The Detroit times., 1908-12-23
The Committee Of 50
And the Committee
Of Sixty Per Cent
Showing the Former II II Wants to
Duck az the Mayor Does. Where
iT May Duck to and Much
More BeeomingIy.

" May Duck to and Much such thing this
~ '"s"' community sentiment for
municipal ownership of the lines
The mayorelect has failed include single
this sentiment
Mr. Breitmeyer hasn't mach for municipal ownership
He terms it "radcaism' and lets go that
There people in Detroit who have
themselves in railway sufficiently
SOME SORT OF POLICY (vhout referring themselves a
commitee) who actually ownership
railway lines by the city would be good thing.
We would say Mr. Betmeyer people gen.
orally considered to be of sound mind.
They have regarded by
being capable of thinking for themselves.
More than that when it than
of these probably feels qualified
'nittee the eect has chosen do HIS thinking
r. Here is partial of Mr. Breitreyers radicals:
F. F. Ingram Carl E. Schmidt
John Howarth, Ings George Moore,
John Balantyne Dr. George
only few of those best known the public
ownership n Detroit
Did you notice any the mayor elects COM
snttee?
Quite substantial citizens they
Substantial enough least have been successful in their
Respective lines and to become taxpayers they
Men, generally being
aren't they, Mr.. Breitmeyer?
And yet you do because
they radicals"
Why?
Because they represent radicalsm which
erected greenhouse Belle Isle which florist park
for Detroit know saved the city thousands of dollars
each year in the of flowers for identifying city?
Because they radcasm
THE CITY pumping into Detroit
homes and boilers could
this service rendered by private individuals?
Because theirs is the adicalis which responsible
THE CITY supplying the light for its repre-
sents another saving thousands of dollars annually the
payerse
park commissioner Mr. Breimeye you had under your
supervision Belle people
rented boats from THE CITY reasonable which
paddle along the lagoons through the
island
Would you
private individuals highways through city,
The city phaeton the island bridge
and around the island know because park commits
it is practical for municipality carry people
rages drawn by horses what there unound in the
proposition that the municipality carry people about the city by
electricity? L
practical for the state to educate the children of its citizens
would Mr. Bretmeyer have this public service turned
private individuals, also?
In view of part public
rendered city many
taxpayers year
have whom you ignored
the of their city Il
And they concerned in their cys just
Bit than who has been elected its highest Office
the of all the people large portion
the people representation body
,snentous question:
Mr.. Breiteyers challenged
.ortwo from the standpoint of personnel.
But it will accomplish NOTHING.
For the
1T IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE!
representative of the divided
is representative of the classes which
community, geographical standpoint short Of
being satisfactory.
This, however committee of only fifty
The citizenship Detroit pass
upon question only whom the mat
may justly be referred.
To the members of the mayoreects Times
would make suggestion:
The revised accepted by Michigan
in November provides ownership public
favorable of 90 of those voting
The growing demand for ownership
to have made
than has young who finds himself
TO take the mayors chair.
he seeks to shk the responsibility handling the