Show GEORGE TACKLES PROBLEM OF FIRE BOUNDARIES GEORGES GEORGE'S attention was called to a disaster which according to M Me M K Witmer could easily happen in the vicinity vicinity vicinity vicin vicin- ity of Salt Lake City The letter r went Dear George I am inclosing an article regarding the perishing of bf an 18 old month girl in a fire ire because because bet be be- t cause the city firemen would not respond 14 to a c county family's plea It is a dePlorable deplorable deplorable able incident which h we no doubt all con con- Yet we e h have ye a situation here which can easily repeat this tragedy or one s' s sim sm m- m ilar filar Those of us who ho have property in ini i T Emigration canyon must wait for the county coun coun- coun ty fire department to come from Murray because we are out of the city limits even cven though the city fire station is located almost at the mouth of the canyon CANT WE VE REALIZE that life and property arc are worth more than legal boun- boun George daries Cant Can't we have home system of compe compensating compensating com com- pe sating the city for fighting a fire in the county George contacted J. J K Piercey chief of the tho city eity fire department to see if he could answer the problem of Mr Witmer Well Ven Vell George Chief Piercey s said id by putting our apparatus out of comini commission sion by sending it so far out of the city eity we would not be doing our duty to the taxpayers of Salt Lake City Naturally any fireman would hate to see a ahouse ahouse ahouse house go up in fJ flames mes if he had the equipment to stop it but our first obligation is to the city To lessen the danger of damage to county property the city has installed a direct connection from our alarm office to the county fire department department department depart depart- ment which by the way is very efficient I hope that youcan you youcan can see our predicament that predicament that of an efficient fire system with obligations to its taxpayers and also that of a group of human beings who would certainly do everything in their power to save another's life if possible A. A PRAT PRAT C KESLER assistant city attorney backed Chief Piercey Piercey's s' s policy up with the statement that after all those who live in the county benefit from lower taxes and if the city eity began answering county c calls many people would take unfair advantage of it ADDRESS complaints questions and suggestions to George in care of The Telegram S S. S Main Use correct full name and address George address George will print initials only if r requested quested |