21 of 1940 - A resolution requesting citizens to aid in City’s attempt to preserve trees located on water sheds b REMARKS Resolution No. 21
By Commissioner Jenkins
Requesting citizens to aid
in city's attempt to preserve
trees located on water sheds
by refusing to purchase any
tree which does not bear
proper tag.
Presmisii to the Bard of Gommisi000rli
AND PASSED
NOV2 61940 •
Date Filed
Address .._....__
Goggin uvrttmt:
P.
Keyser
Matheson - - - -
McConkie
Mr.Chairman - - - RESO TION
Result
tHEPf S, one of the major factors in per.petuatins and
enhancing the value of our mountain water sheds is the maintenance
of vegetative cover; and
g HERFFS, for many years the practice of cutting trees for
Christmas use has resulted in a. serious loss in number and eua.],ity
of tries on private, fate and Cederal lands, thus tending to destroy
or materially injured our water sheds and it has further been made to
appear that many of such trees are cut without t..e consent or knowl-
edge of the landowner and without regulation; and
M"] r LC, public and private civic-minded individuals and
F.rou_ps are taking en active interest in the _problem end have urged
upon :aft Lake City some action to aid in the preservation of trees.
NOT, THFLC Old, 1F IT NESOLVFD by the board of Commissioners
of Salt Lake City that the citizens of Fait Lake City be and they are
hereby recuestt-d to aid said city and all civic groups in their attempt
to preserve the trees located in our ,rater sheds. This can test be done
by the private individual end citizen determining from all tree vender:
before e purchase is made that the tree purchased mac harvested in
accordance with Fedarel or 'Tate regulation or carries a. Federal or
State tree tag and by refusing to purchase any tree which is not cut
pursuant to hederal,6tate or city regulation. The public is further
urged to cooperate with the Utah Ftate Extension Fervice, the Ichool
of ' orestry, United ttates Forest Fervice, Utah Ftate 1= riculturel
College and the Chamber of Commerce in rill respects performin; such
service designed to preserve Utah v-a tc_ sheds ant, the trees located
therein.
Pasi.eLVythe .�r,'� o f isioners t Utc n this
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city eecorder.