The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-11
MAYOR PREPARING
ANOTHER HUNT
FOR CRAFT
HOSTILITY FOR BOARD OF
WORKS ADMINISTRATION FUR
NiSHES THE FuEL-HAARER
SAYS HE is READY.

Material has been prepared for an
other big attack by Mayor Thompson
and his advisers upon the department
OF public works.
The hostility that has existed be-
tween the mayors Office and that Of
Commissioner Haarer hasJesulted In
a number OF Investigations OF Haar-
er's department such as the sidewalk
investigation and the Hawkins inves
tigation OF the ID. p. w. books, but
this attack Is expected to be the larg'
est In Importance OF all.
The charges are mostly in reference
TO paving and reports from various in
spectors. who have been quietly at
work, are expected to show irregulari
ties and worse in the handling OF
brick. cedar block, creosoted wood
block. sand and other materials.
II was not the purpose OF the ad-
ministration TO spring these charges
just at this time. Haarer has become
aware OF the program, however, and
has quietly investigated the divisions
affected
Let them make any charges they
wish to-" he says, II will show them
up and. instead OF getting political
capital. they will find II q boomerang"
Bad Brick Turned Back.
Haarer has been spending most OF
his time on the streets recently. A
few days ago he personally condemned
100000 Logan brick which he did not
consider fit for paving. He has noti-
fed another brick company that brick
laid last year OF its make are not sat
isfactory and has ordered II replaced
liz will be remembered that, at the
time he oea" o." 20 hire an
expert accountant 10 90 over the D.
p. W. books. Mayor Thompson also
desired thc@a services of an engineer
TO go over paving and sewer matters
The fund was practically exhausted
by the cost of the Hawkins report.
which report has since been discred-
tied as incorrect in most particulars.
Men have been out looking over he
work however and data has been col
lected which the mayor and controller
have.
Such investigation is a costly matter
however. Controller Doremus there
fore sent communication 10 the
council Tuesday evening asking for
the setting apart OF fund for secret
investigation OF city departments This
has not been acted upon yet however.
investigating the Invest gators.
THAT fund will be used to investi-
gate the reports already made. in re-
gard 70 the ID. p W. states a man
who knows something about paving
matters II have been offered 81 per
day TO look things up and the prom
Use went with that of being taken care
OF later"
The reports already in are TO the
effect that poor brick have been used
in the streets; that the delivery OF
cedar blocks have been iuggled- so
that the contractor is credited with
delivering more block TO the city than
are really received; that sand is taken
by city teams from the cars at tho
sldetrack and charged up at the high
er rate that would be charged for
sand delivered In the storage yarls;
that favoritism has been shown In re-
gard TO creosote block and that poor
block have been used
Controller Doremus did not care TO
give any details as 10 any past or
future Investigations.
Il do not care TO discuss II In the
papers at the present time | may Ia
ter" said Doremus. IL Will not af
firm or deny II now
I'VE asked for money for the pur.
poses which were set forth. That Is
all can say at the present time"