Show NEW FIRE LAW UW LAWI I IS ACCEPTED I Council Passes Ordinance for forI Better Protection in Places I of Public Gathering I PROTEST AGAINST RAISE PROPOSED WATER RATES NOT SATISFACTORY TO ALL The rhe ordinance Introduced by b Council Councilman man providing additional re requirements requirements for tor fire protection pr for all places where people congregate was WalS passed by the council last evening The ordinance amends the old ordinance con considerably considerably and Its passage Is a direct re result result sult suit of the recent fire in the Electric the theatre theare theatre atre are on State street and the school horror at Collingwood Ohio The ordinance applies to theatres ho hotels hotels hotels churches schools and all other ther places s where crowds assemble It applies espe cape especially especially daily to the moving picture theatres The Theold Theold Theold old ordinances covered only places where the seating capacity was WR MO SOO or over As Asa a result these picture re show houses saw to It that only onh seats or less were provided and thus escaped the provisions of the ordinance In the first place It Is provided that all doors must open outward There must be inches of ot exit room for tor each people for whom seats are pro provided provided vided The Th aisles must be free tree and must be bo at least three feet wide All doors must be unlocked while there are people in the building Over the stage In the theatres theatres theatres atres there thee must be proper ventilators ventilator and on the stage must be a stand pipe with hose attached Each place must be provided with a fire alarm and there must be b no steps on the ground floor All seats must be securely fastened to the floor and all exits must be Indicated by bya a red light The usual asbestos asb curtain is hi provided for as well as a separate gallery exit and moving picture shows must have the projecting machines encased In Ina n a na aa a fireproof booth In these theatres It Is also provided that exits on each side must be provided at least lIve fet feet fe t from the machines Brewery Company Protests The Salt Lake Brewing company sent In a lengthy communication protesting against the proposed increase in water rates It Is a business rule that they who buy bay by wholesale always get better rates than he lie who buys bUs at retail says sas the Iette signed by Jacob Moritz Morits The uThe same Just rule should apply to water users In this city and we certainly certain belong to the wholesale users useI of water The protest Is aimed against the pro proposed proposed proposed posed Increase of the water meter met r rate from a Ii sliding Eliding scale of ot from 3 4 i to 10 cents to a flat rate of 10 cents per 1000 gallons The company enjoys the benefit of oC the rate and should the Increase ne De made It would have to pay pa approximately a ye r for water instead of ot ROW as at present presentA A communication front from the license lI ene as assessor s sessor was received asking what action he should take In the case ease of the Green Greenwald wald Furniture company compan and the L A Cohn Colin In the former I II company case he heI I says sas that the return made to him showed a stock valued at while the return to the county assessor showed a stock valued at In the case of f the Cohn concern he lIe said that he had been Inform Informed ed by that company that Its Ha stock was wao worth and that the same people had returned to the county count assessor a valuation of The Th license commit I tee will investigate I m The Th regular regul r monthly report of the city I treasurer trea was AVOS submitted to the coun council ell cil and ordered filed A synopsis was published In The Herald last Saturday A communication from the city attorney I f ney ne accompanied by a letter from tr m Sen Senator Senator ator Sutherland was readi It proposed that congress be asked to pan a bill bili allowing the city to run a pipe line across the reservation License Is Revoked I I II On the recommendation of Chief Pitt the license of nt the tho Nice Klco and Easy saloon 1 O North orth Third West Vest street was revoked The rue chief stated that the proprietor had recently pleaded guilty to a charge of I allowing minors to frequent his place Three Thrle contracts for tor sidewalk extension I awarded bv by the board of ot public works to Frank Doran were approved These consist of extensions Nos 96 tiG 92 and 95 3 The communication from the board of park commissioners asking that notice of Intention for parking districts Sos Nos I 1 3 and 4 be advertised for tor was referred r to the finance committee Bills amounting to 11 Were passed having been allowed by b the finance com corn committee Frank Mathews land and water com coni commissioner missioner r was directed to submit all deeds to city property to the auditor in order that they may ma be reconciled with the records In his office Increases Turned Down The finance committee reports turning I down dOWIL all ail applications for Increased pay pa were approved This Includes increased I pay In the fire police pollee streets and wa waterworks waterworks departments and also Increased salaries for the building Inspector Inspect r sealer lealer of weights and measures and the clerk of the board of public works The alleged special auditors asked the passage of oC a resolution compelling alt all heads of ot departments to refrain from en entering entering on their voucher registers any vouchers until they had been approved by the council This was done doneA A contract was entered Into with the Utah Light Railway company for fur furnishing furnishing furnishing 0 arc are lamps humps at 3 each per month This was passed unanimously unanimous A resolution providing that Eighth west Vest street should be graveled from Second to Eighth South street and that Fifth South should be graveled from Fifth West est to the Jordan river and that a viaduct be constructed over the tracks on Fifth South street was referred to the streets committee A resolution by b asking that 2000 be appropriated to pave the inter intersection Intersection intersection section of Third South and Main streets went to the finance committee |