The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-04
PLANS GALORE FOR
CITY BUILDINGS
Council Committees Hear Many Sug-
gestions and Will Work Out
Practical Scheme.

That Detroit must soon face oig
bond issue for the building OF new
quarters TO accommodate te munici
pal courts, poor commission and po
lice department was one big fac
brought out in the hearing before the
council committees on public build
ings and ways and means. Friday
morning. at which Aid. Gutman :
plan for the location OF all these do
partments and also OF the health
board in big new structure was ~
for discussion.
So diverse were the views oroush,
out by the officials who spoke that no
plan or even outffue-or Il piair could
be- agreed upon. However, the alder
men will get together all the data
possible and report some solution "a
the problem OF housing these mlnici-
pal Departments.
Some provision must Ae made f1r
the police department IN next years
budget and the committee will prob
ably decide 10 provide one general
plan TO take care of all the other de-
partments.
Aid. Vernon is chairman OF the COM
mittee. and the city building depart
nlent and city engineers Office VIII
be asked tc furnish al the info.m2-
ton possible that will aid in f1rmu.
lating a plan. They Will prepare an
estimate OF the cost Oi single
building 10 house all the departments
and also appraise tho property bound
ed, by Clinton. MacomD, ana Bean
bien-sts.. and the east line OF RatLov-
st. extended and the triangular plat
between Gratiot-aye and =. Antoine
and Mullett,sts
AID. Gutman's plan calls Tor the rails
ing OF the municipal courts and
health buildings ana The erection at
a big new building on 'he U,otA
across Clintou-st from the jai. and
running down TO MaCoNh-st This
would permit OF tue eA.atstmeHi
Of Clinton park
After Ala. Gutmaa mad spoken ~
Advocacy Of his plan. Police Cimmis-
sionep Croul told the committee that
he. had been forced TO abandon me
Woodbridge-st station and must also
close the Fort-st. police barn ana
signal station within year on account
of its unSanitary condition. He faT
ored building a new police headQuar,-
ers. central station and signal Office
near the jail ana city courts. but SUE
gested that the police department
must be separated from other city
departments if they are 70 be in the
same building Automobile police
patrol wagons would relieve the cen
traf-station somewhat. and he Uold
the committee that the present po-
lice headquarters building is still
good one and should not be entirely
abandoned.
DIR. Paul Dulitz. poor commissioner
and DR.. McGraw, of the health board
supported the Gutman plan.
Judge Connolly took different
view. however He declared that tn'
courts and police department should
not be placed together. as the courts
should he Independent in fact, ~
name and in appearance. He referred
to past times when courts had been
held In police stations. and the pubic
IMPRESSION then that the courts We're
an accessory of the police department.
The police department must he bet
ter provided for, he stated. and hc
alse-declared il waste OF money 10
spend any more for repairs 10 the
municipal courts building.
It would not be best 10 build q
fine new court building on the Gin
ton mark site unless the triangle
separating Clinton park from Gr2tiet-
ave. were condemned. Aid. Gutman
declared that this would be very
expensive.
Aid. shapland favored erecting new
buildings on Clinton park, although
Police Commissioner CFoul. had pre-
yiously confessed that the criticism
aroused by his, suggesting such a
thing had nearly driven him out or
town. Aid. Heating suggested turE-
ing the present police Headquarters
over to the health board. and build
ing a new police building and new
court building.
Aid. Rosenthal wanted the new
buildings put on Clinton park and
new mark opened between st. Antoine
and Hastings-sts., east or 81. MaTys
hospital. Another suggestion was
that the buildings he placed on the
clinton park site and a now park
created in the block bounded BY Ma
comb, Clinton, BeaubieH and s.. Al
tofne-sts 4s------@~s ,s-~-r
No .cne@ had any figures as 70 tn
cost OF the buildings and. land.
Another- meeting will be held within
q week or two to go over the data
that Will haze been. collected by that
time.
All the suggestions Included The
building OF tunnel OF tunnels -
connect the courts with the fail and
new police Headquarters.