Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-10-31 | Page 3 | County Reappoints John W. Clay as Fire Department Head

Veteran Chief Sees New Equipment to Control Blazes S I I e W wv NEW SALT LAKE COUNTY FIRE C CHIEF EXAMINES NEW FIRE TRUCK Chief John W. W Clay Cia with the county's new 7 gallon 50 7 per minute truck County Reappoints John W. W Clay As Fire Department Head John W. W Clay Ninth East Easl street Saturday was reappointed reappointed reappointed reap- reap pointed chief of Salt Lake county fire department which he headed headed headed head head- ed for 13 years resigning in May to take charge of fire protection at the Geneva plant of Columbia Steel corporation Mourned S I w I I I I I u DO DONALD ALD G. G POULTON JR lUlled Killed in lIa Hawaii wail Simultaneously the county re received received received re- re a new per minute which will go into service Saturday at midnight when the new chief takes over C. C A. A Robinson Mountain MountainView MountainView MountainView View drive also a veteran member member member mem mem- ber of the county fire department who succeeded Mr Clay as chief and served only one month when he resigned because of political pressure was appointed assistant chief Pay for both men men nien was set at a month each In Iii addition to i the regular salary Chief Clay will I reside in a owned county-owned dwelling rent heat and light free The residence residence residence resi resi- dence is located near No 1 fire station in Murray Chief Clay succeeds Vernal T. T Beckstead and Mr Robinson takes the post vacate by Len A. A Saunders Saunders ders both of whom resigned earlier this week Commissioners Roscoe Boden and Gwynne Page approved the appointments in the absence of Commissioner J. J B. B Mullins who is on vacation and who had full charge of the fire department until recently when other board members members members mem mem- bers decided that the department shall be supervised and administered administered administered adminis adminis- by the commission as a whole Chief Clay said the new fire truck when finally tested and accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac will be stationed at Mur Mur- ray One of the two now stationed there will be moved to Magna The apparatus from Magna will be installed in the Riverton area The new chiefs chief's first job willbe will willbe willbe be to reorganize the department selecting three e drivers a relief driver and recommending appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of 36 men to serve in the volunteer section of the depart depart- ment Volunteers will be chosen from from the 60 applications on file with the commission