The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
SCOTT GIFT IS
STILL UNACCEPTEO
Matter Sent Back To Committee To
Have Halos Clipped From Dead
Financier.

Frills placed on the character or
the late Jim" Scott, I'm a resolution
drawn by Council Committee Score
tary Schreiter, accepting the monl-
ment bequest, resulted In long
pow-wow in the council meeting,
Tuesday night, and the re-referring
of the resolution to the parks and
boulevard committee, where severa
haios will probably be clipped fror
the deceased financier. Little else
was done.
Aid. Bob Rutter, of the Fifteenth
ward, was the principal objector.
He is a member OF the commit
tee. and was in favor OF accepting
the money. but when the committee
report was presented to him for sig
nature just Before the council meet
ing, he held up both hands, and yell
ed, Not me-
Aid. George Ellis. also OF the com
mittee, drew his pencil through sew
eral lines of the report. in whlcn
Scott was described as charitable
and which stated that not a single
voice was ever raised TO say that he
was ever dishonest or attempted 10
wrong anybody. Then the report WAS
signed by Chairman Otto Reinhardt,
and Aid. Shapland, Ellis and Konkel
AS soon Dis the report had been rea
by Reading Clerk Gadd, Aid Rutter
was on his feet.
Il didn't sign that report, and Tr'
not going TO let this matter be showed
on me this way" ne shouted I'm
for accepting he money, but l want
that report sent back TO the commit
tee so that we can know beforehand
what we are asked 10 sign
Chairman Reinhardt aGlitted that
Secretary Schreiter had drawn up the
report, as he had drawn up nearly all
the reports presented TO the council.
He said that the report embodied the
sentiments expressed by the commit
tee, except tn At it was a little more
elaborate than any Of the members
of the committee would be capable OF
framing.
Aid. Koenig demanded delay be
cause of the Scott heirs and the claim
of Joseph Campau, step-son. 1t was
explained To him that all these mat
tiers would be taken care of by the
courts before any money was handc1
over to the city
Aid. Richard Watson, who filed the
reconsideration on the first vote OF
acceptance, surprised the council by
rising and declaring that he was in
favor OF the acceptance.
I'm sorry, kicked up such a muss
as did said Watson. Now | want
this money accepted and without any
more delay"
Aid. Tossy in long Grafton com
pared the Scott gift with the Carnegie
library gift
Many of us were friends of Jim
Scott he said. Some Of us drank
more than he did, and some OF us told
worse stories | would have no more
scruples against accepting his money
than Carnegie's, but there is another
side OF the question. The worst thing
Scott ever did was to cut his step-son
on in his will, after getting his moth.
ers property. | think We ought to
give the son what is coming to him,
and then use the rest for the monu-
ment."
Judge Hosmer one of the executors
OF the will, was called on, and said
that he had a receipt from Canpau
for his claim.
After an hours controversy. the re-
port was referred back to the COM
mittee by vote Of Is to 16. Chair
man Reinhardt announced a public
TO be held at o'clock Tues
day afternoon to let everybody be
heard.
Action on the proposed ID. u. r. ap-
praisal and on the bread ordinance
was put over for one week.
Aid. Gutman, who stood out against
the rest OF the franchise committee
and insisted that the Bancroft APP
praisal be made the basis of the ID. u.
r. appraisal, persuaded his associates
on the committee to defer the report
for one week and let Bancroft go be-
fore the committee and defend his
appraisal.
The bread ordinance report also
was deferred by request of members
Of the committee.
The council adopted resolution in
Lroduced by Aid. Barnett, providing
hat officers be assigned to take testi- |
mony as to the service being given
On the Brush-st line. Aid. Garvey's |
ordinance to compel better service on
he three-cent lines, was placed OH
irst and second reading, and laid on
he table for the 30 days provided in |
he city charter.
Deep breathing. which draws the |
blood from the brain TO the lungs is |