The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-05
SMOKE ORDINANCE IS
NOW MADE EFFECTIVE
Measure Provides Bureau of
Inspection and Supervision
of Heating Plant Plans.
FAVORITISM is BARRED
No Opposition Voiced and
Those Interested Promise
Aid by Cooperation.
FAVORITISM is BARRED

4 permanent bureau Of smoke insPcc-
tion as a part of the city government
was created by the city commission yes
tcrday. The ordinance introduced ten
DAYS ago by Commissioner Heper W.
Wells passed unanimously after num-
ber of amendments had been read into
il.
Though a number OF citizens, lnclud-
ing q delegation from the l.adies
Literary club. were on hand TO hear the
ordinance read, no word was spoken
against it. except that A. f. Doremus,
representing apartment house owners
declared he believed the measure should
be made to apply to private residences.
AS il passed, the ordinance provides
for tha creation Of a department oil
smoke inspection, with ono chlef m
spcctor, three deputies and stenog-
raphcr All smoke producing plants
viii be inspected by the department
and regulated. aud all plans LOT con
struction of such plants or repairing or
rcmodeling OF old plants must be ap-
proved by the department before being
carried out.
Limits Smoking.
An important feature of the measure
is the provision making It a plsde,
mcanor to allow any chimney to emit
dense smoke longer than six minutes 10
any one hour of the day. Each day
on which this provision IS violated
shall be considered as separate or
fcnsc. ami for each such otlense hne
of from : to $40 may he imposed,
Only private residences arc exempt
al Of fhr smoke
spcctors. A. F. Doremns argued that
nine -tenths of the smoke comes from
private residences. and urged that these
he included i'm the measure. lie as"
stred the commission, however, Oh pc
half of apartment house owners that
thev were in favor Of the ordinance,
and would cooperate with the smoke
department.
The new department js placed under
tho present department of public safety,
which gives the mayor supervision
over it,
The ordinance becomes effective upon
publication, which means that II Will
become effective today. Appointment
of chief inspector, deputies and the
orpanization of the bureau will be
taken up within the next few days
Some Safeguards.
As a guard against any possible par
tiality in the enforcement OF the
ordinance, it is provided that any in
spector showing partiality, who ac.
ccpts a bribe or is In any way derellct
10 his duty, shall be subject to q hne
of Sl0o or sixty days IN Jaii, OF DOLL DOLL
Also the chief Inspector can be removed
without cause or hearing, for the good
of the service,' whenever the commits
sion sees at.
An amendment was entered providing
that the chief inspector shall make
monthly reports to the commissioner OF
public safety and an annual report to
the commission.
Salaries in the new department will
nc $500 year for the chief inspector,
$1,000 a year for each deputy and $40
n month for the stenographer. The
commission is free to appoint additional
inspectors and other employees in the
departmen Mt as need may arise.
locomotives and steam rollers; even.
are included III the ordinance, and must
be passed on and inspected.
Must Submit Plans.
The building inspector is directed,
under the ordinance, TO see that plans
and specifications for construction, as
approved by the smoke department, are
carried out properly. In connectlon
with inspection Of plants fees will be
repairs, 81; inspection of plant prepara-
tory to operation, SO,
There is another ordinance before the
commission, providing for the creation
of board of examiners and for the
licensing Of all engineers and Grcmen
in charge Of heating plants. A strenu-
Gus dispute is raging around this
measure, and it is probable it will not
he passed. Members of the commission
said yesterday that they favored hold
ing up any further smoke legislation
for the present. at least, pending the
results of the ordinance passed yestcr-
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