The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-27
CITY DIVINE R S HIP
PLAN GOES TO
VOTE AUG. 10
Council Unanimously Adopts Aid.
Glinnan's Resolution After At
tempts To Postpone Election
f.. Date Fail.
New Committee Will Probe Com
plant of Poor Phone Service.
Zoeller Gets Craftsmanship.

Aid. Glipnan's resolution to submit
the Moore municipal ownership plan
to the people Aug. is, was unanimous
~ adopted by the common council
Tuesday evening, after amendments
by Aid Vernon 10 postpone the vote
till the general election In November,
and by Aid. Trevor to defer II until
Aug. 20, and submit all the pending
charter amendments at the same time,
had been defeated The Vernon
amendment received five votes: Allan,
Burton, Field, Heating and Vernon,
with 20 against: and the Trevor
amendment, Is: Allan. Burton, Field,
Heating, Koenig, konkel. Korte,
I.empke, Shapland, Theisen, Thomp-
son. Trevor, Vernon, link, Grindley,
with Is against.
President Gilman called Aid. Grind
ley to the chair and offered the mo-
ton to take his resolution from the
table and adopt II. Trevor moved to
amend by making the date Aug. 20,
mad include all the pending charter
amendments. Vernon moved TO make
the date the same as the general
election in November.
MY object Is economy" said Ver-
nor. There Is no reason why the mat
ter should be brought up before the
November election. The parties who
sought to mandamus the council from
submitting the question to the people
Will carry the case 10 the higher court
and IL Is certain that month or two
will make no difference in the time
when the people will get municipal
ownership, - they do get il, while the
election will cost several thousand
dollars
This petition has ben delayed long
er than IL should have been. and there
Is no reason why We should wait an
| tther day maintained Gilman. This
IL a matter in the hands OF the peo-
| pie. and they are entitled TO a hearing.
| Last Tuesday night the resolution was
laid on the table out OF respect TO the
court, but we are forgetting the more
/ than is, 600 petitioners. They are rep
resentative OF the ones who will have
| to pay the expense, whatever 1t is,
and they are demanding thefr rights.
/ hope this resolution as II originally
stands. will be carried Unanimously.
Aid. Trevor pleaded for two weeks
delay SO as to get the other amend
ments ready for submission.
Those amendments could have
| been ready six months ago, and
| don't think the one big matter should
| be sidetracked because the committee
| has been remiss," said Aid. Ellis.
THE people, especially on the east
| side. are anxious to have this munici'
pal ownership matter settled at once. >
The amendments and motion were
| then put to vote.
Aid. Vernon, after consulting Cor
| poration Counsel Hally. pointed out TO
| some OF his colleagues after the meet
! ing. that a special registration day
would be required before the munich
| pal ownership vote. He commended
| that this would add TO the expense.
Aid Walsh made another attempt
| TO get at the cause Of poor tele-
.G,hone service. OF which city hall peo-
| Die have been complaining for several
months. by introducing a resolution
| for a special investigating committee
TO look into matters, and see where
| screws can be put on the Michigan
| company. Aid. Ellis pointed out that
| one special committee, composed OF
| the public utilities and ordinance
rommittees. was already working ON
| the problem, with the assistance OF
| the corporation counsel, but the alder.