Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-12-05 | Page 2 | Removal of Lines May be Paid by City

REMOVAL OF LINES MAY BE PAID BY CITY It is a proposition that is up tip to the government to have the change made or to Salt Lake City which owns the field This was the conclusion conclusion con con- elusion reached by the public utilities utilities ties commission in the matter of the removal of the wire menace which now affects the landing field of the aviation service In Salt Lake Commissioner H. H H. H Blood of the commission commission- Nathaniel H. H Jackson of the Commercial club W. W H. H Folland for the city representatives of the power company and Colonel J. J A. A Jordan of the aviation service looked over the landing field of the city in compliance with a complaint of Cob Lio Lionel nd nel Jordan that the wires of the Utah Power and Light company were a a. menace to the lives of aviators who attempted a landing on the field which th the city has secured ed and fitted up The power tower company's lines a are aie e on three sides of the field and they prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent aviators from making a landing without considerable difficulty To remove the wires would cost it is said from to and this burden the power company does not feel it should assume The company further holds that it is not responsible respond respond- ble for the conditions a as they exist at the field as it says that the wires were there when the field was pur pur- chased It was pointed out that th Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- I mercial club might be Interested i ithe inthe in the matter as a a. question of policy and that the city as the owner ot of the field was directly Interested but II that If neither organization cares to assume the- the cost of the removal that possibly tho the government might Join and the three bear the expense e between between between be be- tween them