The Detroit times., 1909-02-02
CITY OWNERSHIP
IS S|DETRACkEO
At START
SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
THIS FEATURE OF TRACTION
PROBLEM HAS STRONG coRPoR-
ALTON lEANiNGS.

thursday evening Tor the nrst Time.
the public will get chance to tell
the Committee OF Fifty what the peo-
pie OF the city want In the way Of a
street railway settlement. An open
meeting will be held on that night at
which anyone can give his views.
Only one bit OF animation stirred
the proceedings Of the COMMITTEES.
Monday afternoon. That came when
+. A. Brown suggested that Aid. Yer
nor's ordinance be taken up In de-
tail by the several subcommittee
which had just been appointed by
Chairman Eddy. Clyde |. Webster
moved that the Vernon street railway
maps be borrowed also. 1t would have
been a big compliment TO the long
noustached alderman from the Second
ward IL his ordinance had been taken
as model. But
Secretary Paul c. Renaud Informed
the committee that copies Of the Yer
nor ordinance had been or would be-
furnished to each member. and Mayor
Breitmeyer announced that City En-
gIneer Mccormick had drawn a map
showing the franchises explorations Of
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that had been made were withdrawn.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-
suit Of inspection OF the committee
chosen. ID. NJ. Ireland. Charles A. Dean
and NJ j. Murphy-three or the lead
ing members OF the committee-have
been considered as opposed ~
municipal ownership. w. ID. Mahon IS
the only out-and-out municipal owner.
ship man on the committee, John ID.
Cochell Is understood to have some
leanings that way, Frank Kennedy Is
unprejudiced, while VIM. G. Pasha' g
attitude Is not known.
NJ. j. Murphy. as chairman Of the
conference committee. will have the
task OF securing information from the
ID. ". r. for the other committees. The
first thing for his committee will be
TO learn how far the ID. u. X. will open
Its books.
Clyde |. Webster, chairman OF the
legal committee, intends to give prac-
tically all his time to the work OF the
committee. He will attend all com
mittee meetings No invitation has
been sent to the corporation counse.
to 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-
pected that provision will be made
TO pay Webster for his services.
Or. j. II. Carstens will not have a
han In "a
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
SO that he can have no objection.
Three real estate men, L. c. Van
Husan, w. w. Hannah and ID. 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
=. Joy. Joseph Boyer, John ID. Wiley,
John n. Cochell. Phillip III. Gray and
A. q. Studer.
Richard +. JOY, George T. Moody, T.
H. Simpson and George H. Barbour.
Statistics and regulation-Frank III.
a. j. DnnneBack, Russell A. Alger. John
n Brown and Jos f.. Schiappacasse.
Appraisals-E. G. Van Husan. w: w.
Hannah. Louis r. Geist. Fred G. Hees.
Lesai-Clyde l Webster, wm. G.
Maybury. G. J. Reilly. l.. G Stanley.
Deibert c. James and Jos. &c. schIap-
Franchises--Thomas e. Newton. F.
A. Smart. Rev Lee 3. McCollester.
Frank KENNEDY, F., II. Doyle. Fred A.
schedules.-George r. Barbour. r. A.
Rurch. a. A. Schanty. T. q Daley.
James W. Thompson. w. y. Mnhon. Ed
conferenoe-M ]. Murphy. Melvin
Henry. Theo. " Eaton. Charles A. Dean
and Thomas Neal
Taxation and paving Melvin Henry.
Howard G Beck Theo ". Eaton. Fred
c. Hees and Geo. II Lyons
Extensions and rearranR
J W. Carstens. w. W. Hannah. T ~ .
Simpson. Thos. y Reeder. Thos Neal.
WIN q Pasha. Chas y Russell Theo.
l.. Smith and Alfred A. Trites.
Municipal ownership--p. VI ireland.
Chas A. Dean. w. u. Mahon. NJ j.
Murphy. John r. Cochell. Frank Ken
nedy and Vim. G. Pasha.
The Rev. Lee y. MrCoIiester. pastor of
the Church of Our Fsth~~. viii ad-
dress the Mons club Of 81. Mathews
church Wednesday evening. Feb. 3:
subject. "Touissant EOuverture. Ne
gro Patriot"