The Detroit times., 1910-03-12
WEBSTER IS SURE
D. j. R. WILL ACCEPT
sos ORDINANCE
Nothing Else for Il To Do II II Wants
10 Continue i'll Business, He Says
Terms vii | Be Made
Public Tonight.
Railway Notifies Council II Will
Build No Three. Cent Line Exten.
sions-Bakers Claim Knocked


Corporation Counsel Halv. and the
representatives OF the committee OF
hIty VINO are AT work on the or
dinance being prepared as the COM
mlttee plan for settling the present
controversy. refuse To subscribe 10
Fred A. Bakers doctrine that the De-
trolt United Railway enjoys perpetual
rights IN the streets OF Detroit. AT.
torney CLYDE /. Webster who has
charge OF the drafting OF the ordi-
nance, is SO certain that the ID. T.. l..
has no such rights that he believes
the company will accept the ordl
nance, Notwithstanding that by SO
doing II would waive all rights TO oc.
cupy The streets after 1924.
The ordinance is SO drawn that
me mere acceptance OF IL by the ID.
|. X. constitutes a waivure OF those
rights aftehr the expiration OF the or.
dinance, said Mr.. Webster "One
great advantage of this ordinance Is
that, when IL goes into effect, the
street car question is settled, without
any possibility OF future litigation.
Under its provision litigation is i'm
possible. and by its terms. when the
pany's rights in the streets of Detroit
ceases The city will then be free 10
make such provision as it likes for
I street car service.
What will be the cause II the ID.
L. r. refuse 10 accept the ordnance
Thinks o. U. r. viii Accept
Il don't think there is any question
but that the ID. t. r. will accept. It's
"a 49,.
its cars on the streets where the
franchises have expired. However. IL
the company should absolutely refuse
to accede TO the Terms OF the ordi
nance | would be in favor of taking
such steps as might be necessary To
put the company off all streets in
which their rights have expired. and
to GUST them from the remaining
, streets AS fast as the franchises eX-
! pire The city could then take over
, the lines and operate them itself or
/ lease the privilege TO some other COM
pany."
How about service in the mean
r time
Don't think for moment that
there is any danger OF the ID. L. r.
/ stopping its cars until 1t is compelled
, 10. OF course. If we attempted to GUST
il from the streets. IL would mean
long litigation and in the meantime
the cars would continue torun as &C
present In the meantime, too, the
city could be negotiating and getting
things I'm readiness until the litigation
should come TO an end.
Knocks Bakers Contention.
There is no force TO Mr. Bakers
contention that the ID. L. RS rights in
the streets are perpetual And | Tor
one certainly cannot subscribe TO his
contention that the ciey does not own
land control its own streets. On this
proposition Mr. Hally and are
iualt'
Mr. Webster is busy with brace OF
.etenographers, whipping the ordinance
into shape for presentation TO th9
executive committee OF the committee
of NIFTY Saturday night. The commit
Tee will meet in the council chamber
AZ $ o'clock and the session Will DC
open 10 the public. The main features
of the ordinance already have been
exploited but Mr. Webster says II con
tains number OF provisions locking
TO the protection OF the city's rights
that have not been touched upon. The
ordinance covers 3 typewriter pages.
r. \. Boxer. whose perpetual rights
doctrine was promulgated ia the form
oi a brief given 10 the public. Friday.
saws that the present controversy r.
solves ITSELF into one question -
ave cents reasonable fare
There. can be no question OF IN"
company right 10 operate ne say2.
..ff the clty feels ,n9 five cents Is nos
/, reasonable rate. let 70 go 10 the
courts and prove that II - not aud
that will settle the matter. II is theu
mn to the courts TO say what under al
rr,.. circumstances IS 10 reasonable rate
and the city AND the company VIII
hav, 20 aolde by the result
Mayor Breitmeyer transmitted 10
Attorney Webster saturday morning.
for incorporation in the ordinance. an
arbitration clause drafted under MS
direction after conference Win
commemorative of the street railway
mems union The mayor insisted mat
the ordinance should contain clause
that would prevent strikes, ana the
enactment i'm Detroit OF such riotous
scenes as have been Witnessed recent
ly I'm Philadelphia The clause sub
mitted AS result off this conference
proyides that In the event or "A dis
n,,ts. over wages or any other matter
b.tvsen the company ami its EN-
nIoves Ntha trouble is'to be- settled W.
ap arbitration committee consisting
of three mon. one GO Dee appointed by
HE COMPANY another hN the men ana
the third b. the mayor
No More Three-cent Lines.
General Manager Frank w Brooks.
80 tbs Detroit United Railway. has
, again made plain TO the city govern
neut The position Of the company with
reeard 10 extensions of three-cent
line service
I'm a letter received hy F. r. Schrei-
ter. secretary OF Jhc council commit
tees. SATURDAY morning. Brooks gives
: the blank refusal OF the d L. X. 20
provide interchangeable eightfor-a-
! quarter tickets during workingmens
hours tie also refuses TO consider the
building OF any further lines under the
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