Show Officials Act to Speed Service For Fire Alarm Calls in ill County City and county officials Thursday moved to speed up transmission transmission transmission trans trans- mission of fire alarm telephone calls outside the city limits as result of f a county neighborhood campaign to obtain quicker service Jack W. W Clay chief of the Salt I Lake county fire department promised promised prom- prom sed to lay recommendations before county commissioners at their next meeting and Mayor E E. B. B Erwin through his secretary Ray Pinney promised remised cooperation in any program program program pro pro- gram which did not impair efficiency efficiency effi- effi of the city fire alarm office The moves followed complaints from rom Albert F. F Johanson 2844 South Main street a neighbor of Mr and Mrs Fred C. C Hathaway 17 Russett avenue who perished Tuesday when fire ire destroyed their home Mr Johanson Johanson Johanson Jo Jo- hanson said he had conferred with other residents of the vicinity regarding re- re garding arding difficulty in obtaining direct direct di- di connections with the county fire ire department He suggested more prominent listings of the number in inthe inthe the he telephone directory Would Teach Residents Chief Clay said he would recommend recommend recommend mend to county commissioners that thata a more prominent listing be given the he county department number and that they investigate feasibility of any other method to speed up transmission transmission transmission trans trans- mission of county fire alarms All officials including the telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone company agreed that the matter called for more education of county residents as to proper procedure procedure procedure pro pro- in reporting fires Richard A. A Reid county purchasing ing agent who recommends listings of county telephone numbers said any complaints or suggestions re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding listings should be laid before before before be be- fore commissioners Operator Makes l Call Can Investigations at the city fire alarm office disclosed that when fires in the county are reported to the city department the operator gives the person reporting the county county county coun coun- ty fire department number number number-Mur- Mur Murray ray then then calls the department herself on Hyland another connection connection connection con con- to the department Suggestions that a direct connection connection tion be worked out between the city and county departments brought brough from Mayor Erwins Erwin's office the promise that the city would ing to cooperate if the mechanics o othe of the connection could be worked ou out by y the telephone company the county county coun- coun ty y would bear part of the cost and the he system would not impair efficiency efficiency effi- effi of the city fire alarm tem |