17 of 1914 - Providing for Smoke Inspection VOTING res ,.V Salt Lake City,Utah, Lo 191
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Spearman
I move to strike out Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6
Wells ' 40001010and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Lawrence Section 1. There is hereby established as a
Morris division of the Department of Public Safety a bureau
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of smoke inspection, the chief of which shall be
Result known as the Smoke Inspector.
Section 2. The Board of Commissioners shall appoint as
Smoke Inspector a competent person who shall be a mechanical
engineer, qualified by technical training and experience in the
theory and practice of the construction and operation of steam
boilers and furnaces and in the theory and practice of smoke
abatement and prevention.
Section 3. The Board of Commissioners may at any time
remove such smoke inspector without cause, without charges being
preferred and without trial or hearing or opportunity to be heard
whenever, in the opinion of the majority of said Board of Com-
missioners, the good of the service will be subserved thereby
and the action of the Board of Commissioners in/making such re-
moval shall be final and conclusive and the City Recorder shall
forthwith notify the Smoke Inspector of his remov,a1 and from the
time of his removal the person so removed shall in no case be
entitled to any salary or compensation w tever,
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, / 191.......
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Utalr, e 191
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I move that Section 10 be amended so as
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to read as follows:
Morris
Mr.Chairman _ Section 10. The. Smoke Inspector shall appoint,
—- with the approval of the Board of Commissioners,
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the following assistants, deputies, clerks and
employees for service in the bureau of smoke inspection; '.,
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deputy smoke inspectors at a salary not to exceed
$1200,00 per annum,ysa(i
One stenographer at a salary not to exceed $900.00
per annum
and such other employees as the Board of Commissioners shall deem
necessary at such compensation as may be fixed by the Board of
Commissioners.
Passed by th Board 9f ommissioners of Salt Lake City,Utah,./...._.._ 19,-.......
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City Recorder.
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• I move that the sections of the bill be
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Lawrence re-numbered to conform to the amendments.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,lita 19
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,I.J10.143 ,'
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An ordinance providing for smoke inspection in Salt Lake
City.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
_ City, Utah m
Section 1. There is hereby established as a division of the
Department of Public Safety a bureau of smoke inspection, the Chief of
which shall be known as the Smoke Inspector.
Section 2. The Board of Commissioners shall appoint as
smoke inspector a competent person who shall be a mechanical engineer,
qualified by technical training and experience in the theory and practice
of the construction and operation of steam boilers and furnaces and in the
theory and practice of smoke abatement and prevention.
Section 3. The Board of Commissioners may at any time remove
such smoke inspector without cause, without charges being preferred and
without trial of hearing or opportunity to be heard whenever, in the
op)nion of the majority of said Board of Commissioners, the good of the
service will be subcerved thereby and the action of the Board of
Commissioners in making such removal shah. be final and conclusive and th
City Recorder shall forthwith notify the Smoke Inspector of his removal
and from the time of his removal the person so removed shall in no
case be entitled to any salary or compensation whatever.
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an, smoke inspector, who sha be—ai nted by the smoke inspector
' a.bjecfr do the confiia„ai,ion of the
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/ inspector shall be the same ice, ions herein provided for
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entering upon the duties of his o ice, and to Salt Lake
/ City, in the sum of r' 1 sureties to be approved by the Commissigi,
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Section 3=1.4i, The smoke inspector shall appoint, with the
approval of the Board of Commissioners, the following assistants,
deputies, clerks and employees for service in the bureau of smoke 4
inspection:
Three deputy smoke inspectors at a salary not to exceed
.200.00 per annum each.
One stenographer at a salary not to exceed My00.00 per annum.
and such other employees as the Board of Commissioners shall deem necessary
at such compensation as may be fixed by the Board of Commissioners.
assigned to this bureau as shall be provided b ty Commission;
their compensation shall be = -by the City Commission and they
shall be appoint-e the smoke inspector subject to confirmation by
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SECTION mcm. No new plants or any reconstruction or repair
of any old plants for producing power and heat, or either of them,
or any new chimney connected with a steam plant except in private
residences, shallrbe erected, reconstructed, repaired or maintained
in the city until plans and specifications of the same have been
.led in the office of and approved by the smoke inspector and a per-
mit issued by him for such erection, reconstruction, repair or main-
tenance. Plans and specifications to be filed with the smoke inspect-
or shall show the amount and kind of work, the manner of construction,
reconstruction or repair and the anount of heating to be done by such
plant and all appurtenances thereto, including all provisions made for
the purpose 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 statement of the kind of fuel proposed to be ueed,.
and said plans and specifications shell also show what provision is
made in the room or apartment in which such plant shall be located for
ventilation sufficient for the proper comfort of the operator. Upon
the approval of such plans and specifications, a duplicate set of which
shall be left on file in said office, and upon the payment of the fees
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.after provided, the smoke inspector shall issue a permit for
.e repair, reconstruction, erection or maintenance of such plant.
