Show IF P- P Plan n Fire ire Prevention Awaits New Meet Meet- I Action on proposed fire ordinances ordinances ordinances nances making automatic sprinkler sprin sprin- 1 kler Icier and central alarm systems mandatory in all hotels apart part me hotels ment rooming houses and hospitals was held in abeyance Thursday pending a meeting Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day at 11 am of or the city commission commis sion slon and property owners con con- Decision to withhold action on the ordinances came after rec receipt of a letter from Richard F. F Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing lug executive vice president Apartment House of Utah Utah- requesting property owners owne S 'S be given opportunity to present their side of the question The ordinances first rec recommended m- m mended to Public Safety Commissioner Commis Commis- stoner L. L C. C Romney about three weeks ago by Fire Chief J J. J K Piercey n and d William William- Y ST Tipton n superintendent city bu bureau u of ot mechanical inspection were presented presented pre pre- formally formally commission Th Thursday rs lay Too nt Too Present c meeting meet meet- tog ing ng were Yere Chief h Piercey r ey ah and Mr r. r Tipton b bothof U of whom hom hom re recommended recommend recommend- omm ded d- d ed vo bl bla a tio on xi n the oi-dI- oi nances i The The T e fi first reaction first tre reaction fr from m p prop prop- op- op p perty erty to owners to whom lt It was an objection to o the cost sto c of i install installing tall tall- ing ling the automatic sprinkler and central alarm alarin systems ms Chief Piercey said However r r after after- I 1 I explained in in- detail the provisions of the ordinances th they agreed that the e initial coo cost was coat J Was vas vas' not a avital avital avital vital factor Initial cost of the systems may prove provo a burden to some of the lower class hotel hoteL hoteL- Chief Piercey not noted d but it is the only way they can continue in jn business us n safely without fear tear of a disastrous fire which might cause extensive loss of life and prop property ityl He also noted th that t owners of hotels and other other- s such eh buildings had been highly cooperative in the past with the the- fire prevention bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau c of 01 the e fire de dela department ment Some Somo Corrections In our quarterly inspections of these buildings we c can n only correct cor- cor feet reet common hazards such as a as bl blocked ked exits poor housekeeping and th the like Chief Piercey Pier told commissioners commIssion rs Most of our buildings comply with city ordinances but they still present a serious hazard to life and property he added He also made clear to commissioners commissioners commis commis- that the proposed ordinances ordinances ordinances nances do not apply to apartment houses |