Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-26 | Page 9 | Safety Signs' Cost Estimated

SAFETY SIGNS SIGN COST ESTIMATED ESTIMA TED Hour 24 Protection for t ie By BOB II HALE LE LEOnly Only t comparatively small sum of f about abou 09 at most stands Inthe in Inthe inthe the way of providing Salt Lake Lale p pedestrians destri ns with ith continuous 24 h hour ur protection at crosswalks crosswalks cross cross- s- s walks in the business district it was Vas disclosed S Saturday With mounting demands for enforcement enforcement en en- of ped pedestrian right of way at all times instead of only during daylight hours at at these lanes it was learned that all these downtown lanes could be provided with signs at ata a cost of bf about 20 each Ut It was estimated that 30 signs would be n needed ded dea to protect all these lanes Edwin G. G Woolley Jr public safety department manager said he had studied costs and was considering considering considering con con- experimenting with re- re signs At present signs warning motorists motorists motorists motor motor- to stop when pedestrians are in lanes are not andare andare and I are arc removed from lanes after day day- light And these signs are used in only some of the lanes several are left heft unprotected even in the daytime It was estimated by Mr Woolley that placing circles or crosses on top of the present signs instead of providing completely re re- re new signs would be considerably cheaper