4341 RESOLUTION NO. 4,341
A RESOLUTION PUBLICLY RECOGNIZING AND COMMEND-
ING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
OF SAID DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR COMBINED EFFORTS
IN ANSWERING AN EMERGENCY CALL RESULTING FROM A
CAVE-IN AND RESCUING THE TRAPPED MAN; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES .
WHEREAS, on or about 11 : 00 A.M. , February 24 , 1970 , the Fire
Department received a call that a ditch had caved in at 7007 East
Wakefield Drive, penning a man in said ditch, and
WHEREAS , personnel from the Fire Department responded immediately
to the emergency with the assistance of the Police Department and the
Public Works Department, and
WHEREAS, the action and cooperation between these various
departments resulted in the safe and speedy rescue of the trapped man.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. For their action in saving the life of a citizen
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas , and exhibiting a conscientious
sense of duty, the following named individuals and their departments
are hereby publicly recognized and commended:
Fire Department: Engine Company Nos . 11 and 17 , Captain
Jacky Womack, Fire Fighter J. P . Ward, Captain L. V.
Nordman, Fire Fighter D. W. Adcock, Fire Fighter Kenneth
W. Clifton, Fire Fighter M. E . McBee, Fire Fighter T. L.
Porter.
Those individuals in the Police Department under the
direction of shift commander Leo Harris.
Public Works Department; Carl Lorie, Street Maintenance
Supt. ; John Manson, Foreman II; Harry Magar, Equipment
Operator V; Elmer Baker, Laborer; Leroy Teasley, Laborer;
Aarion Thornton, Laborer.
SECTION 2 . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: March 2, 1970
ATTEST: VAra.,/ APPROVED: '/ *`
City Clerk Mayor