The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-23
blRcR0FT AND
VAN HUsAN CLASH
lie Passed in Hot Nesting Of Fran
chise Committee-No Action Taken
On D. U. R. Appraisal Matter.

off vou want me 10 go Delote
x..~a =, arbitration and defend my
ronort and leave It TO the honor oil
tho common council as to compensa'
lion. I will be willing to do it, said
Engineer Frederick T. Bancroft IN the
course of a four-hour session OF the
council committee on franchise'
Thursday, relative to obtaining
valuation as a step toward settle
ment of the street car question.
~ only ask that | have the ofticlal
backing OF the common council anu
The assistance of the legal depart
ment of the city," continued Bar
croft. "a
d The meeting commenced az lo 81
and lasted until well along into the
afternoon. Bitter personalities pass
ed between Mr.. Bancroft and r.. T.
Van Husan, former chairman oil the
appraisal committee OF the commit
tee of fifty, and Clyde |. webster, AT
torney for the fifty
Edwin A. Burch, a member OF the
appraisal committee or the "hfty,
read formal statement, in which he
Endorsed Bancroft. He said there had
been no objection TO the Bancroft ap-
praisal except from the ID. u. Il.
3 Van Husan then bitterly criticised
Bancroft, and said that the reason
that the engineer had refused to ap-
pear before the board OF arbitration
was that the late Judge Tayler, OF
Cleveland, was member or the
board, and that Bancroft had been
obliged to admit to the Judge in the
Cleveland arbitration that some state
ments as to his alleged experience
were untrue.
Bancroft refused to take the com
mittee into his confidence. and re-
fused to give information that was
asked for" said Van Husan ''He
said that he had been unable TO get
data from the ID. L. r., and after
got the data for him, found that he
had had it in his possession for weeks
and was using this as subterfusc
for delay. wish that he would make
his report. but he never will, under
any conditions.
M II kept my word with the commit
tee Of fifty, but every effort was made
10 prevent me finishing my work, be-
cause my results were too low a
figure for the d. IT, r." said Bar
croft in reply.
u He said that Van Husan was forced
10 resign from the committee on APP
praisal. This, Van Husan holly brand
ed as a lie
Barcroft's only supporter on the
council committee was Aid Gutman.
Who declared that II would be better
10 pay Mr.. Bancroft TO defend his
appraisal than 10 pay another en-.
gineer tn complete il and defend his
work.
~ Aid. Gilman asked Bancroft why he
quit the appraisal committed
~ They were through Nth their
work. said Bancroft
y, Attorney Webster made a statement
OF more than an hours length a. 70
the dealings OF the committee OF fifty
with Bancroft. He declared hat Bar.
croft would never complete his work.
Webster wished TO have a board OF
three engineers take up the work
One engineer would represent tho city
and one the railroad company, while
the third should be appointed by tLese
two. lie said that many items would
be agreed upon. and Jniy q Jew would
bes~lett 60 thresh out. He said that
this. board could make complete APP
prRisal in G. DAYS. or could complete
Barcroft's work from his published
book In 81 days.
Z Webster accused Bancroft OF har-
Easing and blocking the committee
and himself whenever he could. This
Bancroft denied.
+. A. Burch returned to the defense
oil Bancroft.
IF Bancroft was in earnest, why
didn't he stick with the Commits pr
asked Aid. Gilman. Il would like to
ask If Mr. Burch has any proposal TO
make
II would. propose said Mr. Burch,
'.that the council appoint commits.
sion to supervise the -. L. r.. that
the company be asked TO put into Of
feet a rate of Ave tickets for 10 cents
during certain hours of the day for a
limited period, and that if this rate
does not pay. the fare be increased
until IL does pay"
The committee adjourned to meet
again before the next council meeting
MAY PAY 100000 TO GET