Pleasant Grove Review | 1930-02-08 | Page 5 | Only $550 Fire Loss in City for 1929

,4 - I Only $550 Fire Less In City For 1929 A total loss by fire within the American Fork City limits for the year 1929 -was only J550, or a per capita loss of 131-3 cents. This is a truly remarkable record, ?330 of the ; total being a loss on buildings and $220 on the contents o the buildings. ar The county total loss on fire was kt $3,850, ?1S00 on buildings and ?2,500 ii on the contents of the buildings. 10 The total valuation of the teuild- os ings involved within the city was 111 ?41,500 and the total value of the li: contents, $13,100. u The local fire department answer-ed answer-ed a total of 21 calls for the year, 4 ' of these being for the county. 'H The chief of the Fire Department wishes to express his appreciation 0,1 for the cooperation of the business 0 houses and property owners in keep- 10 ing their premises clean and free lle from rubbish and fire hazards. He feels that this is one reason the fire ,'' C loss was so small. 1 ,l We feel sure the citizens of this community will join In giving- the " firemen a boost for the splendid rec-on- ord they made during the past year. . .