Evening journal., 1921-10-11
MOST OF idle
MEN IN CITY
STATE SONS
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they had been good. earnest work.
ers"
Miss Smith also cited the fact that
a stenographer has applied for en-
ployment today. Professional men
and women who are out OF work,
she said. sometimes get the wrong
impression OF an employment SER
vice like this. and hesitate to apply
to It for assistance. She added that
the service was established to assist
everyone and there should be no
hesitation for anyone to apply.
The Public Employment Service
was transferred this morning from
the rooms OF the Service Citizens,
in the Public Library Building
Eighth and Market streets, to the
City Hall, Market street between
Fifth and Sixth. II will be maintain
ed in the City Hall as long as its
services are required, which prob
ably will be for many weeks.
Considerable interest was taken
today by city officials in the recon-
mendation made by DR.. Conwell Ban
ton at the meeting yesterday after
noon OF the Mayors emergency
committee" that the city should be-
gin rebuilding public schools at once
so as to provide employment.
There is a paragraph in the act
creating the "seven-member Board
Of Education" permitting City Coun-
ell to borrow money through sale OF
bonds for school improvements.
When the bill was before the legis-
lature there was talk that $4,000
600 would be required to bring the
school plant up to anything like first
rate condition An estimate OF
nearly s4,OOO.OO0 was made by the
experts from the United States Edu-
cation Buraeu. Washington, who
were sent TO Wilmington to make
survey Of the schools.
When asked his opinion today OF
Doctor Bantans proposal, Ellwood
Souder. president OF the city Board
OF Education. said: Il am in favor
OF going ahead with construction OF
new school buildings. but not until
we can do so properly Our board is
not yet even fully organized, and we
have been so busy attending to de-
tails connected with the opening OF
schools for the fall term we have
not had opportunity TO consider new
building work. As soon as we are in
position to consider such work.
shall be glad to take it up and push
IT,"
Mr.. Souder called attention to the
fact hat plans for new No. p
school. at Third and Union streets.
were drawn and ready He added,
however. that to build the new
school would mean that the pupils
would have TO vacate the present
school and there was no place to put
them.
A complaint was received today by
The Evening Journal that the City
Park Board was laying of men.
When asked about It. Park Super
intendent Mack said that it had be-
come necessary 10 lay of ive men
who have been engaged in moving
park lawns. because there was no
longer need for their services. The
men laid -off. however. he said. had
been chosen because they were
without families and could best
Withstand temporary idleness.
As to the park guards, Superin-
tendent Mack said that after Octo-
Der /, they were required to do duty
until instead of 10 o'clock at night,
as in summer. Their pay. however,
continues the same the year around.
III the city" he said, wants to
provide employment for idle work
men II can not do better than go
ahead with some OF the park pro-
jects because such projects call for
man and not machinery" When
asked what project he had in mind,
superintendent Mack replied there
was much work to be done at the
Christiana. Delamore and Kirkwood
parks in the way Of laying out paths
and completing their grading.
An ambitious program intended
/ to provide relief for the unemploy-
ed was mapped out at the meeting
[ yesterday afternoon in City Council
/ Chamber of the Mayors emergency
committee" A variety OF sugges-
I tions were put forth, among them
I the following:
Immediate beginning by the City
]
rebuilding public schools.
Formation OF a central bureau OF
charities. TO act as clearing house
and prevent overlapping OF work by
various organizations.
Establishment OF a community
chest for financing relief work
which will become necessary with
the arrival OF cold weather.
Organization OF a banking system
! OF Industrial loans for which COOS
character will be accepted as Sc
curity
Starting OF a publicity campaign
TO arouse all citizens to the gravit,
OF the situation.
Mayor Harvey announced the ap,
pointment OF an executive commit
tee as follows: General chairman
A. ID. Warner. Jr., president OF th'
Chamber OF Commerce; committel
on unemployment. chairman. DR.
Joseph n. Odei. and committee OF
emergency relief and raising o
funds, chairman. Colonel George A
Elliott. These chairmen will ap
point their own committees.
In opening the meeting. Mayo
Harvey laid much stress on the ser
iousness OF the unemployed prob
, lem.
This situation" he said. ais Meth
er local nor national but internationa
, and is an aftermath Of the war
We must respond to the need O
our fellow citizens in distress as dur
ing the war we responded to tn
call OF the suffering In Europe ant