The Detroit times., 1910-01-12
Gilman Furnishes
INSURGENTS IN,
COUNCIL
Watson, Allan, Heating and Burton,
Who Opposed Him for President,
Deprived Of 0harmanships and
Heineman Gets Setback.
Committees Much Weaker Than
Those of Last Year-New Official
Gets Ring From Constituents.

Thomas K. Gilman, elected presi-
dent OF the council Tuesday evening.
Is getting even.
In his committee appointments for
the year. President Gilman has con-
spicuously ignored the men who made
the "insurgent" fight against him.
! Aid. Watson, Allan, Heating and Bur
ton, old members of the body. hard
workers and men OF undoubted intel
ligence and honesty. have been left
entirely out of the list OF chairman
ships. Other men who opposed Gin
nan less conspieuously have been
merely punished by being removed
from the heads OF important commit
tees to be placed on minor ones.
The whole order OF things In the
council has been turned upside down
by the new appointments. The old
leaders have been relegated To the
background. and, generally speaking,
the committees seem much weaker
than those OF the previous year.
Aid. Heineman. who has often rasp-
ed Gilman with biting sarcasm IN de
bate, has been shifted from the chair
manship OF the committee on charter
and city legislation. the work OF which
he made a study. TO the chairmanship
Of the committee on street Openings,
the most tiresome and vexatious OF
the council committees. Aid. Owen,
Harpfer and Grindley. who ended the
lnsurgent movement by their declara-
tions that they would stand by the
nomination OF Gilman In an early
caucus, have been retained In their old
chairmanships OF the grade separa-
tion. franchises and claims and ac-
counts committees. respectively The
only other chairmanships that have
not been changed are Goeschel, at the
head of the streets committee; Thomp-
son, Mt the head Of the rules commit
tee, and Walsh on the House of Cor
rection committee.
Aid. Shapland, as predicted. gets the
ways and means committed: Aid. FL
Us the committee on public utilities
which VIII deal with the telephope SIT
uation: while Roeenthal; ne u the
noisy vests, Is at the head OF the r)nb-
Tic buildings committee. Aid. Fret
wald, who opposed Gilman, has been
deposed from the craftsmanship Of 4he
parks committee and given the insig-
nificant committee on licenses.
One significant change Is the shift
ing of Aid. Korte, who had pushed sew
eral saloon regulation measures, from
the LIQUOR regulation committee, his
place being taken by Aid. link. who
has very liberal views on the liquor
question.
There was no opposition to the cleo
ton OF President Gilman. A very
brief session OF the old council was
held, at which resolutions thanking
Aid. Herman +. ink for his services
rs president was adopted, and also
resolutions of coincidence with Aid.
Deimel, whose mother has recently
died. and with Aid. Thompson, whose
sister was buried Tuesday.
City Clerk Nichols called the roll
for the election OF president and every
one voted for Gilman except Aid. AL
Ian, Burton and Thompson, who were
not In the council chamber. Then Aid.
Ellis was elected president pro tenn
pore Gilman made brief speech Of
thanks, and Mayor Breitmeyer was es-
corted to the presidents platform and
delivered his annual message.
Glinnan's list of committees fol-
lows:
ways and Means-Shapland. HARPER.
Wing. Thompson, Trevor, Heineman.
Claims and Accounts-Grindiey. ver-
nor. Freiwald, Koenig, Wing. Watson.
Skrzycki
Judiciary--Koenig. Field. Burton.
Heating, Deimel.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Korte. Theisen.
owen. link. Gutman, Tossy.
Public Utilities-Ellis, Allan. Koenig,
Goeschel. Deimel.
Grade Separation = owen. zoeller.
streets-Goeschei Theisen. Rosen-
thai, owen, link. Gutman. Ostrowski.
Fire Protection--Vernor. Heineman.
! ZoelIer, Heating. Konkel.
House of Correction-Walsh. Allan,
Burton, Thompson. Skrzyski.
Public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Goesch-
ell. Ellis. Lempke, Ostrowski
Rutter. Koenig. Shapland. Deimel
Taxes-Lempke. Field. Freiwald,
Burton, Thompson. Vernon. ostrowski .
Street Openings-Heineman Zoeller.
Burton. Vernon. Wing. Allan, Konkei.
Printing-Wing, Heating, Watson,
Markets and Pounds-Theisen, owen.
Burton, Gutman. Schultz.
Public Lighting-Zoeller Rosenthal.
Thompson. HARPER, Garvey.
Parks and Boulevards--Relnhardt
Wing. Rosenthal. shapland. Rutter. Ell
drdinanccs-Gutm Walsh. Fret
valid, Field. Grindley, Reinhardt. Gar
Health and City Hospitals--Rutter.
owen. Grindley. Shapland. Skrzyski
Llcenses-Freiwald, Theisen, link,
Trevor Tossy.
Liquor Regulation-Zink, HARPER
Ellis Lempke, Oarvey.
Rules-Thompson, Allan, Reinhardt.
Goeschel. Korte. Ostrowski.
Charter and City NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Heinemsn. Field. Grindley. link. Wat
SON Tossy.
Brldges-Field, Lempke. Korte. zoei-
Ter Ostrowski
The following council session was
a brief one. Mayor Breitmeyer sent
in his veto OF the resolution providing
for legal proceedings to condemn the
Ferry tract out Grand River.ave. for
park purposes, on the ground that the
resolution, as adopted. was unconsti-
tutional.
Commissioner Haarer OF the depart
ment of public works, transmitted a
number of bids for material and sup
plies for the year. Police Commits
sioner Croui sent In communication
recommending that Woodbridge-st. sta
ton be sold. The board of health re-
ouested a transfer OF moneys to add
TO the facilities OF the mothers clinic.
city Clerk Nichols recommended some
changes In the council rules and trans
mitted an invitation TO the aldermei
20 be present at a bowlers' smoker In