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~~ -- Dear Chiefs a9ra•••2 • at 1 7, , , ' ~/ heparda do hereby requeat equ 1 and tair tr a·ta nt •city ot Atlanta Pire Co<l.e.• under t.h •To wit• the Atlanu Pir o artaent ha• aince 1963 r quirea our C pa.ny to u fl eproofe material in 11 our 4 eorationa. Thi• an• that we had to tak the following atepar .... .... . l. top ain9 cloth urchaaed fro local tax p ying er han.ts. N nov p rcb •• ll our oloth fr ev Yor City ere nte. 2. e had to throv aw y ov r $6,000 worth of overhe d ra • ua a the utbeaat rn Pair and other loca ions bee ue• it ~a not fl eproof d. • •• All of r ~able co era h d be torn up nu ua •• r gs. Thi• it cot my Co any ov•r 5,000 nnually ~• t the D nt l bows and o~her l r • abl• aho a • All or ow: plaatic pl• ta ha4 to be junk ad 11 lat• UNd o ur •hov•. o var the •u bo • • 111 u•e o pl nta. not 1• etill uae nonproof o other ban ta.kn. th aot1o 1. A&ro ••1 ~ la • followinc; it. r~e4 • have on~•• (3) ••parate a for n t u t fla f A. G• • • • Mar h 1 67 ». Mart if~ Show - January 1 It c. a a w - A ril 10, 1969 C ti an reported v1t.h no • On cl t.h. •v• T Convention Service C!;nlr J.ctorj . �SrrnlJARD Chief J. F. Seagraves Fire Marshall deco; ating c,.mpany 16 YOi-JGE ST. S. :'::., A 'rLANTA, GA. 30312 (40~) 5_25-8441 i~:~;·1 ,,._,.Joc·1,.'-...,o~ • M E M ' ( I• On the last show eleven (11) exits were tound blocked and the floor plan wa not approved. However Aaron was allowed to continue uaing non-flameproof cloth. This is in violation of the City Fire Code. · · Aaron does not get their floor plans approved as required 2. That the Atlanta Merchandise Mart exhibit floor does not meet the minimum requirements for aisles and fire exits as set forth by your department. 3. That the 1968 and 1969 Camping Show and Boat Show has less cross aisl sand smaller than required on other shows, even though th se shows have a larger public attendance than other showa . 4. The Southeaatern Hospital Association requested that we submit a floor plan showing a larger number of booths in the l~rriott exhibit hall than would m et the standards s t forth by your office. Our comp titor meet their requirements and had 6 foot and 7 foot ai les. When we pointed out to your office that the floor was not layed out asp r your approved plan no ction was tak n. . \ ·( ,t, We could ite case after oaa of non oompliance with the Atlanta Fire Code a you have explained it to our Company. Your ruling 9ainat non-flameproof cloth alone has cot our Comp ny b tter than $10,000 plus per year. We do hereby request the following: ither be enforc d equally or 1. That th Fire Cod forgotten. 2. That on man, other than yours lf, be charged with the reaponsibility of inspecting each ahow. No tter wh n the ahow i• held. This thi• an by charg d with the following duti a. A. -B. c. D. E. That all exi~a re clear nd open. That no fire h zard is pr aent. That all City of Atlanta Cods ar et. That th floor pl n ia approv d before the show op na. That no aet working hours are k p. He should be pr ant on a show be it night, S turday or Sunday. CONTI OED O PA Con·vention SerYke Contrs.::·:..: ...-s TH �.- ,P .; ·:-i, "~.~~ \ L .:· L143.215.248.55 12:46, 29 December 2017 (EST)' ;.:, · . r t ···<b":t·~~,~J ,. ~10S - .. -- -.i;_.,.~ ~~ g- - ' t>~;-·ge ·n . - Thr~-MEJ?e,ARD c."us, dec(ln iting company W YONGE ST. S. E., ATLANTA, GA. 303:i.2 ( 404) 52_5 -8441 Chief J. F. Seagraves J'ire Marshall We have moved our City into the big league convention arena. Lets not tarnish our image by ill-defined and/or hap-hazard enforcement of our fire code. In closing I wish to commend you Chief Seagraves and your department in the outstanding job you have done in fire prevention. My compl aints are not directed at you or your men. I just feel that enforcement has been almost an honor system. We need someone who is not bogged down with other fire prevention dutie to oversee the convention industry . We do not want another Winecoff or McCormick fire in Atlanta . I will await your reply~ Sin/Jr/!_ ,..lr~-\:·•~ ,, . , ~ IJ . !. ) . , ...,! .- ~ I remain -~7s, (!~,/.f c. J. Lynch , 111 CJL/raw P.S. \~.~ F { -·· J' co i CCI 0c1 coa I have taken th liberty of writing you as you once said you hav to act on all written request . Mayor. Ivan Allen y"" Chief P. o. Williama Mr . Bill Knight - City Councilman Mr., Jim Hurst - Convention Bureau Convention Service Co-rihacto1·s ti~ii .....,.,o c1 l\' 0~ • ME M I ( I • �