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Show Hotel Operators Study Prooosed Fire Laws shafts, hallways, or other vertical ; connecting openings, would be costly. . Operators contacted felt their hotels were about as fire-proof as such buildings can be made. Guy R. Toombes, managing director, di-rector, Hotel Utah, pointed out he and a committee will study the ordinances. J "We have four outside fire escapes es-capes on our 10-story building," reported Mr. Toombes. "There are two Inside escapes. "We also have a certain group of hotel employes organised to act in case of fire. We have had fire drills for the last year." Mr. Toombes said the Hotel Utah Salt Lake hotel operators Friday Fri-day were studying two proposed ordinances to be presented to city commission after the first of the. year to make hotels more safe In the event of fires. In most instances operators feel that the proposal which would require re-quire the installation of sprinkling systems in the buildings three stories or more and which would be required to cover all elevator rates a top position with the National Na-tional Board of Fire Underwriters. He added that the hotel is patrolled pa-trolled by watchmen from 6 pan. until 6 a.m. M. H. Thompson, manager, New Grand hotel, 377 & Main, said the "sprinkling system and general alarm system for the buildings Is a fine idea," "Our four-story building has two outside fire escapes and we keep our halls patrolled at night," he said. "I wouldn't fight the ordinances, but I do not think the hotels should be forced to install in-stall the sprinklers and alarm systems at one time, but the program pro-gram should be carried along gradually." grad-ually." "1 am heartily In sympathy with the fire department's program to take every precaution to prevent disastrous fires," asserted J. Hoi-man Hoi-man Waters, manager, Newhouse hotel "Although the 12-story Newhouse hotel was built before the present building code, It still is considered probably the most fireproof structure In Salt Lake City by the National Board of Fire Underwriters." He said the hotel has an outside fire escape and two Inside fire escapes. At the Mllner hotel, 33 W. 2nd South, F. T.. Bradley, manager, announced that a contract already has been let for the Installation of a sprinkling system In the hotel, and that an alarm system already has been installed. ' The six-story Temple Square hotel Is considered pretty much fireproof, reported Clarence L. West, manager. |
