Show 2 J OK OI To Burn A May I burn limbs trash in open fire in in Bountiful THE TIlE ANSWER is a very definite no or is it yes probably it is I dont don't know Really the city's burning regulations are a bit smoky just now WELL ELL not really just sort of The city's present ordinance governing open burning is still in effect THIS ORDINANCE allows open burning without a permit during November December January February and March Open burning during other months has been allowed with witha a permit Burning has actually been allowed in incinerators only if they are commercial type or a type approved by the building inspector Probably many Bountiful residents have been in violation of this part of the ordinance ENTER THE TIlE confusion In an attempt to stem the tremendous increase of air pollution the Legislature created an Air Conservation Committee several years ago with authority to set up standards standards standards stand stand- ards for air conservation THIS COMMITTEE recently enacted a set of burning regulations regulations regulations reg reg- which went into effect effect effect ef ef- on March 5 The problem They are tougher than the city's ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- nor do they provide funds for the city to enforce them UNDER THE TIlE new regulations regulations regulations regula regula- there will be no open burning or incinerator burn burn- ing That's it Oh they allow some orchard trimmings to be burned with witha a permit on certain days only BUT THERE will be no open burning of limbs leaves rubbish garbage etc and this includes the garbage dumps You may have outdoor grills and fireplaces provided they are not used for burning trash Camp fires and recreation recreation recreation tion fires are allowed if they create no nuisance INDOOR fireplaces are al al- al lowed Orchard heating if it does not cause severe air pollution pollution pollution pol pol- pol- pol lution will be allowed until July 1 1970 Burning of old car bodies under about the i same conditions will be allowed allowed allowed al al- al- al lowed until Jan 1 1970 Where does this leave the city THE TIlE CITY council tried to find out during its regular meeting Wednesday evening Apparently the new regulations regulations regulations regula regula- over rule local ordinances ordinances ordinances ordin ordin- ances Mayor Morris F. F said What will the schools do to dispose of the tons of paper The paper is now being burned in effective incinerators incinerators incinerators tors he noted SINCE IT was announced i the city is planning an ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- in line with the state regulations all phone calls I have received have been against limiting burning the mayor said The real problem is enforcing enforcing enforcing ing these new rules the mayor continued We dont don't enforce the ones we have now very well COUNCILMEN favor curbing curbing curbing curb curb- ing air pollution BARD the local land fill garbage area stopped burning the first of the year ear But councilmen are concerned about enforcement and difficulties to local resi resi- dents After considerable discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion the council decided to study the matter further with notice to residents that stiffer burning rules are com com- ing ACTUALLY Bountiful has not been caught with its leaves down The city bought a leaf machine machine machine ma ma- chine some time ago It sucks leaves out of gutters grinds them to dust and spits them into a special truck They take little space ALSO CITY officials have been studying machines to grind and shred limbs to redu reduce reduce re re- re- re du duce e volume of these cleanup cleanup cleanup clean clean- up problems City Manager Grant P. P Petersen told the council this week that a regular trash truck will tour the city during during during dur dur- ing a seven-month seven period to aid residents |