The Detroit times., 1910-12-21
From Department OF Parks and
Boulevards.

ITO the Honorable the Common council.
n Gentlemen 80 Your committee on
PARKS and BOulcNards 10 Whoth was
trcferred back the report submitted ~
~ session held on the 18th ut. iria-
live 10 communication from the Dt
fOartment Of Parks ana bouleNaids rel
.ative 10 letter submitted 10y the exc
feutofS of the VIII of the rate JaiheH
Scott. also the protest iiled BY Com
fmttee on Presbyterian MlhlS'"IS y
ISOLATION and others against Inc h'-
reptnnce OF said gift. respectfully re
port that We have again had IN" MAJ
ter under consideration ana ~ pup
lie meeting held in the Council chain
her on the evening OF the 18TH INST an
o,iportunity WAS afforded the publlc 10
appear before your committee ana pre-
Sont their objections III any, os wen -
mos. who were in favor OF its acccp-
t4tnce After con Sidcring all that has
been said we are inclined TO believe
mat those objecting have boon misIed
~ TO the occupation ana character OF
tbe deceased The statement ~ made
That his occupation was not ia accord
with the best interests OF society ana
safe business principles. Yet not i slE-
sie voice accused or even lntlmate0 IN
The slightest degree that he WAS as
honest or ever attempted 20 WiltulIN
or knowingly wrong anyone, no one
his integrity. ana ms oc-
cupation was that sought by ninety
1--WE per cent Of the American people,
"a Retired Capitalist, denned by pan
iel Webster as "one VINO mas eaplial
3nvested in business Mr. Scott HAD
both. acquired by inheritance and
made greater by investment ana the
natural growth of the city The only
thing which is pointed To as being
against him are the follies of youth.
and those he discarded over 80 years
ago We are all liable TO err and when
we come To fun realization or their
airport as he did, we repent and dis
card those habits. He made mistakes.
$50 have most Of us, and when he
only corrected them with himself. but
constantly advised others TO shun do
ing those things which might and
would affect their standing in the COM
lnunity. In social way or from com
mercial standpoint
N, Your committee had intended 20
submit but "A brief report but felt IN
view of the slight opposition winch
public record, "A few words dwelling
upon his character. integrity and vo'a-
fion In life. are due the deceased anu
the public, In contradiction OF the
statement made and also To acquaiEt
the public with the true facts concern
ing the life OF the benefactor. who he
queathed 10 the city OF Detroit his
entire fortune aggregating nearly
three quarters Of a million for the put-
pose OF erecting fountain on Belle
Isle. which In granduer VIII eYuai II
not surpass the fountains eNiStlnG
abroad and which are world renowned
Tor their beauty and architecture. Put
lie sentiment demands the acceptanc"
of the munifcent gift. and We there
fore recommend the adoption OF TIC
following resolution
10 Respectfully submitted.
OTTO REINIIARDT
WIN X. SHAPLAND.
.als GEO. II ELLIS:
81 Y H. KONk FL.
nv Aid. Reinhardt:
III Whereas. BY the Will of james scott
deceased he bequeathed To the city ~
Detroit a sum OF money to build fpun-
tain on the Island Of Belle Isle, Whlch
IL To be built in accordance
with plans To be approved 10y his EN-
sectors and to be called the James Scott
Water Fountain, and
Whereas The Executors OF said VIII
lave communicated 10 the Common Coun-
ell OF the City OF Detroit their desire 70
have such beauest accepted By the city:
therefore be II
Resolved. That the COMMISSIONS Of
Parks and Boulevarcis be- and hc is here
BY directed to accept said gift IN behaf
of the CITY OF Detroit; ana further
Resolved. That the Executors be. ana
they are hereby requested To act IN con-
junction with the city Plan and Improve
ment Commission and the Commissioner
Of Parks and Boulevards in the draft
ing selection and adoption OF plans Tor
the proposed fountain; and further
Resolved. That the Executors Of said
estate be, and they are hereby requested
to submit the accepted plans to the com
mon Council for acceptance and APP |
prevail. and further
Resolved That the City Clerk be and /
he Is hereby instructed 10 forward 10 /,
said Executors. Hon. George ;. Hosmer /
md Hon. c. NJ Burton certified copy
)f this resolution.
Aid Reinhardt moved the adoption Of
he report and resolution.
Aid Rutter moved that the report and
resolution be referred back TO the com
ntttee which motion prevailed as fol-
ows
Yeas-Ald Deimel Freiwald. Goeschel.
K oenie I.empke OstrOWski., owen,
Rosenthal. Rutter. Schultz, Skrzycki
rheisen. Thompson Tossy. Walsh. Wing.
link Zoeller.-1S
Nays--Ald Allan, Barnett. Burton
Illis. Garvey. Grndley Gutman. Harp
'er, Heating. Konkel. Reinhardt. Shap-
and Trevor. Vernon Watson, and the