The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-09
ROAD BOND ISSUE
To Be CONSIDERED
County Commissioners VIII
Determine Action on Ques-
ton in Near Future.
BURRELL REPORT READ
Sentiment of Property Own
ers in Doubt; Criticism of
Expert Nullihed.
3URRELL REPORT READ

EARLY this week the county commits.
sioaers will meet TO go ever the report
OF B. &. Burrell, government road ex-
pert, on the proposed 100000 road
Improvement plEn II this county. Il
they deem the plan as outlined N the
report, summary Of which was pub
Nshed exclusively in The Tribune yes
te-day morning, feasible basis for
calling q special bond election, such
steps will DO taken in the near future
With view co having the matter deter
mined by the property owners in time
20 allow Cor beginning Of the cam
paiRn carly next spring.
Tho sentiment OF property owners
throughout the county Is problematical
at present, according TO neubers Of the
county commission, and II after study
ing the report, the commission Is coz
Wrced that the plan as outlined would
not meet with popular support, then
tho bond election will not be called for
the present. With the plan OF Mr.. Bur
reu as a basis, however, q campaign Of
educating the people to the necessity
and great value OF such improvements
may be undertaken.
Mr.. Burrell himself gpent several
weeks speaking throughout the county,
illustrating his remarks with stereoPti-
con views showing the benefits that
come from better roads. Whatever the
fate of the proposed bond issue may
be, however, the report of Mr.. BuTTell
will be Of immense value to the county
as diagnosis Of it's rood troubles and
30 he
Criticism Nullified.
The road expert criticism OF the
roads within the city limits where they
connect with the proposed improved
county highways, and his suggestion
that such streets be paved by the city
right to the city limits, are largely null
Hfiod by recent improvements author
lied by the city. Only Last week. the
paving OF State street from Ninth to
Tenth South was completed. The city
limits end at Tenth South SO far as the
west side of State street is concerned,
though the east side extends TO Elev-
enth South However, the city has
jurisdiction OF only half the street from
Tenth to Eleventh South. Paving Of
Highland drive which is continue"
ton Of Eleventh East, as far es Thir-
teenth South lthe city lmits), has been
q,
ment TO the city limits for n connection
with the old territorial road leading
south and east through the county,
which is scheduled for Improvement un-
der Burrell g plan so as 10 make 1T one
of the main arteries OF the highway
system as proposed by him.
The recent annexation OF Forest Dale
has extended the city's road RESPONSE
bilities from Twelfth to Thirteenth
South between Fifth and Eleventh East
streets. Here lies gap 10 winch the
criticism OF the road expert applies. His
plan calls for the construction of q
main artery up through the county by
way Of Draper and Union to connect
with the city at Ninth East. This
would leave q gap of about mile be-
tween the end Of the county highway
at Thirteenth South and Ninth East to
the terminus Of the present Ninth East
paving at Twelfth South Another gap
within the city is from Eleventh to
Ninth East on Twelfth South. which
Will divide the pavement OF Ninth East
from the pavement OF Highland park.
However, this probably will be taken
caro- OF next year by the city, being one
of the improvements now under con-
compilation by the street commissioner.
Fifth East Paving.
Fifth East, too, is being paved from
Ninth to Tenth South. A continuation
Of this paving to the city limits would
make another connection with a main
highway leading in from the county.
Mr.. Burrell argues that as a chain Is
10 stronger than its weakest link, 80
is good road system sadly lacking IL
any unlmproved gaps are allowed to
exist.
That par. OF the report in which the
great possibilities OF attracting tourists
10 the city and its environs by building
good auto roads TO tho various points OF
scenic and tourist interest are pointed
out Win be seized upon By the sdvo-
cates Of the bond issue "a an excellent
argument In favor Of the issue, though,
as Mr.. BuTrell pointed out, the ploa to
1ho farmers Of the county must be
1nnde from a different standpoint. II is
here that the county commissioners are
wary. Tho farmer must be educated TO
4 full realization OF what good road,
mean 60 him on the basis OF moro dol
lars and cents saved in the transpor-