The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-30
CITY DEPARTMENT
HEADS AND MAYOR
CONFER
FIRST CABINET MEETING MARK
EO BY HEAP or TALK ON VAR
|. Ious MATTERS, BUT NO Def.
MITE ACTION.

As result OF the first cabinet meet
ing held by Mayor Breitmeyer with
the heads OF the city departments.
several changes I'm administration OF
the city government may take place.
More business was transacted than
any one had expected would be taken
up, and the various commissioners
ended by indorsing the plan heartily.
Among the changes proposed are
these That the inspection Of electric
wiring be transferred from the pub
tic lighting commission TO the fire COM
mission or building commission; that
the department OF public works in
stall a separate system OF MIGRANTS
for street sprnkling and flushing. so
as not 10 interfere with the fire de-
partment hydrants: that the depart
ment OF public works and park de-
partment unite In filing in the mid
dleground below Belle Isle; that tho
other departments be consulted by the
department of public works In max.
ing up paving program.
Hereafter two cabinet meetings per
month will be held. one for COM
missioners and the other for the en-
gineers OF the different departments.
II is possible that the cabinet plan
may also result In bulk purchases OF
supplies by more than one depart
ment.
City Treasurer Max Koch sprang
an idea for the hiring OF cabinet
secretary. who shall keep In touch with
the plans OF all departments and In
form other departments OF proposed
improvements, so that they may work
together. and who also shall conduct
bureau OF information and COM
plants for the benefit of citizens gen.
orally This idea will come up In
the next meeting.
Those officials who attended were
Police Commissioner Smith, Park
Commissioner +. ID. c. Hinchman.
Lighting Commissioner Theo. Hinch-
man. Fire Commissioner Moran. Wa
ter Commissioner Clippert, Assessor
Plass. City Engineer Mccormick Sec
rotary Magee, Of the department OF
public works; Deputy Controller
Nagel. Secretary Hurlbut, City Treas
urer Koch and Lighting Supt. Mis-
tersky. Corporation Counsel Hally
did not attend.
Commissioner Moran first took up
the matter of MIGRANTS. and it was
agreed that the ID. =. w. shall put
In a separate estimate TO-. MIGRANTS.
Then Mayor Breitmeyer. Park Com
missioner Hinchman and Secretary
Magee discussed the care and re-
moval OF trees, and It was decided to
have all work with regard to trees
in the streets done by the city forest.
err, who is In the park department
the ID. p. w. cutting out its dead tree
promised that his men would report
dangerous trees for removal.
Lighting Commissioner Hinchman
spoke OF wiring inspection. and It was
agreed that this should go to another
department.
Park Commissioner Hinchman told
of the sewage and water problem OF
Belle Isle and the danger OF fire there
at present In the woods. He thought
that the addition of 100 acres to the
island by filing in the shoal which
runs down to JOS. Campau-aye. would
be a good thing and IL was found that
the d. p. w. could help by dumping
its street sweepings and refuse there.
Secretary Hurlbut described the
poor condition of some streets leading
TO factories. which necessitates the
hauling OF materials over the boule-
ward, and 1t was agreed that the fire
and park departments could give adj
vice to the ID. p. w. on future paw
ing.
Assessor Plass talked OF assessment
changes and the need for larger
board Of assessors. He favored bu-
reau OF information and statistics, and
this suggestion was amplifed by the
city treasurer.
Water Commissioner Clippert de-
clared that the board would submit
It's plans for the next few years at the
next cabinet meeting, for the guidance
OF the other departments.
A scramble developed when Deputy
Controller Nagel told how little ready
money the city has In the house OF
correction fund. Every commissioner
present put in request for part OF
the fund for emergency use until the
requests more than equalled the sum
available.
Another meeting OF the cabinet will
be held the third Friday In February.