As soon as the smoke inspector has examined the plans and specifica-
tions submitted and has issued a permit as above provided, he shall
then notify the Building Inspector to see that the execution of the
work permitted is carried out in conformity with the plans and
specifications, with special reference to the amount of space used,
the size and construction of the chimney used, the provisions for the
prevention of smoke, and the provisions for ventilation, and main-
taining of proper temperature in the engine and boiler rooms.
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SECTION iffft It shall be unlawful for any person to use any
new, repaired or reconstructed plant for the production and generation '
of heat and power, or either of them, except in private residences,
until he shall have first procured a certificate from the smoke in-
spector that the plant is so constructed that it will do the work re-
quired and that it can be so operated that(no dense smoke is emitted
from the chimney connected with the furnace or firebox.
SECTION 2S No owner, agent or lessee shall alter or repair
any chimney or any old furnace or device, except in private residences,
which alteration, change, or installation may affect the method or
efficiency of smoke prevention without first submitting plans and
specifications to the smoke inspector and securing a permit therefor;
provided, however, that minor necessary or emergency repairs which do
not increase the capacity of such plant or which do not involve any
substantial alteration in structure and which do not involve any
alteration in the method or efficiency of smoke prevention, 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 Sj;25.00 for each day upon which he shall prosecute such alteration,
change or installation without a permit, and each day's violation shall
constitute a separate offense.
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SECTIOflii ,
The emission of dense or thick black or gray
smoke or cinders within the city from the smoke stack of any loco-
motive, steam roller, steam derrick, steam pile driver, tar kettle,
or other similar machine or contrivance, or from the smokestack or
chimney of any building or premises except in private residences, for
a longer period than six minutes in any one hour during which the
firebox is being cleaned out, flues blown or a new fire being built
therein, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. Any person or persons,
or corporation or corporations, causing or permitting such a nuisance
and who shall fail or refuse to cooperate with the smoke inspector in
endeavoring to prevent the emission of said dense smoke shall be
deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance, and upon conviction� �
thereof shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than ten,
dollars for each offense; and each day of such emission of dense smoke
shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION Ma. The fees for the inspection of plans and issuing
of permits and for the inspection of plants and issuing of certificates
shall be as follows;
For inspecting plans of new plants and plants about to
be constructed, vP 2.00
For inspecting plans for repairs and alterations, 1.00
For examining a plant after its erection or recon-
struction and before its operation and maintenance, 3.00
The fee paid for the inspection or examination shall include
the issuing of a pli"nit or certificate, in case such permit or certif-
icate is granted.
The smoke inspector may, and. he is hereby directed and in-
structed to remit all inspection or examination fees charged, or that
hereafter may be charged, against any€nd all charitable, religious,
and educational institutions when the furnaces or other devices inspect-
ed are located in or upon premises used and occupied exclusively by
such charitable, religious, or educational institutions; provided, that
such charitable, religions, or educational institution is not conducted
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or carried on for private gain or profit; and provided, further, that •h�' '
the smoke inspector may require every application for remission of su4
to be verified by the affidavit of one or more taxpayers of the
city.
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SECTION I*. Prosecution for all violations of this ordinance
shell be instituted by the smoke inspector and shall be prosecuted
by the City Attorney in the name of halt Lake City.
The issuance and delivery by the smoke inspector of any permit
or certificate for the construction or reconstruction, or any permit
for the alteratio:v or repair of any plant or chimney connected with a
plant, shall not be held to exempt any person or corporation to whom
any such permit has been issued or delivered, or who is in possession
of any such permi‘ from prosecution on account of the emission or
or thick black or grey smoke or cinders
issuance of dense/NNW caused or permitted by any such person or cor-
poration.
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SECTION •. The city shall provide such instruments, books,
papers, and equipment as shall be necessary for the proper performance
of the duties of the members of the bureau. The smoke inspector shall
have charge of such instruments, books, papers, and equipment, and
shall deliver the same to his successor in office.
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SECTION MO. The smoke inspector shall cause to be kept in his
office a complete record of all plans submitted and of all permits
issued and of all examinations of plants made by members of the bureau°
and also of all certificates issued.
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SECTION Of, The smoke t sp. for sha qak report of the v�[
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work of his bureau to Whelk ion or before the
krst d y of January, and at other times as often as required by the
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SECTION '!!!.►. It shall be unlawful for any person acting on
behalf of the City under the provisions of this ordinance,, to take or
receive any money or any valuable thing for the purpose of deceiving
or defrauding any person or persons, or for the purpose of favoring
any person or persons, or to recommend the issuance of any certificate
of inspection without havinglat the time stated in said certificate),
thoroughly examined the furnace, device or apparatus mentioned therein 2
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceed-
ing n100.00, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not ex-
ceeding sixty days. The court may in imposing the fine, enter as
part of the 4udgment that in default of the payment of the fine the
$efndant may be imprisoned in the City Jail for a period of not ex-
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, February 4th, 1914.
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