Show CITY LOSES CASE CASEI I ON TECHNICAliTY Utah Pow Power r and Light Co Wins Due to Graduated Charts of Inspectors In the tho first smoke case casc prosecuted against alleged violators of the tho ordinances ordinances ordinances nances Salt Lake e City lost It was a mere technicality however and the tho opinion of a n judge on a certain ruling that lost lo t tho the case cose for tor tho city accor according ing to the bureau of ot mechanical inspection of tho the city Here is how the thc city lost Smoke Inspectors in inspectors In- In carry a small compact chart with which th they y measure the tho density of oC tho smoke smoke- pouring from a chimney This miniature chart is made mado on a graduated scale and is an exact copy of a chart about 1 yard Ion long by 2 feet teet wide wille which is the official one adopted b by smoke experts Observations ha had been taken in this case with on one of or these pocket rocket scales made mado on a proportionate basis Jud o before whom the tho case cast wa was tried ruled that th the use of a graduated scale scalo was not 1 legal and the cit city was de do- do Utah Power and Light compan company com corn pany pan was wag defendant in the cast case Judge Ju se Tobin's ruling may result in smoke Inspectors tor b being compelled to carry around large aT charts Hereafter unless they appeal JuI Judge e Tobin Tobin's ruling rul rul- fn lug ing the they will ho bo compelled to fix these large o smoke charts upon some nearby narby fence and malco mako their observations But this technical difficulty will nill not Interfere in the cases which arc are to tn follow tollo that of the Utah Utah- Power and Light company for observations in tho I forthcoming cases will be based upon th the larger charts and the technicality I will be overcome Although the city lost in its ca case e against ag the Utah Power and LI Light hl I company the latter a agreed re to overcome Ovum over come the tho obnoxious smoke which tho the thoI Inspectors claim to have ha found coming I from Its p plant ant This will probably beI be bo I accomplished by the u use uso o of ot steam jets |