The Detroit times., 1909-05-18
ASKS SETTLEMENT.
OF FERRY RUMPUs
Mayor Tells Council Lack of Belle
Isle Service Works Serious
Injury to City.

Mayor Breiimeyer will send a com.
munication To the common council.
Iueaday evening requesting that that
body take some action with regard To
resumption of Terry service To Belle
Isle Tor the season. Tie will call at
tention 10 he fact TIM the lack of
Terry service deprives the people OF
the city OF the pleasure-riGlng priv
llege during the hot weather that is
coming and also reduces the attrac-
lion OF the city in its water amuse-
ment. osides making ii harder TO get
10 Belle Isle.
his message Will be referred 10
either the ordinance committee or the
committee en- public utilities. Aid.
Ellis, who Is member of the ordl-
nance committee. desires IL 10 go 10
thai body. Ellis now has stronger sup
port than AT the time he tried TO Sc
cure an amendment TO the ferry ord
finance, cutting out the one-way fares.
u shall stand with Aid. Ellis this
time says Aid. Reinhardt. When
this matter was up before. | voted
against him, although | felt he was
right on some matters. In view Of
what has happened since. | am going
10 vote with him now"
Aid. Gilman. whose opinion carries
great weight in the council. Is not
ready to stand for warlike tactics
against the ferry company, such as
.. the raising OF the license fee.
I'VE should adopt position OF being
willing 10 do what Is right and stand
10y II. but We should not so out TO take
revenge" he says Gilman IL In favor
OF holding out for the hye-cent fares.
however.
Aid. Shapland Is lined up with Aid.
Watson and Friewald To go after the
Detroit Belle Isle Il Windsor Ferry
Co.
The quicker we get another COM
'pany for this business or u municipal
line. the better IL will be-" he says,
Then they cannot hold us up every
year. Other people are willing TO
take up this service. | had some
parties in view last year who would
have taken the Belle Isle service II
they could have been assured OF the
Windsor ferry business also. That IS
not an impossible thing. for | under
stand that the Canadians are far from
satisfied also"
Aid Schultz has not made up his
mind, as his constituents are divided
on the question Aid Korte. Wing,
Theisen. Goeschel and Rutter are
ready 10 stand pat and let the com.
pany keep its boats tied - the dock
II IL wishes. Aid owen takes diff
ferenl view
Our ferry service is the best In
the country" he says. The company
asks only what is reasonable. What
II has had 70 put up with IN the way
of cheating and trouble from people
who tried To ride for less than full
fare. only its ofncers know"
The fact that the mayor has taken
his stand in behalf OF the ferry COM
pany is likely to have considerable
influence upon some OF the aldermen.
Aid. Garvey is set against any con-
ccssion.
"Pingree worked hard TO get the
present arrangement and the ferry
business has paid handsomely, he as
serts Il do not see why we should
be called upon to pay double as much
for a ride now when the business Is
90 times what it was at the begin
ming"
Aid. Heating and Zoeller also say
that they will stand by the present
ordinance.
Park Commissioner Hinchman
would like To see some arrangement
made TO get the ferries running again.
we used every means we could
TO get the people to the island Sunday
but the walks were black with those
who went across the bridge on foot.
he SAYS The ferries were missed.