The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-24
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Government viii Soon EStab-
IiSh Kiosk System of Re-
Cording in Salt Lake.
DATA ACCURATELY KEPT
INNOVATION is ONE or GREAT
CONVENIENCE.

Officers in charge OF The United States
weather bureau are realizing that tenn
peratures taken on top of lofty buildings
are not really the temperatures in which
the people move. and that they are al
ways several degrees cooler than the tenn
perature Of the streets To give the peo-
pie the actual temperature in which they
live and move, and also a complete me-
neurological record Of the day, the wealth
ct bureau has inauEurated a weather Of
flee for the street. which is known as the
kiosk, and which has been lnstatieu IN
many Of the larger cities OF the east
In nearly all the large cities OF the
country at which Geographic reporting
stations Of the weather bureau are eStab-
lshed tine records from automatic lnstru-
ments and the meteorological data re-
corded. as well the daily observations
and forecasts that are made. are open Tor
the benefit Of the public, but, untortun-
ately, the modern development OF large
ana lofty building has made necessary
the locating Of the weather offices and
exposure Of Instruments on the high ana
comparatively inaccessible roofs. Such OF
fees are. of course. always open to the
public and accessible by rapidly moving
elevators, and the information IS easily
obtained by the telephone, Yet the great
height OF the instruments above the
ground does not give the surface condl-
tiOns in which the great mass OF people
live For these reasons there has been q
growing demand for more accurate ana
reliable meteorological records taken
nearer the ground. especially for temper
atures. which heretofore the public had
to obtain as best 1t could from cheap and
inferior instruments, improperly exposed
in front Of stores ana shops.
So the People May Know.
Professor Charles f. Marvin. in charge
of the instrument division of the weather
bureau, was directed by the chief Of the
weather bureau to have constructed ana
designed a suitable instrument Tor install
latiOn on street sidewalks or within pub
lie parks, with the view Of meeting this
demand for information in the most prac-
teal manner. The structure was designed
by an architect OF Washington ana the
name kiosk was given, as IL was short
and expressive. The kiosk Is four
sided structure four feet square and seven
feet in height. with a recess on each face
thirty inches wide, thirty-five inches hign
and five inches deep, for the display OF
instruments, charts, maps, etc, Of gen
eral meteorological interest Each space
is covered with a plate glass window
sash counterbalanced by weights in the
corner so that IL can be easily raised. The
interior Is free and open and the bulbs
and actuating parts Of the instruments
are projected therein, where they are pro
tected from injury, but at the same time
are given perfect ventilation The archl-
tects in making the design for the instru
ment, have given IL a pleasing artistic
appearance, so that the kiosk would mar
monte with the public buildings or other
structures near which IL might be located.
The kiosk is erected on a solid foundation
of stone OF concrete and kept nicely
painted in a light neutral color, certain
parts giided for decorative effects, and II
forms a neat and substantial structure.
Bulletin Boards Displayed.
Three sides Of the kiosk are fitted with
bulletin boards on which may be dis
played climatic charts, bulletins, daily
of special interest regarding weather con-
ditiOns. The selection of instruments for
the kiosk required the most careful con-
sideration on the part Of the weather Of
ficials. and il was found that the open
market did not afford the necessary
equipment For the special needs of the
kiosk prominent manufacturers OF mete-
geological instruments were called upon
to produce the instruments required and
were furnished with plans and specifica-
tons The kiosk was finally completed
and is equipped with the following IN
struments;
A hygrOmeter, a simple form for indi-
eating; hair hygrOmeter, with a scale OF
percentages for relative humidity; Their
mOmeter, accurately graduated with con-
spicuous figures to facilitate easy read
ing; maximum and minimum thermom-
eteTs: rain gauge with dial mechanism in
dicating hundredths of an inch and inches
Of precipitation; thermOgraph. form OF
mechanically recording Thermometer,
making CONTINUOUS anu dGlOLiiattG ASC-
ord of the temperature on tWO-Week
sheet record so arranged that the preVl-
Gus record for several days is displayed.
The instruments are mounted in the
kiosk so as to secure the best effects and
exposure and at the same time to per-
nit the most critical inspection OF rec
ords and charts. Suitable printed labels
are attached to each instrument, giving
in a concise and brief manner, in the
simplest language, explanations and de-
sCriDtions so that the operation and re-
suits secured can be understood by any
one The kiosk records will prove useful
in many ways and are of considerable in
terest and convenience to the general
public.
1t is probable that one Of the instru-
ments will be installed in this city with
in the next year. or just as soon as the
people Of the city feel they should be
provided with such an instrument.
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