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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21

Respectfully, etc.
j. j. HAARER,
Commissioner.
Accepted, and by unanimous consent
Aid. Goeschel offered the. following:
Whereas, IT appears from com,
Public Works that the paving as per
contract confirmed the 5th day OF April,
1910. on Fort street tsectioh -, from
the east line OF Elsmere avenue 10
the west curb line OF Woodmere ave-
nue. on the north, has been fully com
pleted. and
Whereas. Said street has been exam
ined by the DEPARTMENT OF OF p strse;
has been found 10 have peen done IN
accordance with the contract and spe-
cifications for the same; therefore
ing within the limits above mentioned
be- and is hereby accepted.
Resolved, Second, That the city Con-
troller be. and is hereby authoriZeo 10
draw his warrant on the city Treas
urer In payment OF the intersections.
etc, OF said Fort street (section ID, 10
the amount OF s1.3l5S7, the same be-
ing the full amount due the con iI tn
etc. and for the sum or
s4l. the same being the cost or adj
vertising, blanks, and inspectors sal
airy.
Resolved, Third. That the City Con-
troller be. and he Is hereby directed 10
prepare street paving bonds Tor parts
!. 2. and OF said assess,neent roiIs,
Secs AZ and 43 Of Chapter IL OF the
Charter of the City OF Detroit. rs
amended by an act OF the Legislature
approved June s, 1901, such bonds 10
hear interest at the rate OF four per
cent. per annum.
Adopted as follows
Yeas-Ald Allan. Barnett, Defined
Fills Freiwald Garvey, Goeschel
Grindley. Gutman, HARPER. Koenig.
Konkel, Lempke. Ostrowski. owen.
Reiuhardt. Rosenthal, Rutter. Schultz.
Shapland, Skrzycki, Theisen Thomp-
snn Tossv Trevor Vernon Watson,
link. Zoeller. and the President-3o.
Nays-NOne
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-I beg leave TO submit my
report OF the relief granted dependent
families OF Detroit prisoners confined
I'm the House OF Correction. as required
by City Ordinance OF June 14th. 1910.
for the month OF November. 1910.
Nov. LIST
Amount on hand. ..........S4,726 80
Number OF families granted
relief UD ............... l59 90
Nov. 30th--
Balance on hand. .........S45 80
Very respectfully,
T. r. DOLAN
Superintendent OF the Poor.
Accepted and placed on file.
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Respectfully submitted
j. J. HAARER,
Commissioner
BY AID. Coeschel:

Resolved, That the City Treasurer
be, and is hereby directed to cancel
sidewalk assessment against west 36o
r.. or lot 20, no-th side Leland street
between McDougall and Collins streets
amounting to go. the same oeing an
oyercharge by the contractor and hav-
ms been refunded by the same TO the
Department OF Public Works and paid
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald Allan, Barnett, Defined
Ellis, Freiwald, Garvey. Goeschei
Grindley, Gutman, HARPER, Koenig
konkel Lempke, Ostrowski, owen
Keinhardt, Rosenthal Rutter, schultz
Shapland. SkrZycki. Theisen.. Thompson
Tossy, Trevor, Vernon, Watson, link
Zoeller and the President-3O
Nnys-NOne
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
By aid Gocschcl:

Resolved. That The City Treasurer.
be and is hereby directed 10 cancel
assessment against lot No
10. west side 81 Aubin between Ferry
and Hcndric avenues. amounting TO
sN.SS, the walk having been construct
ed on the adjoining lot and the cost OF
same having been refunded TO the city
by the contractor. Roll No. 2lO7.
Adopted az follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Barnett, Deimel
Ellis, Freiwald. Garvey Goeschoi
Grindley. Gutman. HARPER, Koeniv
Konkel. Lcmpke. Ostrowski owen
Reinhardt. Rosenthal, Rutter, schultz
Shapland, Skrzycki. Theisen, Thomson
Tossy. Trevor, Vernon. Watson, Link
Zoeller and the President--3O
Nays-None.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Controller.

