The Detroit times., 1910-03-30
Plan Right Now,
MI. Citizen, To Defeat
The "fifty's" Franchise
When the Committee RepudIated
the Bancroft Appraisal. u Re-
pudisted the Purpose for
Which the Committee
Was Named.
object of capitalistic greed!


object Of capitaistic greed!
monster crouohing stands ready spring its prey
The beast is for its meal!
The private ownership Of Deroit most important puc
utv the street railways and the FRANCHISES!
The meal consists of rights which yours as citizen As lover
and honest OF an untammeed In
your city administration Of justice your courts
as lover things meal meal the meal Of your chill
and your chldrens children
WAKE UP MR. CITIZEN, and KEEP AWAKE!
sure your guard
bearded and will be bearded alone through the &C.
tiviy enlightenment of the people
naming of frame plan Of settlement be-
city United railway the most Of the cmpanys
franchises having expired
committee appointed and took hold
The committee finished its labors.
And has accomplished PEOPLE OF THE
CITY OF DETROIT.
from the Detroit United railway
patrons for franchise it recommends
the company under which TENCENT FARE Is Pos
SIBLE.
There are men who are members of among
citizens and they were
chosen standing upright honest and dependable
important duty
The Times the
the slightest nsnuaton that he was prompted IN any
step by convictions and sincere to
discharge obligations to best of his ability.
BUT THE TIMES DOES SAY CITIZEN, THAT MAJORITY
OF THE MEMBERS OF HAVE BEEN MSLED AND
HAVE PERMITTED TO BE DRAWN OVER THEIR EYES,
AND HAVE BECOME DELIBERATE ATTEMPT ON THE
OTHERS TO HIDE BITTER DOSE III UNDEh
SUGAR. COATING.
And the purpose WARN YOU, lest
YOU be the wemeaning who hoped to
you.
anything settlement of the traction prob
M necessary that there appraisal the property
Of the company.
10 which expert by committee employed and
told o get and start to work
appraisal completed
Ut need not be repeated here under what difficulties
completed public time time and the expert
has since supplied ordeal in this newspaper)
The appraisal cost the city $17,500.
Then percentage basis the
being permitted to make per physical property
The appraisal time number Of for
year. paid $5oo nough provide SOME
increase at least underpd teach BELONGS IN THIS
FRANCHISE OF FIFTY WAS NOT INTENDED TO
BE AND NOT CONCEIVED AS A sUBTERFUGE
But d. beholdf
In its final meeting closing up affairs find Of
A regulating appraisal of citizens chosen
obtain appraisal refusing the figures of the expert serving
people calling for board of arbitration TO DO
AND TO UNDO WHICH HAS BEEN DONE.
IN THAT ACTION. THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY AS BODY DE-
sTRoYED AN ALREADY WANING CONFIDENCE. AND ADDED
STRONGLY BELIEF FREELY EXPRESSED THAT ITS FIRST
OBJECT BEFORE OTHER CONSIDERATION WAS NEW FRAN
CHsE FOR THE u R. AND FRANCHISE SATISFACTORY
D. o. r., THE PEOPLE REGARDLESS.
franchise the people,
see that you do your toward its SAFE defeat
valuation of the u RS is the vital point and The
real
side by honest and competent expert
gave the D. u R. the every
appraisal this turned ignored
would such not looking for
endeavog drive the bargain possible to drive today
D. u R. expired franchise and crippled
municipal ownership marked il
sentiment committee
there are to knowledge no wise
represented in the plan the committee has given
They say good municipal ownership.
why the should have
municipal ownerhip
however, WILL have municipal ownership after ALL
il oneth