The Detroit times., 1909-04-15
Use Dove OUT
|DF COMMISSION
IN Has Long "scrappy" Session
Chief How Over Contract For
1ooAng Eastern Market.

1fter some weeks OF peace, the com
~ council enjoyed the luxury OF q
= and "scrappy" session. Tuesday
oing. The theaters were forgotten
~ the city fathers gave perform
- that lasted almost as long as
of the shows.
~ nearly an hour. oratory and re-
r1u Of . very personal nature were
rule, the matter under discussion
- the letting OF contract for a
"a roof on the eastern market. This
been under discussion in commit
- since last July. and many bids
~ been rejected. Aid. Rosenthal
~ the principal champion OF letting
40 contract 70 Roehm Bros. at $2,39O
nearly everybody had something
say about the matter.
AID. Freiwald declared that cheaper
- had been previously rejected,
missioner Haarer, OF the ID. p. W.,
oFted that this was the fault OF
committee. Aid. Watson took a
out Of Freiwald by remarking that
ety company bidding had an alder.
IN nghting for IL. and the accused
N came back with peppery talk.
IN Aid. Allen and Rosenthal mixed
~ vigor.
Xhe contract was finally approved.
Wing Roehm Bros the job. but Aid.
xo1wald will try to have II reconsid-
NJ NEXT week.
Another fuss was started over the
|nnfing of q permit to the ID. u. r.
D relay Its tracks In Woodward-ave.
y . stretch where It's franchise has
1Dired. Aid. Reinhardt had a resolu.
I'D to withdraw the permit until the
|mpany should agree to declara'
~ that no rights were sough. or ac-
r1red by It's laying Of tracks. This
1nolution was sidetIacked to allow a
.onge Of wording and was then for
1efen, the council adjourning before
could be brought NJ again.
After q long fight. Aid. Koenig and
|o1neman succeeded In securing an
@1onsion of time In which to pay the
'oc&al assessment for opening Beau
INST, only property owners living
the district being allowed this ex-
DDi0n and all others having 10 pay
: at once or suffer penalty and in
|xost. Aid. Trevor read OF a list OF
lDolthy persons who had net paid
)1lr street opening assessment.
Despite the protest OF Commits
1ncr Haarer that the sewer depart
mt has all the work 1t can do just
~. the council voted to have sewers
- on the per diem plan, the sewer
DDartment hiring laborers and doing
~ work itself instead OF by contract.
Ill cases where the commissioner
1ds that saving can be effected
Ius. At the present low contract
Eces for sewers, thar means that all
DWers viii continue to be dug for q
me by contract.
Aid. Reinhardt was unable to secure
h Immediate amendment o. the side
nix contractors bonding ordinance.
y amendment that personal surety
Snds be accepted from contractors
ing sent to the streets committee,
Mich has already Endorsed IL.
VA communication from the Board OF
ommeTce. urging that the council re
Ne the permission granted the Elec.
~ lily AmuocnCut W. W COuolIuCl
bridge from Electric park to Belle
~ bridge approach. was referred to
- committee on parks.
Mayor Breitmeyer recommended
~ $3.50 be appropriated to entertain
~ Michigan Agricultural college ca
~ who have offered to come here
|omorial day to take part In the
1rade.
W resolution introduced by Aid.
olneman requesting all city depart
onts having automobiles 10 have the
oeds "City Of Detroit" placed con-
jIcuously on the same, was adopted.
& - aimed to prevent 10y riding" by
DDortment chauffeurs in public
6too.
~ supplemental estimate for the pur-
1noe OF two lots, at a cost of $4,000,
j an addition to the Palmer school
-. was put through by Aid. Gutman
Aid. link introduced a resolution
investing the ID. u. r. TO lay 1T"
IN In Gratiot-ave. from Randolph-st.
J ut. Elliott-ave.
An expert on acoustics was present
Ioide President link to try TO de-
mine what is wrong with the sound
|rrying properties OF the counci.
Iamber. Wires or sounding board