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Show COUNCIL AT WORK FOR SAFER THEATERS Tho proponed amendments to tho now flro ordlnanco of Councilman HartenBteln woro discussed by tho mombors of tho llro and municipal laws committee last night Manager Pypcr of tho Salt Lake theater and Managers Hammer and Jones of the Grand wero present and talked with tho Councllmen. Mr. Jones sorlously objected to tho provision of tho ordlnanco requiring moro oslt3 and argued that the Grand theater can bo emptied at any tlmo In two and a half minutes. Tho managers stato that this has been a dull soa-son In tho I theatrical lino and for that v reason ob-I Jcctcd to tho adoption of an ordlnanco that would entail any great outlay of mono. Tho amendments that will be Included in the original draft of the ordlnanco as heretofore here-tofore mentioned will provldo that In all playhouses with a seating capacity of 500 or moro that at least ono separata pass-ago pass-ago way shall load from tho gallery to tho street; that then shall bo no slops In tho aisles on the main lloor, but that It shall be of a gradual slant; that the wall between tho auditorium and the stngo be constructed of metal, brick or llreproof material; that a curtain of meUil. asbestos or other llroproof material bo fitted over tho proscenium opening and raised before and lowered after each performance; that red lights bo placed over tho ox Its, and that tho exits bo plainly marked in largo lcttcro. , The committees will report on tho adoption adop-tion of tho ordlnanco with these amendments, amend-ments, and ir passed by lho Council It will be mado effective on September 1st. beforo the opening of next season. Thu street committee acted favorably upon IJwi petition of Putnam Duncan, asking ask-ing for tho privilege of placing galvanized Iron boxes upon the- streot for the reception recep-tion of wnsto paper and the "ke. Mr. Putnam proposes to take caro of the boxes and keep thorn emptied for tho privilege of placing advertising matter upon them. The boxes nro to be marked "City Wusto Paper Box" and to bear tho name of the street upon which they stand. The petitioner peti-tioner will give tho city S per cent of tho net earnings realized. He Is limited to placing thrco boxes upon any ono block and the life of the grant Is fifteen years. Another petition from A. S. Brown, asking ask-ing tho same privilege and offering to give tho cltv t per cent, which was raised to 10 per cent, was turned down for the reason rea-son that tho petitioner was given a similar grant about two years ago, but nover did nnythlng with it. On tho recommendation of Mayor Morris tho license committee granted a free license tn Mrs. Rosy Labor to act as a stock broker and sell mining claims. Mrs. La her In her petition stated that alio was suffering with a broken arm and unable to earn a livelihood. |