Resolution Number 63-4-8-4233
RESOLUTION NO. 63-4-8-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING AN
INITIATIVE PROPOSAL TO STIR NATIONAL CELEBRATION
OF THE FOURTH OF JULY BY RINGING OF BELLS
Councilman Durnford offered the following resolution for the City Council's
adoption:
WHEREAS, a little of the noble grandeur that John Adams felt in 1776 has
been dulled in our hearts by the passage of time; and
WHEREAS, the Fourth of July has evolved into more of a summer holiday than
a patriotic festival; and
WHEREAS, the "illuminations" or fireworks were a dominant Fourth of July
sound for decades, but have largely disappeared; and
WHEREAS, it would be fitting that the nation's birthday be celebrated where
it began, in front of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano, California, endorses a proposed initiative to stir a new wave of
patriotic feeling and turn each Fourth of July into a most inspiring celebration
in our nation's history, by the ringing of all church bells, all bells in govern-
ment buildings, and all carillon bells in colleges and universities for a period
of four minutes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that every radio and television station, across the
nation, broadcast the sound of bells for two minutes, followed by a reading from
the Declaration of Independence; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the timing be established by the geographic
time zones across the continent, wherein 2:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time; 1:00 PM,
Central Daylight Time; 12:00 Noon, Mountain Daylight Time; and 11:00 AM, Pacific
Daylight Time, would be the precise time to initiate the four minute period of
bell ringing.
The City Clerk is also hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution
to each city in the County of Orange and to the Board of Supervisors of said County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 8th day of April, 1963, by the
following vore:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: DURNFORD, BUCHHEIM, CLIFF, OLIVARES and BATHGATE
COUNCILMEN: NONE
COUNCILMEN: NONE
Mayor of the City of
San Juan Capistrano
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ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of
San Juan Capistrano
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, ERNEST A. THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, certify
that the attached and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of April, 1963,
and passed by a majority vote of said Council.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 8th day of
April, 1963.
City Clerk of the City of
San Juan Capistrano