The Detroit times., 1912-05-01
CHURCH PLACED HERE BY
GOG SALOON BY DEVIL; LET
DEVIL CARE FOR HIS OWN
REV. PAUL zIEoLER
Rector of st. Barnabas Says
McCurdy viii Not Be Paid
$4,000 He Demands To Move
FIGHT WILL BE RENEWED
Congregation Plans Fresh At
tempt To Have Annoying
Liquor Place Ousted
FIGHT WILL BE RENEWED

The congregation Of st. Barnabas
church does not intend to buy the
McCardy saloon property. this year."
said the Rev. Paul Ziegler, rector or
the church. to The Times, Tuesday.
But eventually, as our church keeps
on growing. perhaps within the next
lO years, We shall need to acquire the
property. However, we are now In
no position TO buy the place, nor do
we need It right now. We have only
Ia communicates and not one OF
them Is getting more than $50 week.
Yet they are contributing splendidly
towards church necessities, one of
their latest undertakings being the
installation of q steam heating plant
for the church TO cost $500.
The members OF our congregation
are deeply interested in the welfare
OF their church, and they Will do any
thing within reason to bring about the
closing OF the McCurdy saloon, which
adjoins the church.
But We are not going to be black
mailed In the matter; we don't pro-
pose to give Mr. McCurdy one cent to
leave the community. What we are
willing to do Is pay McCurdy for all
the expense he might incur in the
removal OF his bowling alleys. This,
We think, might cost $500 or $500,
perhaps more. Mr.. McCurdy asked us
to give him $4,000, which he said was
the amount OF improvements he made
10 the property since he has been In
IL. We shall do nothing OF the sort,
but, as / have said. we shall willingly
pay for the removal OF his bowling
alleys. We don't feel that we are Ia
any way obliged to pay Mr. McCurdy
10 move we were here nine years
before he was. We we're placed here
by God, his saloon by the Devil Let
the Devil take care Of his own. We
we're here first and we're going to
stay. We have property to the value
OF over $4,000 here and we are going
to keep II. Our church people are Ia
this community and We do not know
OF any site more suitable for us than
the one we have. II any one Is to
move. II sertainly ought to be the sa-
LOOM.
The renewal OF the McCurdy H.
cense, Monday, was granted only ten
tatively, on condition that we have
the right TO file a notice of reconsid-
Grafton and have the matter reopened
In the council meeting a week from
tonight. This notice has already been
FLED, and we have hopes OF winning
our cause on the floor of the council.
However, II we are beaten this time.
we shall continue the fight. The
rumbling OF the bowling alleys. which
come within a few feet Of our rectory
windows, Is a severe hardship on my
wife, who suffers from headache near.
iy all the time, but we shall, IL neces-
sary. bear the trial for another year,
hoping that by that time conditions
will be such that the nuisance shall
be removed. You know, things have
to get worse sometimes before they
can get better.
'Iwant to thank The Times for the
excellent fight II has put up for US. II
has faithfully represented the situa-
ton all along, and ! am very grateful
for its help In the matter. Other pa
pers have grossly misrepresented the
situation"
George McCurdy. Jr., proprietor or
the saloon, told The Times, Tuesday
morning, that he was willing to move,
provided satisfactory arrangements
could be made.
II realize that | nave Boou stanu
here" said McCurdy, but don't
want to be unreasonable In the mat
ter. will leave IL the West Side
Brewery Co, which holds the lease
on the property can De satisfactorily
taken care Of; II the council Will give
me license In another location,
Which | shall be permitted to choose
myself, and II the church people will
paw me $4,000 for the improvements
which have made In the property.
since I have been here. | told the
Rev G. l.. Arnold. Monday. of my will.
lingness to leave under the conditions
In haye mentioned, and he said that
/ he considered was reasonable.
am also willing TO buy the church
| property should think they wo.ld
\ be lust as we'll of In some other loca-
ton"