The Detroit times., 1910-10-26
Ways and Means.

To the Honorable the Common Counci:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on ways
and Means, to whom was reterreu tue
communica ton from the Pubic Lgntns
Commission asking for an appropriation
OF suff,cient amount to provide FOR pur,,
chase OF rails necessary to be replaced
on Atwater street. between beaup,ei
and Hastings streets. where same ~ p.,s ue
lie Works, respectfully report that We
have had the same under consideration
and beg leave To state tnat atWateI
street between Beaubisn ana fasoss mnarts
ment with Medina block. and same being
inches In depth. II will be necessary 10
replace the present rail- with seven,
inch rail. so that the top OF the ran VIII
ha n,ish with the pavement when COM
pIeted. The present rail cannot pe
raised as II would mean that the entTe
rail and foundation would nave 10 oe
done the ties would interfere. because
the use OF six-inch block would not
allow the use OF sand cusnioni
Your committee Is satisned tnat tne
work should be done properly, but there
are no available funds which can be ap-
propriated for this purpose. and the pave,
ment between the tracks peing ~ pau
as that on the sides. the entlre .op
should be undertaken at one time. Inc
city Engineer. ir making up his esti-
mate. should have taken this into con-
siderrtion. and not only estimated tne
cost OK repaving pe'wee" '"e i" '
curb.
The track belongs to the city as well AS
the rest OF the streets, and the only soiu
ton we can suggest, In the absence ~
available funds As &c complete the nortn
side ~ the street and allow the south
side and tracks to go over until next
spring. when an appropriation can pe
made to cover th' cost OF repiac,ns h tne
tween the rails, and We therefore.
recommend that the Public Lighting
Commission include In Its estimates an
amount sufficient to provide the ,nesr neees-
include In the estimates of the ID. r. W.
sufficient amount to repave the space
between the rails.
Respectfully submitted.
WIN. X SHAPLAND.
JOHN HARPER.
JOHN r THOMPSON.
WAITER NJ: TREVOR
CHAS. +. WING,
AUG. SCHULTZ.
Adopted as follows; ,,, r..,a
Yeas-Ald Allan. Burton, Ellis, Field.
Freiwlad, Garvey; Goeschel Grihu,es'
ke. Ostrowski. Owen. Rosenthai, nut-
ter. Schultz. Shapland. Skrzycki The,-
sen, Thomson, Trevor Vernon, Waisn.
Watson. Wing. link, Zoeiier, ana 'no
President--3O.
Nays-NOne.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Councii:
and Means, to whom was referred tne
communication from the the Poor Com
mission transmitting proposals Tor iur-
nishing said Commission with coal at the
Eastern and Western Districts. respect
fully report that f.. Il. Youngblood and
e. j. Valentine are the lowest bidders,
and your committee being satisfied that
the bids submitted are reasonable. rec
ommend that the contracts entered into
be approved and confirmed and we
therefore ofrer the following resolution.
81 at.sx.te tod
VIM. X. SHAPLAND.
JOHN HARPER,
yoHN iITrs + THoMPs2Na II TRETSh
CHAS +. WING,
AUGUST SCHULTZ.
Accepted and on leave the following
resolution was offered:
BY Aid Sha pland:
Resolved. That the contracts entered
into by the Poor Commission with l.. b.
Youngbiood and e. J. Valentine for fur
it's Eastern and Western Yards be and
the same are hereby approved and con-
firmed
Aid Reinhardt entered and took his
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Burton. Ellis. Field,
Freiwald. Garvey, Goesschel. Grindley.
ke. Ostrowski. owen. Reinhardt, Rosen-
thai, Rutter. Schultz. Shapland, Skrzy-
cki, Theisen. Thompson. Trevor. Yer
nor, walsh, watson. WING. Zlnk, Zoel-
Ter, and the President--31.
Nays--None.
FROM THE SAME.
TO the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Ways and Means, 10 whom was re-
ferred the communication from the
Board OF Health asking PERMISSION
and authority to be represented at the
annual iueetin, of the American AS
sociation for the Study and Prevention
OF lrfant Mortality, TO he held In Bal
tinore Nov. =, 10 and IL rext. respect
fully report that we have had the mat
ter under consideration and beg leave
TO state that the objects Of the Asso-
citation are the study OF infant mortal
ity I'm all its relations; the dIssemina-
tion of knowledge concerning the
causes and prevention of infant NOR
tality, and the announcement of met n
ods for the prevention thereof Your
committee believe that the city OF De-
trcit will be greatly benefited by rep
resentation at said meeting. and we
concur In the request that the Health
officer and one OF his assistants attend
said meeting. and therefore offer the
following resolution.
Respectfully submitted,