The Detroit times., 1909-02-03
|IY OWNERSHIP
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sua coMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
This FEATURE OF TRACTION
PRosLEM HAS STRONG coRPoR.
ALTON LEANINos.

Thursday evening for the first time,
he public will get change 10 tell
Ne Committee OF Fifty what the peo-
Dc OF the city want in the way of a
)reet railway settlement. An open
.eeting will be held on that night at
hich anyone can give his views.
Only one bit OF animation stirred
Monday afternoon. That came when
i. A. Brown suggested that Aid. Yer
more ordinance be taken up in de-
n fail by the several subcommittee
which had just been appointed by
chairman Eddy. Clyde l. Webster
\ moved that the Vernon street railway
maps be borrowed also. 1t would have
been q big compliment TO the long
h Eoustached alderman from the Second
K ward II his ordinance had been taken
rs a model. But
Secretary Paul c. Renaud informed
the committee that copies of the Yer
nor ordinance had been OF would be
furnished to each member. and Mayor
Breitmeyer announced that City En-
4 g1neer Mccormick had drawn a map
showing the franchises expirations or
all the lines in the city. The motions
that had been made were withdrawn.
Municipal ownership advocates who
had some distrust as TO the treatment
that subject will receive, have no
cause to change their feeling as re-
4 suit OF inspection of the committee
chosen. ID. NJ. Ireland, Charles A. Dean
4 and M. j. Murphy-three OF the lead
ing members OF the committee-have
been considered as opposed TO
municipal ownership. w. ID. Mahon as
the only out-and-out municipal owner
ship man on the committee. John ID.
Cochell is understood to have some
lcanings that way, Frank Kennedy Is
attitude is not known.
|~ M. j. Murphy, as chairman Of the
conference committee, will have the
task Of securing information from the
\ ID. u. r. for the other committees. The
first thing for his committee will be
10 learn how far the ID. u. r. will opel
its books
Clyde |. Webster chairman of the
legal committee. intends 10 give prac-
tically all his time TO the work Of the
committee. He will attend all com
mittee meetings. No invitation has
beer sent to the corporation counse.
10 assist and no member OF the city
legal department was present in Mon
days general meeting. When the work
OF the committee is finished, IL is ex-
rected that provision will be made
10 pay Webster for his services.
DIR. j. II. Carstens will not have
chance to do anything spectacular as
chairman of the subcommittee on ex-
tensions and Encouragement OF lines.
\ This was one OF the planks of his plat
form In running for mayor, however.
no that he can have no objection.
Three real estate men, Z. c. Van
Husan, w. w. Hannah and d. w. SIM
'ons are ON the committee on apprais-
ais
The three big committees, In addi-
ton TO that on conferences, apparently
are those on cost of service, statistics
.and regulations. and franchises Sub
committee meetings already called
are. Franchises, Tuesday afternoon. in
room No. sol, Majestic building; APP
praisals, Tuesday evening, Ford build
Ing: extensions. Wednesday afternoon,
Ford building; statistics, Friday even
ing, Ford building.
The subcommittee appointed Mon
day afternoon are:
Cost of service--Henry Ford, Richard
p. Joy, Joseph Boyer, John -. Wiley,
John D. Cocheii. Phillip II. Gray and
ways and means-A. A, schantz.
Richard p. JOY. George T. Moody. 7.
n. Simpson and George H. Barbour.
:. Conant VIM G. Noack Frank Dancer.
Al j. Dunneback, Russell a. Aiger, John
H Brown and jos. r. Schiappacasse.
N Appraisals-E. C.. Van Husan, w. w.
Hannah. Louis r., Geist. Fred c, Hees.
Vim. Mcmahon. +. A. Burch and ID. w.
Legai--clyde I. Webster. VIM. C.
Maybury. G. ]. Reilly, l.. c. Stanley,
Deibert c. James and Jos. f. Schiap
pacasse
Fsanehises--Thomss E. NeSgtSn: F.
Frank Kennedy. +. IT. Doyle Fred n
Cowen and A. Brain.
schedules--George II. Barbour. f. A.
Burch, A. a. Schantz. f. G DALEY,
yamss W; Thompson asr w u ns, Mahon, Ed
4. ~ Pasternacki.
Conference-M J. Murphy. Melvin
Henry, Theo. II. Eaton. Charles A Dean
and Thomas Neal.
Taxation and paving-Melvin Henry,
C. Hees and Geo. II Lyons.
Extensions and rearrangement-nr
3. IT. Caratens. w. W. Hannah. r. H.
simpson. Thos. II, Reeder rhos. Neal,
\ W.T. g Pasha. Chas. r. Russell, Theo.
Municipal ownership-D. VI. Ireland
Chas A. Dean. w. d. Mahon. M j.
Murphy John n. Cochell. Frank Ken
nedy and WIN. c. Pasha.