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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-13-1937 Suggested Fire Prevention Week Proclamation By those Presents: BY THE Pl.~~YOR It \ -"1 % _.~ ~ ~~ Slit GESTED FIRE PRE;V'r~P'iIOI~ 1~,EETC F:?GC~i~!1~riTION (Fire Pr3vention Week, October 3-9, 1937) A PhOC LATvti~T TON ~t?NOW ALL b4EN, VdOMIIJ AIdD CHILDREN .e That, lNFiEREAS the health, happi..nQSS, lfe and safety and general welfare of each citiz©n are dependent upon o~:istii~ lives conditions, zu~.d ,~ WfIERF,AS, ~ o linos and proper~~y of our peol'~e are endangered by fire caused by rubbish accrmulcaions in homes, offices, stores' factories, alleys and streets, and WHEREAS, a city is judged largely by its general app®arance vi cleanliness, freshness and beauty, and ti'~IEREAS, fire to a vary largo do~;ree is preventable by the proper appli- cation of education in fire evesr_tion and fire proteetior_; " NOW, THEREFORE, ~=, ~~ ' ~ iUIayor of tl~ie city of Ri G~ ~~~-~ s do hereby proclairi the week of October 3 0 9 as FIRE PfiEVENTION WEEK, dl~~ i~g which week I most respectfully urge our civic and commercial organizatio:,.,, our school officials and teachoY•s, and our citizenship as a whole, to cooperw~:e and work with th,o fire chief, firo marshal and city officials in an effort to control this'useloss loss of life c.nd property by firo. Every home, offica and place of busino ss should bo inspacted carefully and all fire hazards remo`red. IN TESTI;!~ONY VdI~REOI•', I hereunto sign my name and a ix my coal of office on this the ~,~iay of September, A. D. 1937. ~/ Mayo r r~ % ~,__~