HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES-CC-1954 no numberRESOLUTION SUPPORTING APPROPRIATiON
OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION;
OF NEW ACCESS ROAD TO THE
ARCHES NATIONAL MONUMENT
WHEREAS, The Arches Nastional Monument was created by Presidential Order ors April 12,
1929; and whereas said Arches National Monument was enlarged an presidential Order in
1938 to a total of 34,050 acres;
AND WHEREAS, since 1929 the State of Utah and the County of Grand has built approxi-
mately fifteen and one-half mama of road within the Arches Notional Monument itself at a
cast of $16,783.15, and since the construction of the aforementioned roads the Park Service
has provided funds to maintain those roods but has failed to make any payment whatsoever
for the construction of any road within the Arches National Monument; and Whereas the
County of Grand has built and maintained an eight mile approech road to the Arches Nat-
ional Monument; and Whereas when the area is in a rainy sermon and in a flood stage sold
approach road is impassable and there have been in the past instances where travelers to
the Arches National Monument were unable to use said road because of the tack of a
usable bridge, and as a cause thereof travelers were stranded On either side e3f sold bridge
and further certain movie companies, and the County of Grand, were put to considerable
expense in the past due to delay and cast with regard to sold bridge and access road;
AND WHEREAS travel to the Arches National Monument has irruneasurably Increased In
the past few years and had in 1954 nine thousand three hundred and thirty two cars carry
thirty two thousand two hundred and sixty four persons, and the measurable future prospects
for travel activity is manyfold more;
AND WHEREAS there is on the Park Service Road Priority List a Now entrance road and
Bridge with regard to which the priority Is R35-1, bearing an estimated cast of $675,000.00,
and this road is all within the Monument itself cad covers some of the most scenic attractions
in the Monument) and the proposed road was surveyed and naked in 1950 In preparation
for construation)
NOW THEREFORE, We the undersigned persons, and the organizations we represent, of
Grand County, State of Utah, urge that you use your influence to get this new rood con-
structed at the earliest opportunity for the benefit of Moab, Grand County and the State
of Utah.
Aptrovtdi
Retohondn malkil tot
Flan. Artinn Y. Watkins, Senator
Staab Chambers
Washington, Q.G.
Hon. Henry A: Dixon, Congrassmcn
Fame Chambers
Wallington, D.C.
Mr. Conrad Worth, Director
Natiar al Park Se,W ee
Washington 25, D.C.
We. John Davis, Gen. Supt.
Sosahs aaat National Monuments
Giobe, Adana
Hon. Wallace F. Sennett, Senator
Senate Chats
Washington, Q.C.
Hon. Wm. A. Dawson, Caves=a
Haus* Chambers
Washington, D.C.
Regional Dlrectoe
National Park Service
Ban 1728
Santa Fe, New Mexico