The Detroit times., 1909-01-06
OF WORK
LEFT FOR NEW
COUNCIL
CONVENTION HALL BELLE ISLE
BRIDGE AND SALOON AND BOIL
Err INSPECTION ORDINANCES
q AMONG PROBLEMS PASSED ON.

The passing common council VIII
beuueath heritage OF work 10 the
new council. Many problem when
has yexed aldermanic brains the past
year is laid over for the new solons 10
solve. The most serious ordinance
left for discussion Is the new Watson
measure. providing for a city license
I Zee. with the intention Of driving out
undesirable saloons.
The boiler inspection ordinance Is
also one that viii require much time
and worry 10 get in shape so tnat the
contending interests OF engineer and
manufacturer will be looked after, as
well as the public safety. The conNep-
ton. hall, proposed general hospital
and new Belle Isle bridge are huge
projects that have been indorsed by
the people and the council must now
decide which, II any shall DC built AT
once.
For The parks committee. there is
left the proposed scheme OF civic beau
fification and, most urgent the pro-
1ected Riverside Boulevard in the east
ern end OF the city. The building
code which is now being drawn up by
n committee OF architects is a measure
which is also passed over for Consid-
GRAFTON OF the new council.
N In spite OF the hard work done by
the street opening committee the past
year. there are still Is street openings
20 be considered mostly OF small ends
of streets The sewers committee will
have TO pass upon the plans for the
big intercepting sewer in Fairview.
4 The Alter road In old Fairvicw is soon
to be decided 10 the cf1y. and the fight
over it's Improvement will then come
mp again.
All through the year 1908 there was
row over the cleaning of alleys and
the ash collection ordinance is now
back In committee for new unkering.
The license committee has the matter
of forbidding licenses 10 cripples TO
consider. The ordinance covering the
running of taxicabs and that TO regu-
late the strength of autolights are con-
tested measures which slumber in
committee flies.
While the franchise committee will
4 have to deal with the settlement OF
the street railway question TO be
drought up bv the Committee of Fifty,
n also has the old Detroit Traction Co.
franchise still before II for final dis
posal.
Last July an ordinance was intro
duced TO prevent the sale OF explo-
nives and the use of firearms In con-
nection with Fourth of July celebra-
fions. This is due for another hearing
as soon as the new committee gets go
ing.
Only one division occurred in the
final meeting of the council Tuesday
evening, four aldermen voting against
the opening of Canfield-ave., from
Bellevue-ave. to the easterly city linn
IT'S, while 80 favored 1T.
Aid. Ostrowski and Tossy had the
contrao: FAR section No. OF the Wa
terman-ave. sewer recnlsidered on the
ground that George A. Cooke, the sue
cessful bidder, does not pay union
wages.
Secretary McKinlay, of the health
board. Gent IN 4 communication asking
that the scope of the alley cleaning
ordinance be enlarged.
Aid. Mcclellan had a resolution
adopted calling for the purchase of
m automobile ambulance for the poor
commission.
Aid. Renaud introduced a resolution
asking that the fire, police and public
lighting departments be requested TO
get together on the building of con
Quits for wires SO that they might all
use one big conduit, instead OF tear
ing up the streets separately three
times to lay small conduits. A special
committee. consisting OF Aid. Renaud
Gutman, Heating. Gilman and Ostrow
ski was appointed TO take up the
matter $500