The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
Charter end City Legislation.

40 tnc honorabie the Common Council:
Charter and City LsgisiStion' re- who ON
was referred the certified copy Of the
petition presented TO the Board OF su-
ss anns. OF wayps County; ealiing for
Townships Of drssnasid and An aa me
sh sys s.a rs Esp report that we
atior and md that the Board Of SUI
pervisors have acted favorabiy upon
s said petition and that y 10 now the
with the responsibility Of preparing
the ballot for the coming regular eiec-
ton TO prepare a ballot. or have In
annoxiny said territory. and that said
proposition be submitted to the elect
ors Of the City Of Detroit. the form OF
said submission to be:
DO you favor the annex
alton to the City OF Detroit OF
all the territory comprised { Yes
the villsSs % 9rf MisSl.n n%' fsr x No
JOHN GRINDLEY.
r. NJ. WATSON,
LOUIS Il. TOSSY.
Accepted and adopted as follows:
feas-Ald. Allan. Burton. Deinlel,
el. Grindley. Gutman. HARPER. Ksat-
ing. koenig. konkei. Korte Lempke.
ostrowski. Owen. Rosenthai, Ruttsr,
Schultz: skrxyck. Theisen, Thompson.
Tossy. Trevor. Vernon. Walsh. Watson,
link. Zoeller. and the President--3l.
Nays-None.
FROM THE SAME
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Char
ter and City Legislation TO whom was re-
rerred the resolution presented by Aid.
a Nonkei requesting your COMMITTEES TO
the city or Detroit 10 as TO provide for
Board or Police Commissioners to con-
sist OF at least three CD members; also
provide for a Board OF Police Commits.
sioners To consist of at least three CD
members; also a bill amending the Char
Public Works Of at least three ts) JIM MEM
bers; also bill to provide for Com
mission Of Parks and Boulevards OF at
least three (sl members. respectfully re-
port that we have had the matter under
consideration and beg leave to state that
there are at the present time innumer-
able bills. which have been approved by
this Council for submission to the TO the
electors at the coming general election.
which will not only tend to materially
Increase the size OF the ballot which In
itself Is already large enough. but win
also tend to confuse the average voter
In that many OF the bills submitted will
not be- voted on at all because OF the
large number OF candidates, who will APP
pear on the ticket for public ONCE. The
matter OF amending the Charter so as
to provide for Board Of Police Commits
sioners Board OF Public Works Com
missioners. Is Of such importance that
your Committee does not believe Il
should be put up to the voters for their
decision at the ensuing general election.
but rather at the spring election, when
a matter OF its Importance can be given
due consideration. Furthermore tho
terms OF the present appointses or Com
missioners do not expire until 1913 and
II would In our judgment be foolhardy
TO seek an expression OF opinion three
years In advance OF the expiration OF the
terms OF the present Commissioners. IL
within year or two, the public stiu
feels that Its interests would be best
served by Commission instead OF a
one-man Board. ample time will then be
afforded TO submit the bills to the cleo
tors for their approval or disapproval
and We therefore recommend that the
question OF amending the Charter, as
set forth In the resolution referred to,
be indefinitely postponed.
Respectfully submitted.
WALTER NJ. TREVOR,
GEORGE s. FIELD,
JOHN GRINDLEY,
n. NJ WATSON
On motion OF Aid. Konkel laid on table.