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Show FIRE HORRORS FEARED BY CITY COUNCIL. City Councilman E- A. Hartcnsteln Is the draftor of a new ordinance on tiro protection pro-tection which will bo introduced at tho Council session next Monday nlht. It is generally recognized thut tho prcrtont laws aro wholly Inadequate, and that tho matter mat-ter of bettor fire protection Is one of tho most Important, and most ocrJous. maters mat-ers confronting tho citizens of Salt Lake at tho present time. Unrior present conditions con-ditions a catastropho thnt would recall the- Iroquois theater horror would not bo Imposslblo In this city. Councilman Martin. Chairman of tho Committee, on Fire Department, is very mu?h interested and colled that commit-too commit-too togcthor for tho purpose of discussing tho situation and tho advisability of taking tak-ing Immediate action on tho mattor. Chief Jamos Duvlne of tho department was present and talked the matter over with tho members of the committee. Tho lack of tho protection to patrons of tho theaters thea-ters and lodgcra In many of the lamer buildings In tho heart of tho city was dls-cusaod. dls-cusaod. Tha Cblof polntod out that tho oleclric nnd other wires that aro stretched across tho. sidewalks In front of some of tho buildlnpr, tho Constitution block, fur Ir.Htnnce. where many people live, would !lH materially interfere with the department lH In coping with n, largo fire. These wires tH at tho prasenc time would prevent tho hoisting- of luddcrs and would havo to bo H cut and got out of tho way beforo tha jjH firemen could do anything- Such a delay jH would Inevitably result In a larger prop- iH erty loss than would bo necessary and H probnbly bo tho cause of a big loss of life. Ul After learning that Councilman Harten- jH stoln had prepared an ordinance on tho rH questions under discussion tiio committee. decided to defer action in tho matter until H tho introduction of tho measure. Mr. Har- tcnstoln will ask that the measure bn re- IH ferrcd to tho Flro committee, with Chief IH Dovlno asnoclatcd. Tho management of the several theaters will then bo notified iH to appear before tho commlttco to discuss the provisions of tho ordinance. And bo- foro any report is mndo tho members of (H tho committee nnd tho fire chief will make a trip of Investigation through nil IH tho theaters and largo bulldlng3 of tho |