Show I. I I 1 pity Warned of Hazard Lazard at S. S Lo L. Baseball Baseball Park REPORT SHOWS DANGER DANDER OF FIRE AT GRANDSTAND Bids Ordered Called On Equipment For Fire Department Salt Lake City commissioners were informed Tuesday that a fire hazard exists at the Community baseball park Thirteenth South and West Temple streets A report signed by Fire Chief LaVere M. M Hanson and William WilliamJ J. J Goodwin chief city building in inSpector inspector in- in said an inspection of t the park discloses improvements are necessary in order that people attending at attending attending at- at tending the park may be assured i ready and safe exit from the grandstand grandstand grandstand grand grand- stand in case of fire Agreeing that immediate action should be taken to remedy the situation situation situation sit sit- commissioners approved a motion of Commissioner P H H. Goggin Goggin Goggin Gog Gog- gin requesting the city engineer to begin at once to draft plans plans and and cost estimates for the recommended recommend recommend- ed improvements Equipment Bids Authorized At the same time the city purchasing pur pur- i. i it chasing agent was instructed to call for bids on nearly worth of new equipment for the Salt Lake fire department f. f The new equipment specifications specifications specifications for which were approved by Mayor Ab Jenkins and a three- three man committee will include a new metal aerial ladder and two gallon combination trucks Chief Hanson and Mr Goodwin also reported that repairs at the Empire theater South State street have been made to- to rily The theater was ordered closed on May 21 until conditions making for a fire hazard had be been n remedied The report on the ball park i stated that there appears to be sufficient aisles to provide exits except at the extreme south end nd of the grandstand Offer Recommendations 1 i Recommendations Included in the the i i report were That an aisle be made either 01 T by removing seats or extending r the grandstand a sufficient distance distance distance dis dis- tance to permit pei those occupying t the south section ready exit it to the street That an aisle be made along the the rear of each seat section in the grandstand That em emergency Jg n y e its b pro provided vided vide d through the boxes M the playing field to be used only in hi incase in incase case of an emergency If It and when passageways beneath the grandstand grandstand grandstand grand grand- stand are involved in fire That iron rail openings at the head of the ramps be widened to 42 inches Commissioner Goggin said the parks department will start star t work the r on improvements as soon as i engineering details are worked out and money is set up Chief Hanson said construction at the park will not interfere with the schedule of games there Fire danger he said is not sufficient to warrant warran closing of the park and construction will not interfere with regular activities |