HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 06-41RESOLUTION. NO. 6-41
WHEREAS, the City is under increasing stress to provide
entertainment to men in the Military Service, and finds itself but
poorly equipped to furnish the means of recreation for the hundreds
of boys in the service who are coming to our city streets for
entertainment and recreation,
AND, WHEREAS, this City appreciates the fine character of
these men and boys,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the several religious
and social organizations in the city be requested to establish an
agency or agencies for the reception of the men and boys in Military
Service by providing a place where they may find home contacts or
other social contacts of the proper kind in this city;
.- AND BE IT FURT~ RESOLVED that the Chief of Police of this
City contact theatres, baseball parks, and other places of amusement,
with the view of securing the free admission to all of such places of
all men and boys in the Military Service while in uniform, and report
his findings back to the Council at the earliest opportunity, and
that the City Attorney furnish the Council with an O~inion whether
City has the power to require such places of amusement to admit
service men free of entrance charges as a condition of licensing such
business.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield, at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of June, 1941, by the following
vote:
AYES: CLEMENTS, MARMADUKE, NORRIS, SIEMON, SMIl*H, SOLLERS, VERCAMMEN
NOES: _~ ..............................................................
ABSENT: ,_~ ..........................................................
erkC of the
City
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
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