The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-23


Ito create facts or TO arrange the suit
Tor the parties litigant. 10 prepare the
case for the parties at Issue This is
certainly an Unusual way OF proceed
ing In addition 20 this, the board OF
arbitration has no power 10 subpoena
/ witnesses nor TO enforce a demand Tor
the production OF papers.
slams the FIFTY"
! We gave the ID. L.. r. all last year
constant opportunity TO show us. but
| they absolutely refused. The commit
| tee OF nifty seems decidedly loath 10
urge mat the appralsal De lowered as
per the recommendations OF the APP
praisal beard.
Tho many Intentional delays and in
references under which our work was
carried on. the Unnecessary amount OF
expenditures OF time and money. which
could have been avoided had the COM
pany kept good faith. would have made
this work 80 per cent easier and IL
could have been accomplished at less
cost
The mayor expects this new work TO
be completed I'm 10 days or two weeks.
During the last five months there has
not been one effort To detail the ar
arrangements or 10 prepare for IL. and Il
Is foregone conclusion In the mind OF
any thoughtful person that 10 days or
two weeks would probably be occupied
by any board of arbitration tryine TO
reach ITS decision after IL has been
made familiar with the points in dis
pute, which, up 10 the present time the
Detroit United hallway has not gone
OH itNotu IN any one particular
Any investigation and arbitration
should be limited TO the companys own
men and IL should be compelled 10 open
up all private books, vouchers. con-
tracts etc. 1t does not nCcd the ser
vices OF outsiders 10 tell the cost OF
It's property such Information Is pun
lie property in Wisconsin, New Nork
and Massachusetts, and should be al
the serVice Of the city Any statement
that the company makes should De SUP
1ect 10 proof b. an accountant. not only
a Ia n IA FtaN a
The one Illuminating fact that there
is controversy IS not due TO the clly
desires, but absolutely and wholly due
TO the mi leading and untruthtll state
ments of the company and their aoso-
lutte refusal 10 give access TO their PHI
waite books and costs.
Display Flint Cars.
An illustration OF tho tactics OF this
company: They Inform me that inc!
own a certain number OF cars Tor De-
troit service and show them: Yer 10
of these cars are running IN Fllht, anu
ridiculous as y may seem; the ! tini
common council has already ordered
them of the STREETS, calling them worse
than hand cars" Yet Detroit IS askrd
TO pay for them.
mendous financial resources or thls
company, and do not realize that their
income is $1,000 a day Their increas-
ed earnings over the year IsVS were
over $1,000 each day.
Should me C0fnm0n COUNCIL autnOrIZc
me TO take charge OF TINS IN connection
with Corporation Counsel Haily. We
should be supplied with the same
amount OF money that the ID. L. l. mas
IN order thar there may be no clubbing
or delays.
It is very apparent from experience
had last year that your body unor-
ganized and unofficial. is totally unapte
TO cope with this company. You have
neither the funds nor the incentive.
such as tie company has GO gain any
point.
body having a direct responsibility 10
the city with police powers back OF 1t
so TO prevent the company from any
further attempt at tampering or work
ing any scheme OF any kind ahead OF
the presentation OF any more state
ments Any company that cannot tell
the exact cost and maintenance charge
OF any article per year, Is not In posi-
ton 20 criticize or to arbltrate the
facts which they are burying. the
street railway by it's tactics. is men
ace TO the -eitys Interests. but the COM
pany could not exist without the city.
sums Up situation.
II occurs 10 me that IL would show
some fore sight To establish the follow
7. whether the d. L. r. Will bind
itself to whatever decision is reached
by the board OF arbitration IL the pro-
ceedings are under official eontrolf
.. VIII tho II. L. X. fulfill the prom
ise OF ITS president TO give me access
TO all papers, contracts and vouchers
and list of costs, and permit my ac-
countant TO certify same?
g. VIII the II. L. r. give me state
ment OF the original construction costs
of the whole or any designated part OF
its property. subject TO my account
ants verification?
4. VIII the citys case be arranged
for. handled and guided by Corporation
Counsel Hally, under the direction OF
the council?
Surrounded by such official protec-
tion and authority as ! have here IN,
dictated, | can assure you that IL VIII
afford me great pleasure TO represent
the city through the common council
and Corporation Counsel Hally In this
most important matter but not other
wise. rhe city's interest, from my ex-
rerience in such matters. and from the
experiences gained particularly with
this company during the last year. are
not properly safeguarded by the pro-
ceeding you suggest. and ! must abso-
lutely decline to he party to H.