The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-29
CHURCH OR BREWERY WHICHY
QUESTION UP TO COMMON COUNCIL

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The wishes congratulate and commend the common council
conmttss liquor regulation upon denying renewal of
licenses Bucketof Blood saloon the An
nexp and the eIincoln Inn
This newspaper felt it duty owed the city these places
ana devoted considerable space columns to that end
We confident that the body of the council VIII not care
ignore against these joints created by the articles and
win raty Recommendation of the committee
Some undesrabe slid past
II - inpossbe 10 make clean sweep considerable
represented years cleaning giving promise Of improved conan
lions the coming that the remedy will be at hand
months hence unwngns the part OIL Saloon
keepers citizenship entitled consideration
tolerance Of their questionable business at ALL
In only one instance do we upon tic the work Of
AID Es and his associates the failure of the committee
the Mccurdy saloon on unae
Able for its presence of St. Barnabas church
The Times given McCuy place has the sup
mort Of til West Side Brewery local advertiser against the
petition Of the church and the adverse
every clergyman church member in the city.
The triumph brewery under these circumstances not pleas
ant thing to look upon.
And we would remind Detroit that should this
uular brewer tremendous protest against the
McCuy gaining license from the council at tOdays session. the
temporary and gain saloon quite likely to cost the tramo
a. 4 whole many of these days
situation brings plumb against what bound be issue
81 the state campaign going be whether the
, brewers areto dominate state or local government
granted the McCurdy saloon the fact going to supply
the antbrew with splendid campaign material
The citizens urged elimination of this shop
influence both ST. Banaba church and
nuisance for proximity the recoy ask nothing unreasonable In
fact have most sufficient grounds for their attitude
FOR ONE THERE is BOWLING ALLEY IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS PLACE THE NOISE WHICH NO NEIGHBoRHo0D IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT SHOULD BE ASKED TO TOLERATE
CHURCH OR NO CHURCH,
IT IS FURTHER CITED THAT DRUNKEN MEN COME Keeling
orr OF THE SALOONS MUST BE PASSED BY THE
CHILDREN OF THE ST. BARNABAS SUNDAY SCHOOL BOYS AND
GTRrs OF THE CHOIR THE GUILD AND THOSE WHO
ATTEND THE SERVICES OF THE CHURCH
THE CHURCH WALLS HAVE BEEN MUTILATED THE STEPS OF
THE CHURCH AND RECT0RY SUBJECTED TO UNSPEAK
ABLE NsANcEs THE LAWN CHURCH AND RECT0RY
HAVE BEEN MADE DUMPING GROUND FOR EMPTY BEER AND
WHISKY BOTTLES
THE SALOON AND ARE WITHIN SIX FEET OF THE DIN
ING ROOM AND BEDROOM OF THE RECT0RY AND WITHIN
SEVEN FEET OF THE WALL OF THE CHURCH
THE HECTOR HAS BEEN SEIZED AND MsULTED BY DRUNKEN
RUFrIANs IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO PROTECT THE CHURCH FROM
SHAMEFUL sACRIEGE
Il tie common council grants license will do the
face Of these facts will be able plead ignorance because
each and every before this body resolutions adopted by
the clergy Of the city
II the common grants the McCurdy place license and con-
times i existence to defe the work Of God it viii do
rHE PLACE CONTINUED IT SHALL NOT LOSE CUSTOMER
AND THAT IT NAY SELL THAT MUCH MORE BEER
Beyond charges that the McCurdy place sells to minors violates
The Sunday closing permits gambling its
church il violation Of the spirit and intent the law having on
its sde but a mere technicahty to stand upon.
III continuance shame and disgrace the city
The church or the brewery-WHICHf
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