Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-16 | Page 1 | National Council Expert Offered for S. L. Traffic Study

NATIONAL COUNCIL EXPERT OFFERED FOR S. L. TRAFFIC STUDY Th National Safety council can furnish one of It traffic engineer en-gineer almost Immediately at "moderate" coat for a traffic survey sur-vey in Salt Lake City, Mayor John M. Wallace waa informed Monday. The Information came from 8idney J. Williams of Chicago, director of the council's public safety division. In answer to a request by Mayor Wallace a to how aooa an engineer could be furnished to make a survey with Walter 8. Knight, newly appointed appoint-ed city traffic safety engineer. No price for the service ware quoted. Mr. William suggesting that these and othsr details be discussed by the mayor and Ralph W. Robinson, field representative for the council, who Is to arrive In Salt Lake City Wedneaday for a stay of several day. Mr. Williams expressed gratification grati-fication that th city inlands to make a traffie survey and offered "all possible assistance." "It happen that Earl J. Reed-er, Reed-er, our chief engineer, la on vacation, va-cation, returning January SO." the fetter aaid. "Hi commitments after. his return are such that I fearit would be impoasible for hint to go to Salt Lake City himself him-self for more than a day or two at th outside. "I believe we could, however, furnish you with the service of Mr. Rufus Japser of our trafflo engineering bureau. Mr. Japaer haa had several years of practical practi-cal experience In traffic engineering engineer-ing work and would be entirely competent for the work you have to do. He was traffic engineer for the atate of Maine before Joining our staff." Mr. Japser will return to Chicago Chi-cago thia week and could go to Salt Lake City "very soon after." the letter aaid. Mr. Williams Indicated Indi-cated the aooner Mr. Japaer could come here the better, since council coun-cil engineers will be busy compiling compil-ing reports in the annual traffic aafety contest, beginning early in February, "I trust it will be sgrerthle If w can defer any definite ar rangements until Mr. Robinson can call en you Wedneaday," Mr. William wrote. "He then can ascertain as-certain In greater detail Just what needs to be done and how long it will take and the coat Our charge for such service I very moderat. designed to cover only our actual coat." The council has announced that its regular charge for an engineer , J (40 a day, plus travel expense. I