Show I S. S L. L FIRE LAW LAXITY CHARGED J Death of Woman W oman f Laid to Careless ss V Inspection n Work Mayor Assails Issuance of Building Permits Without Learning Details Fire C Department Absolved 1 Charges that laxity In enforcing Salt Salt Lake City's b buIld buIldIng building build ing code was responsible for the death of Mrs Phyllis Leaver L in an apartment house fire lire early Saturday and an n order for fot foran an immediate survey of all apartment houses in the f 4 a city commission investigation of the tragic blaze blai Tuesday The accusation of laxity in enforcement was made by Mayor Louis Mar Marcus us after atte it had b been en reported to him that thata a permit for remodeling work at t the apartment house Seco Second t avenue in lit which Mrs Leaver died was issued L September 17 1934 without with out a report of what o-what what work was con con- The report was made by byR R. R K McCullough McCullough- assistant building inspector No report was made to the commission by the department City Commissioner P. P H. H Goggin who has charge charge- of the building g inspectors inspector's in jn- inspectors inspector's sp rs office met the charge with ai an aI order for tor complete inspection of f fall all apartment houses ses including those s remodeled lt from Irom ra family amily residences No No Specifications uj l 11 r 1 There is no question about It th mayor said but that the n- n office has been very lax Tn rn enforcing the building cod code Building Build i- i ing permits are being issued Ing-issued issued from Irom the theoffice office without consideration of ot plans and nd specifications The mayor mayor said a been Issued for in remodeling work at atthe atthe atthe the apartment house in question on September 17 1934 The permit he h said did not show what kind of work was contemplated or give any ny details of 01 construction The fact that Walter P. P Monson building inspector has b been n out of the office with illness for several months did not deter the mayor in m his charges Declared No Alibi It is no alibi he said that Mr Monson was sick Whoever was in charge o of the office should have been actually in in charge and carrying on n naU all aU the duties required The mayor suggested that the fire lire department patrol the en entire re city and check up on all aU buildings housing three or more fam families ill e N No action was taken by the commission however how bow ever and Mr Goggin Golgin after the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing said he would add extra men mento to the building inspectors inspector's force and make a thorough inspection Mr Monson will be back on on the job Wednesday he said sad We will add several men to the department temporarily and make a thorough in In- All regulations must be lived up to or the apartment houses will be ordered closed The action followed reports report from the fire department telling how howan bowan an inspection inspection inspection in in- of ot the building had been heen made at 6 p. p m. m Friday and that instructions instructions in in- had been issued not to use the incinerator in which the fatal atal blaze originated early Saturday The reports were filed Wed by Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant H. H S. S Theobald who made the first inspection Captain J. J 1 K Pierc Pier- Pier c cey y who was in charge during daring the morning fire and Lieu Lieutenant LaVere Hanson who led the squad in recovering recover recover- lag inc Mrs Leavers Leaver's body from the tiny attic apartment Tells of Instructions Lieutenant Theobald in his report said that he instructed tenants not notto to relight the incinerator after it had been put out by the firemen while inspecting the house Friday The other reports told the story of the fire and of the rescuing of other occupants of the apartments from roof and balC balconies Onies Mayor Marcus after the reports had been read said it was plainly evident that the fire ire department had bad done everything possible in that responsibility It is unfortunate responsibility cannot be fixed he said The owner o of the house was away and no Continued on Page Pace Two S. S L. L L FIRE L LA LAW W LAXITY FLAYED Mayor Raps Building Inspectors Inspector's Inspectors Inspector's Inspectors Inspector's tors tor's Office Full Check Ordered Continued from Puce Pace One one ono apparently was in charge Those attic apartments should never have been been allowed but they apparently were put in under the old building I code No Record Found He stressed th the fact in ut charging the building inspectors inspector's office with laxity that no record of the remodeling remodeling remodel remodel- ing or of the b building of the incinerator incinerator was was found V Hereafter every job he said I no matter how small should be inspected inspected in in- and checked up thoroughly I Neither Fire Chief Walter S. S Kni the bu building ding inspectors inspector's office made a report at the meeting Both Mr Knight and Mr McCullo McCullough gh appointed assistant city building inspector inspector in inspector in- in less than a month ago met the mayor privately before belore the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing and presented oral reports of their departments Asks Stricter Enforcement Chief Knight the mayor myor said reid substantiated substantiated sub sub- the report of his men and asked a stricter eI enforcement of the building code Mr McCullough presented presented presented pre pre- the report of ot the building inspectors inspector's inspectors inspector's inspectors inspector's in in- office showing no record other than the building permit for lor in unclassified remodeling on September 17 V C C. C G. G Woolley of the city engineers engineer's office according to 10 Commissioner Goggin was in charge of the office during Mr Monson's illness and prior to Mr McCulloughs McCullough's appointment |