Show r PAYING PAVING CONTRACTORS BLOCK UP STREET A-STREET Valuable Property Would Be at Mercy of Flames If Fire Was Started Protest Is Made The Tile officers of ot th the fire tiro department complain that the tho Alcatraz Asphalt company's paving crews have blockaded First t West Yest street on South Temple and that all nil traffic on First West street from South Temple street street Is shut off oft The They rhey say eay that this would seriously handicap tho the fire department If It a 0 fire firc call coll were cl sent in front First West street between North Temple and First South f streets t t S. S The street Is completely shut off off- off from from communication with South Temple street and no vehicles can go down that thoroughfare but have to go several blocks around In case cas of or a fire at St. St Marts Mars academy South First We West t street between First at and Second South streets the lire fire d department from station No 0 2 which Is fR on Second West Vest street between North Ten plc and South Tern Tem plo plc streets which would answer the tle call would have has an un extra block to run If the department were to turn East gast on South Temple to First West Yest street It would have to turn and go back a block and thus los lose much nuch valuable time The officials o of the department declare clare that this Is the first time lime in the history history his his- tor tory of oC the elt city that both sides siles of or an any street have ha been heen blockaded at the same flame time b by an any paving company The They assert that such a condition Is 15 absolutely unwarranted and Is a n menace to the taxpayers tt o of the vicinity on account o of th the handicap It places place upon the thc department They advocate oc prompt action on the part of or the Council with a view Jew of overcoming this condition |