The Detroit times., 1909-02-22
AS-Y0U-ENTER
bars CATCH EYE
OF MAYOR
NOME FROM GOTHAM, HIS HON.
OR TALKS OF TRACTION coNDl
TioNs AND MUNICIPAL iNsTl-
rUTloNs THERE.

3 In spite OF the fact that the errand
which took him 10 Philadelphia last
week was a sad one. Mayor Philip
zBreitmeyer found time IN that city
and In New York to look into traction
fconditions and into other municipal
.matters which have an interest as
bearing on Detroit problems.
Il think that the pay-as-you-enter
ear, with larger cars, will greatly heip
40 solve our problems of oyercrowd'
ing, asserted the mayor, Monday
kmorning. 1t seems to work well III
the cities where il is in use. In New
York the people are educated TO nave
their fares ready through use OF the
Felevated roads and the subway. Ihey
could soon get used 10 the same
fthing here.
I'm Philadelphia, where they have
municipal partnership In the prohts
Of the street railway company, they
3Are still as slow as ever. one must
fgo there TO appreciate what over
crowding OF cars can be. they nave
Hittle, dinky cars there. built 10 ac-
4 commodate "a persons, into when
tthey crowd 60. The new pay-as-you'
fenter cars are affecting a change Tor
/ the better there. however.
"New York still has some OF the
4 pld horse-car lines, although they are
Nbeing gradually abandoned
While I'm New York the mayor visit
led number of municipal institutions.
fHe did not have time to visit Mayor
Mcclellan.
4 Il went TO the new police station
p. a tray R.4
{been used there than anything else,
says the mayor. They have spent a
million dollars on a downtown sta
II zion. which they purpose to use ulti-
mately for a central station, but they
have not money enough TO finish IL.
The floors are warping because there
Is not any heat. IL is bad state OF
affairs.
II looked over their bath houses
and found that, out OF 10 bath houses,
|1here are only two which have
plunges. They have another mistake
a. arrangement in having the shower
baths located in the same room in
(which the bather's clothes are placed
no that the clothes become damp.
Louis Hamper, of Detroit. accom-
panied me on my visit. IL seems 10
me that we should have three plnnges
IN our bath houses in Detroit. That
would give one for the men, another
for boys and a third for women. IL
might be that the women would not
need any plunge as the majority OF
the women use only the shower any
way.
1.-The New York bath houses when
have the plunge, have only one, so
that II is used by women three days
In the week and by men and boys the
Remainder of the time. The men do
not like to use II at the same time as
the boys, therefore the people do not
xet the full benefit OF the bath
1.-THE new city hospital is wonder
ful institution. II is located on the
river bank and adjacent TO the great
Hcrowded districts OF the city. Ii oc'
curred TO me that. If We build a big
General hospital here, 1t should be
1ocated at some distance from the
heart of the city. as for instance. on
the site purchased for the contagious
t1isease hospital, and that emergency
cases should be attended to at the
hospitals down town.
"The municipal lodging houses OF
New York are a great thing ana
worthy OF study. | shall take pains
70 find out what the situation Is here
In that regard. l would like To know
how the police care for tramps and
Others who ask for nights lodging
"A great many people OF that kind
come to my store-sometimes doz-
IN a day--and send them TO the Nc
Oregon mission. The subject Is one
3 Tor careful consideration, however. as
oomething must be done for these
. Door fellows"
One thing that attracted the may
0r's notice at once on coming home
was the condition OF the sidewalks
and streets after the recent snow
storm and thaw. Coming from cities
where an immense amount OF money
las spent TO clean up after every snow,
he was inclined 10 consider Detroit
rather dirty. He talked the matter
over with Commissioner Haarer and
Supt. Aldrich, and was assured by
them that everything was being done
that could be done TO clean the city.
!. the limited amount OF money avail
s able being considered.
Mayor Breitmeyer was unfavoraDly
, Impressed with the New York system
n OF issuing bonds TO cover current ex-
penses. and then making the taxpay-
ers settle for both principal and inter
est.