The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-21
HALLY REFUSES TO
PARTICIPATE IN ARBITRATION
Continued from Page OneJ

upon a basis OF a guaranteed . per cent
return 10 tho company Tor ils use OF
the public streets the whole plah -
already perfected up 20 the point "f
writing into the ordinance the ngurrS
10 be determined hy You gentlemr'',
tuG as Vet tie company has not said
that the plan is acceptable % H.
II las not even SAID. ~ lvaal. php-
hclY. that it Will abide br tie ilndlu \
made hN this court OF arRltraiIOH Iht
city has had no official part in the pro
rpcdingS What OF the legality Of the
whole plane What az the public policy
OF enaCtiug It's various sections. nat
to guarantee liked and certain tif-
come 10 private parties for their use
of public property What limit do
the charter put upon the cityS e3nh'ls-
brings into existence. are all grave
questions ana only a few upon which
compromises Itself by participating .n
an unofficial pro -e'ding organized ny
those in no manner responsible 70 the
A. a legal proposition neither the
committee OF nfty nor Your board has
any authority To represent. compromise
ana bad che city. Ana VI what - AT
times made Of those situations by -
designing CORPORATION. Interviews or
officials i'm newspapers. remarks OF men
who afterwards Hcc9nr ofntlals. nave
been IN recent court proceedings set
fnrtl a. lcnEth - utt"ranc"s DlQalaE
upon the CITY What weight viii be
given TO thtS" allegations remains 10
be see-l but il would De az least un-
wise. II rot dang rous for the city 70
be present M this arbitration IN view
OF ntiSation begun or contemplated
Even tWere there any object TO be
accomplished or any benefit TO be OBJ
tanned In nv appe3rir y there are othrr
serious reasons why | could not. The
Detroit United Railway, has at It's COM
mand. locally men skilled In the mat
ter OF ans analysis az the various parts
OF it's system. il has further. fov more
than year. with the aid OF outside eX-
perts, been fortifying itself for this
controversy While the committee was
sitting and gathering Information. u
was engaged in the same occupation II
has u14ie a selection Of such experts az
II desired and il is now prepared.
The city has not had this opportu-
nifty. II is not prepared I" make =
case or contend against one that n5-
been made. Its appearance at this time
would be idle and Naluclcss n - not
nv purpose TO enter this or any other
court unless the matter To ne pttstht
II has been prepared rs thiuk ~
should bc. and with experts OF my own
choosing In this case the prepare ton
should cover the whole plan and not
the single item II valuation.
There Is no legal Obligation which
compcls the corporation counsel 70
this would not deter ne II the brst in
rorfsts OF my client the city. pointed
in the direction 81 my parttclpatio ION
The methods or the lletrott Lhlttd
Is
TCose who have had 20 deal with IL
Know IFS hand and in this case point
10 rbfs irresistible conclusion. The sole
rurDose OF this inVcsti cation - not 20
rscertufo rho truth. and The true cash
value OF this property ~ seeks To los
,er its interests and 20 lessen the pub
TICS II desires 10 sway with the moral
force 81 iIustrious names the con-
science Of this community and thus ac-
duirc tights whirh it laS thus far sig
nallv failed 10 obtain. The plan ~ IN /.
a.. 1.afF I
myself 20 IT,
navc then. as sec a. an oppor-
tuniiy TO participate In an inquiry N
,vLfcG would bc expected to contend
FOR the correctness of the Bancroft re-
nor, which I believe 10 he too favor
able ~ Tho railway company. an IN.
ouirv I'm which I an so circumstance
~ { Ia 70 r"~- 60 bring forward no az
firmattvc showing and thereby. the
truth an inquiry. which II not salts
factory TO The Detroit United RAILWAY.
II Is free TO disrega an inquiry with
our legal effect. an inquiry without
moral effect except as against the CITY :
rights. an inquiry In which. without
r4rr---, 4-44r-aA uert- Assistance. I am
determinations CROUCH 30 participate, so
that when the obvious result ohtains, n
situation Will be created from which IL
can hr urged with much show or piaus-
tbiiltv. thAt All parties concerned were
represcntated. .t,
plaln. so that Their" may be no posi-
biUtv OF decentralization. Your ceHr-
rooms Invitation g. sincerely apprcciat-
"a. mt my duty TO my client. as ! con-
.c,fvc a. precluies any other cOurse
man that have indicated.