The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-01
D. j. R. HASN'T YET.
NAMED ARBITRATOR.
Selection Will Be Made Soon, Though,
Says President Hutchins-Board
To Meet Next Week.

In the monthly meeting OF the De-
troit United Railway directors, We'd
nesday afternoon. IL was agreed TO
/ accept the committee OF fifty'S offer Of
board OF arbitration 10 pass upon
the valuation OF the company's prop
erty President Jere c. Hutchins
stated. Thursday. that the company
| has not yet picked its member OF the
board of arbitration but will do so
within a day, in all probability. II
will be some one from outside the
! city.
Il is now believed that this board
will be able 10 meet some time next
week. and 10 hold daily sessions until
/ all the disputed items In the Bar
croft appraisal have been passed
upon.
In this belief. Chairman HARPER. OF
the council franchises committee, will
/ get that body together. Saturday, II
possible. 10 begin consideration Of
the committee of fifty franchise, so
as TO be able TO report TO the council
on the franchise as soon as the APP
praisal Is finished. The ordinance will
be taken up. section by section, and
gone over in public meeting.
Mayor Breitmeyer will send the
supplementary bill OF Engineer Fred
erick T. Bancroft 10 the council next
Tuesday evening. Apparently. the al
dermen will not welcome this bill
with open arms. Ii consists of a
tribe more than $4,000 for the
printing. editing and similar work In
getting the Bancroft report in book
form. and also OF 81 900 for items in
connection with the expenses OF Bar.
croft's experts which were not includ.
ed in the original bill OF the commit
tee Of fifty.
Chairman F. w. Eddy. of the fifty"
states that, IL the council sends the
Bancroft bill back 10 that body, he
will call the executive committee to-
gether to pass on ii.
I'VE though that the sl7.500 would
be all the cost OF the committee OF
fifty reports except the printing,
said Mayor Breitmeyer. Il understood
that that sum would cover every
thing In fact. when 1t looked as II
the amount would go TO $4,000, we
agreed that the amount must be cut
down understood that Bancroft had
been paid in full"
The sum Of sl0.50o allowed for my
appraisal expenses in the committee
OF fifty bill was merely a guess" says
Bancroft. There was a disposition 10
close things up at that time and we
figured it up as nearly as we could.
do not get anything out OF this per-
sOnally, and il is not my concern, but
| think that II should be paid
las for the printing. ii was a very
cheap job. Mr.. Mack took the job
on plan OF cost plus a small per-
centage OF profit He does not mako
much on the deal. was asked TO |
supervise the printing and did so. CIV
ing my own time freely. The amount |
is much less than similar work has
cost elsewhere"
A factor in the situation TO which |
only Public Works Commissioner |
Hoarer has given much thought is |
the situation with regard TO the |
foundations fN three-cent car lines |
The council cut almost all of these |
estimates on the idea that the d. L. |
K. would agree TO replace the old |
foundations in connection with a new
agreement. No such disposition Is
apparent, and the ID. L. r. may start
proceedings 10 compel the city 10 live
up 10 its contract in this regard the
upkeep OF the three-cent lines founda-
tons and paving being one OF the con
siderations in the Detroit Railway
franchise.