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RESOLUTION NO. 524
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
REGARDING TRAFFIC SAFETY DURING THE HOLIDAY
WHEREAS, the Christmas season marks that time of year in which
we celebrate a holiday dedicated to "Peace on Earth and Good Will
Toward Men' and
WHEREAS, the prevailing spirit of Yuletide fellowship is often
marred by the irony of our citizens going out on the public highways
to injure or destroy their fellow men in senseless traffic accidents,
thereby turning a time of joy and happiness into one of heartbreak and
despair; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Los Angeles Safety Council reminds us that
more fatal traffic accidents, including more pedestrian deaths, happen
each Christmas Eve than at any other comparable time of the year, with
darkness, speed, alcohol and pedestrian errors the causes of the high
toll; and
WHEREAS, this year many persons will have a three -â–ºday holiday both
at Christmas and New Year's, the Safety Council fears the season's
highway toll may reach an all »time high unless drivers and pedestrians
take extra precaution; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Los Angeles Safety Council is asking all organ.
izations to eliminate the serving of alcoholic beverages at traditional
office Christmas parties as a practical attempt to eliminate a definite
source of death and destruction on the highway;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council fully support the Safety Council
program, "For a Happy Holiday, Give.....In Traffic ", and urges all its
citizens to do everything in their power to avoid accidents during the
holiday season; and
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Downey supports the
program of the Greater Los Angeles Safety Council and urges all organizations
having parties and celebrations for the Christmas season to abstain from the
use of intoxicants which contribute so substantially to holiday traffic
accidents.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolu-
tion.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of December, 1959.
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City it Clerk
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 8th day
of December, 1959, by the following vote of the Council.
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AYES: 5 Councilm Dunnum, Giddings, P P
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
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