The Detroit times., 1909-12-02
BUILDING PLAN
DUE FOR KNOCKS
Gutman's Scheme To Combine Police
Headquarters and Municipal Courts
Under Same Roof Not Popular.

\ question of policy as 10 municipal
appropriations will come up in meet.
ing TO DE called soon by Aid. Keat-
irr-- 10 consider -Gutman.s plan
Tor the election or UCv uunfcttaf
building on the south side of Clinton.
50, 10 replace the present municipal
courts building. police headquarters
and health department, building. This
would call for the rGzing OF the pres
ent buildings ON the north side Of
Cllnton-st between Raynor and St
Antoine-sts.. and the enlargiug OF Gin
ton Park thereb!
Aid Gutman introduced 2 yssO.u-
lion looking 10 the holding OF meet
iuss Tor the discussion OF such a plan
in the council meeting Tuesday night
and 10 was referred 10 the public
buildings and ways and means com
mltteeS. which viii consult with the
police commission health board. poor
commission and Judges OF he record
ers court,
There is likely 20 De very strong
opposition 20 this plan however Sey-
eral aldermen taTKVd NC mTctCT over
with Mayor Breitmeyeg. Tuesday al
ternoon. and the resultant opinion was
that this Improvement. costing a great
sum OF money should not be hastily
embarked on In fact. the mayor tx
pressed himself as against anything OF
the kind
We want TO put our streets in the
best possible shape and keep them IN
condition first OF all he stated "Our
sewers must also be- provided for aud
sidewalks Those are the things thai;
affect all the people Let us have a
wcllpaved. clean. well-lighted. SAM.
tary city anu We can take our time
in attending 10 other things
There is undoubtedly feeling of
unrest in the city as result OF The
springing OF so many schemes for i'm.
movements that would mean the eS-
penditure OF great sums OF money
said Aid Heating later II dlsapprovc
OF too many of these projects being
sprung MANY people believe that all
these plans will be adopted and their
taxes 20 soaring"
This policy may go SO far as 20 hold
off submission OF the authorization of
bonds for a convention hall. new pub
lie library or new Belle Isle bridge tor
a year o. more II does not apply
10 the enlargement of the city hos
pital or the rebuilding OF the Cass
school however. these projects being
the carrying ont OF plans already APP
proved
There was no opposition in the
council, Tuesday night. 70 the pas
sage Of the ways and means commit
tee report by which the board OF estt-
mates is requested 20 meet in speCial
session and unite with the aldermen
in pledging faith 10 include an esti-
mate for the rebuilding OF the CaSs
school. The amount fixed IN the re-
port is s225,000. the MAXIMUM asked
By the school board. this being so
that the board OF estimates can in
vestig gate the actual conditions and
needs and cut the estimate IL necss-
sary.
\ resolution requesting the legal
department 20 begin court proceed
inss 10 condemn the property neces-
sary for the opening Of Forestave.
east 10 the city limits was passed.
CITY Accountant Grieser sent long
statement TO the council reporting
number OF small errors in the books
or the city treasurer, all being OF a
technical character He recommends
an investigation OF bookkeeping
methods by the proper committee and
2 number OF changes in the book
keeping OF the city treasurer's Office.
with view to avoiding such errors
in The future One OF the faults
charged Is that old city claims for
taXes against property condemned for
street and alley purposes, have not
been charged of. but allowed 10
stand
An ordinance regulating the public
dumps was adopted
Md Garvey introduced a resolu-
ton. which was adopted, calling for
Tho appointment Of a special ccm
mittee consisting Of the mayor and
four aldermen 10 act with the park
and boulevard department and tho
Board OF Commerce in urging upon
senators Burrows and Smith and Con
aressman DENLY the passage of such
legislation as will secure the site or
Fort Wayne 20 the CITY for a park in
case the fort Is abandoned a. miH-
farv most