The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-19
HIN Gilman SAYS
CRUSHED STONE
BILLS ARE OK.
COMMITTEE FAvoRs PAYMENT
BUT CONTROLLER LIKELY TO
HOLD THEM UP-cHARLEvoix-
ST. TO BE OPENED.

The park department crushed stone
wrangle, which was an important is
sue In the mayoralty campaign, 10
practically settled as far as the coun-
ell is concerned. A report In faVor
OF paying the accounts was submitted
by the committee, Tuesday night. anu
II will be passed, the veto or the may
or Notwithstanding. In the next session
OF the council.
Park Commissioner Hinchman, APP
pointed by Mayor Thompson, comes
TO the front as very important ng'
ure In the settlement. But for his In
vestigation, the report might nave
been adverse.
Il signed the report only because
/ learned from Commissioners Hincn-
man that the amounts OF stone and
gravel received agree with the total
amounts OF the several bills" SAID
Chairman 0rindley. Tuesday evening.
A sum Of about $2,700 Is involved.
The wrangle began last summer when
Controller Doremus held up vouchers
OF the Michigan Portland Cement Paw
ing Co. claiming that the city was not
getting the goods charged for. Aug.
Is. the claims and accounts commH-
u
bills and the resolution to this effect
was vetoed by the mayor. The dis
puts has been on ever since.
Owing to q number or difficulties
that came up, the aldermen soon found
II to be next to impossible TO trace
the shipments Of stone accurately.
They finally fell back ON the reports
Of the park department foremen who
unlosded the stone.
Tuesday afternoon final session was
held at which Chairman Grindley Of
fered Paul c. Heinxe q compromise.
This was refused.
THE stone was lighter than agreed
on" said Grfndley.
MY pocketbook n lighter than II
would be II the city had paid its bills
on time" retorted Heinxe.
A vote was taken and II resulted
In q majority declaring for the pay
ment of the bills In full. Controller
Doremus IL expected to refuse to pay
them, however, and this will mean a
suit In court.
After the vote had been taken in
committee and the aldermen were
sighing with relief at having finished
the hardest Job they ever had In this
line. Heinxe started TO explain the
whole deal, which the aldermen have
heard 40 or so times. There was q
scattering as II q bomb had been plac-
ed In the midst Of the gathering. .
Aid. Mcclellan will bring In min
GRITTY report adverse to the payment
Of the bills.
Charlevoix-st. will be opened east Of
Mt Elliott-aye.. but the residents OF
Arndt and Hunt-sts., west OF the Open
ing, will not have to contribute to the
cost.
This was the result reached by the
council after more than an hour of bat
ting Tuesday night. Every alderman
from the eastern end Of the city talk
ed ON, at and around the subject and
the council voted to rescind q former
resolution for the opening Of the
street. Then the aldermen who want
the opening got together and prepared
another resolution for the opening but
with some changes In the assessment
Time. passed.
Corporation Counsel Hally sent In o
asking the council TO
provide for the payment OF Otto Kirch-
ner, who was retained by Mayor
Thompson to assist In defending the
Hally street railway ordinance. This
was referred to committee.
Mayor Eugene c. Shupp. Of Hillsdale.
was present and made q short address
at the close Of the council meeting.
John Gillespie, Philip Breitmeyer's
campaign manager, was present at the
meeting and took keen interest.