Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-07 | Page 4 | Clear Your Sidewalks

Clear Y Your our Sidewalks s sNEED NEED of oC keeping the sidewalks clear of or snow during the tho winter months did not pass puss with long skirts In Inthe the thc past few weeks week'S city ordinances covering this subject sub sub- have ha not hot been rigidly enforced d. d In the re residential sections of or the cit city removal of snow from t the he sidewalks in many ins instances has hns been beel left to the tho sunshine And L with Old Sol loafing on the job traffic traffic- has bas been inconvenienced incon incon- and the limbs of or pedestrians have ILave been en en- dnn ered Even cn in the downtown districts there has bas been a display of indifference to the tho condition of the sidewalks alks Civic Civie pride alone should prompt ts bO householders hol ers and property owners to clear their sidewalks after each snowfall but where this fails the pressure of tho the city ordinances should be brought brought- to bear benr The Tho ordin ordinances definitely fix responsibility for the condition of si sidewalks sidewalks side side- e- e walks and the proper officials should see bee ee that the they are enforced if it the conscience of the individual docs does not clim eliminate this necessity Notwithstanding heavy snows it is a comparatively cas easy matter to keep the sidewalks f free ee of ice and snow when wIlen the proper attention is g given cn Walks alks are more easily cleaned immediately after a a. snowfall than at itt imy other time Delay only permits of a n solid packing and freezing increasing the work involved in keeping the pas passages in a 11 safe condition If every householder would take the necessary interest in this matter no offic of of- fic 31 action would be bo necessary but when the ind individual dual responsibility is ignored it would seem that of official ac ac- ac I tion is s necessary to civic pride and progress I I I