| Show Citizens Citizens' Committee Against Smoke Gets Support in St SL Matheson Favors Citizens Citizens' G Grou Group To Assist Department Effort for Enforcement Promised By BOB HALE Proposals for a citizens' citizens advisory committee on smoke elimination elimination elimination elim elim- such as was used successfully in St. St Louis smoke abatement laboratory of the nation received official sup sup- port in Salt Lake City Friday Meanwhile it was disclosed the city commission is empowered to create an advisory body but never has made Use se of the authority au au- au- au Other developments on the smoke abatement front were official official official cial assertions efforts would be made to step up enforcement this year by means of more enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment personnel and disclosures the abatement program submitted to the city commission Wednesday by William Wllliam L. L Butler city smoke I abatement engineer already has drawn opposition City Commissioner John B. B Matheson head of the department of streets and public improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments which includes the smoke abatement division said he fa favored favored favored fa- fa creation of a citizens' citizens ad advisory advisory advisory ad- ad committee or board to work with the city commission on smoke elimination We should have such a board Continued on Page Seventeen Column One f MOKE COMMITTEE PLAN 1 I f GETS OFFICIAL SUPPORT IN S S. S L L L. from Pal Page F One Continued L al star status such as Ions is given given which traffic commission e elt dry city dryan fn n Advisory advisory body on traffic an if matters he said v safety Matheson pointed I I I authority to appoint a I that bat bati adv committees ens advisory committee is i stained Sed in the smoke abatement but that it had not been Behave We We ed have met with and worked t numerous groups b but bit t we were e created ap a alu advisory oo not stel re j snot he said lu board II we we could cod have a board aboard a one I IthaI that thaI t would ld work With us it would I It thing afine ine be e section 1573 of the smoke abate abate- b t ordinance states the city ent y may appoint an ad- ad ad- ad d- d committee of seven m mem- mem mer m- m non 1 er who shan shaH be representative Interested in the fie subject et stoke smoke abatement Appointments t I The revised ordinances of 1934 with provide nde for appointments terms It defines duties of f the advisory board as advising of assisting the department and nd smoke moke a abatement and in securing and cooperation publicity coope la proper the part of the public In the thc en work war of ot the smoke department I f Commissioner ner Matheson said sald he belIeved Mr Butlers Butler's proposed tDa I program calling for strict en- en In three groups of smoke moke producers railroads producers railroads In Industrial industrial In- In and commercial plants ind jed was residences residences was a good program program pro pro- gram although it if will not satisfy ill all n factions action i I That Is why we have called i s public hearing for 10 a a. a m m. March arch 7 71 he s said id I believe belleve a alot alot alot lot can be accomplished under this program and that hat it will work to toward and smoke elimination hees Enforcement f I Mr Butler pointed out in his conclusions that success of the thc proposed program would rest with enforcement aea against smoke ordinance violators f i Commissioner Matheson said ald Friday that we hope to provide the means of having more smoke Inspectors It might be done by a W P A project or it may be the city can provide funds for additional inspection forces he said Section 1572 of the smoke ordinance ordinance ordinance nance provides that the board of city commission may appoint such oth other inspectors and em em- em- em in the department of smoke abatement as may be necessary necessary necessary essary for the proper performance of the work of the department |
