Show L Let t George Do Dot It t SL s. s L. L Snow now Removal j Two Sided Problem When are the officials of th the Salt Lake City street department going to realize that something Jm m u o s t be done jabout abut the city city's ye t streets following follow follow- n ing heavy snow t o storms writes n 1919 E. E S. S of Salt Salte e Lake 4 T h e departments department's depart depart- ments ment's failure to Id clean can up the streets not only has given Salt SAIt Lake the appear appear- George Gcorge anco ance of a one horse town but has created a condition that may easily lead to serious accidents How can motorIsts motorists mo mo- mo- mo cooperate with the police departments department's program of reducing accidents if the street department department department depart depart- ment wont won't cooperate with the motorists I refer specifically to East South South and South all important thoroughfares thoroughfares thoroughfares thor thor- which handle a great deal of traffic Snow and ice lay layon layon layon on these streets a long time re resulting resulting re- re in deep ruts between high piles of snow The creeping single line of traffic had to move so slow that lines of cars were stopped for more than a block below traffic traffic traffic fic lights at rush periods In addition addition addition addi- addi tion the ice and snow created a definite traffic hazard 1 Its a good thing the thaw came along after the snow otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise we might still be driving through drifts Surely if the street department ever planned to todo todo todo do any work at all they should have started long ago Maybe they've got an explanation for forit forit forit it huh Indeed they have Mrs 1 John S.-John S. S John R. R Player supervisor of the street department came back with a denunciation of all motorists who leave their cars on the street all night blocking snow-removing snow equipment and generally causing exasperating delays in scooping I Isnow 1 snow Enow from the thoroughfares He said hes he's received complaints from residents living Jiving on 1st ave who claimed cars were parked on the avenue two abreast preventing snow plows from getting in where the snow lay deepest Mr Player said that motorists who park their cars on city streets between 2 and 6 am a.m. are violating a city ordinance and hes he's appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed to the police pollee department for help in alleviating the situa situa- tion The street department is JS tn taxed ed to the limit during these heavy storms he said Were forced to operate with our regu regu- I lar quota of men and equipment and are not permitted to increase the strength of either Our men have been working around the clock Weve We've been keeping 35 trucks and one snow loader going constantly Weve We've removed many hundreds of tons of snow actually actually actually actu actu- ally picked up and hauled away Theres There's been a tremendous amount of work but apparently the general general general gen gen- eral public doesn't realize we have only a limited amount of equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and men with which to work If f more men and machines were available th the story might be dif dif- dif dif- ferent Send questions suggestions or complaints to George in care of the he Salt Lake Telegram S. S Main Jain Full names and addresses should hould be included in letters George will use only initials if requested I |