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Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-22 | Page 15 | Smoke Patrol Starts Duty October 1

Type issue
Date 1941-08-22
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Smoke Patrol Starts Duty October 1
Type article
Date 1941-08-22
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 15
OCR Text I Smoke Patrol Starts tarts Duty October 1 S. S L L. L VIOLATORS VIOLATORS' TO BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES Inspectors Will Begin Checking Chimneys For Density by 6 a. a m. m m A dawn patrol of inspectors will go into action early the morning morning morning morn morn- ing of October 1 when Salt Lake City's new smoke control ordinance ordinance ordinance nance becomes fully operative operative- possible unpleasant results for operators of dense smoking plants This was disclosed Friday with witha a pronouncement of enforcement policies by W. W L. L Butler chief engineer of the smoke control division di- di division t vision At the same time Mr Butler Butter w war warned a r n e d commercial commercial- industrial plants it would be well to begin proper firing operations Immediately immediately immedi- immedi v rather than wait until October October October Oc- Oc tober 1 1 when they formally come under the new laws Some Wait Walt Last Day Many plants in the commer- commer industrial cial-industrial group croup of smoke producers have complied with the ordinance as far as having re required required required re- re mechanical systems is concerned concerned concerned con con- he said However they seem in some cases to be holding back until the last day to Inaugurate inaugurate inaugurate proper firing practices so these plants will not produce un- un smoke This is just negligence in firing firing fir fir- ing and it would be well for them to begin actual compliance now so their experience will enable them to t do it more efficiently on October 1 I. 1 Inspectors will be in the field before 6 a. a m. m October 1 I each working an assigned district to check on smoke violations Mr Butler Butter said Any emission of a a smoke of 40 per cent or more more density is a a- violation regardless of the duration of the emission Each smoking plant will b be bet checked four times hourly and a record will be kent keat of ot the amount of smoke Butler said Prosecution Promised He said that prosecutions likely will result from the first days day's checking if violations are found Procedure will be to send warnIng warning warning warn warn- ing notices to violators asking them to appear at the smoke control control control con- con v division and explain why dense smoke developed Responses to these warnings will determine whether court complaints will be besought besought sou sought ht Mr Butler said Meanwhile license examinations examinations examinations examina- examina for first class firemen of heating and power plants will be resumed at West high school at ati i t p. p m. m Friday A A special examination for 16 women women who operate boiler systems systems systems in small apartment houses will be conducted at offices of the division room city and county building at p. p m. m Tuesday I
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