The Detroit times., 1910-11-30
COUNCIL ACCEPTS
jim SCOTS GIFT
Resolution Slips Through, But Re-
consideration Is Filed ard Fights
/ Coming in Next Meeting.

While many OF the aldermen were
"gassing" with friends in the lobby
or chatting quietly among themselves,
tuesday night. resolution submitted
by the committee on parks and boue'
wards, accepting the late Jim" SCOTS
bequest OF a half million for a fountain
on Belle Isle. slipped through un-
noticed and was approved with roll
call attached Aid. Richard Watson.
OF the Twelfth ward, who Is opposed
TO the city's accepting the gift awoke
To the significance of the proceeding
just too late TO check IL and the rec
ord stands for the present. at least.
Watson, however, filed a notice OF re-
+ consideration Immediately after the
council adjourned. and the matter
will come up again next week.
Il wouldn't vote for that fountain
IL It's the last thing | ever had To do
In this life, and won't stand for it's
being slipped through In this way"
, Watson declared with some warmth.
A lively discussion is looked for in
the next meeting, for Aid. Watson is
not alone in his opposition TO the bel
quest
The resolution OF acceptance. offer
ed by Aid. Relnhardt, is as follow .:
Resolved, that the committee on
|. parks and boulevards be and is here
by authors. and directed, on behalf
OF the city OF Detroit, to accept the
bequest of the late James Scott and
tL.at said committee take such further
action as may be necessary to carry
out the bequest.'
As q matter of fact. acceptance on
the part of the park commissioner is
all that is required. in the opinion of
the exc ltors OF the estate, but the
latter requested that the council also
give its formal acceptance. No one
was prepared for any such action,
Tuesday night No ont outside Of the
members OF the park and boulevard
committee had any knowledge that
the matter was coming up.
Aid Goeschel and Koenig got into
n lively dispute over the latter's at.
tempt to amend the proposed ordi'
nance calling for Il sixminute service
on the jefferson line. east OF st. Jean.
ave, which was reported out by the
public utilities committee. Aid. Ellis
moved the passage OF the ordinance
and Koenig came in with an amend
ment 10 provide for two-minute ser
vice during the russ hours Goeschel
declared that the amendment looked
like an attempt to confuse the prop
!. osition and this brought hot retort
from Koenig Aid. Eli" also opposed
the amendment and then shut off fur.
Their discussion by having the ordi'
nance referred back TO the committee.
Aid. Walsh offered his ordinance.
prepared at the request of the street
car men, to prevent passengers from
riding in the front ves;ibules Of cars,
and 1t was referred 10 the ordinance
committee after being twice read.
The measure provides a fine of s25 or
imprisonment, in the option of court,
for violation.
Aid. Louis Barnett. elected alder
man in the First ward for the unex.
pired term OF Controller Heineman
took his seat In the council Tuesday
night, after being sworn in by the city
clerk. He will serve only until the
second Tuesday In January.
Park Commissioner Hurlbut sent a
communication to the council, urging
that the plan TO purchase the Elec.
tic park property, west of the Belle
Isle bridge approach, be revived. The
=. council, last year. authorized the cor
poration counsel to start condemna.
ton proceedings. but the owners OF
the property placed such a high value
on the land, that the project was
abandoned for the time being
An obstinate headache often will