The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
CITY DEPART MEAT
HEADS AND MAYOR
CONFER
FIRST CABINET MEETING MARK
Ed BY HEAP OF TALK ON VAR
Ious MATTERS, BUT NO DEFl'
MITE ACTION.

AS a result Of the first cabinet meet
ing held by Mayor BreitmeyeI with
The heads OF the city departments
several changes IN administration or
the city government may take place.
More business was transacted than
any one had expected would De taken
up. and the various commissioners
ended by indorsing the plan heartily.
Among the changes proposed are
these: That the nspection OF electric
wiring be transferred from the pub
lie lighting commission 10 the fire COM
mission or building commission, that
the department OF public works ~
stall a separate system or hydrants
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 III filing In the mid
dleground below Belle Isle. that the
other departments be consulted 10y the
department of public works ia 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.
1t is possible that the cabinet plan
may also result In bulk purchases oi
supplies by more than one depart
ment.
! City Treasurer Max Koch sprang
I an idea for the hiring OF 4 cabinec
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
q bureau OF information and COM
plants for the benef; OF citizens gen.
orally This idea will come up In
the next meeting.
Those officials who attended were
Police Commissioner Smith. Park
Commissioner f. ID. c. Hinehman,
! Lighting Commissioner Theo. Hlnca-
man. Fire Commissioner Moran, Wa
ter Commissioner Clippert, Assessor
Plass, City Engineer Mccormick See
rotary Magee. OF the department Of
public works; Deputy Controller
| Nagel, Secretary Hurlbut. City Treas
! urer Koch and Lighting Supt Mis-.
itersky. Corporation Counsel Hahy
/ did not attend
{ Commissioner Moran first took up
the matter or MIGRANTS and Il was
agreed that the ID. + w shall put
in a separate estimate for hydrants.
Then Mayor Breitmeyer. Park Com
missioner HnChman and Secretary
Magee discussed the care and re-
moval OF trees. and it was decided 10
have all work with regard 70 trees
| in the streets done by the city forest
or, who is in the park department,
/ the d. p w cutting out its dead tree
fund Police Commissioner Smith
promised that his men would report
dangerous trees for removal.
/ Lighting Commissioner Hnchman
spoke OF wiring inspection. and Il was
agreed that this should go to another
department.
Park Commissioner Hinchman told
OF the sewage and water problem al
Belle Isle and the danger OF fire there
az present In the woods He thought
that the addition OF 100 acres To the
island by filling in the shoal which
runs down 10 JOS Campau-ave. woulc
be good thing and X was found that
the d. p W. could help by dumping
It's street sweepings and refuse there
Secretary Hurlbut described the
poor condition OF some streets leading
10 factories, which necessitates the
hauling Of materials over the boule
ward, and IL was agreed that the fir,
end park departments could give ad
vice 10 the D. =. W. on future pay
ing.
Assessor Plass talked OF assessment
changes and the need for a large
board Of assessors. lie favored "A bu
reau of information and statistics, an,
this suggestion was amplined by th'
lefty treasurer.
Water Commissipner Clippert de
clared that the board would submit
its plans for the next few years at the
reXt cabinet meeting for the guidance
OF the other departments
4 A scramble developed when Deput,
Controller Nagel told how little ready
money the city has I'm the house o.
correction fund Every commissioned
I present put ia request for part 81
the fund for emergency use until III,
requests more than equalled the sun
available.
Another meeting OF the cabinet viii
be held the third Friday in February
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