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Show I [ Fire Fwe . Service . , Improvement [ Promised Pron'iised Proniised ' Here llere llereI llereFiremen I IFiremen I Firemen Ask Protection ProtectionAgainst Against Fire-Chasers Fire Chasers Piro-Cimsers Piro Cimsers - - ; Need New Equipment EquipmentPlane Plans Plane for the renovation of the theVernal theVernal Vernal City Cmty fire department departmentwere departmentwere were laid Wednesday at the reg regular regular ular meeting of the city coun couneil councii eil cii when Henry Shaefermeyer Shaefermeyercity Shaefermeyercity city fire chief , appeared before beforethe the beforCIthe group to make specific beforCI rocommendations e- e - ecommendations commendations commendationsMr commendationst Mr Shaefermeyer reported reportedthat reportedthat t that the city was In need of ad additlonal additional ditlonal ditional fire-fighting fire fighting - - equipment including equipmentincluding a new pumper 1ruck truck 1ruckOther truckOther Other recommendations were werethat werethat that action be taken to keep keepfirechasers keepfirechasers fire-chasers fire chasers - - ' from interfering interferingwith , wIth fire fighting and from f.rom . run running ' ning over hoses during fires firesMr firesMr runI I Mr Shaefermeyer said that thatseven thatseven seven cars ears ran over the fire tire hose hoge hoseduring hogeduring during the Brownie Hatc Hatch cabins cabini cabinsfire cabinifire fire and he pointed Qut out that thattraffic thattraffic nmediatel11following traffic conditions nmediatel11 . , ijnmediateI , following the thefire tire -fire fire - siten sitn make e eI efective er fective work by the fire depa depart department t tment I ment extremely hazardous . The county voted the pur purchase purchase chase of a new che cheii1ca1 cal extin extinguisher I Iguisher guisher and a neW ' " fog nozzle nozzla nozzlafor ' for the department . and wtll will wtllatudy willstudy atudy study the procurement of a new ness newpumper nessL pumper truck It was thought thoughtby thoughtby L by council members that the thc thecity thccity city and county might cooperate cooperats cooperateIn In the purchase and maintenance maintenanceof , of a fire truck truckChief truckI Chief Shaefermeyer reported reportec reportedthat reportecthat I that t Use e false alarm On tg . Tuesday Tuesda3 r ratabout8pm , at atabout8pm about 8 p m was wastuflidinb3 tut in by bya , a mloor minor child childIthmediate Immedia Ithmediate \ action was Pflm prpm Pflmsed ? 4sed prpm4sed ! sed by the council in m moErd moErdlaijig Wrrf WrrfWng ( Wng laijig the fire department department'Ils departmentasi . . -'Ils\ 'Ils Ils 'Ilsf -asi asi 'Ilswas - ' - \ was pointed out that unleSi unle ! steps are taken fire insurance insuranc4 insurancerates i irates rates in the city will be increas increased increased ed Mr Shaefermeyer was au authorfzed authorLied thorfzed thorLied expenses to attend the thethrefHIay thethreeday threfHIay three-day three day - school tor for state fire firemen firemen men which is to be held at Mur Murray I Iray ray June 20 , 21 and apd 22 22Also I Also appearing before th the thecouncil council was Tom Jensen of Mt MtPleasant MtPleasant Pleasant , exec.tive exective executive . secretary of ofthe ofthe the Assoc Associated ted Civic Clubs of ofSouthern ofSouthern Southern and Eastern Utah Vtah UtahMr VtahMr Mr .Jensen Jensen . reported on progress being progressbeing made on water develo develoment develop . ment proJets projects ( : in Utah , and spolte spoke spolteoptimistically spokeoptimistically optimistically of the future of ofthe ofthe the Echo Park dam darn and related relatedprojects relatedprojects projects projectsIte projectsHe Ite He reported that the directors directorsof of the club will gather at Vernal Vernalon on June 29 for One ne of their reg regular regular ular meetings and to visit in the thevicinity thevicinity vicinity vicinityMr Mr Jensen reported to the thecouncil thecouncil council that the Uintah Basin Basinarea Basinarea area and all outlying sections of ofUtah ofUtah Utah are in need of promotional promotionalwork promotionalwork work He pointed out that states statessurrounding statessurrounding surrounding Utah.are Utahare Utah are . getting gettingmore gettingmore more than their share of federal federalfunds federalfunds funds The Bureau of Recla Reclamation Reclamation mation , he said has spent the fol following following lowing sums in millions in the thewestern thewestern western states California 65j ) ) Arizona 200 New Mexico 7D 75 7DWashington 75Washington Washington 250 , Oregon 200 200Idaho 200Idaho Idaho 75 Wyoming 75 and andUtah andUtah Utah less than 15 |