Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-23 | Page 9 | Fire Chief Asks Citizens to Remove Fire Hazards as Water-Saving Move

Fire Chief Asks Citizens To Remove Fire Hazards As Water-Saving Water Move Refuse Should Be Cleaned Away vay From Buildings Knight Says Evening Sprinkling Sprinkling Sprinkling ling Advocated by S. S L. L Resident Save water I IA A fire prevented Is that much water saved No one realizes this more than Fire Chief Walter S. S Knight who Saturday In response to The Telegrams Telegram's efforts efforts' to promote water conservation urged that Salt Lake City residents spare no efforts to remove lire fire hazards at their homes and adjoining va va- va cant ant lots Several weeks ago city firemen made a complete inspection of the city pointing out to householders and business men conditions which constituted fire hazards Chief Knight said Those These who have not complied with these suggestions should do so at It once Dry grass dead weeds and refuse should be cleaned away from buildings build build- ings ings Papers and waste materials stored in attics and cellars should hould be removed Care also should be taken in burning burn ing rubbish In order that sparks will vill not fall on the dry Under roofs roots Salt Lake City has an excellent ire fire record thus far this year cr Lets Let's keep it that way I IA A water conservation suggestion forwarded to The Telegram b by H. H V. V Richards Eighth avenue urged that the city cily conduct a regular fire prevention week If It you have a n water conservation suggestion send or telephone it to the he city editor of The Telegram Any Any- thIng that will save S1 a little water is of value in this emergency Here are arc today's suggestions W. W v. v Scott Wade Vernier place Disconnect the gooseneck under the sink and wash bowl and place two VO gallon five cans under the drains to catch the waste water Nearly everyone every one lets the water run while he gets a drink The two buckets will prevent this water going to waste The water saved can be used for scrubbing or watering plants and shrubs Jack Whittemore Make water wasters pay for their extravagance The c city ty could furnish water free of charge for average a household purposes pur poses and place a high graduated tax on all water used above that necessary necessary sary for lor culinary purposes purpose Another alternative would be to abolish private private p-i. p vate sprinkling and have the city perform per form this function Mrs II H. E. E Winn Bueno avenue Morning sprinkling is not net half so effective as s evening so why not rearrange rearrange re re- re arrange the schedules so that all sprinkling is done in the evenings when the lawns will receive full benefit benefit bene bene- fit tit This could be done b by fixing di different dif ferent hours for odd and even streets such as to and to on the three days provided in the present schedule