The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-06
COUNCIL TABLES
MAYOR sBRICKVET0
Absence of Several Aldermen Pre-
vents Payment Of Bills Over
Executives Head.

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Because they did not have enough
votes to pass the latest batch OF pay
Ing brick bills vetoed by the mayor
over the executives head. owing Il
absence OF several members, frieniS
OF Public Works Commissioner Haar
er In the common council had the mat
ter laid on the table. Wednesday night
after the action OF week ago, ap
proving the bills, had been reconsid
cred.
The councils action. Wednesday
night, was not due, therefore. to sny
change of heart on the part OF the
aldermen. The mayors repeated
slams" at them seem to have had nc
effect. except, possibly, to strengthen
their loyalty to Haarer, through whom
the city dads are able to distribnte
considerable patronage. Several OF
the aldermen consulted with him, Wed.
nesday night, and the councils &C.
ton seemed to meet with his ap-
prevail.
A resolution was introduced by AID.
Lodge, calling for an investigation oi
the whole brick question, with Will
lam III. Maybury. former commissioner
OF public works, as sole inquisitor. II
was referred to the committees on
streets and claims and accounts. on
motion OF Aid. Watson. after Ad,
Lodges effort TO have 1t passed had
failed. The alderman is hopeful OF
securing at least minority report on
se resolution from the committees
and will put up vigorous tight Tor
its passage. The resolution expresses
full confidence In "the ability and m
tegrity" OF Mr.. Maybury.
The council adopted a resolution IN
troduced by Aid. Field, instructing the
committee on streets 10 request the
University OF Michigan to make tests
both of the brick and the Stag con-
crete foundations that are going into
city streets, without charge. Aid.
Theisen introduced resolution, which
was passed, approprtattng $fee for a
compression test OF the three speci-
mems OF concrete foundation dug up
under the direction Of committee on
streets last week.
The council allowed Commissioner
Hearers request for transfer OF $500
TO cover the cost of installing his new
RATHER.
In spite of an impassioned plea Dy
Aid. OBrien for "A constituents, VINO
reside on Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth-sts.. in the vicinity OF the new
Michigan Central station, now build
ing, that they be allowed compensa-
ton for damages to their property,
the council, on the request OF Cor
portion Counsel Hally, adopted res
oiution which practically closes these
two streets at the intersection OF
Newark-st. The Improvement plan OF
the Michigan Central calls for the
lowering of Newark-st. by about ~
feet and the slanting Of the streets
running into 1t from the new grade
up to the present grade by gradual
incline, ending at Baker-st The
Michigan Central agreed to pay all
the expenses OF the Improvement and
put up bond Of s75,000 TO protect
the city In case of damage to abutting
property. In building the retaining
walls along the north and south
streets. II was found necessary to dig
along the edges Of the lots, and A OF
and Eighteenth-sts. objected. The
council and Mr.. Hally have tried to
secure what they considered reason
able settlements with these property
owners without result. and the reso-
luton passed Wednesday night, was
the outcome.
Under the resolution, the streets
will be restored to their original con-
dition except that Seventeenth and
Eighteenth-sts. will end abruptly at
Newark. which will be % feet lower
than the levels OF the former. Stair
ways will be built for pedestrians,
but vehicles will be obliged to go to
other streets to reach the station.
Several Of the property owners we're
at the council meeting.
On the recommendation OF the COM
mittee on streets. the council vacated
the alley back of David Stott's prop
erty. at Michigan-ave. and Wayne-st,
so that Mr. Stott is free to build his
hotel on this site as originally
planned. This means that Howard
st. will not be opened through TO
Michigan.
Aid. Heating presented petition
signed by STANDARD Bros. and several
other business houses on Wood
bridge-st west, asking that the name
OF that portion of the street between
First and Secondsts., be changed to
West Jefferson-ave. AS matters now
stand. one side of the street is West
Jefferson and the other Woodbridge
st. west
The council, on motion OF Aid Mer-
rift. instructed the committee on
parks and boulevards to confer with
Park Commissioner HuIlbut as to
the ACCESSIBILITY OF enlarging the
Belle Isle bath house.
Aid. James Vernon made a hit with
his colleagues by sending up a 10
gallon siphou of ice-cold ginger ale
The aldermen kept one Of the janitors
busy all evening serving the delect-
able beverage.
Powder MIL ExpIodes: Four Dead.
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