The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-03
Plans GALORE FOR
CITY BUILDINGS
Council Committees Hear Many Sug.
gestions and Will Work Out
Practical Scheme.

That Detroit must soon face a big
bond Issue for the building OF new
quarters 10 accommodate te munici.
pal courts. poor commission and po-
lice department was one big fact
brought out-fn the hearing before the
council committees on public build
ings and ways and means. Friday
morning. .ats-which Aid Gutman :
plan for the location of all these de
partments and also OF the health
board in. a biz new structure was up
for discussion.
So diverse were the views brought
out by the officials who spoke that 40
plan or even outline of a plan could
be agreed upon. However, the alder
men VIII get together all the data
possible and report some solution OF
the problem OF housing these munich
pal Departments.
Some provision must be made for
the police department in next years
budget and the committee will prob
ably decide TO provide one general
plan To take care of all the other dc
partments.
Aid. Vernon is chairman OF the con-
mittee. and the city building depart
mcnt and city engineers office will
be asked TO furnish all the intorma
ton possible that will aid in iormu-
lating a plan. They will prepare an
estimate of the cost of single
building 10 house all the departments
and also appraise the property bcUnd-
ed by Clinton Macomb. and Beau
hicn.sts. and the east line OF Raynor-
St. extended and the triangular plat
between Gratiot-ave. and St Antoine
and Mullett-sts.
Aid. Gutmans plan calls for the rails
ing of the municipal courts and
health buildings and the erection OF
q big new building on the block
across Clinton-st. from the jail and
running down to Macomb-st This
would permit OF the enlargement
OF Clinton park
After Aid. Gutman had spoken IN
advocacy OF his plan, Police Cimrnis-
sioner Croui told the committee that
he had been forced 10 abandon inc
Woodbridge-st station and must also
close the FOREST police barn and
signal station within year on account
of its unsanitary condition. He fay.
ored building a new police headquar;-
ers. central station and signal office
near the jail and city courts, but sug
gested that the police department.
must be separated from other ctty
DEPARTMENTS II they are TO be in me
same building. Automobile police
patrol wagons would relieve the cen
-tral station somewhat, and he tOld
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 a different
view. however. He declared that The
courts and police department should
not he placed together, as the courts
should be independent in fact. in
name and in appearance. He referred
TO past times when courts had been
held in police stations and the public
IMPRESSION then that the courts were
an accessory of the police department.
The police department must be bet
ter provided for, he stated and he
also declared it a waste~of money 10
spend any more for repairs TO the
municipal courts building.
1t would not be best 10 build
fine new court building on the Gin
ton park site unless the triangle
separating Clinton park from Gratiot-
ave. were condemned. Aid Gutman
declared that this would be very
expensive.
Aid. Shapland favored erecting new
buildings on Clinton park although
Police Commissioner Croul had pre-
viously confessed that the criticism
aroused by his suggesting such a
hing had nearly driven him out OF
town. Aid. Heating suggested turn
Ing the present police headquarters
over 10 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 a
new park opened between St. Antoine
and Hastings-sts.. east OF ST. Mary's
hospital. Another suggestion was
that the buildings be placed on The
Clinton park site and new park
created in the block bounded by Ma
comb, Clinton, Beaubien and St An.
toine-sts.
No one had any figures as 70 the
cost of the buildings and land.
Another meeting viii be held within
week or two TO go over the data
that will have been collected by that
time.
All the suggestions included the
building OF tunnel or tunnels 70
connect the courts with the jail and
new police headquarters