Evening journal., 1922-03-17
MORE PROTEST
BEERORDINANCE
Second Baptist Church and
w. c. T. u. Voice Objec-
tions TO City Council
CHURCH THANKFUL
FOR OLD BELL

FOR OLD BELL
Within about fifteen minutes af-
ter a resolution appropr.otng sac
ZOO for tho Bureau OF Public Safety
had beon passed by city Council last
evening Sc was signed boy Mayor
Harvey thereby becoming an ordi-
nance OF the city The appropria-
lion was made 20 cover the cost of
alteration additions and repairs 10
Fire Engine Houses Nos and 3. the
necessary money NOT having been
included in The budget OF the bureau.
The $4,000 Tor remodeling these
two nre houses does not Include the
cost OF altering and repairing Engine
House No. q formerly thc Washing
ton Fire Company's property. which .
y expected 20 bring tho totai
amount required for tho three .
houses up Co approximately $4,000 .
and for which an additional appro- .
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A resolution to borrow $500. 900
/ for the Harbor Board to carry out
the harbor project was given ts
third reading was passed hy Council
| and was referred 20 Mayor Harvey
for his approval
Two communications were re-
celvod disapprov.ng OF the action of
/ Council In passing the Chicago light
wines and beer resolution az lts last
meeting. one was from Second Rap
tist Church and the other was from
the Eastlake W. c. r. a.. Both were
ordered received and nied 80 com
ments were made hy the Council
men
The protest from tho church.
which was signed hy a Marguerite
johnson. church secretary. was as
: follows:
1T Is with grief and Indignation
that we learn OF the passage OF the
so-called Chicago Resolution 10y
majority OF Council looking toward
a breakdown OF the eighteenth
amendment and the return OF the
liquor traffic The only immediate
result Is 20 weaken the enforcement
~ the law. and to encourage those
who seek 20 nunify the nations
great effort toward overcoming the
y power OF alcoholism.
Every man knows that beer and
wine are Intoxicating Every stu-
p dent OF history knows that they
4 were strong enough Go break mp the
e Empire OF Alexander and overthrow
- Rome. Practical men know thai
they will will ruin countless live
/. and wreck many homes. In the ligh
l- OF these facts. the plea OF persona
Il liberty Is only an echo OF the an
e swer of Cain-'Am ] my brother
- keeperY
We pledge ourselves 20 suppor
r. only the men and measures that are
a loyal 10 the Constitution and tha
n we will not compromise with 81
81 great an evil as alcoholic drink"
% The letter from the Eastlake W
q c. T. T.. which was signed boy Mrs
q Minnie Miller. president and S Elli
- Davis. secretary. enclosed the follow
ing resolution passed al their last
meeting:
Resolved That if ls the sense OF
this meeting. we feel that as servants
, of the people OF the city OF Whining.
] ton. State OF Delaware. it is the duty
Of our City Fathers TO attend Q,
the City business and not TO use tha
o. official office In passing resolution
b. upon which they have no Legislative
over. and be IL further
p Resolved. That we condemn th'
r. action OF the members that voted fo
VI the resolution. which does not repre-
sent the moral or electoral force
j., OF our city. and that we commen,
3, the members who had the covrag
- 10 vote AGAINST g."
A communication from the South
side Eden Athletic Association com
planning that "unnaturalized citizen
are being given the preference oveI
our naturaiized citizens" was receiv
. ed by Councilman Faulkner
J, As the letter did not state as q
what respect foreigners are beinl
,,l given preference Homer C.. sim
mons, Council clerk. was instructed
90 ask the association Tor a cleare
explanation Of their complaint.
~ Councilman Abrahams Chairman
- OF the public safety committee. an
nounced that the committee ha
awarded the bell OF the old Unio
fire company engine house 20 81
Thomas r. c. Church on their hi
Of SOS. After the award was an
k nounced, a letter from the Rev
- John j. Connolly, pastor OF church
was read thanking the Council 10
10 the dear old bell" and promising {
,o invite the members Of the body {
,s one Of It's barbecues in order tina
40 they might hear their new chime
The letter was received and flee
40 A bid. after the committee IA
a., awarded the one bell 10 the churcl
\, was received from the Gamewe
- Company. OF New York City. for a
q, the old bells. Mr. Abrahams ar
nounced that the company has bee
w. notified that the one bell had a
,,o ready been sold and has been aske
ot 10 submit a bid for the remainin
he bells.
~ A letter from the Russian Orth'
nj dox Greek Church asking a list
ei prices OF the old fire bells was n
"a ferred 20 the Public Safety Con
nIOmI lTYn CHOVn