The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-13
BIC FIGHT COMING
ON SOS" REPORT
IN COUNCIL
Committees Recommend Purchase Of
Data for $l7,500, But Aid Gin
nan Will Wage Battle In
Opposition,
Says Report Is of No Value and
Points Out That It Has Never
Been Adopted.

One Of the most notable contests in
the common council I'm a long. long
time Is due 10 occur in the meeting of
Tuesday night unless the factions can
get togethC in the meantime. \ re.
port OF the committees on franchises
and ways and means fayoring the pur-
chase of the committee OF fifty's report
at 81 800 for the use OF the common
council in negotiating a street railway
settlement Will be- submitted
Aid Thomas Gilman, president.to-
be of the council. gave notice to his
colleagues on the joint committee
Monday morning that he was against
the report II was carried over his
head
Il will not have IL laid over by OBJ
jecting." Gilman stated after tho
meeting. II don't believe in them
methods Of delay. Let's fight it out on
the floor and have II over. That's my
way
The session was a long one and was
given up mostly TO Aid. Glinnan's OBJ
jections and the replies OF officers OF
the mayors committee and retorts by
Aid. Allan, Watson and owen.
The aldermen were informed that
all the data collected by the mayors
committee had been handed over ex-
cept the Bancroft report. Engineer
Bancroft had ordered this printed OF
his own accord. The committee found
that this left tangle in the matter
of ordering the report printed. City
Clerk Nichols was instructed TO ask
for bids fcr printing l 900 copies of
the reports of the "Hfty's' sub-commit-
tees, the appraisal report TO be paid
for separately. and then bound with
the remainder. Barcroft's work will
take about $50 pages and the remain
der OF the reports as much more. so
that II will be q stable volume when
completed
Attorney Clyde l. Webster checked
the aldermen somewhat by telling
them that they must. as n matter OF
law, buy the report before they could
order lit printed. The committee S re-
port will. therefore. contain first
recommendation for purchase and
then one for printing and binding the
report.
Aid. Gilman began objecting right
at the start saving that he could not
see what Use the committee of fltty's
report is 10 the city or council AZ this
time Then he commented on the fact
that the reports were received only
and not adopted by the entire commit
tee. saving that, as matter of fact.
the committee of fifty had made no
report.
II will make that plain" said
Frank w. Eddy, chairman of the com
mittcc Of fifty I'VE were appointed
only to investigate. not to recommend
any settlement That would be 10 en-
croach upon the preroSatives of the
common council This investigation
has been hurried as much as possible,
although IL is true that there have
been some delays The committee OF
fifty will meet later 10 adopt recon-
mendations. II II Is requested 20 do so
by the council or the mayor.
II want 10 say TO you, Mr.. Eddy"
retorted Gilman. that II the common
council did business the way your com
mittee of fifty did We would never 90
ANYTHING. You have sidctracked your
committee of fifty and left everything
10 your sub-committees AS matter
Of fact. your committee has never
passed unon these reports
This called for an explanation from
Attorney Webster that the fifty had
not considered II wise to debate and
pass upon the reports at this time
since majority Of the committee
might vote down n report which con-
tanned a great deal OF information use
full 10 the common council.
at was not for us to say Whether
We should have municipal ownership
or not. vet We had two reports on that
subject" he remarked 1T is not for
US to say whether per cent should he
allowed on franchise values. Nor
should we alter or change the Bar
croft appraisal. We have turned over
all the facts we found"
Then the committee Of fifty was not
appointed 10 settle the street rail-
way question:" queried Gilman.
"The committee was appointed to
assist tho common council. SAID
Mayor Breitmeyer. For instance,
,hey have made a valuation Of the
Detroit United Railways property.
Vow il is for you TO allow the ID. L. r.
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