The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-06

ttnn and IN endeavoring TO remove
.tae obstacles placed "a It's way nave
been paid by members OF the Soniini'-
zee Of FIFTY and myself
Nssssla suggest dEat worn the re-
mort aud these bills be referred 20 your
iremnittec on franchises.
TT Respectfully submitted. 8
PHlidP SREIrMEYER.
Following IS the report and bills re-
70 Honorable the Mayor and the Com
| mon council OF the Clty OF Detroit
Detroit, Mich. June 3, 1919;
! Ceutit men--It t-ftSpcpse TO the resolu-
ton Of tbs Gommon cornell passed !.pee Jan Jan
lThat the Committee ~ Fifty, appointed
BY Ills Honor the Mayor 90 investigate
lie street railway question Dc anu Nrs-
tby - requested TO contiuae It's organtLs-
tioN end hold itself ia readiness 70 rake
lup cor consideration 1aN pari OF IT'S re-
! voYt which may be disputed ny the Dc
/ troit United Railway, 20 cEord the said
railway company hearings thereon, take
Isuch evidence as may he offered on the
matters Under dispute, and report It's
| findings and opinions - this common
/ Council" we beg 10 advise YOU that we
proceeded 10 give in" Detroit United
Pathway EtarlnEs As rrples'tu IN saln
resolution We found tEIt We could not
carry ON the hearings satisfactorily ana
] adVantaEcOusiy before -CHF body as
| whole. I his was duz 10 the fact that
considerable testimony would nave 10 be
!
! OF . technical uatur- anu tnat the near
IinSs would be- extended oN.r period OF
several weeks and y'~clusion could
ICnlN be- arrived al 1ttcT a CareIhi con-
IsiGeratiOu nI the entire mo ter submitted.
/ 4 or The 80 reasons % was decided TO re-
/ fer the matter 10 "a board NJ arbitraton.
whose ttCssipu would h- binding both
mon tho company ana the committee as
kthpr-amount 10 ~ transmitted 10 the
| Common Council for Insertion In the or
/ Ginauco This amount could not oa bind
. d
ordinance Was passed by the Common
! Council and voted upon end approved by
ltnc people. Our actin In appo'nting
! This boar OF arbitration has received the
official sanction and APPROVAL OF the
CpMmCu Council by by restitution PASSED
| April %. 1910 Because OF the unfor-
lntte, teplorable and TO our minds
wholly !usxcusgbls roGdu"t OF Mr.. Bar
cvoft who made the GppTC tsal for us ane
| W WSpm We nlaced the fullest confidence
AZ the tim, OF securing his services and
W DO We consider has violated this con-
nsltEct and what we believe 20 be pledges
! and promises TO deieEs his work, we
nave found II Impossible T. proceed wRA
! these hearings aud arbitration. The re,
pprtJ Cf MI Webster IN attorney. ana
! Mr. Walker, our ensinesr, hereto at
! tached, explain fully Ire circumstances
hook e Nj, BarCrofts We find Is 40
arranged as 10 BE- valuable 20 no one
cxceat Mr Bancroft
This report shows three plans which
can be followed, and We recommend that
enc OF these three methods be adopted
and the work carried forward. These
three plans which have met our approval
j. Troceed with Mr.. Bancroft with the.
hearing ard arbitration q the appraisal
made by him.
2 new appraisal made under an en-
sineer who will .urn ever TO the city.
complete details.
! 3. a valuation board Of three en-
! glneers tC take a value az the property.
W. do rot believe that the money paid
| ny the city for the appraisal takeu
should be lost 10 the city and we do not.
that would be necessary for a new APP
praisal In order, therefore that the
money that has been spCIt shall not be
lost erd IN order that the work done
shall Ice made valuable and useful. 10
the people OF the City of Detroit. whom
We all have the homer 70 represent we
suggest aDd recommend that the Conn
NOR Council relieve US Of the obligation
I Imposed upon MS by resolution of Jan
uaGy Is 1910, and thar the Mayor and
the Common Council proceed TO give the
Mr. Barcrcft In full charge OF the en-
gineeIing part OF the work. aud Corpora
ton Counsel Hally In full charge OF the
legal part Of the work before the pres
cnt beard OF arbitration II possible IN
the members OF which board we all have
the utmost conndepce. nr before any
other hoard OF arbitration, or In any
other manner satisfactory 10 Mr.. Bar
croft, Mr.. Haliy and yourselves. We
believe trait all OF the Infections raised
by NJ. Earcroft in his efforts 10 find an
work before an impartial board OF arbi-
lration, haye already been removed, but
surely with yourselves conducting the
hearing and With Mr.. Barcroft In fun
charge, subject to your approval. he will
have left no excuse for not proceeding.
We assure you that we have come 10
this conclusion TO ask vou to PROCEED
with the hearing and relieve us of this
obligation anly after every possible other
course has been analyaed carefully and
found impracticable, having In mind and
city We hTst attempted to proceed
without Mr.. Bancroft by CITING another
engineer 10 take his place. II was an
bounced in the pselic preSs. whether by
Mr.. BarcTLft or not we OF course do
not know, that we could rot secure an
other engineer from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific. Ehc would act in Mr. Barfroet's
the services OF Mr. frederick w
Walker, engineer. Ii was l.ext announced
that We could not get any OF MT, Bar
their work. And Mr.. Bancroft made
great Efforts 70 prevent us from secur-
ing these men. Nevertheless. we did sue
ceed In securing all OF the resident en-
gineers ard assistants. and five out OF
eight OF the nonresident engineers whose
services we considered desirable and inn
portalt. But II was next found that on
account OF the form IN which the APP
praissi was published and the fact that
!, large proportion of the detail work was
| in the possession OF Mr. ParCroft. that
these men could not appear as witnesses
and explain and testify AS to their work
without doing the major portion OF II
over again. IL was then determined that
| practically new appraisal was neces-
Sary.
With an idea OF making use az the app
praisal mudelnnd avoiding the taking OF
| "A new, appraisal IL possible, a special IN
yestgutioE was made by Attorney CLYDE
IL WebEter and Engineer Frederick wv
| Walker TO devise WAYS and means 20
submit 10 the board OF arbitration I'm n
| proper manner, the Committee OF FIfty's
| appraiEa al This report has been previous
| Nv referred TO and Is enclosed. which Pc
! port we have endorsed and approved IN
| all its details. II Won cannot or do not
| desire % proceed witt Mr. Parcroft with
the appraisal already made, a new ap.
praisal Is absolutely 20" -Ssary This can
| be taken separately ana Independently bv
| hiring a competent engineer to take
| charge OF the work RI you should de-
| eide mon this course ana should prefer
| To have Us take the new appraisal we
| stand ready 10 proceed Whenever so au-
Ithorizcd Nv you 49,
! stu ruothcr method flr determining
| The valuation Of This pr pgrty. is nv a
valuation Board OF three engineers 10
place value on n property one en-
| Eineer TO be appointed BY the city. one
! by the company and one ny thos. two
| all .eNpenSes Of Same "a ho borne half
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