The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-13

records that are being kept include
the cabinet meetings, the home rule
conference. the calling together OF
the street railway Committee OF SO
and the mayors messages to the
council.
Col. Daniel Cornman. comma nding the
seventh infantry, will return 10 Fort
Wayne within day or so TO super
intend the preparations for taking
the regiment to the Philippine isl-
ands. The sailing date Is fixed for
May 8. Two companies will be sent
from Fort Sheridan to occupy the
post until the Twenty sixth regiment
arrives. 1t may be the middle OF
July before the Twenty-sixth reaches
Fort Wayne as IL II customary for
returning regiments to remain at the
Preside. San Francisco. for a time.
According 20 the will Of Charles III.
Jacobs, the capitalist, nled I'm the pro-
bate court Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Jacobs Is given one-third of the es-
tate. and the balance is divided
equally. among the four children
Edward, Charles. Mary and Grace
and Mrs. Jacobs sister. Mrs. Kate
Walker. In addition. the sons are
with their college education. the
daughters are given an extra $500
each for saddle horses. and Mary gets
$1,000 for her devotion to her father
during his last illness.
Mrs. Orissa ID. Newbro, died Monday
night at 8 o'clock I'm the home OF her
son, No. 46 Pallister- ave. aged rs
years. Mrs. Newbro had been ailing
from heart trouble since last Sep
tember. She came to Detroit from
Lansing nine years ago and has since
made her home with her son. She Is
survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Walter Blieck: of Butte. Mont. and
president of the Newbro Herpicide
Co. of Detroit The funeral viii
take place In Lansing. Wednesday.
A strong campaign II to be made to
lowance to Detroit militia companies
TO $1,000 q year. This was decided
upon in a meeting of the Light In
fantry companies, Monday night. APP
other prominent citizens and to for
mer members OF the infantry to as
sist In securing this legislation. To
show that there has been no needl ess
expenditure of money In running the
Light Infantry armory. and that the
companies cannoF exist on the pres
ent allowance. Secretary Sawyer. of
the Board of Commerce. 10 to be
asked to investigate the battalion ao-
counts.
Aid. Reinhardt notified the members OF
the streets committee of the coun ctI
Monday morning. that he will intro
duce an amendment to the sidewalk
ordinance, Tuesday night. freeing
sidewalk contractors OF the response
biiIty of having to give surety COM
pany bonds and allowing them to
give personal bonds instead The
matter was informally discussed and
the members of the committee agreed
to report favorably on Reinhardt's
amendment, the sentiment being that
the contractors are overcharged by
the bonding companies. to whom they
must give a personal surety and also
cash deposit. The streets commit
tee also heard the complaint of j. B.
Harder. No. 81 Hardwood ave. who
says that after he had given Con-
tractor MERCER orders to lay his side
walk at cost OF s24 Mercier laid
the walk on a city order, collecting
from the city and also asking pay
ment from Harder. The COMMITTEES
voted TO give Harder a refund on ali
the cost above s24. interest and PEN
alties having accrued on the original
sum, and also to ask Mercier to give
receipt In full.