tTo the Honorable the Common Council:
4 Gentlemen--The following reports OF
City Officers for the week ending
Featurday, Dec. II. 1910. are respect
Efully submitted; -
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From Department Of Public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Lateral Sewers Nos 1852. 1892.
2l40. 21t5 and 2i57 assessment rolls
Nos. 1852, 7442. 1850 7455 and 7aG7
heretofore approved and confirmed by
your honorable body have been COM
plcted according to plans and speci-
fcations and accepted for the city.
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. HAARER.
Commissioners.
BY Aid. Reinhart:
Resolved. That the City Controller
be and he ls hereby directed 10 draw
warrant on the city Treasurer IN
payment of the cost OF the city arms,
il any. on lateral sewers Nos. 1852
2132. 2i40. PAS and 2I57. and be IT
further
Resolved. That the city Controller
be and he Is hereby directed to pre-
pare special assessment lateral sewer
bonds for parts ]. ?, 3. and 4 OF as
scssment rolls Nos. 7162. 74i2, 7450.
7455 and 7467. in accordance with the
provisions of Sections AZ and - OF
Chapter II OF the Charter of the CITY
of Detroit as amended BY an Act Of
the Legislature OF the state OF Michi-
gan approved June 9Th. 1901 Said
bonds TO bear interest at the rate OF
per cent per annum.
Adopted as follows.
Yeas--Ald. Allan. Barnett, Defined.
Grindley. -Gutman, HARPER. Koenig.
Konkel Lempke. Ostrowski. owen
Reinhardt. Rosenthal. Rutter. Schultz
son, Tossy Trevor, Vernon. Wetsor
link. Zoeller, and the Presidency
From The Denartpent ~ p,,ht,. vuosL.
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Dec Is - To balance
Sinking Fund cash ...s 1881 81
The meeting then adjourned.
Respectfully submitted.
MAN G.. KOCH,
Secretary.
Accepted and placed on file.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
From Board of Poor commission toner's.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemcn--The Board of Poor Com
missioners beg leave to submit the fol,
lowing as their report for the month Of
November. 1910.
Very respectfully,
HARRY III. PRENZLAUER.
Secretary.
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McDousaiI. between Hendricks and
Hunt street. account OF error.
Respectfully submitted
J. J. HAARER,
Commissioners.
BY Aid. Goeschel;
Resolved. That. The City Treasurer
be. and Is hereby directed tn cancel
sidewalk assessment against north ~
Dougall avenue. between Hendricks
and Hunt streets. on account or error,
amounting to 1854. A new assess
ment roll Will be- transmitted TO the
city Treasurer covering the error, Roll
No. 1925.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Barnett. Deimel.
Ellis, Freiwald. Garvey, G1eschel'
Konkel. Lempke. ostrowsk'. owen.
Reinhardt Rosenthal. Rutter, Schultz,
shapiand. Skrzycki. Theisen, Thompson.
zoe sIs, and d't the President.-1so.
Nays-None.
From Department Of Public Works.
To the Honorable the Common Counc,l:
eoGps@ the saat Of 70 Saving pa Fort
street (sec.-D from the east line OF
Elsemere avenue to the west curp me
OF Woodmere avenue on the north, IL
taken December 18th, 1910. by your
honorable body.
Respectfully submitted.
]. j HAARER,
Commissioners.
BY Aid. Goeschel:
Resolved, That the resolution ADOPT
ed by the Common Council Tuesday
December Is, 1910. In reference 10 ac-
cepting the paving of Fort street lSec, :
ID be, and the same Is hereby rescind-
ed.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald Allan. Barnett Deimei'
(.arVRv GO0SCnel.
Grindley, Gutman. HARPER, koenig.
Konkel Lempke. Ostrowski, owen.
Reinhardt, Rosenthal. Rutter. Schultz.
Shapland. Skrzycki. Theisen' Thomp-
son. Tossy. Trevor Vernon. Watson.
link. Zoeller. and the President-3o.
Nays-None.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
From Department of Public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-The Department OF Pub
lie Works recommends the oancella-
tion of sidewalk assessment west 3.62
IT., lot 20. north side Leland street.
between McDougall and Collins streets
the same being an overcharge by the
contractor and the amount having been
refunded to the city
Respectfully submitted.
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From Depsrtme Mt of public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Counc II:
Gcntlemen-the IT mud alley In
the block bounded by Chene, Jos.
Campau. Hunt and Charlevoix is in an
unsanitary condition. on account OF
the depressions therein holding ac-
cumulations OF filth and stagnant wa
ter. creating a nuisance and menacing
the health Of the public. The Board
of Health having eoncurred. the De-
partment OF Public Works therefore
recommends that the alley mentioned
be paved with vitrified brick on con-
crete foundation. In accordance with
an ordinance entitled. AN ordinance
to provide for the grading and paving
or regarding and repaving OF alleys in
the city of Detroit, approved Aug. 18TH,
1900
Estimated cost as follows:
1T" alley bounded by Chene
street. Jos. CamDau avenue
Hunt and Charlevoix streets
New Paving-Brick on Con-
crete-2O feet wide ............. Sc, 500
Respectfully submitted.
J. J. HAARER.
Comm ssioner,
The Board OF Health c9ncurs in the
above.
GUY L. KIEFER,
Health Officer
W. G.. WILLIAMSON.
Sanitary Engineer
BY Aid Goesehel:
block bounded by Chene. Jos. Cam
pau, Hunt and Charlevoix streets, be-
and the same is hereby ordered 10 be
graded and paved. with the concur
renee OF the Board of Health, on sam
itary grounds. with the material
named and width stated IN the fore
going communication In accordance
with the specifications adopted by the
Common Council and the provisions
OF the charter and ordinances OF the
City OF Detroit and further be IL.
Resolved. That, The Department OF
Public Works. be. and is hereby d.
rected TO advertise Ave times for pro-
rordance with the recommendation
contained in the foregoing communi-
cation and said charter and ordinances
Referred TO Committee on Streets
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DAVID e. HEINEMA,
From the Controller.

