The Detroit times., 1910-01-05
DETROIT UNITED FILES
ANSWER IN HALLY SUIT
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body be consulted In drawing up a
final settlement plan. The mayor VIII
tell the aldermen that they now have
authoritative data TO work upon ana
assure them of his cooperation In Sc
curing a speedy settlement on q basis
OF lower fares.
Municipal Ownership Up.
Al the same time that franchise
plans ale being discussed. the ques-
tfon Of municipal ownership Will be
taken up. Tuesday night the council
referred the matter Of a vote on 4
charter amendment for municipal
ownership TO the new committee on
charter and city legislation. II that
committee reports speedily, char
ter amendment can be submitted TO
the. people by the latter part OF April
BY submitting the question Of
municipal ownership first. the situa-
ton would he cleared. II three-fifths
OF the electors desire municipal cwn.
ership. there is no use OF submitting
franchise: IL not. some sort of work
arranged for
,.Jere c, Hutchins' reasons for not
lowering fares temporarily is that all
the surpids income OF the road at the
present time Is going into new cars
and equipment: that this need for i'm
provements Is pressing and requires
all the surplus at the present rate OF
fare. and that additions and improve
ments in the equipment and service
are the things to be first attended To.
Building Of new trackage in Harp
crave Forest-ave. east. Grandy ave.
and Hamilton boulevard. would still
further draw upon the ID. l.. r. rev
enues for the required new equipment,
he says.
Mayor and Hutchins Write Letters.
Mayor Breitmeyer wrote to Presi-
dent Hutchins, Dec. IS. setting forth
the fact that the d. U. i. had not ac-
cepted the Glinnan-Nichols low fare
resolution and that some other plan
of temporary arrangement seemed
exigent. The mayor declared that a
daily rental paid to the city by the
street railway company was not the
fairest method OF temporary settle
ment. since the benefit came to all the
taxpayers indirectly and not to the
body of street car patrons directly.
Hutchins' reply is as follows:
Your desire TO obtain for the
people of the city every possible
advantage Is quite fully under
stood. We most heartily share
that desire with you. Let me adj
wise you OF our situation and OF
the efforts We are making:
The city of Detroit ranks in pop
ulation the eighth or ninth OF our
American cities. Its present ra.
ito oil growth IN population and In
industrial activities is probably
greater than that OF any other
American city. The average late
of fare now in effect In Detroit
Is below the rate in effect In any
other OF these cities. Every donar
oil this cumpanys income. whether
derived from the addition of aew
capital or from its earnings. is
now being applied and for a long
time past has been applied. to the
maintenance and extension OF it,
service To- meet the growth OF the
CITY. we nave duuSu tulS year on
new cars to our equipent. along
with ali Of the appurtenances nee
essary for the operation OF the
same II Is very necessary THAI
certain double-tracking. to which
your attention has been called.
shall be done. and 1t will be nee
essary during the coming year TO
supply many additional cars and
much additional equipment. All
OF the company's resources are
now being used for such purposes.
There Is now under way an in
vestigation, as inaugurated by
Yourself through the committee OF
fifty, which should show the exact
status of this company respecting
It's capitalization its earnings and
It's expenses, so that all OF these
matters may be dealt with from
the standpoint OF actual facts. II
would seem to me that under
these circumstances II would be
wise in the city TO let our reve'
nues and credit alone until the re-
suits OF this investigation are
made manifest.