The Detroit times., 1910-08-10
Gilman BILL
IS ENDORSED, TOO
Council Approves It and Will Send
1t To Governor Along With Vernon
Civil Service Measure.


seeking entertainment he made no mis-
take In selecting the council chamber
as his place OF amusement, Tuesday
evening. A tug-of-war between the
Vernorites and the Glinnanites fur
nished plenty OF thrills, while Aid.
Gllnnan's efforts at reconsideration,
for the purpose of cinching his pet
proposal contributed largely to the
comedy end OF the program. The dis
tinguished visitor appeared to take a
deep interest In the proceedings,
however, and when called upon to adj
dress the body later complimented the
aldermen on their action In taking
up the civil service question.
Civil service" said he, makes for
better government, and government
Is the basis of all We hold most dear"
Congressman Townsend paid a high
compliment to Detroit and referred
to the wonderful strides 1t IL making
in an Industrial and commercial way.
He was very warmly received by the
aldermen.
Another visitor to the council cham
Der Tuesday night was President
Bishop. Of the Alpena common coun-
Gil, who addressed the members
briefly.
The debate on the Gilman civil SER
vice bill occupied large part OF the
session and finally resulted in VIC
tory for Aid. Gilman, who left the
chair to put 1t through. BY vote OF
25 to the bill was taken from the
table and by the same vote City Clerk
Nichols was instructed to submit II to
the governor along with the Vernon
civil service bill, which was the sub
ject of similar action last week. The
city clerk will send both bills to Lans-
ing within the next day OF two. Gov.
Warner may approve either bill or
both, as he sees At, or he may refuse
to approve either. The vote Tuesday
night would seem to Indicate that
Gilman has mustered enough support
to submit his bill over the governors
veto if that becomes necessary.
Immediately after the council con-
vened Gilman prepared Tor ngnt.
He sent Aid. Ellis TO the chair and re-
sumed his old seat on the floor, sur
rounded by his allies.
In urging that his proposed bill be
taken from the table, Gilman attack
ed Secretary Pratt, Of the Municipal
league, who has been active In sup
port of the Vernon proposal
Pratt came to me right here In the
council chamber and told he II l op-
posed the Vernor-Municipal league
civil service measure he would ex-
rose the whole council" said Gin
nan. Il told him to expose and be
damned. The result of that threat Is
the bill present to you tonight"
Aid Vernon quickly denied an In
timation by Gilman that he had been
tool OF the Municipal league. He
had come back to the council the last
time for the sole purpose Of pushing
through a civil service measure that
would effectively divorce the city de-
partments from the spoils system, he
said, and he believed that his bill
would meet all requirements.
Aid. Vernon elaborated on what he
considered the defects in the Gilman
plen, calling special attention to the
fact that under 1t man who has been
discharged for cause can get back
into the service Immediately by pass
ing another examination.
Gilman replied that the main OBJ
ject of his bill was TO eliminate the
street laborer who WORKS for 81 a day
These Jobs, in his opinion, should be
under the control of the aldermen.
At every stage OF the proceedings
Gilman cinched matters by moving a
reconsideration and then having re-
consideration indefinitely postponed
In his anxiety for the success OF his
measure he became somewhat con-
fused as to the exact mode OF pro-
ceedure, with the result that some
ludicrous mix-ups ensued. IL was
necessary to call on Corporation Coun-
sci Hally on one occasion to straight
en- out the tangle.
When the battle was all over Aid.
Ellis, in the chair. caused laugh by
appointing Aid Gilman and Vernon
a committee TO escort President
Bishop, of the Alpena council, to the
platform.
The report Of the liquor committee,
recommending that stephen Ricklich
be allowed to transfer his saloon from
No. 401 Medbury-ave. to No. 1247 Rus
sell-st., was adopted by vote of %
to 5. Whitehead & Kale's bid OF ST.
600 for repairing the iron work on the
Porter.st. bridge was confirmed.