Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-03-05 | Page 9 | Utah Light Would Keep Wooden Poles

UU k UTAH LIGHT WOULD KEEP WOODEN POLES Salt Lake, March 5. Averring that steel poles are dangerous for carrying high tension wires, the Utah Light & Roil-way company yesterday protested pro-tested to tho city commission against having to remove its wooden poles on Second South street -from Sixth West to the Jordan river. This portion por-tion of the street Is to bo paved this year, and It is customary for tho city to order out all wooden poles and Installation of tho steel structures wherever pavemont is laid. Tho company sets out that inasmuch inas-much as these poles connect with Its distribution substation on tho west side, It would not bo safe to the public to string the wires on steel poles. It suggests that the wooden poles be allowed to remain if set In concrete bases.