The Detroit times., 1909-12-02
Gilman NICHOLS TRACTION
PLAN UP TO HALLY
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the $1,000 valuation 70 property OWL
ers. Therefore he and City Clerk
Nichols had devised this plan
Wish immediate Saving.
They wished 10 effect an immediate
saving i'm fares TO passengers lie
recalled the option clause Of the DE.
troit Railway franchise. ny which That
company was given first chance 20
take over expired franchises, and ar
gued that. since the II. L. r. haa
bought up the Detroit RAILWAY. r
could not claim successfully that a
demand that il institute an cttens ou
OF the terms of that franchise wovl
be Hnjusi With regard 10 the SIC p"
ments that the acceptance Of his p.1r
would enable the II. L Il 10 chars'
anywhere from SO u cents for q
Tide that now costs but nicSe
Gilman said
That question has been hrou-u.
out by some gentlemen more braiu'r
than | am We grant that is he sit
uatfoh. II Will be- So until 1924.
City Clerk Nichols disCialmed any
intention OF attracting notice or faF-
oring his chances for Office hy bring
ing out the plan. Neither had h. cri'l-
cized the mayor OF corporation cJua-
sci The s300-a dav rental plan mad
failed, he said. since the - t. r had
not accepted il in full In reply 20 a
question by Aid Gutman Nicho'-
said that he thought the D. K
might later sue the city Tor toe 70
turn OF money paid as rental lie
urged the temporary settlement plan
hn Iala IN gff N M q
settlement is 10 he more than .ev
months He admitted that ht-beiit---.--tt
the ID. L would accept the DetrC
Railways terms for all lis lines n-
insisted that il would NOT ge a Ga
settlement on anything else 'hau
fiat three-cent fare basis
FIFTY at D w. R.s Mercy
The committee Of ffty rs az ,ha
mercy OF the ID. L. r. D., asserted
IN an argument relative r0 th, getting
OF correct information a. to costs OIL.
operation.
Mayor Breitmcycr BROKE u ber
aud told Nichols he was wrong AFTER
that the meeting was%fatur-s bs boz.
terruptiuns AID Koenig wanted fo
know II double fares wouid be nos
sible on account of the right vi tile
company 10 charge separately ou St1a-
ends Of lines
Yes. replied Nichols and tbe
same would be the ease under muHic.
pal ownership
Nichols declared 40 settlement IS
now IN prospect.
How long Will il be before ol s.t
three-ffths OF the voters to accept e.
franchise that will bc acceptable 500
the H. L r." he ashcd Nichols
admitted he would consider stopping
the cars as 4 war measure If the T.
L. r. would moi accept low fares
The people would have 10 walk
yes. he said Are You thinking only
of what they could do 90 Won and MOI
OF the harm il would do the com
pany"
And the aldermen would al hc
lynched when they stopped the cars
remarked AID Tossy philosophicaly
Mayor Breitmeyer talked 10 the
committee very briefly He asked
that the whole matter Doc loft open
until the committee OF fifty report
TO the common council. ~. did not
believe in passing the Gilman rosuiu
ton unless II we're known the -. H.
r. would accent IL. as moro litigation
at this time would do no good Ali
Gutman declared that the D T.. r.
must accept or prepare FOR municipal
ownership.
Aid. Vernon supported the mayors
stand. as did Aid Watson Vernon
declared his belief that the Gilman
plan would saddle the cost Of foundu-
lions and paving on the taxpayers
"onIy a STALL Says Gilman.
That's only a stall retortcd Gin
nan elegantly.
Then why don't YOU state specin.
cally in your resolution that tho city
VIII not have TO pay for those things. Do
shot back Aid Tossy.
1T Is not mentioned at ALI" re-
piled Gilman.
Attorney Webster was called on