Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-24 | Page 1 | Fire Department Called out to Show up Streets

Fire Department Called Out To Show Up Streets But Demonstration Will Cost City About $900; Chief Investigating Believed by Chief George Graves of the Qgdcn fire! department, to have bee n a deliberate attempt to c nl atteu-. 'tiou of city authorities to the condl- ition of Thirty-sixth street between; . Washington and AdSmS avenue . fSjSol alarm was sent in to the fire da part-; merit Saturday afternoon. The street was almost impassable and two solid tires on one of the heavv trucks waSl rippe l to ribbons. The department mad" its way tnrourrh the street, ho'v-l ever It will cost if 00 io replace Che' 'tires. Ihlef Graves stated ! Residents of (he city, have made complaints j'or some time pur.l regarding regard-ing th' conditlefi uf. Ut,- street, it is1 said. Chief Graves said this morning that be hal overheard comment at various; times to the effect that .f the lire ele-, paitment was to be called to that vi- iCiiliv that the cily would see the need; of repairing the streel. ; Saturday afternoon, some one in the .vicinity of Thirlierh street and A dams avenue telephoned in the alarm. Chief j Grsves assi rte.i I The department speeded to the scene! !of the supposed fire" but fii travelling iThirty-Bbtth street, oneof ihe larger I trucks slid from the road into thei lelitch. The ifie-s on the truck werei 'sliced pud i ut, and it was onl because! non-Bmd chains were on the tires that it he fabric did not entirely separate. Ihe chief said. j Chief Graves Stated this morning; thai he has conducted an Investigation! I Which has not yet been completed 1 Thus far the telephone numbers of aj tour-parls line- htve been secured Ono of the four parties called the depart- 'ment. Chief Graves avers