Show m Y RECEIVES CERT'S P PLAN J m 0 BAN SMOKE SMOKES 11 Industry Homes Railroads Become Targets 1 rigid program of smoke ment eat t enforcement affect- affect ihre classes of smoke prot pro- pro t wa was being considered by city commission- commission j r k H kj j commission received the theto to 1 abatement program it had hade ked e Sti drafted by William L. L But- But tIT smoke abatement engin- engin who ho recently studied smoke Marion Ration lion in St 81 Louis smoke sent laboratory of the nai na- na i program program co copies ies of ot w which fore ore commissioners at their Sir open meeting Wednesday jug ng was to be discussed at ater Ser er session called for later in ina a program report asserted the emust ut deal with three distinct y The railroads commercial Industrial plants and resi- resi 1 11 St. St Louis Plan sf study tudy of the proposals Inthe ined In- In ed the Salt Lake City pron pro- pro i I n would approach that of St St. a which which h h lays down an tf of t either medal me me- dal firing of ot smoke l I Juels ls or use of smokeless It k commissioners met Wednes- Wednes 1 mornIng In the office of Mayor Jenkins lenkins and emerged with tJ ao s of the program It it U the e regular open meeting rs were on the table and comers comers com- com ers discussed the report to toe e extent They did not go detail but decided they would I Skater later ater to go over the of Abatement report Mr Butler Buller pointed are prime needs for suc- suc smoke abatement sup- sup L by by the public centralized ef- ef 1 elimination of wasted effort adequate i means means means' of ot enforce- enforce ale al L I fe e may make mistakes but we by the experiences of off ofle l e f c smoke control bodies he i In summarizing his I e have to deal with three dis- dis 5 groups of violators the rei re- re i ald sald They are the rail- rail the commercial and indus- indus il plants and residences the t e report said these three Wes Ni of smoke producers are rei ren re- re i sible n ble respectively for 40 per ft 36 per cent and 24 per cent cente w e smoke in Salt Lake City Planned Bid d enforcement would be ap- ap apI d to w all aU three classes I 5 ig C revised city ordinances in ine e Instances did not comment fit p t was understood that in at atone t one quarter there was a behe be- be he proposed program was not C eno gh 6 in the report ap- ap was lack of any to depend on Vj on processed fuel as means of eliminating re e Thus This Th was in line with the Continued Ion on Page P Pa K Twelve f Column One CITY GETS PLAN 1 i iTO TO BAN SMOKE t Continued from Page One St St. St. St Louis Lou program where officials I have contended mechanical firing and cooperation by railroads are chief factors in smoke elimination I The report by Mr Butler discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed l the three thre classes of smoke producers as follows follow Railroads They railroad officials agree agre that something should be done dOM about the smoke and the majority agree that the volume produced by bythe bythe bythe the railroads Is excessive and unnecessary un un- necessary Every ery appeal known has been made and to date the results of such ch appeals have been only temporary temporary temporary tem tem- improvements In the smoke situation I feel that any further time or money spent pent In appealing to them without following up such l j appeal with drastic action would accomplish little r I The combined railroads ia in n Salt take Lake City now produce 40 per cent centI I of f the total smoke in the city Of i the smoke produced by railroads t 34 per cent is produced by roundhouses roundhouses round round- f houses and miscellaneous equIpment equipment equip equIp- ment mente 48 per cent by switch engines engines engines en en- gines and 18 per er cent by road engines engines engines en en- gines from 1938 record When we consider that railroads produce 40 per cent of the total smoke only one conclusion can be drawn and that is that the natural place t to proceed in any elimination program program pro pro- gram gnun would be with the railroads I I r ram am am entirely convinced that the larger portion of smoke emanating from railroad yards can be elim elim- mated From my experience as well as s findings in 31 other smoke regulation regula regula- 11 tion n offices In the United States I find that the responsibility for existing existing existing ex ex- ex- ex conditions is equally divided between railroad officials and railroad railroad rail rail- road oad Ordinance Revision In view of the fact that apparently apparently apparently both officials and 1 have ve failed to accept their responsibilities responsibilities I feel there Is only one logical recommendation for me to Submit which Is that our present ordinance be revised so that section section sec sec- tion lion 1582 of the revised ordinances o ot Salt Lake City 1934 shall read as follows All railroad locomotives used for switching and terminal work within the limits of S Salt lt Lake City 3 shall be equipped with mechanical firing equipment and all locomotives locomotives tives fives being fired In the roundhouses and d. d terminals in preparation for forr r road ad service shall either be fired by auxiliary mechanical equipment or heated to working temperatures and nd pressures by direct steaming or or other known smokeless methods It It shall be Unlawful for any engine in road toad service to emit dense smoke ok as defined by smoke ordinance ordinance ordin ordin- ance ance within the limits of Salt Lake City There are well well known known successful success success- ful methods of f preventing smoke f fn hi railroad terminals and these these- are well known to the officials of our railroads In view of the alternatives alternatives alternatives tives available I do not feel that these recommendations could be construed as detrimental to the railroads Commercial and I industrial industria nd us trIa 1 plants This group is a diversified one and the smoke problem is aggravated aggravated aggra aggra- DY by many factors One Is s that there are us usually ally three or four different different dif dif- dif dif- I ferent persons In one establishment establishment establish establish- men ment who share responsibility o of firing and seldom do any two o of them have the same views on how t the e job should be done Disregard Smoke Another factor Is that when sudden requirements of heat o or steam occur they are only Interested in interested interested In- In in meeting these requIrements requirements requirements require requIre- ments regardless of the smoke Still another liberal contributor t to tot t the e smoke from the the- commercIal j f group group are are those who have furnaces furnace s attended by someone who makes a business of this work and takes care are of several heating plants Naturally Nat Nat- he tries to load a furnace o tier last as long as possible This creates a dense smoke and a fire fir h hazard z rd I 1 I feel it will be necessary to apI apr ap ap- r I I ply ly rigid regulation to this commercial com com- mercial and industrial group An Any Nell ell coordinated regulations applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied phed and rigidly enforced in connection connection connection con con- with commercial establishments establish establish- ments not only would effect a de def def- definite improvement in the smoke condition decide but would benefit decide decide I edly all aIr of those included in this classification by increasing materially materially ma ma- the efficiency of theIr plants and thereby reducing theIr fuel uel costs Urges Examinations I f further recommend that provision provision provision pro pro- vision be made to license all commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial and industrial firemen an and engineers and prescribe the quaIl quaIl- l for tor such an ana and to provide provid an examining board for this pur pur- pose t. t r Residential i There are family dwell dwell- dwellIngs dwellIngs Ings in Salt Lake City of which 52 per cent are mechanically fired and 48 per cent hand fired Of the fired mechanically plants little need be said other than that tha they are not persistent smoke vio vio- vio- vio The hand hand fired fired plant however howver how how- fever ever ver is an entirely different i lem tem Records show that 69 pe per percent cent violate the smoke ordinance three t times mes a day This is the sItuation situation situation situ sItu- that needs correcting |