| Show EXTENSIVE BOUlEVARD PROJECTED Project to Convert City Creek Canyon Into a Big Park and Driveway Making a Natural B Bower of Beauty WILL SURPASS ANYTHING IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY City Council Petitioned to Transfer Necessary Land to Park Commission That Work May Be Commenced at Once PLAN WILL TAKE Y YEARS ARS AS A PRELIMINARY Il ARY step to th the carrying out ont of one of the thc lie most extensive and important park and boulevard improvements ever er undertaken undertaken under under- taken in SnIt Salt Lake which contemplates contemplates contemplates plates the lie converting erting of City Creek canyon into nto a of natural beauty 31 and III the tho construction of a boulevard driveway that will wind through the gorge out ont upon the Eleventh Elc avenue drive through the Fort Douglas military military military mili mili- tary reservation or through Douglas Park addition and through Liberty park out on to Fifth East Enst the board hoard of ot park commissioners is seeking to have ha the thc cily council dedicate all city cHy ground in ill iii the lie canyon to the lie park board A communication from the park hoard board asking for tOl or this dedication is now before the public grounds raunds and waterways water water- wa ways g committee of ot the council and is expected to be bc taken up for tor consideration consid consid- era lion at a a. meeting of ot the committee Thursday night The park commission commissions Is s anxious to start the preliminary ork Work on lii the parking scheme that has been outlined in connection with City Creek Creel canyon canon an and as much work could be accomplished this winter It is anxious to have the council act without delay For several aral weeks the this sup superintendent superintend superintend- ent of ot N N and representatives of ot the engineering department depart depart- ment of at the tile city have been laboring on ona ona onn a n general Jeneral parking and boulevard ard scheme for tor tho the entire city and tho the plans for tho the City Creek park and boulevard to be built in connection have about been completed Natural lark When hon carried out as planned It ft will give Salt SaIL Lako a n natural canyon park part that can b IJ be surpassed b by n- n thing thins bO of by any other city the country countr and a 0 boulevard of jino ine twelve miles In length that in of at panoramic scenery ry can be bo equaled by l' few tew if It nn any boulevards In the country The fhe land lan in City Cre Creek k canyon bo- bo Jun longs s to the tho city and while It is being hold for tOl park purposes It has never no been formally dedicated or turned over overto overto overto to the tho park board The new law Jaw creating cre cro- aUng the tho park commission gives that bod body absolute control of or park and public public pub pub- lic lie lands of or the elt city but as there hRs has been some somo evidence of an nn Inclination Inclination inclination tion on the part hart art of or the council to re repent re- re pent fent the giving giving- of or such wide powers to the park commission the tho members of ot the latter body do not desire to antagonize antagonize onize tho the council In iii any way For this reason the they have petitioned the thc council to dedicate tho tue land in City Crock Creek to the commission so that tho the park and boulevard scheme ma may bo be carried out It lt is the plan plon of ot the commission as explained by A. A Fr Fred Ll Woy 0 president of ot the bod body to maintain tho the natural scenic beauty of ot tho the canyon as far tar as aa po possible sI e and add artificial beauties on only where necessary to obliterate unsightly un- un sl sightly places and to maintain the tho natural attractiveness of or the thc place To this end it Is planned to line the tho bed bedor of or the tho crock creek with rock to o preserve Its Continued on Page T T o o. o GREAT BOULEVARD HUD BEING PROJECTED ED Plan to Convert City Creek Canyon Into a Driveway and Bower of Beauty Continued d From One ODe form torm and beauty and keep It clean of rubbish and weeds weed It Is also designed to remove remo the rock crusher plants gravel ravel pits and cement I plants from the canyon canon terrace do down n the gravel pit pits that have been du dug I into the sides of ot the hills and sod them thorn over It in Is also planned to landscape i ithe the sides of or the tho canyon and the h 11 a a. little at a time until a a. perfect park parkIs Is completed As for the canyon proper prop prop- er or it U is proposed to leave leavo It in Its wild beauty Provides Prospect It Is In the boulevard that the com corn commission commission mission proposes to provide a means of displaying the grandeur of ot the tho canon can- can yen ron and supply a means for lor tho the people to o enjoy tho thc fresh air all and charm of ot the gorge gors-e The plan Is to have tho the driveway wind In and out across the tho gorge gorJe at an elevation on tho the sides thru that will give I e the driver a view of ot all the scenic attractions of or the place In connection con con- with this at least ono one and possibly possibly pos pos- sibly two great scenic bridges Ses are planned to cross the canyon canon and carr carry the boulevard from one side to the theother theother theother other and finally out on the high plateau overlooking Salt Lake and th thaile the aile valley stretching a away a to the shores of or Great Salt lake l If two bridges are are re constructed one will probably be located some distance up the canyon canon which will give a a. view both up and down the gorge gore and another another another an an- other gigantic structure will be bo thrown across the canyon near Its mouth From rom this the view will be limited only 1 by the rugged peaks of ot the Wasatch and Oquirrh ranges and the horizon where the tho sun sinks Into the waters of ot the tho Groat Salt lake It Is designed to continue the boulevard boulevard boule boule- vard yard out of or the canyon along alons- what Is known as tho the Eleventh en avenue drive I around the tho high b bench overlooking the city and valley valle to Fort Douglas Dou las Steps have lavo been tal taken en to have the tho national government grant rant a a way right through h the thet m military tar reservation for forthe forthe the boulevard which is to be carried southward through the Douglas park addition and b back ck to Liberty park with its ts beautiful shaded drives and spacious lawns awns Tho The boulevard then will vIll connect connect con con- fleet with Fifth East which Is to be paved to the entrance of the park parle and will furnish a a. paved driveway back to the heart of the olt city giving 1 a continuous continuous continuous contin contin- boulevard more than twelve miles In n length and presenting a panorama of ot beauty that must be seen to be ap ap- ap- ap predated Of or course we do not to do doall doall all this at ono one stroke said ald Mr rey but we will proceed a step at a time and In the course of a few tew years ears the entire plan should be le carried out In Its entirety Now Is tho the time to be begin ln and ever every days day's dela delay means that much deay delay de- de lay ay In completing tho the plan That Is why we arc are anxious to have the council council coun coun- cil cn dedicate ate this land in City Creek to tous tous tous us at once |