Referred to Committee on Claims and
Accounts
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From Department. Of public Works.

To the Honorable the Common COuncii'
Gentlemen-The Department OF fuo-
lie Works respectfully reports that
the paving OF Fort street ,secuon -
under the contract confirmed the otn
day OF April. 1910. Is fully completed
TO the west curb line OF Woodmere on
the north.
The pavement is OF brick on concrete
ment of Public Works and found to be
in accordance with the contract ana
specifications for the same.
There is due the contractors Tor paw
ing said street as follows; 80
For Intersections. etc.....$1,315 81
For cost of advertising. blanks
and Inspectors salary Al W
Total y ~
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From the Corporation Council,

Accepted and placed on file.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
From the Department Of Public Works

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-In compliance with a
resolution adopted by your Honorable
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21
From Board Of Poor commissioners.

Referred to Committee on Health
and City Hospitals.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21

Accepted and placed on flle.
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From the controIlsr

Accepted and referred to the Co
mittee on Ways and Means.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
Maqicians Have Fun at Annual Dinner

There were about $50 men and wom-
en- magicians just of the lobby. and
they were celebrating the sixth an
nual banquet Of the American Society
of Magicians. The masters of black
magic who dine together once a year
number few professional performers,
but by far the greater part of the
membership is made up of amateurs.
And it seemed that about half of
these dilettantes have the degree of
M. D.
William A. Ransom, a professional.
who Is president of the organization.
presided. Back of him was an ornate
gilt table that once belonged to Her.
mann the Great and which the first of
the Hermanns used on the stage. A
fourteen-year-old miss, who said she Is
Mildred Rouclere, "Jr.,'' was one of
the star entertainers OF the evening,
Other professional magicians who
dined and stunted were Harry Rou-
clere, Howard Thurston, Elmer. Ran
som, Harry Hatton, DR.. E. Heuel. an
amateur, who was chairman of the
dinner committee. and Theodore Bam-
berg.
The magicians put pink handker-
chiefs into bottles of water after their
dinner and then fred revolvers at the
bottles, whereupon both handkerchief
and water suddenly disappeared.
leaving an empty bottle on the table.
And they did many other wondrons
things that appealed to the audience
OF experts and which caused many
dark skinned walters who were sun
posed to be at work in the adjoining
dining room to linger wide-eyed at the
doorways watching the marvels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
Why School Girls Laughed at the **Cop''

