Show City Seeks to Speed Replacement of Fire Department Ladder Irked at the seven seven month month delay in replacing the foot fire ladder ladder lad- lad der which collapsed last tast June Junc during durIng during dur dur- ing a blaze at the Newhouse hotel killing g one fireman and Injuring others Salt Lake City commissioners commissioners commis commis- Wednesday authorized Public Safety Commissioner L L. L C. C Romney to write the company cm- cm g urgency of ot speedy action in the matter The ladder was discussed when Fire Chief J J. J K Piercey wrote commissioners a letter explaining the fire department was notified by the American LaFrance Foam- Foam ite corporation Elmira N N. N Y that there will be a further del delay y in replacing the equipment The ladder lad lad- ladder der was to have been delivered lad 1 by January 15 Without It we are not able to offer octer the business district proper protection the chiefs chief's letter stated Neither do we have adequate adequate ade ade- quate ladder reach for many apartments apartments apart apart- me ments ts and hospitals An accompanying letter signed by J J. J 0 O. O Binford sales manager of ot the company explained The delay has been occasioned by changes in material and design design design de de- de- de sign together with inability to promptly obtain new material We Vc expect to receive the material within two weeks Construction will start immediately thereafter and all an possible will be done to expedite delivery The company previously agreed to replace the equipment after investigation in investigation In- In and commissioners' commissioners decision decision decision de de- that faulty material contributed contributed contributed con con- to the ladder collapse |