The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-23
REINSTATEMENT
PLAN IS TABLED.
Adoption Of Amended Ordinance De.
layed Week, But Boats Will
Run in Meantime.

SohuOu SouuCli was the uISL shirt
sleeve session OF that body. IL was
almost too hot to work. and SO the
city dads. while holding a long ses-
sion marked by frequent debates. did
not accomplish much. but put on lot
OF big things after discussing them a
bit.
The ferry question was the big sub
ject and il soon became evident that
about one-third OF the aldermen were
opposed TO The Times compromise
settlement, under which the boats
have been running since Sunday
morning. The ordinance committee
report, presented by Aid. Watson.
calls for an amendment OF the Belle
Isle ferry ordinance allowing the com
pany TO sell only round trip and pleas
ure-riding tickets up to $3.50 in the
eyening, one-way tickets then TO be on
sale from Belle Isle only. New clauses
are added providing for a half fare for
children and all return stubs are coed
for a phaeton ride across Belle Isle
bridge.
Aid. Field. Goeschel, Friewald
Korte and others opposed the commit
tee plan and the matter was laid On
the table for a week. but Watson Sc
cured the adoption of resolution
continuing the present arrangement
for that time.
A hard fight was made to secure
recognition for the mayors Committee
Of Fifty. Aid. Fields resolution ask
ing a report by July 10 was rescinded.
He introduced another calling upon
the committee to report as soon as
possible. He declared that the alder
men should get busy, as the people
hold them responsible for settlement
OF the street railway question. Aid.
Ellis took the ground that the council
should act independently OF the
mayors committee, ana Aid Goeschel
declared that the committee is not the
councils creation and should not be
instructed by the council. Fields Sec
ond resolution was finally indefinitely
postponed.
This resolution came in as the re-
suit of a conference between some
of the aldermen and members of the
Committee OF Fifty In the afternoon.
Another contest arose over the or
dinance proposing to give the Detroit
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per, waste and refuse other than dirt
and ashes, throughout the city. Aid.
Rosenthal objected as soon as this or
dianace came up for final disposition.
He declared that II would take away
the livelihood OF 900 pedders who
make a humble living by buying and
selling paper. bottles and rags. Aid
Koenig backed him up by declaring
that the company would not give ade.
quate service TO all portions OF the
city. Finally, Aid. Vernon, whose COM
mittee had prepared the ordinance,
moved to lay the matter on the table
for 80 days.
An amendment to the -auetioneers,
ordinance designed to correct the un-
reasonable bonding feature was pre-
sented and will be taken up next
week. In the same way. two amend
ments to the ordinance governing
draymen and moving van owners. by
which they will be required to report
from and to where they move people,
was laid over week.
Authority was given the commits
sioner OF public works to purchase the
site of the garbage collecting station
for $4,000.
A majority OF the printing commit.
tee recommended the awarding OF the
official printing to the first edition OF
the News. not as the lowest bidder
that distinction belonging to The
Times, which was half cent per inch
below the News-bit- AS the lowest
bidder under a technical construction
of the specifications.
In response TO an inquiry by Aid
Tossy, Chairman Rheinhardt conceded
that The Times bid was the loN Il
and that The Times Co. stood ready
under a $4,000 bond to give satisfac-
tory morning paper service as requir-
ed by the specifications. II was the
committees view, however, that an
earlier morning issue than The Times
proposed to give 90 a. No. was desir-
able. The committee was willing.
however, to abide by the councils
view of the matter.
Aid. Tossy said II was more essen
tial that the greater number OF tax
payers who have time only for the
evening paper should get the proceed
ings of the council. and he moved an
amendment to the committees report
substituting The Times for the News
provided that The Times publish the
proceedings. etc, in ALL editions at
the bid submitted to the committee.
eighteen and one-half cents per inch.
thus giving an all-day service, much
larger than the morning issue OF the
News affords. and identical with that
furnished by The Times when 1t was
the official paper in 1905-1906.
Aid. Watson thought the merits OF
the question were not fully understood
by the aldermen. and his motion 20
Law the report and amendment on the