N pehrson Pel irson the situation at bluff shows that the san juan river has subsided to some extent so that the week of intensive work by the citizens aided by county men and equipment has been effective in greatly slowing down although a not entirely halting the erosion which for a time threatened the town when the emergency first arose mrs sarah oliver postmaster wrote to con congressman ressman W K granger laranger ranger through whose instrumentality army engineers made a survey of the sittia situation tion their report estimates it will cost to provide adequate bank protection which is more than the law will permit them to spend so it became necessary for the interested local people to raise the balance the townspeople elected a committee consisting of II 11 V watkins and ff 13 liebler to explore the possibilities of state and county aid the result of work was a promise from the department of publicity sold id industrial development and the state road commission to the amount of 2000 conditional on the citizens raising 1000 and the county furnishing an amount A committee of bluff citizens made apportionment based upon assessed value of real property and improvements and 1000 was at once raised and placed on deposit in the moab bank on july 2 we learned through noel sitton chairman of the county commissioners that the county will furnish 1000 for the river project also that governor herbert 13 maw will furnish 1000 this latter information came cam from efrom charles redd and was given to us by mr air sitton the information that the has been assured was wired vired to congressman WK W K granger it is hoped that we shall soon know when the project is to be undertaken the citizens of bluff blu ff feel deep ly grateful to all who have helped meet this emergency we are anxious for the preservation of our homes and our town we want to thank particularly charles redd of la sal karl lyman and the county commissioners congressman granger the utah department of publicity and industrial development the th state eState road commission and the hon herbert B maw our gover governor for their interest and help |
