The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
PEACE DOVE OUT
OF COMMISSION
Council Has Long "Scrappy" Session
Chief Row Over Contract For
Roofing Eastern Market.

After some weeks of peace. the CON-
mon council enjoyed the luxury OF a
long and "scrappy" session. Tuesday
evening. The theaters were forgotten
while the city fathers gave perform
ence that lasted almost as long as
that OF the shows.
For nearly an hour. oratory and re-
marks OF very personal nature were
the rule, the matter under discussion
being the letting OF q contract for q
new roof on the eastern market. This
mas been under discussion In commit
tee since last July. and many bids
have been rejected. Aid. Rosenthal
was the principal champion OF letting
the contract to Roehm Bros. at $2,390
to say about the matter.
Aid. Freiwald declared that cheaper
bids had been previously rejected.
Commissioner Haarer, Of the ID. p. W..
asserted that this was the fault OF
the COMMITTEES. Aid Watson took a
fall out OF Freiwald by ren,erking that
every company bidding had Az alder
man fighting for II. and the acccsed
scion came back with peppery talk.
Then Aid. Allen and Rosenthal mixed
with vigor.
The contract was finally approved,
giving Roehm Bros. the job. but Aid.
Freiwald will try to have 1t reconsid-
cred next week.
Another fuss was started over the
granting of permit to the d. U. r..
to relay Its tracks In Woodward-ave.
en- q stretch where its franchise has
expired. Aid. Reinhardt had a resolu.
ton to withdraw the permit until the
company should agree to q DECLARE
ton that no rights we're sought or &C
CURED by its laying OF tracks. This
resolution was sidetI acked to allow q
change of wording and was then for
gotten, the council adjourning before
II could be brought up again.
After long fight, Aid. Koenig and
Heineman succeeded In securing an
extension Of time In which to pay the
special assessment for opening Beau
bien-st.. only property owners living
in the district being allowed this ex-
tension and all others having to pay
up at once or suffer penalty and In
terest Aid. Trevor read OF list Of
wealthy persons who had not paid
their street opening assessment.
Despite the protest Of Commits
sioner Haarer that the sewer depart
ment has all the work II can do Just
now, the council voted to have sewers
dug on the per diem plan. the sewer
department hiring laborers and doing
the work itself instead Of by contract,
IN all cases where the commissioner
finds that a saving can be effected
thus. At the present low contract
prices for sewers, thar means that all
sewers will continue to be dug for a
time by contract.
Aid. Reinhardt was unable to secure
an Immediate amendment OF the side
walk contractors bonding ordinance.
his amendment that personal surety
bonds be accepted from contractors
being sent to the streets committee,
which has already Endorsed It,
A communication from the Board Of
Commerce. urging that the council re-
woke the permission granted the Elec.
trio City Amusement Co. to construct
n bridge from Electric park to Belle
Isle bridge approach, was referred to
the committee on parks.
Mayor Breitmeyer recommended
that $3.50 be appropriated to entertain
the Michigan Agricultural college ca
dets who have offered to come here
Memorial day to take part in the
parade.
A resolution introduced by Aid.
Heineman requesting all city depart
nents having automobiles 10 have the
words city of Detroit" placed con-
spicuously on the same, wRs adopted
II Is aimed to prevent 10y riding" by
department chauffeurs in public
autos.
A supplemental estimate for the pur-
chase of two lots, at q cost of $4,000.
as an addition to the Palmer school
site, was put through by Aid. Gutman
Aid. link introduced resolution
requesting the d. u. r. to lay ''T'
rails in Gratiot-ave. from Randolph-st.
to Mt. Elliott-ave
An expert on acoustics was present
beside President link to try to de-
termine what Is wrong with the sound
carrying properties of the counci.
chamber. Wires or sounding board