| Show City Smoke Expert Tells Realtors Benefits of Abatement Program I By BOB on HALE Urging support of the proposed Salt Lake smoke elimination program program program pro pro- gram and at the same fame time inviting inviting inviting ing criticism William Wilham L L. Butler Buller city smoke abatement engineer Wednesday told realtors their In Interests Interests Interests In- In I would be aided by enactment enact enact- mont ment of the proposals Addressing the Salt Lake Real Estate board at the Hotel Utah Mr Butler discussed how the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed program now before city commissioners would affect the two classes of ot smoke producers with realtors are concerned commer commercial al and residential For the commercial group in including including in- in apartment houses and other multiple dwellings for or three or more families Mr Butler has proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed that all new heating Installations installations installations must be equipped with mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- firing or use smokeless fuel Within two years existing plants would have ha to install me- me 7 71 4 1 1 t i i 5 4 4 j- j 54 7 1 i. i d I S I AS SALT LAKE REAL I ESTATE STATE BOARD HEARD SMOKE PROBLEMS DISCUSSED I R R. R E. E McConaughy board president left leCt William L. L Butler Richard F. F Harding board secretary I equipment or use smokeless smokeless smokeless smoke smoke- less fuel There Is not an apartment house in Salt Lake City that would not be justified to change its heating heating heating heat heat- ing s system stem to eliminate smoke Mr Butler Buller told lold realtors The returns on the investment I Continued on Page Seven Column One Onel HEAR SMOKE EXPERT Continued from Pan Page One mid uld justify changes Any plant plantIng plantIng Ing 20 or more tons of ot coal a year i uld d pay good returns if il conid con con- end id to mechanical tiring firing The Thet t ment operator could afford to money at 6 per cent to tolk lk ike such changes The savings saving J uld ld more than cover the in in rest est St Some operators would eft ef et- t savings of ot as much as 25 to 30 r recent cent and I cant can't see that that tha uld work a hardship Mr Butler explained that in the thee e ot of residences including single single- and duplexes the prom pro pro- mi m um would require that all new sting installations have firing or that any permit for ration be refused until are made to use fuel For existing res restes rest resi- 1 l ices es the city smoke ordinance old uld ld be rigidly enforced to Installation of mechanical nt In Iii the case of new homes the rail call ll saving to the purchaser on l house house cleaning and cleaning personal effects would would pay for firing requirements he astad as as- tadA ted tad A renter in a new home pay- pay r rent could afford to I 1 2 2 a month more in return the benefits of smokeless firing h li that rate of rent the owner id afford to Install the equip equip- it He could afford to pay 6 Kent cent ent on money borrowed for ft hr Installation l lies ites Criticism Ir Ir Butler invited realtors to toC adze C the program and assured n any suggestions they believed ild lId be an Improvement would earnest consideration rr if rr Butler said It was his hope make clear the effect of the ke problem on real estate valand val- val and nd to show how liow w we can z the familiar line In the real realto te to advertising Out of the theise ke ise district the engineer met morning with J. J J A A. e vice president of the Utah er cr and Light company to Ithe the company's part In smoke nation t- t to Cooperate was announced that Mr Hale red Mr Butler the company Id Jd cooperate fully in smoke nation and was per cent avor vor of a workable plan All Alle e Salt Lake plants of the com com- pare are mechanically fired tired it was and the company plans of existing equipment fd in smoke elimination e e board after hearing Mr But- But referred the smoke program to rectors for further study and of the boards board's stand |
