The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-28

him here
However. having failed In all oul
attempts. the only thing left for ms
e do Is To secure another director OF
appraisal. | have such man in mind
and ii your honors will grant a week $
adjournment, | think | can have him
here. prepared to go on
Council Directs" hiaIIy to Reprersen;
the City.
For the first time In many years
there was party lineup in the coun
Gil, Tuesday night on a measure With
one exception. all OF the Republican
aldermen lined up in defense OF Mayor
Breitmeyer's street railway policy and
IL was freely stated that steamrOller
tactics will be used from now on Aid
Rutter was the only Republican alder
man TO vote with the Democrats. AMI
I,utter comes from a strongly Demo
cratic district, and was elected in a
strictly personal contest in which he
had strong Democratic support
The measure on which this division
occurred was the resolution OF A
week previous in which the city recog'
nized the street railway board OF arbi-
tration. composed OF Judges Tayler
Grant and Murfin, and guaranteed the
payment of half the cost OF the arO!
tration by the city. Aid. Konkel tried
10 have this reconsidered but was
beaten. 26 10 S.
Later report of the franchise com.
niittee more strongly authorizing the
arbitration proceedings and direcI-
ing Corporation Counsel rally TO ap-
pear on behalf of the city was adopted
unanimously. Konkel fled notice OF
reconsideration later to tie the mat.
ter up for a week.
In the talk on the reconsideration OF
the former resolution, the Republican
aldermen made point that the Demo
Gratis were unwilling TO trust Hally
with the expenditure OF money This
was met with the statement that Hally
wcnld not appear, although he has lot
We, informed the council of that facf.
The time has come 10 lay ASIDE ali
petty partisan ideas" declared Aid.
HARPER. We need street ear set
Element; the people demand IT, ana
they want the extensions which the
proposed franchise calls for"
After the vote had been taken.
HARPER declared that the party line.
zip had been forced upon the Republi-
cans by the Democrats. The majority
party has split upon questions OF pol
Icy so that the Democrats have had
the balance of power. Now the Repub-
leans find an election coming with no
Cefinite party policy shaped except
that of the mayor and they have had
to come TO that.
hally il expected To- send his letter
refusing TO take part in the arbitration.
to the council either next week or the
week following. The following Sis the
text OF the franchises committee re.
port:
There is now pending before tho
committee on franchises an ordinance
recommended by the committee OF hfty
mon - designed To effect settle
ment OF the street railway question IN
the city OF Detroit. As an essential
part or said ordinance positive vaiu-
alton OF the property Of the Detroit
lnlted Railway co. in the city OF De-
trott must be determined The valua-
non or the company's property as as
Certained by the committee Of ffty "a
Sll.l2l f24ss. the correctness OF when
amount is disputed by the Detroit Uni
ted hallway. Your committee is or he
opinion That in view OF the said dis
la ures. whether more or less. 10 be IN
serted In the ordinance as the Valua-
tlon OF said property can only be made
bY hop II of arbitration.
Your committee believes that the
beard, OF arbitration as selected to de-
tclmlne such valuation, consisting or
Hon. James O Muffin. Judge OF Che
w ayne circuit court. appointed on Ce-
hair OF the city; Hon Claudius Is
Grant NAjudge Of the supreme court
OF Michigan, appointed on behalf OF the
company, and Hon. Robert W TayIer.
Judge OF the United states district
court OF ohio. selected by the two arbi-
traitors FIRST named. Is an able board
and VIII fairly ana honestly deal with
the question before IL for review. and
your committee recommends that the
selection OF the member OF said hoard
AS representing the city and his act IN
selecting the third arbitrator be APP
proved and ratified by this council ard
that the proceedings OF said board or
arbitration as already commenced meet
with the approval ~ the common coun-
ell
Your committee further recon-
meuds that the corporation counsel be
directed Co appear and represent the
city OF Detroit and protect It's interest
In the proceedings before said board Of
arbitration