The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
O.VERN0R WANTS
HIGHLAND PARK
ANNEXED
PUTS THROUGH RESOLUTION IN
STRUGGLING COMMITTEE TO GET
BUSY BEFORE VILLAGE PILES
UP BONDED DEBT.

Many important matters. and few
frivolous ones were handled by the
common council Tuesday night in a
hurry-up session in which there was
never a division.
Corpration Counsel Hally was au-
thorized TO draw up a general home
rule bill for all cities OF the state, To
be presented 10 the legislative com
mittee.
Aid. Vernon stared the ball rolling
for the annexation of Highland Park
and portions OF Hamtramck and
Greenfield by a resolution instructing
the charter and city legislation com
uittee get busy OH the matter. Tho
idea Is TO annex the territory before
the village has an opportunity to Is.
sue large quantity OF bonds and pile
up big floating debt, as was done by
Fairview. A $1,000 bond issue for
the repaving OF Woodwardaye. is one
OF the things that the village may
pass and Vernon believes in getting
busy ahead OF time. Such an annexa-
ton would ais bring Palmer Park
within the city limits.
BY resembling one resolution and
passing another, the $4,000 for the
Committee OF so was put in the safe
keeping OF the mayor. Mayor Brett
meyer also gets s75 for new rug in
his Office and $50 to have the walls
cleaned and painted.
Aid. Vernon introduced resolution,
which went to the charter and the city
legislation committee. requesting that
committee 10 try 10 secure the pass
age a law by which the city may
recover from property owners for per-
sonal injury judgments secured aginst
the city as a result of defective side
walk accidents
Aid. Thompson Ellis and Schultz
were appointed a special committee
TO investigate the condition OF the
voting machines owned by the city
with view TO using them In the
spring primary and election.
BY resolution OF Aid. Gilman, the
committee on public utilities was re
quested TO confer with the Ulcers of
the Detroit a. Suburban Gas Co.
which operates in what was once Del
ray and Woodmere, with view TO
getting that company to lower its
rates TO the scale charged by the De
troit City Gas Co Gilman has been
informed that the company Is willing
10 make this reduction, although its
franchise does mt compel il TO do so
until 1911.
To complete the beach for the new
Belle Isle bath house, $4,000 was
transferred from the house OF correc-
ton fund to the park fund.
The National Council Of Women was
formally invited to hold it's convention
In Detroit next June.
Gas Inspector Ed. r. Hyland report
ed that on Feb. =, Candlemas day, the
gas supplied in the city mains went
down slightly below the standard
This may or may not have had 10 do
with the grounding. but it was soon
attended to- anyway.
Aid. Tossy had some trouble In be
ing heard and therefore introduced the
resolution, which is unique
OF its kind
Resolved, That the committee
on public buildings be requested
TO have the acoustic properties
OF the council chamber bettered
for the benefit Of the president OF
the council. Referred 10 commit
tee on public buildings.
Tossy ais ocame across with a reso-
luton 10 have the pay of garbage
wagon drivers raised from $225 10
$3.50 per day
Aid. Theisen slipped in little esti-
mate TO please the folks at home.
that $4,000 be appropriated
TO grade all alleys in the Eleventh
ward. This is a joke. although not SO
labeled.
Aid. HARPER introduced a resolution
to have the pay OF road foremen raised
10 $3.50 per day Like the other reso-
lutions for appropriations IL will go
to the board OF estimates for considera-
ton.
The streets committee reported adj
versciy TO the petition of certain prop
erty-Cwners to have FOREST, from
Third 10 Twelfth-sts., repaved with
granite blocks.