The Detroit times., 1910-06-02
BOILER ORDINANCE
FINALLY ADOPTED
Council Refuses To Support Aid
Fields Plan To Refer Matter
Back To Committee.

Despite a strong protest from the
Employers association, the common
council, TUESDAY night. refused TO TO
Ter the Walsh boiler inspection ofdin
ence back TO committee Tor iurtneI
| hearing. Aid. Field had filed notice
OF reconsideration Of the vote W
which the ordinance was adopted
week previously, and he made strong
argument for reconsideration ana ie
reference. Only Aid. Thompson, Wat
son and Wing voted with him, now
ever.
In a communication to the council
Secretary John ]. whirl, Of the Em'
ployers' association, said:
We desire TO OFFER our earnest
| protest against the passage OF this
ordinance without giving US an
| opportunity for a careful consid-
Grafton OF Its provisions. We were
aware, OF course, that an ordih
ance for the regulation OF steam
boilers was under CONSIDERATION
but we were given no opportunity
of expressing our views and oner'
ing any opposition to the ordin'
ance which was finally recon-
mended by your committee.
We believe that this ordinance
as passed by your body IL open
| TO very serious objection In many
particulars, and representing, as
we do, very large proportion OF
the capital invested In manufac-
turing enterprises In the city OF
Detroit, We belieTe We are justly
entitled to hearing.
! The fact that the council has been
working over boiler ordinances for
nearly two years tended TO make the
aldermen anxious to pass this meas
ure and end the strife. Originally al
ordinance was drawn up by Boiler IN
spector McCabe and a committee Oh
engineers, this being followed by
substitute ordinance drawn up by
! Harry Knowlton and others. Aid.
Walsh then presented his compounds
ordinance. which was amended In
number OF particulars in conference.
Il Is modelled after the Massachusetts
laws.
The second fight OF the evening
came over the passage OF the new hre
limits ordinance. Aid. Vernon protest.
ed against amendment OF this in such
a way as to exclude from the fire lim'
its a piece OF land owned by the A. l..
Holmes Lumber Co., at Gratiot and
| Mitchell-aves He maintained that
this should be included In the fire linz
its as 1t is surrounded by good build
| ings but the amendment exemptinS
II was carried by vote OF 20 to 10.
A deal which has been long pending
between the council street opening
committee and Andrew II. Green, Jr.,
was carried out by resolution
whereby Green agrees to dedicate a
new street, SO feet wide, from West
Jefferson-ave. to the river near juno.
tion-ave. In return the city vacates
to Green the lower end OF Junction
ave-, which is not used, and two tag
end streets, Traffic and John Edgar.
Before the measure Is signed by the
Mayor, Aid. Garyey will have q meet
ing OF residents OF the district, ThurS-
day evening, to pass opinion on the
plan.
The committee on charter and city
Legislation reported out a number Of
charter amendments TO be voted on
some time next fall These include
amendments for the following pur-
poses: To change the noxlous weed
law, 10 lCdNS W luC NOuuGll duu DOdIu
OF estimates the amount to be appro-
priated each year for the Museum OF
Art, to provide for the retirement or
policemen at half pay when disabled
after % years service, to increase the
bonding limit from 2 per cent to %.
rer cent, to allow OF issuance Of city
bonds in sums of 500 and to legalize
all bond appropriations authorized in
anticipation Of an increase in the bond
ing limit. to allow the public lighting
commission to engage In commercial
lighting, to increase the forced paving
clause from 100000 to 100000 per
year, TO give the park commissioner
power over Belle Isle docks.
A resolution increasing the pay OF
prisoners in the house OF correction
was passed.
Controller Doremus transmitted to
the council a bid of $1,000 received
from Arnold Hassig for the Wood
bridgest. police station and lot.