The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-29
COUNCIL REFUSES
To CONFIRM
SINK IN JOB
INSISTS THAT BOILER INSPECTOR
BE NAMED ONLY AFTER COM
PETlTivE ExAMlNATioN-GAR-
NER BILLS PASSED OVER VETO.

Two of those acute differences OF
opinion, which are becoming chronic
between the council and the mayor,
we're holly discussed Tuesday night.
The council sent back TO his honor
the nomination of Charles A. Sink for
Roller Inspector, requesting an exam
nation into the fitness of any man
nominated for the place Then i. Or
dered the payment of $3.50 to Car
ner Bros. for sidewalk intersections,
the passage of this item over the ex.
ccutive being accompanied by re-
port charging the mayor with every
thing except good manners and tair-
dealing.
Aid Mcclellan fought and bled for
the mayor, as usual, in these trying
crises. Alone, he argued, while his
Democratic colleagues smoked and
smiled until he finally went down un.
der the verbal artillery.
A number OF plans for employment
of the unemployed were brought Up
Aid. Heineman would have the ashes
and rubbish OF the city cleaned up
now; Aid. Ellis wants new deep
level sewer in Fairview started, and
quested $4,000 TO start new canals
on Belle Isle.
There was big attendance of en-
gineers at the meeting ard they viz
orously applauded all speeches in fovol
of civil service examination for boil
er inspector and assistants
Aid. Heineman made the big speech
of the evening in opposing confirma
ton OF the appointment of Sink.
This matter lies over and beyord
the merits OF Sink" he said. strip
ped of all bolstering up, the mayors
point of view Is that to the victor 5e
long the spoils, but in the case OF au
accident through poor inspection, re
spoils might consist in part of-mangleC
human remains. And | think the vic
tor might not be proud OF his spois
Until the last three years We have
had enough boiler accidents. God
knows. Ii is not a man or a jch
that is involved. We want, not good
man, but the best man."
Aid. Heineman became involved in
cross-fire with Mcclellan here, and
the latter was decidedly second best
in the exchange. Later Heineman
apologized for the heat of his remarks
The nomination goes back to tho
mayor with request that he have al
applicants for the position examined
by the engineering faculty of the Uni
versity OF Michigan and send In the
name of the best man. this giving him
still the right of nomination, as point
ed out by Aid HARPER.
Brick contracts for the year were
entered into with the Metropolitan
Deckman. Malvern. Massilon, Colling
wood and Worcester companies, the
first named guaranteeing 100000
brick, IL wanted, and the others each
/ 100000.
Part of the Sixth ward. between
Michigan and Grand River-aves., and
part Of the Seventeenth ward, be
tween Kercheval, Vincennes, Pennsyl
vania and McClellan-aves., were added
to the saloon-restricted district.
A petition was received from the
Master Bakers association asking foi
amendment of the bread ordinance
An ordinance to license pawnbrokers
at 5000 a year was introduced.
Hot Shot for His Honor the Mayor
In the report on the Garner Bros
vouchers, the claims and accounts
committee says, In part:
I'VE have carefully examined anC
considered the reasons assigned FOL
the mayors veto and do not believe
them well founded I'm fact; further
more, they are based upon pre-
judice long existing. We know moth
| ing about the statement of the mayor
as to the assertion Of a member o.
the Garner Bros. firm that the cit,
owed nothing; but, in view of similar
statements by the mayor with REGARD
TO the park and boulevard department
we may be excused IL such statemen
is doubted. without more specific
proof.
1.-The city would hardly be justifie,
In accepting work and refusing to pa,
upon a technicalIty, which position. 1
assumed by private individual, woul,
render him liable to the charge OF res
i cality. @
"His honor the mayor has seen n
to deliberately charge some member
\ of this council as being worried be
cause Garner Bros. are kept out o
their money. Your committee look
upon this statement as gratuitou
insult and In line with the unwarrant
ed. voluntary and malicious insinua
tions INDUCED In by his honor tn
mayor on all occasions when In con
troversy with other public officials
and, as far as your committee is cor
cerned, we are willing that the publ
lshonld Judge IA between the member
OF your honorable body and his homo
l tha N, a vnrf vho aoeme IN deIt1hf an a
Stunning the undignified role OF CON
mon seold."
\ The committee points out as an ey
dence that the mayor is not sincere o
honest. that he has refused to invest