The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-22
MOORE PLAN Is
NOT APPROVED
Council Committee Favors Less
Drastic Municipal Ownership
Charter Amendment.

As expected. the couhcil committee
on charter and city legislation turned
down the Moore plan for municipal
ownership and operation OF street rail
way lines, in the meeting Monday ar,
ernoon. Aid. Trevor, Heineman, FIELD
Grindley and Watson were present.
Instead. the committee will ask the
council TO submit charter amend
ment somewhat less mandatory in its
terms. The committee members are
divided among themselves. however.
as 10 the terms or the new plan.
Aid. Field is having Corporation
Counsel .ially draw up charter
amendment which Will be a modifica.
tion OF the Moore plan. This will
provide for street railway commits
sion OF five members elected for .
term OF five years. who are TO pul-
chase the street railway tracks ami
make such terms as To lease or oper.
alton as they deem best
| Aid. Trevor expressed himself as
strongly against the elective feature
or the Field proposal which Is some
what similar 10 that OF the Moore
plan.
II the commission is elective, we
VIII have the worst political machine
In Detroit that was ever seen here.
said Trevor firmly. THAT is the prin.
cipal reason for opposition TO municl-
pal ownership. the liability OF the syS.
tenn TO build up political machine
Other members OF the committee
seemed TO be opposed 10 any provision
which would make IL mandatory upon
the city To purchase even the tracks,
wishing 10 submit an amendment
merely giving the city power to go
ahead with municipal ownership, If
desired. This would leave the way
open for a settlement with the u. L.
Z. II thar corporation proposes terms
acceptable to the voters.
The committee meets again mex,
Monday afternoon To finally complete
its report and the sentiments express
ed at Monday afternoons meeting in
dictate that the committee amendment
will take the form of plan whereby
the city will have the right To nego
tate for and purchase the street rail
ways II this Is deemed best at a future
commissioner TO be appointed by the
mayor and approved by the council
being provided for meanwhile The
aldermen who favor this say thar No
time would be lost in getting municl-
pal ownership, If that is desired. as no
municipal ownership plan could ne
made effective anyway without an
other election. at which bond issue
hn
franchise submitted TO the voters.
The council plan would have one
election. the aldermen argue as Il
would provide for an appointive com
mission To take the matter in hand AT
once instead o. leaving il to a com
mission to be elected in accordance
with the terms of the Moore plan.
Several other matters were dis.
cussed in the meeting Aid. Watson's
amendment 10 do away with the print
ing OF the council proceedings in
daily paper was not approved. In
stead. il is likely that the committee
will recommend to the council that the
proceedings be summarized for print.
ing in daily paper and that the full
proceedings be printed only in pamph-
lpt form II was brought out that the
I'iCNtNNiA- a. Iiiiili'u TIE lpllONinE
morning are always revised later and
hat the public does not see the revised
form
Favorable reports will be made on
propositions looking toward the an
nexation OF Highland Park and Ham
tramck. An amendment giving CITY
departments the right TO condemn
property for public use Will be report
al on favorably
Thursday afternoon the COMMITTEES
will wrestle with the problem of in
creasing the bonding limit and will
dispose of all minor matters II is
hoped TO make a complete report -
the council next Tuesday.
John McVicar. chairman OF the
municipal ownership committee of IF
~. filed with the city clerk. Tuesday