Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-03 | Page 13 | Liquor Store Fire Hazards under Attack

m STORE iRE HAZARDS HINDER ATTACK J. Warehouse W T and One Retail Reta Station I. I P n Criticized fi Fire bazar hazards mza exist at the liquor ol commissions commission's bargain W re at 58 West Second South ti tt It was revealed at a al city ion meeting Tuesday Irden clen K McCullough chief city inspector told the the city he had declined to issue ap permit to the building owner to tor r remodel model the structure because the thel l would not Uty danger anger to life Ufe and prop- prop dy Hugh B. B Brown i of the liquor control comi com com- i I ulon lon said sid work has begun to Dg up to building code requIre requIre- the building housing the cen- cen uI warehouse at West Vest Second South street where Mr j rh gh reported last December an fire tIre hazard existed t t. Permits Not Obtained Hazards at the bargain store rere lere ere revealed when James W. W Colt Cols Col- Col t ni s president of the tho Tracy Loan land ind nd Trust company appeared in Malf of that firm to seek a permit lor l remodeling r the building Mr McCullough said ho he had in inspected In- In the premises at 58 West Vest South street before g to issue a remodeling permit Be suggested the matter be referred to the the board of examiners and apah ap- ap ah set up b by the municipal build- build in code Cde if Mr McCullough also aiso revealed Jq stores in Salt Lake City have i lot t obtained certificates of occupancy I pancy CY as u required by the building i de Changes Listed I. I inspector referred to a letter Jetter the city commission of last De- De 17 in which he reported he-reported he the liquor control com com- warehouse with Fire Chief Chiet Walter Waiter S. S Knight and representatives tires Lives of the state industrial com com- kLIr JA a letter Jetter informing the liquor control cOttrol commission of conditions at atthe the warehouse written last December Decem Decem- b ber r 24 Mr McCullough listed con con- cUon changes necessary to meet code requirements at the thc use and other stores The They I Deluded eluded Plans U Under der Way STay I It 1 Two means of egre egress from pica f ech ch store Including the base- base which sh should uld be le l and nd of not less than two-hour two irIre ire iDre resistance All doors open- open ting to the should be eW or metal clad l I Elevator shafts should be ben Enclosed n as required for stairways stair stair- ways way with approved ventilation to and through the roof root Furnace room should be in- in 1 d by absolute fire tire om ri FIrst floor construction t ld be protected by a basei base- base if i tat t ceiling of one hour fire re- re J Uve tiYe construction and the base base- tent sent equipped I tt t. t with automatic fIt Mr Brown Brox rown said work aimed at ing g out the changes listed by i McCullough is under way E M S Brown said Hugh Huh C C. CLewis Lewis wal i engineer had been engaged 10 ESt a of ot tho the warehouse JJ bUilding ding and advise the liquor r conto con- con s. s 83 to cost of ot the thc 1