Show ISLANDS ARE VIRTUALLY ASSURED A SSU RE D CITY I C. C O OF C. C GROUP JOINS WAR ON DEA DEATHTRAPS TRAPS TRAPS' Traction Company Will Wilt Aid Aidin Aidin Aidin in Work General Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Declares Installation of safety islands in Salt Lakes Lake's downtown district to replace existing death trap safety zones was vas practically assured Friday and only the sanction of the city commIssion commission commission commis commis- sion is necessary before work can start Spurred to take immediate action following The Telegrams Telegram's revelations of hazards that exist at downtown street car loading stations where safet safety zones arc set of off only ony by painted paint paint- ed cd lines Jines and md mushroom markers I the safety committee o of the chamber of oC commerce Friday passed a resolution i tion urging immediate construction i of the safety islands I The committee also decided to appoint appoint ap ap- ap point three men to discuss the pro prot with ith the city commission next week In addition the committee also received re- re re 1 j assurance from the civic make makeI work committee that men on its employment employment em- em I t list could be used to construct construct con con- the islands and reached a tentative tentative ten ten- agreement with E. E A. A West general manager of the Utah Light Traction company for that company com corn pany to supply sand and gravel for forthe forthe forthe the construction Mr West also said the traction company will offer to erect permanent perma nent steel buffers on the end of the islands to protect pedestrians from oncoming traffic While the chamber of commerce safety committee of oC which P. P J. J Purcell Pur- Pur cell is chairman mapped a definite pur 1 Continued on Page Pace Fifteen o C. C OF C. C GROUP JOINS WAR ON DEATH DEATHTRAPS TRAPS TRAPS' Continued Prom From Page Pale Eleven course to obtain the islands as a soon soen as possible indignant citizens continued continued con con- to make individual demands for the removal of the thc death traps Among those who joined in m urging the immediate construction of the islands and who characterized the existing ex cx- zones as inadequate and menaces menaces men men- aces to the safety of the thc public were William D. D Rishel manager of the Utah Automobile association and J. J A. A Bouford manager of the safety department of the association Mr Rishel said in i his opinion construction construction con con- of the islands would prove as beneficial to motorists motorist as a to pedestrians pedestrians pe pe- pe whose lives are arc constantly in i danger dager while waiting for street cars carsIn carsin in loading stations STRAIN TO MOTORISTS With Wih the present safety zones Mr Rishel said sid a motorist is under constant strain while driving in I the crowded business district There Tere is js no protection for the pedestrians and ad drivers can never tell tel when someone will wi dash out of the zones in front of an automobile The Thc Te plan will wl be laid before the board of directors of the association at their next meeting for consideration tion ton Mr Rishel said Mr Bouford said he had made a detailed study of or the te safety islands blands and ad had watched the effects of their installation in other cities Accidents in downtown areas have been reduced reduced re reo re- re materially in nearly neary every everyplace everyplace place the te islands have been installed he pointed out outI outI out I have long been an on advocate of the permanent safety island raised above the level of the street and ad protected protected pro pro- from oncoming traffic by some kid kind of concrete or steel abutment he said In my opinion it i is a safety measure that should have been adopted adopt adopt- ed long ago Persons Peron who ride the street cars cas and who depend upon them for trans also expressed approval of the plan to abolish present zones and install islands The suggested type tye of safety island which has ha been installed in Ih many cities consists conist of a raised concrete platform elevated from 6 to 10 inches iches above the street level and extending extending ex ex- tending the entire length of the loading load load- lag ing ig station wih with a concrete or steel abutment at the end toward oncoming oncoming oncoming ing traffic |