The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-18
MAYOR ANSWERS
HANNAH S KNOCKS
Every Item In Budget Placed There
Because of Public Demand, "
NJ Declares Breitmeyer.

I bN MS anlitNN hi uluiitipdi uHNNA
before the Wholesalers and Manufac
Ilarers association Wednesday, W "
I Eannan started huzzing in munici
+ RAJ circles Pulhc Works Comm.s
sioner Hasrer viii reply next Wedn"s
Jay 10 Aannan strlcIures on publ,
officials II is expected thar Hare
Twin 20 more deeply into the conit
nons and needs az MS department. the
largest of the cas- service divisions
than ne has ever zone before.
( In response q q request that n"
amplify his statements as to the swell
len condition OF the budget by point
irg out the places Wkere cutting Nigh,
Lest be done Hannah replied THAI
'is not my province. The board OF IS
Inmates 4 backed by public opinion
WIN DO that
Mayor Breitmeyei heard the Han.
nan address and commented al some
length on 70 Thursday
1T was an uOle paper, said the
mayor. "hul he t0lgo, 30 say some
things The people oleh' 10 know al
tire facts
Every item in tlc budget is placec
here because ~ public demand
from some source The request OF The
Packard Afotor car Co for the eNter
zion ~ a sewer 20 reach their ne"
nlant which VIII EMPLOY Loco men,
Is an Instance 1ha IS a necessity Il
j. SO with Other sewers. They must
D., started some time.
There are 200 sections OF sire<'~
"a the budget f'f repaving or resur-
facing. and there Is not a street in the
lot that YOU or | or anyone else can
say should not pe paved this wear. 4
man who lives on one OF these poorly
paved streets has iGst ground OF com
nlaint He could not be blamed II he
Isl ere TO say thar nc would get out o.
town il he could not get improve
ment II these Items are not placed
n the budget. the commissioned is az
fault. II they are included and cut
out. he HIS done his duty. az least
The TWO items o. sewers aud pay
ing make the difference IN the d
w budget The .cmainder consists
Of maintenance items tna+-eome up
every vear. Snow-cleaning is a thin-
mat cannot be suaeed IN advance, yet
4, must 5e done That VIII cost s5u
o00 this year When WOodbridee-st
business men asked to have the snow
and ice taken from that street. II was
done. but II COS, $50 for that space
alone
Replying TO Hanpan's argument that
one OF the grea. causes OF Detroit
prosperity has been the low tax ratS.
Mayor Braitmeyer said.
People go where they can get
work. high AK rate may mean s.
year more 20 workingman VINO
owns his home Three days work or
TWO will make TIA, up. il he is In q
town where he can get work. W.
must make Improvements 70 take Gaze
OF the industries We have and 10 get
others. Then We shall have work Tor
our people.
The Fairview district is an exam
pie OF this Great industries are 10
eating there and this means an ext n
sion OF water mains. sewers. lights
uolice. FIRE protection and everything
else that CItv furnishes-anf
charges for In taxes urged the rec
estate board a fcy nights ago 10 help
by trying 10 get the factories in close
10 the center OF the city, instead u
on the outskirts where IL costs
great deal To extend the city impro'o
ments 10 them.
We ought 10 have prepared our
selves for these conditions years ago.
and have made improvements gradn-
ally. Six Tears ago the coming growth
OF Detroit was apparent
AS for busineS men in politics. !
talked with an expert on public ger
vice matters whom I had in mind Tor
commissioner for public works. lie
told me that ne was making $4,000
wear in his private business. The cit;
paws S. 900 year. and | doubt II We
could get any man for twice that sum
who would be as We'll equipped O.
Commits siOner ,laarer A man who
might know all about sewers wont
be weak ON paving Successful busl-
ress men are HARD 10 get for what TIC
city pays
Il would favor getting an assistant
for Commissioner HaareT man VINO
would he a business man and an "a
cineer as well a little investment IN
good service brings the city results
that pay many time S.
In speaking oil business men.
would add The word conscientious
4 man Who gets MP. talks and forgets
10 say one other thing that might put
a very .lineren. view on things. il
not nv deal
r r Schreiteg -Ir, secretary OF tie
council committees agrees with The
mayor that the present huge bulge
is the result ~ he neglect Of the
toari Of estimates in previous wears
70 provide for future necessities
Things have been put over from
wear 10 wears an some time the"
must be- done" he says III the liza
prOvements had been taken care or
from year 10 ye2r. the average tax
rate would not have been high. Grant.
ing a possible tax rate this year 81
$3.50 the average for this and he
previous six y.ars would be onir
S1C.29"
Controller Doreuus believes tina,
the budget should he cat ali along ,hs
line
u do not care TO saw what thiur
the tax ate viii be, nor where tie
tcutting 81 the estimates should he
done says W W. Robinson who WI
ihe president Of the board of estimates
Each item should be- carefully con
sidered bv itself may have my ovl
opinion in regard 10 some OF them
bar ! shall not make mp my min.
Cehnitely until The facts are ali e.
The board OF estimates viii do IT,
work Conscientious
Estimator Hannah was always "a
economy. hat he got through an iteH
= a sal.l -.