HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 12, Page 581, No Resolution Number581
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THANKS TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE ATOMIC
ENERGY COMMISSION AND THE F. H. McGRAW AND COMPANY AND TO THE CREW OF WORKMEN
OF F. H. McGRAW AND COMPANY FOR THEIR PROMPT RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR AID IN THE
REMOVAL OF DEBRIS AND SEARCH FOR VICTIMS FOLLOWING THE EXPLOSION OF THE FRANK
BUILDING AT SECOND AND BROADWAY IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ON DECEMBER,
7, 1951
WHEREAS, An explosion occurred on December 7, 1951 in the Frank
Building located at the corner of Second and Broadway in Paducah, Kentucky,
and its great force and violence not only caused the total destruction
of said building but two persons lost their lives and it was feared that
other persons may have been trapped therein; and,
WHEREAS, It was necessary to remove the debris with the greatest
speed possible in the hope of saving the lives of any other persons who
may have been trapped in said building; and
WHEREAS, the officials of the Atomic Energy Commission and of the
F. H. McGraw and Company immediately responded to the call of the city of
Paducah for help and dispatched to the scene of said tragedy a highly
efficient rescue team consisting of some twenty-five members of F. H.
McGraw and Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY;
SECTION 1. That the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the City
of Paducah express their thanks to the officials of the Atomic Energy and
of F. H. McGraw and Company for their prompt response to the call for help
by sending a crew of workmen to the scene of the explosion at the Frank
Building at Second and Broadway in Paducah, Kentucky, on December 7, 1951,
and that the rescue workers be especially thanked and commended for their
wholehearted cooperation with the Fire Department and the efficient
manner in which they worked in an effort to save the lives of any persons
who may have been trapped in said building.
SECTION 2. That a certified copy of this resolution be'transmitted
to the local offices of the Atomic Energy Commission and F. H. McGraw and
Company.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 11, 1951
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 11, 1951.