The Detroit times., 1908-07-15
ASKS COUNCIL TO
ST" HAlLY ON
D. ]. R.
MAYOR SUBMITS LIST OF
STREETS WHERE TRACKS AND
PAVEMENT NEED REPAIRS AND
URGES PROMPT ACTION.

i AhANe Va thO ClhI anu hS~S>>>>.~~-~ y
that the legal department Of the city
be instructed to proceed against the
company. The plan, that Of sskinS
for a mandsmHs to compel such &C
ton, IL the one originated by Aid. Ell
lis for getting pavement repaired on
Champlain-st.
The mayors list II much the same
as that which Commissioners Haarer
sent TO the ID. u. r. last spring with
request that the company get busy.
The ID. u. r. replied by asking the
city to spend about 100000 In repair
ing the three-cent lines and putting In
new foundations.
Since then the company has begun
work ON q number Of stfeets.
II the present recommendation car.
ries. II IL probable that the d. u. r.
Will also 20 into court to make the
city repair those TRACES for which 1t
Is liable.
Both succeeding, there would be
more track repairing than ever before
In one year and Q great number Of
men would be employed.
The mayors communication in
part follows:
Il call your attention to tho danger
GUS anu deplorsOie condition WINCH
exists on Eort-st from Clark.ave. 70
Fourteenth-ave. In many places upon
this line they are filling the holes
with crushed stone and rubbish.
"On FOREST. from Third TO F1fth-sts..
some work MAS been done. uut not
sufficient to put the street IN a rea-
sonably safe condition.
On woodward-ave. from Brady-st. TO
Delaware-ave. to the points In the
track are all loose. the foundation
Of the track has given way and the
condition. Special attention ia called
Brady and Forest-ave.
Il omit Jenerson-avs. because SO
much has been said In the papers re-
speeding It's condition, but under
stand that the Detroit United railway
is about TO begin the repairing OF this
street.
ION Randolph-st, between Monroe
and Gratiotsave., the tracks have sunk
beneath tho surface OF the pavement,
and, as q consequence. the pavement
10 being destroyed because Of this lack
Of foundation. IS.
"On Grauot-ave., from Adelaide Of
Chene.sts. many places win be found
where repairs are needed. The same
Ia true on this same avenue from Nc
Dougallave. to Mack-ave. The Same
il true on this same avenue from
Mack.ave. to Mt. Elhot-ave.. and on
the same street from Mt. Elliott to
the railroad crossing In this last Sec
ton in some places the pavement has
entirely disappeared.
ION Mack.ave., from the East Grand
Boulevard to Cadillac-ave., the pave
ment Is in bad condition and the
tracks are low In several places. and
between Pennsylvania-ave and Nc
Clellan-ave the blocks are nearly all
gone.
''On Brush-st the tracks from Adams
ave- to Rowena-st. have sunk beneath
the surface OF the pavement nearly
all the way and the pavement Ia IN
very bad condition. In some places.
the pavement has disappeared entire
ly.
ION st. Antoine-st.. from Rowena-st.
to Leland-st.. the tracks are low In
places and the ravoment bad
ION st. Antoine-st., from Forest TO
Farnsworth-ave.. tac same condition
prevails
at Theodore-st. there II no pave
ment at ali, ana the Lacks are easily
four inches low.
ION Russell-st. the street 10 paved
with brick and sthe space between
the tracks II paved with cedar blocks
In violation OF the ordinance, and
the cedar blocks are In bad condi-
ton.
"on the Trumbuil-ave.~ line and on
Mt. Elliott-avs. from Jeffersou-ave. to
Fort-st., the pavement between the
tracks should be repaired.
ION rort-st east, from st. Aubin-ave.
to Rivard-st.. many places are In need
Of repair. The same II true between
Rivard and st. Antoins-sts. On Con-
gress.st. east. from Hastings-st. to Mt.
Eliiott-ave. the track II low In many
places, and. ~ 4 consequence. OF
course, the pavement 10 In need of
repair.
Especial attention II called to the
condition Of the tracks and the pave
ment on this street between Chene
and Jos. Campau-evs.. where the
tracks are easily from three and one
half to four and ope-hah inches be.
low the top Of the pavement. and the
blocks have disappeared for some dis
lance along the tracks.
THE pavement between the tracks
upon the Chene.st. line from 0ratiot-
ave. TO JefYerson-Ave., II In need q
repair In many places.
"Trumbuii-ave., south Of Grand Riv.
crave, II In q deploraole condition
from lack Of foundation under the
rails. The same may be said of Grand
River-ave.. from Basley 70 Trumbull.
The Observation-Disclosures city Il
such that the treasury of the city IL
msnacsd by the situation a. found.
and I recommend to your honorable
body that you pass . resolution direct.
ing the legal department to take what
ever steps are necessary to compel
this company to obey the ordinance
and place it, property In such condf-
ton that the city may not become
liable In damages fol permitting the
streets to remain In a condition not
ut and safe for public travel"
German Wsvss Examination.
Paul German, the saloonhseper who
set Are to the shoes Of Harry john
son. q patron. while the latter wss
sleeping In his place. waived examine
tiou On the charge Of assault with IN