The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-01

I T1G,
judgment, that In default OF the payment
| OF the fine the defendant may be I'm
| prisoned in the city jail for period not
exceeding thirty days.
| The ordinance to be proposed by Com
| missioner Wells follows:
AN ORDINANCE
| Providing for smoke inspection in Salt
Lake City.
Be It ordained by tho board Of COM
| missloneTs of Salt Lake City. Ctah:
| Section l. There Is hereby established
| a bureau of smoke Inspection. the head
| OF which shall be known Is the smoke
| inspector.
Section 2. The smoke inspector shall be
appointed by the commissioner OF public
safety by and with the advice and ap-
| proval OF tho board OF commissioners.
Section g. The person SO appointed
shall be a. mechanical engineer, qualified
| by technical training and experience In
the theory and practice OF the construc-
ton and operation OF steam boilers and
furnaces, and also in the theory and prac-
uce OF smoke abatement and prevention.
Section 4. The smoke inspector, before
entering upon the duties OF his Office,
shall execute a bond TO Salt Lake City
in the sum OF $4,000, with sureties to be
approved by the commission conditioned
! upon the faithful performance OF the du-
ties OF his office.
Section 5. The salary OF the smoke in
spector shall he $500 per annum. payable
monthly. as are the salaries OF other
city OtlcSrS.
Section 8. There is hereby created the
office of chief assistant smoke inspector.
who shall be appointed by the smoke In
spector subject to the confirmation of the
board of commissioners.
Section r. The qualifications of the
chief assistant smoke Inspector shall be
the same as the qualifications herein pro-
vided for the smoke inspector.
Section s. The chief assistant smoke
inspector shall. before entering upon the
duties OF his office. execute bond to
Salt Lake city, In the sum of $1,000, with
sureties to be approved by the commits
formance OF the duties of his office.
Section g. The salary of the chief as
sistant smoke inspector shall be 1880 per
annum. payable monthly as are the sal
aries Of other city officers,
Section 10 There shall be as many
deputy smoke inspectors as shall be pro-
vided for by the city commission; their
compensation shall be fixed by the city
commission, and they shall be appointed
by the smoke Inspector subject to con-
firmation by the board of commissioners.
Section II. There shall be as many
clerks and stenographers assigned to this
bureau as shall be provided by the city
commission; their compensa ton shall be
fixed by the cltyN commission and they
shall be appointed by the smoke inspec-
tor subject to conflrma ton by the board
Of commissioners.
Section u. No new plants OF any re-
construction or repair of old plants for
power ana neat, OF elINeF on
them, OF any new chimney connected
with a steam plant except in private
residences. shall be erected. reconstructed,
repaired or maintained In the city until
plans and Specifications OF the same
have been filed in the office OF and
approved by the smoke inspector and a
permit issued by him for such erection,
reconstruction, repair or maintenance.
Plans and specifications TO be rled with
The smoke inspector shall show the
amount and kind OF work. the manner OF
constructions reconstruction or repair and
the amount OF heating to be done by such
plant and all appurtenances thereto, in
cludins all provisions made for the pur-
pose OF securing complete combustion of
the fuel To be used and for the purpose
OF preventing smoke: said plans and
specifications shall also contain a state
ment OF the kind OF fuel proposed to be
used, and said plans and Specifications
shall also show what provision is made
in the room or apartment In which such
plant shall be located for ventilation suf-
ticient for the proper comfort of the op-
orator. Upon the approval ~ such plans
and Specihcati tons. a duplicate set of
which shall be left on file II said office.
and upon the payment of fees hereinafter
provided, the smoke Inspector shall issue
n permit for the repair, reconstruction,
erection or maintenance of such plant,
.is soon as the smoke Inspector has ex-
amned the plans and specifications sub
mitted and has issued a permit as above
provided, he Shall then notify the build
ing Inspector to see that the execution Of
The work permitted is carried out in con-
fornlty with the plans and speciflca-
lions with special reference to the
amount OF space used, the size and con-
struction OF the chimney used. the pro-
visions for the prevention OF smoke. and
the provisions for ventilation, and main
tanning the proper temperature in the
| engine and boiler room.
| Section 10. II shall be unlawful for
! any person To use any new, repaired or
| RECONSTRUCTED plant for the production
and ai,a generation of heat and power. or
either OF them, except in private resi-
| dences, until he shall have first procured
| a certificate from the smoke Inspector
that the plant is so constructed that 1t
| VIII do the work required and that II
can be so operated that no dense or
| thick, black gray smoke or cnders
| VIII be emitted from the chimney con-
nected with the furnace or firebox.
| section II NO owner. agent or lessee
shall alter or repair any chimney or any
| old furnace OF device, except in private
! residences. which alteration. change or
| installation may affect the method or
| first submitting plans and speclhca lions
to the smoke inspector and securing
permit therefor; provided, however. that
which do not increase the capacity of
such plant or which do not involve any
substantial alteration In structure and
! the method efficiency of smoke pre-
yention, may be made by or under the
engineer in charge Of said plant without
a permit Any person who shall violate
this section shall be liable to a fine OF
SO for each day upon which he shall
! prosecute such alteration. change or in
! 5tallauon without a permit. and each
days viola tion shall constitute sepa-
| rate offense.
Section Is. The emission Of dense or
| th;ck. black or gray smoke or clnders
| within the city from the smokestack of
| any locomotive, steam roller steam der
rick. steam piledriver. tar kettle, or other
| similar D1achine contr-lvance. or from
| the snokestack or chimney of any build
Ing or premises except In private resi-
| dences for longer period than six min
| utes in any one hour during which the
| fireboN is being cleaned out, 1ues blown
or q new fire being built therein. is here
by declared TO be nuisance. Any per-
son or persons, or corporation OF cor
porations. causing or permitting such 4
nuisance and who shall fail or refuse to
cooperate with the smoke inspector I'm
epdeavorlnE TO prevent the emission Of
said dense smoke shall be deemed guilty
of o violation OF this ordinance, and
| mnon conviction thereof shall be fined