Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-06 | Page 9 | Lease Prevents Razing of Canyon Fire House

Lease Prevents Razing J Of Canyon Fire House I Memory Park District Residents Want Old Shelter for Relics Torn Down Do A year fifty lease members of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's association had the foresight to obtain in 1924 from the city probably probe probably ably saved demolition of the associations association's associations association's as ns hall in Canyon road being decreed Wednesday by the city commission The fhe issue was before the commission com corn mission on n a petition of Mrs J. J C. C Haymond Hamond Canyon road who asked that the building be razed because it is unsightly and not properly maintained In keeping keep keep- lag ing with other improvements of the neighborhood adjacent to picturesque pic pie Memory park W. W v. v A. A A Cardwell L street president of the firemen's association asso elation protested on the grounds of oC sentiment attached to the structure and because It is the only place veteran firemen can meet and keep mementoes of the early day fire fighting organization tion The Volunteer Firemen were organized in 1853 and in 1856 the tho city appropriated funds to build a fire engine the first possessed b by any city this side of the MissiSsippi Mississippi Mis Mis- river said Mr CardwelL When the original engine was wa-s discarded the association took It and asked the city for a parcel of ground on which an engine house might be built That is the present structure Mr Cardwell presented the lease which City Attorney Fisher Harris examined The city cannot rescind this lease no matter how inclined it might be toward removal of ol thiS structure said Mr Harris Petitioners Pc Pe rs should apply to the firemen's firemen's firemen's fire fire- I mens men's association for Cor any Rny relief desired The city commission tabled the J I petition of Mrs Haymond I