The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
D. j. R. WILL REJECT
"F|FTY's" PLAN OF
settlement
Proposed Eight-FOr-Quarter Fare Is
Less Than the Actual Cost of
Operation, General Manager
Brooks Declares.
Road Is Willing To Build New Five
Cent Lines, But SHES at Three
Cent Extensions.

prepared by a subcommittee or the
committee OF nifty.
General Manager Frank W. Brooks,
OF the ID. u. r.. stated this ia 40 un'
certain terms when he appeared ne
fore the franchises committee OF the
common council, Friday. lie also mace
IL plain that the ID. L. r. is not dis
posed 10 build ally considerable eNten-
sions of rhe three-Ceut lines. Accord
ing 10 his statements. the ID I. X. 's
willing TO build. in addition TO the new
trackage on the Harper-ave line. tae
following:
A new fve-cent line on Grandy-ave.,
TO loop with the Chene-st. line north or
Gratiot-ave.
The Hanilton-blvd. (ive-cent line.
Connecting bits az track on II
Guette-ave. Russell-st. or Rivard'st'
10 change the Brush-st. (dve-cenO
from a single track line with switches
10 loop line
With regard tc the new north and
south crosstown line on either Scot.
ten-ave or Junction-ave., FOR Whlch
residents OF the Fourteenth ana SIX
teenth wards have been clamoring, the
attitude taker b. Brooks was such rs
10 make il unlikely that this line VII
be built this year as an extension u
the three-SenI system. The II. I. X.
Will build il ION terms in accordance
with a general settlement" however.
II such can be arranged with the com
mon council.
The d. L. r. Is willing to build a
loop line on Clay ST. Aubin and liol-
brook.aves.. TO connect with the Oak-
land line for the relief OF the NIL
waukee Junction factory district TINS
being the only extensive ADDITION 70
the Detroit Railway (three-cenU sys
tenn approved.
The tentative plan OF the sub-com-
rnittee OF the committee of nifty, pro
yiding for an initial fare OF eight tlch
cts for a quarter on all lines. with UNI
,ersal transfers, ana sliding sca!e
of fares TO be put IN effect after
trial of the eight.so a-QuaTter plan, At
the direction of a city commission
came up Tor discussion prior 10 'fe
calling OF the regular committee ses-
sion.
lyon may say as strongly as You
yish that we cannot accept any propo-
sition eating for that rate OF fare,
stated General Manager Brooks hrm'
Is. "Tha; is less than the actual cos
OF operation Such settlement would
be out OF the question.
What is your opinion of the basic
principle OF the committee OF hiJF
liam. the regulation OF fares 10
per cent profit basis was asked.
rs a man or a public utility corpora
ton 10 be considered an outlaw i
cesire Is eyinced 10 earn more thal
d per celt?' countered the ID. I. X.
manager. 1T is contrary tOthe human
IDEA 10 SO limit returns. The FISK Is
all the company's. Such plan Woult
provide that the company ourdehed
bv the hazard OF operation, may be al
lowed to make ) per cent.
The committee session was long
and talkatiye one. About one-third
of me aldermen were present, AMI
each had views 10 express. \. [. Wild
man and Frank STANDARD, OF the Nil
yankee Junction Manufacturers asso-
citation we're given the floor first. They
declared that the 81 factories in that
djStrlct now employ $4,000 operatives,
anG that the transportation problem
has become acute. The only service
i'm that district Is furnished by the
Brush and Chene single track lines,
with switches. and the Clay-ave. plug
line.
"The proposition is an impossible
one" said WidmaE. Labor will not
come 10 us and put up with the condi-
.tions attendant on getting 10 and from
work This applies both TO office help
and TO men in the factories. Our en-
ployes leave us 10 work in other
places where the street car service is
better.
Seven new factories have been add
ed in the district within a year and
more are 10 come. including the Gen
eral Motors plant with 1000 employees.
We must have better car service II
is not a matter OF fare but Of getting
the cars to carry our people"
The plan proposed by the manufac-
turers calls for a track on Piquette-
ave-. from Russell-st AZ the terminus
of the Brush line. TO Hastings-st.. the
Brush cars going up Russell-st and
coming down town on Beaubien-st
This would necessitate building a
short stretch OF track on Beaubien-st.,
from Adams-ave TO Grauot-ave., the
Brush cars coming down town by the
latter.
All the aldermen OF to First Third,
Fifth and Seventh wards had received
EidNkS VI nhHNdi fuANr AiOAi 'iitlflOf'fr
in these factories urging them 20 solve
the problem In this district
Aid. Gutman proposed that the ID.
L. X. build a new track on Russell-st
90 Gratiot-aye.. and change the Brush
line into a three-cent line This would
mean running the Fourteenth-ave. cars
on Brush Beaubien va St Antoine
SITS and the making OF a new line on
Hastings and Russel-sts. connecting
with Gratiot-ave. and running 20 the
Brush-st station rs does he present
Brush lire.
This plan went on The rocks be.
cause OF the proposal 90 make the
HASTINGS Russell line r. three-cent
one.
Il do not thipi, that this or any
other company Win extend the svs.
tenn OF three-cent operation" said
General Manager Brooks determined
ly. we are willing 10 90 10 great
lengths 20 help ont the conditions i'm
the congested districts. The con1pauy
cannot get money 20 extend tho three
( ,cent lines. We would have 10 get =,
& under false prctenses aud we are not
63oing that.
.We are willing 20 build a loon for
S me Chene-st line on Grendy.avo and
40 these other things that have been
rpo,ken Of. We will lay these trncks
m Cfandy-ayep and other places