The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-11
TEN COMMANDMENTS
FOR THE CITY HALL
Declaration Of independence
Also in Aldermen's Room
if Measure Is Passed.
MOVIE CENSOR BILL DIES
Mayor Vetoes Repeal of Ord
nance for Oil Separators
in Garages.
MOVIE CENSOR BILL DIES

The Ten Commandments and the Dec
graved on tablets and set UP in the
Aldermanic Chamber in the City Hall II
resolution Is adopted as offered yes
terday by Alderman William P. Nc
Garry OF Brooklyn at the meeting of
the Board Of Aldermen. 1t was referred
to the sagacious deliberations of the
Committee on General Welfare, Of which
Alderman William T. Collins is chair
man.
Alderman McGarry. who. although
Democrat, has the reputation of follow
ing his own conscience, regardless of
political expediency, more often than
any member of the board, said he had
had his resolution in mind for some time.
He considered the Ten Commandments
the greatest code OF ordinances ever
written, he explained. and he thought
the Board of Aldermen would do well
to adopt them as fundamental guide
for all their lazy making. 1t would tend
to more thoughtful, saner and more help
full legislation. he declared, IL the men,
oers OF the board could have always be-
fore them the Commandments of God on
one side of the room and the Declaration
of independence on the other.
Alderman Vladeck, Socialist. express
ed the opinion that II would do some
| members Of the board good 70 have the
Ten Commandments where they could
consult them occasionally.
1T is a question in my mind" said
Alderman Ferguson of The Bronx.
| whether the Ten Commandments or
the Declaration of Independence, either
lfr. h0th ~. a.
action of some Of the aldermen. We
have the American flag here, but there
are some in our body who do not recog-
nize it,"
Without discussion the board adopted
I the report of the Committee on General
Welfare disappearing of the proposed
ordinance creating a censor OF moving
picture films in the personal of the
Commissioner OF Licenses. The report
said that the committee was opposed
to giving any individual such sweeping
powers and that in its opinion the penal
law was broad enough TO reach those
who sought to exhibit indecent and
harmful pictures.
Vetoing the repeal of the ordinance re-
curing oil separators>in public garages
Mayor Hylan wrote to the board:
Public safety and the safety OF the
employees of the city working In the
sewers and on the streets demand all the
protection that the said ordinance sought
to be repealed affords. II is only by
miracle, the Fire Commissioner writes.
that hundreds of lives were not lost in
the East Forty-fTst street, West Twenty
third street and the East Twenty-fourth
street pier explosions"
a resolution was passed officially de-
claring this to be Boy Scout Week. and
asking the Board OF Education to OBJ
serve to-day as a holiday in the public
schools. for the purposes of athletic
parades and the preparation OF youth for
the higher duties that may devolve on
them as citizens OF this republic"
A financial report OF the Mayors Com
mittee 20 Welcome Homecoming Troops
was presented and ordered printed. The
receipts included 100000 appropriated
in the 1919 budget, $3.50. 900 obtained by
the Issuance OF special revenue bonds for
general use of the committee and $780,
900 for the temporary Victory arch in
Madison Square, a total of $430.000. A
balance of $4,000 was shown.
Resolutions by Alderman Collins.
Democrat. authorizing the Commissioner
of Public Markets to establish stations
in congested districts where ice could be
sold cheaper than through delivery at
homes, and by Alderman Held, Socialist.
calling upon the Police Department and
the Board OF Health to take posses sion
OF all ice plants, including those Of
breweries. and to begin the manufacture
of ice to be sold to citizens al cost. were
referred to the Committee on General
Welfare.