19 of 1915 - A resolution authorizing the dedication of public parks, grounds, canyons, etc. as bird sanctuaries REMARKS,
Resolution No.
By Commissioner lagus
Authorizing the dedication , I
• ofPublic Parks, grounds canyonS,
: etc. as bird, sanctuaries.
READ AND ADOPTED
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Shehrman ' - I move that the following resolution be adopted:
Weiss
Lawrence
Morris
Mr.Chairman1/4(1,
,Commissioner of Parks d
Result Public Property.
RESOLUTION
AS the Burroughs Nature Study Association of Utah has requested •
that the public parks, grounds and canyons of the City be dedicated
as bird sanctuaries sacred to the life and growth of the birds of all
species for all time; and
WHEREAS April 3, 1915 at 10 A.M. at Liberty Park exercises
dedicating said grounds, parks and canyons have been determined upon
by and with the consent of the Board of City Commissioners;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners
of Salt Lake City that the consent is hereby given for the dedication
of such parks, grounds and canyons as bird sanctuaries at the time
and place stated, the exercises to take place under the direction of
the.Department of Parks and Public Property.
Pass by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Utah, APR -5 1915 , 191..........
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temporary Chairman
PROGRAM
FOR UTAH BIRD DIY
LIBERTY TA1 . SALT LAB CITY, UTAH
APRIL 3, 1915 -- 10 O'cLOCK A.M.
These exercises dedicating Liberty Park and other enclosures in
and around Salt Lake City, Utah, as BIRD SAiCTC , are heid under
the auspices of Till 1.t:R,ACCGHS NATU_i; (STUDY ASSOCI.`.TICK OF UTAH.
The motto of the association),is, "TO TEACH CCOIITCLRVATION AND CON-
OK'.UCTIC T RATI,iER THAN WASTE AND DEOTRUCTTION.”JA
PRAYER Rev. George E. Davies
MUSIC . . . Ai`2ERICA School Boys and Girls.
Led by Hugh W. Dougall.
Director of music in. tha
public schools of Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Reading of Governor William
Spry's Bird Day Proclamation, by. . . The Honorable Heber P.I.
Wells, Commissioner of
Parks and Public Property,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
MUSIC School Boys and Girls
DEDICATORY ADDRKSS; To be read
in unison, reading led by I . M, Gillilan, Principal
of the West Side High
School, Salt Lake City,
Utah,
We have come together to-day to honor the wild bird-life of Utah,
We desire to commemorate the great service of the seagulls to the
pioneers and to show our gratitude by laune'ring a movement Vnce_ in we
pledge ourselves to protect and especially preserve all wild bird-life.
We, the schoolboys and girls, as well as all adults here
assembled, anticipate a far-reaching effect from these services. By
them we wish to express a fuller appreciation of the value of the wild
folk to us; to teach a more humane consideration of -ill animal life,
and to form ourselves into alert, active bodies for the purpose of
furthering the interests of this organization. To this end we pledge
ourselves, one and all, to lovingly and considerately carry out all
of the provisions set forth by the Burroughs Nature Study Association
of Utah in their labors, in which we this day participate.
In God's name and by these exercises, we hereby dedicate Liberty
Park, Pioneer Park, the Capitol grounds, the City and County Duilcizg
grounds, the City Cemetery, Mount Olivet Cemetery, .;:catch Lawn
Cemetery, Holy Cross Hospital grounds, L. D. S. T'os ,ital grounds;
City Creels Canyon, Parley's Canyon, Lig Cottonwood Canyon and. all of
the canyons from which Salt Lake City gets its water supply; all the
Mormon temple grounds, meetinghouse grounds, L. D. S. school house
grounds and cemeteries belonging to the Mormon Church in Utah; Idle-
wild in Ogden Canyon, the L,gc,on in Farmington, ',Jantamere, and Fort
Douglas reservation as BIRD CLNCTUARI ;S, sacred to the life and
growth of the of all species for all time.
DISMISSAL for the unveiling of the BIRD SAIRTUAtY sign Lt
north end of Liberty Park and for the or..ction of the first bird nest-
ing boxes by the officers and members of the Burroughs Nature Study
Association of Utah. The school boys and girls are then to set up the
boxes they have made in the manual training departments of the schools
or at home, in places selected by the Superintendent of Parks, Mr.
Thomas Hobday.
It is suggested that bluebird, flicker, wren,and martin houses
be set up at this time. These nesting bo•.es may be placed at a height
from ten to thirty feet from the ground.