The Detroit times., 1910-04-20
Gilman GIVEN
STIFF REBUkE
Council President Tries Gag Rule on
Aid. Allan and Is Worsted in
Fight Which Follows.

President Thomas Gilman. OF the
common council. received the sever
eat Iebuke he has vet encountered in
his aldermanic career on account OF
& ruling he made, Tuesday night
Ever since he assumed the chair,
Gilman has manifested a disposition
IN cut discussion short and hurry mat
ters along. Often he has called for a
vote when aldermen who wished TO
state their views were still unheard
! This occurred three times, Tuesday
evening. and the third time there was
trouble. First. Gilman cHtted for Il
vote on a matter In which Aid. Rutter
was interested without giving the
! Fifteenth ward representative more
than chance To get on his feet and
open his mouth. Again Aid. Watson
Wished 10 speak and was allowed TO
do so only from the fact that Aid.
Allan, whose name Is first on the
rull-call. refused to vote until Wat
son had been heard.
The third and lveliest incident
arose from the fact that the stree
opening committee had brought in
| two reports with regard TO closing a
portion OF Frederick-st.. on petition OF
the American Car g. Foundry Co. Aid.
| Heineman and Allan brought in re-
port for the closing. while Aid. Yer
nor. Zoeller. Konkel and Wing signed
report against the closing. There
Was warm discussion in minute.
and Aid. Goeschel broke In with a
motion that both reports lie on the
table.
Aid Schultz. In whose ward this
portion of Frederick-st. is, was on his
feet and wished TO speak, but Gin
nan declared that the motion TO lay
the matter on the table had carried
because no objection had been heard.
Aid. Allan challenged this ruling.
Il want fair play" declared Allan.
AID. Schultz Is on the other side or
this proposition but | want him to
have chance to be heard"
There was fight on In a minute
between Allan and Gilman. and AL
lan appealed from the ruling OF the
chair. Aid Vernon called attention
to the rule that only the alderman APP
pealing from the ruling and the presi'
| dent could debate the matter, but
Gilman nevertheless allowed Aid.
J Goeschel and Reinhardt to protest
against an appeal being made. Then
! he recognized Aid. Schultz and lie,
him say what he wished 10 regarding
the closing of the street. This salts
| fed Allan. who had merely made his
appeal TO prevent arbitrary cutting
off OF debate, and he withdrew his APP
peal.
In the meantime Corporation Coun-
sci lIally had given an opinion TO
Gilman tat one objection could lay
the matte, over for week without
! vote and SO the matter was disposed
| of.
| During the remainder OF the eve
ming II was noticed that President
Gilman gave the aldermen a chance
TO talk and did not declare anything
adopted without giving time for OBJ
jections.
Aid Heineman introduced a resolu-
! ton providing for a charter amend
ment by which the city shall have
| power TO issue bonds for the construc-
ton OF police stations, fire engine
| houses, bath houses. libraries, art
museums, bridges and auditoriums,
and for payment for sites for same
and for the purchase Of parks. boule-
wards. Fairgrounds and for other i'm
lptovements OF a permanent nature.
City Engineer Mccormick reported
that he had prepared plan for future
street openings in the Eighteenth
ward and In the Fairview district.
This was adopted.
Park Commissioner Hurlbut report
ed that the park phaeton fund is de-
p,eted and will require $l.700 TO carry
J II through TO July. He recommended
that $1,000 of surplus receipts be
transferred to this fund.
The sum OF $5.74l.37 was appro-
priated from the d. u. r. rental ac-
count TO pay for the expense OF print
ing the Bancroft report
The streets committee reported that
Marvin Preston's storm door IN front
| of No. 81 Woodward-ave, over which
there has been much trouble, had
been removed.
The civil service charter amend.
ment was presented and laid on the
| table.
The liquor regulation committee
cut out Gustav Dieball. No 1879 Gran
dy-ave.. from the list of saloonkeepers
granted licenses and replaced An
tonic de Vito, No. 645 Russell-st
John E. Calnon, No. 67 Safest. and
Joseph Gubalo. No. AGA Clay-ave.
A supplemental estimate providing
for the issuance Of $250.000 OF public
! library bonds to purchase sites for the
Carnegie libraries was approved.
Aid. Ellis presented an amendment
to the alley cleaning ordinance IN
which II is provided that property.
owners may deposit ashes In alleys
within three feet of the lot line at
any time except in January or Febru-
| airy
There was some discussion over a
resolution OF Aid. Rutter TO allow
Charles r. Forster. former city clerk.
and now ID. p. w. clerk. 5000 for
extra work In getting out weed assess.
mcnt rolls. Ii was laid on the table.
NSrn nnncrury N w ~ $500