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Show CITY CONSIDERS AID TOJNJURED Police Cars Proposed as Ambulances Proposals that the police department depart-ment can use its owa radio cars as ambulances may be considered sgsin after a current contract for private ambulance service expires la April, It wss Indicated Thursday. Thurs-day. Edwin a Woolley Jr, public safety building manager, said the pry totals already had been considered, con-sidered, but were not adopted because be-cause of cost of either obtaining new cars specially fitted for ambulance ambu-lance work or remodeling ma- chines now used. He said It was possible the plan again would be considered next April, when the present private contract ends. ' The proposal was revived after protests at asserted delay In getting get-ting ambulances to a traffic accident acci-dent scene where two pedestrians lay injured Friday night. Objection was raised to-s practice- of not summoning private ambulances until police Investigators Investiga-tors have determined service - is necessary. The dty must pay 1235 per call under the present contract con-tract with the Salt Lake Transportation Trans-portation company. , Mr. Woolley said one such radio car now is available for use in first aid instruction and as an emergency ambulance. Another proposal that dty' firemen, fire-men, trained in first aid, and fire department vehicles be used in ambulance am-bulance calls is objectionable In that It might take firemen away from regular duties and make them unavailable for fire alarms, Mr. Woolley said. |