well, again I was tickled and
again gave brush, as a man will
AS my hand went up the last time I
see that the ships of girls about me
is giggling.
Il looks back and see that the two
lassies behind me are holding their
books In their hands and am pretty
we'll satisfied that they were not rub
bling ny ear with straw. When nv
ear Is tickled again, brush back with
my hand again. The girls giggled
louder.
Says to myself, they're laughing,
because I nearly struck the face of
the woman beside me- So l excused
myself to her and explained that nv
mind was so taken up with the paper
that I forgot she was there. That's
nothing, she says, read your paper
and don't mind me-
my mind was made up this time
flea or fly or whatever it was, I was
bound to catch it. I only pretended
to read. My ear was tickled. Like a
shot back goes the hand. The wom-
ans hat swings round and nearly
saws the eye out Of my head.
1T was long feather, running
round the hat and dangling out be-
hind, that had been rubbing my ear.
I had grabbed the feather. I thought
the ships Of schoolgirls would break
their sides. The woman was good
natured, when she found the hat
wasn't broke. got of the car at
Jersey street and waited for the next
car down town."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
Eats SIS Bill He Changed for Friend

counter the last of the sandwich had
been eaten and Henry asked where
the bill was.
Last I saw of It," said Mr.. Lowe
you were holding it in your teeth :"
That's So" said Henry. II did
stick the corner Of that bill in M
mouth to hold it and clean forgot II
l remember now that the sandwich
tasted kind Of peculiar and I Thought
you had put a leaf Of lettuce into It
like they do In those club Sandwiches
they serve in the city for two bits"
Meanwhile the five dollars IA
change had. been given Lowe. and
when Henry began to figure out vhera
he came In on the transaction tho
best he got was an assurance from all
present that he undoubtedly had the
money and that there was no chanca
OF his spending 1t.
Henry has been trying to figure
how he can be money In" and money
out" at the same time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
Ideal Man as Barnard Girls See Him.

way, were small and pale blue, and
his tie was black with. white spots.
And what has his devotion to nico-
tine to do with his devotion to Kant'a
"A Critique of Pure Reason?' And
wherein does his possession of a mo-
tor car imply his possession of the
complete works Of John Ruskin? And
then the supremely silly insistence on
the fact that he shall not be high
priest In the Temple of Knowledge.
indignation choked him there.
And just to think" came acidly
from severe lady who wore
Votes for women" button, there isn't
thing In that description about the
mans being suffragist! And no.
girl ought to marry any man until he
promises he'll work for the cause"
Notwithstanding their adverse crit
les the young women in cap and gown
clapped vociferously at the public an
nouncement of the chosen charms Of
their hero, as previously obtained by
statistical count. And two-thirds Of
them want him, by the way. They say
they find In marriage their highest
vocation" :
Maybe this undesirable he of the
future would like to learn something
Of the girl who desires him. Statistics
show the averaged" 1910 girl at
Barnard is five feet four inches tall
and wears four-and-a-half shoe and a
twelve-and-a-half collar. She can eat
breakfast in ten minutes. She has
brown hair and eyes, and she wears
so hairpins and eight combs in her
hair. She Is not in favor of woman
suffrage. In her class prophecy Miss
Marion Weinstein pilloried the small
group Of ardent suffragists In the
class as the ''suffragents" of the fu-
ture, much to the Joy of the Columbia
men who were in the audience.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24

y UFFALO, N. Y.-Policeman Edward
II O'Grady Of the third precinct de-
lights in reading the papers. When
interested in an article his entire at
tention is absorbed. He illustrated
the idea by story he told to Police
man Richard Tobin.
Il was coming down in a Niagara
street car and was reading how Gotch
threw Zbyszko. A woman with a big
hat came into the car and l moved
next to the window to make room.
She sat down on the seat beside me-.
There were some ships of girls in the
seats across the aisle and back of me.
They were on their way to school,"
said O'Grady.
Il felt tickling on my ear. But,
being interested as man is when
he's reading. just reached up my
hand and gave the ear a gentle
brush.
AFTER little l felt the tickling
again. but being interested in the pa
per, just gave another little brush
with my hand
my ear was tickled again, but be-
ing still interested, just put up my
hand again and not thinking of much
gave the ear another brush.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
M 9 ! 8 8 8 J !: ~

