6 of 1921 - A resolution of appreciation for assistance rendered during fire at plant of the Utah Oil Refining C REMARKS:
Resolution No.
A. F. Barnes
By Commissioner
Resolution of appreciation
for assistance rendered during
fire at plant of Utah Oil
Refining Company, and-of- con-
. dolence to family and, friends
of Walter Rornney,Jr., George
K. Larabee and John L. Dillon
READ AND ADOPTED
JUN I 4 1921
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VOTING ROLL CALL
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Salt Lake City,Utah, June 14th., 192 1
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Crabbe I move that the resolution be adopted.
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Result RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on Saturday. June 11th, 1921, the most dangerous and
disastrous fire in the history,of Salt Lake City broke out at the
plant of the Utah Oil Refining Company, imperiling the lives of
hundreds of our citizens and threatening with destruction millions of
dollars mirth of property; and
WHEREAS, in a spirit of neighborly love and with a sincere
desire to aid in saving life and property, the citizens of Murray
and Bountiful and the officers and members of the Fort Douglas fire
department did, in this our hour of need, rush to our aid with
every available man and piece of fire apparatus, while the cities
of Ogden and Midvale, with the same noble desire, held their men and
fire fighting equipment ready to respond at a moments notice should
their services be needed;
E. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners that
a vote of thanks be extended to the officials and citizens in general
of our neighboring cities of Murray, Bountiful, Ogden and Midvale,
and to the officers and members of the Fort Douglas fire department for
the unselfish and efficient services rendered in this grave emergency;
to the volunteer workers from the Oil Company employees, to the city
police officers and to all citizens who in any way aided in the
dangerous work of fighting this disastrous conflagration; and
{ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners extend to
the bereaved families and friends of Walter Romney, J r., George K.
Larrabee and John M. Dillon, who met death bravely in their noble h
effort to protect life and property, its heartfelt sumpathy in this their
• hour of grief; and that these resolutions,be spread upon the minutes
of the Board that this ready response by our neighboring cities as
well as by our own citizens to our call for aid�emade pe nent
record. �i/yJlf
Adopted bythe Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
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Utah, June 14th, 1911t.
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