The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
MAYOR J0LT[D 81
/. TURNING DOWN
OF ''50's' BILL
Council, BY Majority Of One, D.
clines To Purchase Report, nut
Matter Comes Up Again Next
Week on Reconsideration.
Administration Forces Hope To r.
feet Compromise-Result To DATE
Is Victory for Gilman.

or the common council, was victorious
over Mayor Breitmeyer in the contest
tuesday night over payment OF the
committee OF fifty's bill of S17, 500.
he mad l6 votes TO Is cast for par.
ment OF the bill. Aid. Heineman later
changing his vote SO as TO bring In a
reconsideration OF the matter nexc
week.
The result came as a complete sur
prise TO the administration leaders. Ii
Is charged that some aldermen who
had promised TO vote for payment OF
the bill switched at the last moment.
Two democratic votes were cast for
the payment, while four were In oppo-
sition.
1t is probable that a compromise
will be arranged by next week which
will placate two or three OF the repub-
lican aldermen and that the bill will
then be passed. The vote was:
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Field, Freiwald,
Grindley, Harpfer. Heineman. Heating
Koenig. Ostrowski. owen, Thompson,
Tossy. Vernon, Watson and Zink-15
Nays--Burton. Deimel Ellis. GlinT
nan. Goeschel, Gutman. Konkel. Rein
hardt, Rutter, Schultz, Skrzycki, Thei
sen, Trevor, Walsh, Wing and Zoellei
-16.
Absent-Garvey, Korte, Lempke.
Rosenthal and Shapland.
Aid. Gutman attempted to tack or
an amendment providing that the ex.
perts employed by the committee 0s
fifty give surety bonds OF $1,000
each to appear and defend their re-
ports before the council or the COURT
without further cost TO the city. He
was supported by Aid Trevor.
Attorney Clyde l. Webster wA
called upon, and explained to tho
council that the cost of the Bancroft
report had been cut from $lS,500 Ia
$10,5$00. The experts received nc
salaries. but only their expenses. They
could not be expected to come here
again TO defend their reports unless
their expenses were paid. Engines
Bancroft would not get enough TO pas
his postage bill, said Webster. Aid
Allan said that the committee Of fifty
was composed OF business men Of the
highest character. that its bills had
been carefully audited and that they
should be paid.
Gutmans amendment was defeated
the Gilman support voting against It
| Aid Ellis led the attack on the reso
luton presented by Aid. Harpfer call
ing for the payment Of the bill. Ellis
objected To the items for secretary
and office expenses of the committee
OF fifty. it's legal expenses and the cos,
of gathering statistics. These things
he wanted trimmed off the bill. Aid.
Reinhardt supported this view in .
I 20 Los taIl In. trhfnh hn aHt Ht,,it tor hat
the bill must some time be paid, but
declared that the cost OF the entire ap-
praisal and negotiations might run up
to $4,000 before the council was
through and that the aldermen would
be criticized for spending so much
money.
Several other aldermen had their
say, and then the vote was taken
which defeated the bill for the time
being. Aid Burton did not speak, but
il was understood that he opposed
payment because of the committee OF
fifty as a whole had not passed on the
subcommittee reports.
Mayor Breitmeyer sent commune
cation to the council indorsing the
proposal TO double-track the Harper
ave. line and also recommending that
the council grant a revocable fran
chise for the Topping OF the Chene-st.
| line on Grandy-ave letter from
| President Jere c Hutchins was in
closed The council voted. % TO z. to
allow the double-track TO be laid, con-
ditional upon the ID. L. r. widening
the pavement OF Mt Elliott-ave., but
| President link ruled that the matter
must lie on the table 80 days. The
/ Grandy-ave. plan was referred 10 the
| franchise committee.
Aid. Watson introduced resolu-
tion calling upon the public utilities
committee to draft a schedule for the
fve-ccnt lines of the city. The Codd
schedule of 1908 was annulled by the
Thompson 24-second service resolu-
tion. passed last year and the ID. u. R.
has been in n position To run its cars
rs It pleased since. Watson stated
that he had many complaints as TO
service and schedules
Corporation Counsel Hally sent TO
the council the agreement with the
u. l. r. for the Beaubien-st. grade
separation and also an ordinance to
govern the relaying Of tracks in con-
nection with all future grade separs-
tions at points where there are street
railway lines. The first was adopted
and the other referred to the grade
separation committee.
An invitation from Rev. FIR. III. l.
Stritch. 8. T.. for the council to attend
Jere G. Hutchins' lecture on Detroit
and it's street car service" was re-
Ceived and accented