The Detroit times., 1909-12-07

hours. spoke OF the noise due 10 made
quaie care Otthe cars and recommends
ed better service on several lines.
EK Judge c. j. Reilly protested when
II was moved to refer the report TO
the mayor
Why should We submit IL 10 the
mayor be inquired What are We
here for? What were We appointed
for. II not 10 form some definite idea
a. 10 the street railway question:"
Members In Squabble.
Reilly engaged in a spirited debate
with Or. j. III. Carstens. Clyde l. WeO-
ster and others, but the discussion
was Gained down enough TO allow OF
ihc report heing referred Then tue
row started again when e. =. Russell
moved that all the other reports be
considered read since the members
wore not 10 have the privilege of lie,
batting them before they went To the
colucll he was supported by REILLY
and il took talks by T.. II. Doyle, Chair
man Eddy and finally by Mayor Brett
meyer himself 10 calm the storm.
Harmony being restored, the other
reports were read. Great interest was
shown In the two reports on municipil
ownership The majority report Is
strongly adverse 20 municipal owner
ship. II declares TIA; the cities or
Europe aud Australia which have
;ricd il are congested, heavily in debt
and that the wages paid to employees
ann me service given ttTr ptibftt- tie
beth poor. With regard TO the situa
ton here. the report argues that mum
opal ownership could be achieVed
only in part or at great expense I'D
whole by purchase OF lines whose
franchises have not expired. To bond
for The Improvement would lower the
Credi' OF the city. II Is asserted, check
The power 10 bond for schools. parks,
81 wers and other public improve'
mtnts. The tax rate il is asserted,
would go up and the success of the
enterprise would be problematical.
The minority report was read by
T.. II. Schreiter. w u. Mahon. wno
prepared IL. being absent.
May Take Two years. Says Haarer.
Il would not be surprised if it takes
two years more to reach settlement
OF the street railway question. sa! )
Commissioners Haarer OF the depart
mcnt OF public works. who has been
i'm official life for many years. THE
data collected by the committee OF
FIFTY only convinces me that the Co1d-
Ilutchins franchise was the fairest set
Element ever offered a city.
What puzzles me is the great eX-
pCndlture the ID. l.. r. mas been max
ing on It's tracks and pavements the
past three years This year alone
$500 600 or more has been spent. For
the next few years the ID. L. K. viii
have very little expense for thar item.
suppose they will buy more rolling
stock then INT there certainly has
been some reason for this thing Of
getting so busy ON tracks and founda-
tions
City Clerk Nichols takes the con
illusions OF the fifty as further
boost for the Glinnan-Nichols resolu-
ton
Say that the city makes the ID. t..
X an offer ON the basis of the rate
of fare that has been found 10 be
right according To their fgures-3f0
cents? And suppose the ID. L. Il. turns
IL down What. then? That is the
question they have been asking I've
about the Gilman plan and now ! ala
firing it back
Most Of the aldermen are keeping
their opinions To themselves for the
time being. The rate OF fare figured
out by the committee Of fifty strikes
most OF them as about right. but they
are waiting 10 hear what the ID. [. r.
has 20 say i'm regard 10 the appraisal
on which the rate VS. figured.
Neither President Hutchins nor Goa
eral Manager Brooks Of the ID. L. r..
was available for interviewers Tues
day.