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Show 2IEHCU4XTS AKUESTED. Chief titamoa rr.r.rrnic Tlilrly.lr T Thfni. Mercautuueirclcsin tills city are conIderably exercised over a Jiolk- recently luaugumtcl by Chief Slanton ofthellruderarttnent. The latter takes the position that for a merchant to allow, in thc rear of his store, a jrile of lucking boxes, trar, otc,.is contrary to lvr, and that it is ins duty of the chief of the fire Department to proccute all Mich ofleuuers. The inrrehiufci take the position Uiat It is In lip"U!b!c to their btuluessto keep on hand at their stores, iiuiutities of jacking boxe and material. This elaim is eaneci-ally eaneci-ally empbasiied by thuse who da a jjobulua; Uilnefs. rroecutions have been lustituUkl agalnt tliirty-sla. tliirty-sla. tnerehanU. Thc ordinaifce uuder which they are brought was pissed on thcSth of July lat, an J mbs follow: An onlinansa rasruUtin: the Lf-incandataringeombartibte Lf-incandataringeombartibte materiaia within ttis tire limits of Ml: ljke Ch. Section 1. Tie it enacted by the City Council of Salt Lake Citv: That it "ball he unlawful for anv prwntir perxona to keep store, pile or erect maintain or jwrmit upon any pemlea owned, occupied by or under tho control con-trol of liim nr them, within the fire limits of ltd cl.v, any inllamnuble or combu4ible material, such as hay, Sjawtanainfrf raga woo!, lamtrr, dry goods boxaa, barrels or other ub-saace, ub-saace, m suh manner as to endanger endan-ger the afetr ofShny bjildmg or a rneuire wttbin said lira limits. Vc 2. It shall be iLe duty of the ciet i utv uepnuteii' u UHi.vaiiy perMm or Ir ins who kball violate n ' the prj i.on of the foigaiag eetuiK In mnoiflor tlUjfOMiof sucli emnbuniHIe inflammable material in eiKii manner lliat the same will not endanger the safety of anr Mructure or building, and any ceroon or erms who ahall, for the fpaeo of three daja afir uch notice, permit auth conibu? tible or hultmmible material to reraa n opon premiaes owned, occupied li.orua-I li.orua-I tier hi her or their control, in each .mtnneriu to be danseron to the safety of anv adjacent building or strur-ure, shall, upon conviction thereof, be iloeil in any um not ex-oeoding ex-oeoding one hundred dollars, or lie Impii-onodnot !e than ten ilaya. end Khali badrcmnlcuil yofalikeottense and Mibjee to a like tine or imprisonment imprison-ment fireach twenty-four hour that ruch eombnatlblo orinllammable mi-terial mi-terial is permitled to remain npon such premi-ea a a ttt endanger tho xafetj of iiuildings or rtrnctures as aforeaIl. -ec. S. This ord'nanoo to take effect and lie crtforead from an.1 alter its Ikawage. It i jirobable that theordinauce will be tested thoroughly in the courts. |