N EW YORK.-"Wanted, a man;
~ brown eyes, hair and necktie. Last
mentioned article may also be Law
ender or torquoise-blue. A six-footer.
May smoke, may not smoke. may
smoke only pipe. Sense Of humor
imperative. Income of $4,000 a year
and prospects. A perfect gentleman
and the owner Of an auto. No dentists,
professors or undertakers need apply"
Nay. gentle reader. That Is not an
ad. Of Charles Dana Gibson for a
summer man; nor the specifications
for the latest hero or victim in a Rob
ert w. Chambers novel, nor a mana
gers picture of a matinee idol. It Is
merely the collective husband of Bar
nard, 1910.
Il guess girls are just girls, whether
they go to college or not" shifted the
maiden aunt from the country, when
she heard this paragon of masculinity
solemnly proclaimed by Miss Grace
Reeder as the 1910 common ideal for
soul-mate. It was at the class-day
exercises Of the "coeds" in the Co.
lumbia gymnasium. But others sighed.
Those Barnard girls have spent
four years studying ethics and psy-
chology and logarithms and social re-
FORM" moaned a specialized professor
Nov, will you tell me how the har-
mony between a mans eyes and tie
affects his understanding of the har-
mony between Epicurus and Walter
Pater?" The professors eyes, by the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
MARKING The BRIDAL SILVER
American Method Seems More Suit
bio to the Circumstances Than
the English.

There is a fancy just now In GER
tain families to have wedding silver
marked with the initials of the groom
rather than the bride. This is an
English custom, which has never
found favor over here, and the inno-
walton arouses much discussion.
AS the silver is given to the bride,
often by her own family, the Ameri-
can form Of marking is more appro-
pirate and is much more used.
j. A rather new marking that is re-
vival from colonial days is a compro-
mise. Plain block letters are used. A
single one at the top is the initial
of the groom's family name, while d.
rectly under 1t is the initial of the
first name of the groom to the left and
that Of the bride to the right.
Where there is crest in the fam.
lily of the bride it is often used in
marking the silver above monogram
or initials. Though sometimes done.
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(7SAYN ~ ~ 0NEVfN
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NEW YORK.-A hatless youngster

NEW YORK.-A hatless youngster
~ about sixteen years old approached
the clerk of the Hotel Marlborough a
few nights ago and asked the clerk to
give him a one-dollar bill for silver
dollar. The clerk handed over the
bill, but before the youthful person
had relieved himself of the silver dol
lar in exchange he tore the bill in
half.
The clerk stared. Then the youth
folded the halves Of the torn bill to-
gether and ripped them some more.
Finally only tiny pieces of bill were
in his fingers, all rolled up into
very small wad. AS the clerk was
about to get his breath the youngster
unwound the wad of green and showed
the admlring onlookers that the bill
was quite as untorn and as wholly
sound as 1t had ever been.
The boy handed his cards around
then and they told in pink ink that he
Is Max Heir, Magician. Merry Mo-
ments of Modern Magic, Mirth and
Mystery"
"Oh," said the clerk, who had been
thinking second before about tele-
phoning to the psychopathic ward at
Bellevue for an ambulance, you're
one of the crowd having dinner here
tonight"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24
Docjle Cheese,

Docile Cheese.
Andrew Carnegie, while eating with
appetite and courage last month the
dishes cooked by the young girls of
the Margaret Morrison school in
Pittsburg, said:
81 have no fear before these expert
mental dishes. He who has eaten in
France learns to eat boldly.
Think Of the French cheeses alone!
"Why, one afternoon in a restau-
heard guest shout angrily:
Waiter, look here, this cheese is
walking all over the tablet
"'Ah, have no fear, monsieur. 1t
won't escape, the waiter replied. If
1t goes too far, just call Jules, Jules!"
It always answers to it's name"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-24

four trim both bodice ard skirt. The
cuffs are tucked all over, 50 is the col
lar band.
Straw hat turned up at the side and
trimmed with large flowers.
Materials required: 7yards AZ inches
wide, 81 dozen buttons.
The other design, although made in
linen for summer wear, is style that
may be reproduced just as well in any
firm wooden material
The color Of our model is sky blue:
In style, it is a semi-princess, the front
forming a panel.
The skirt is trimmed with hand of
wide broderie anglaise, from under
which the linen is cut away. The
yoke is of piece embroidery, and is
outlined with fold of darker blue
linen under the edge. The oblong
pieces of embroidery form T. further
trimming.
Hat of pale blue fancy straw