The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-13
DEFERs ACTION ON
|HANLEY CONTRACT
Council Gets Into Parliamentary
Tangle and Resolution Is Held
Up Temporarily.


c0uncirs action in relieving Contrac-
# <or James Hanley OF the Fairyiew
newer contract resulted In parlia-
mentary tangle at Tuesday nights
4 oession OF the council, with the re-
oult that fnal action on the matter
was deferred until next Tuesday
night. Attorneys John ID. Mackay
. md George b. Yerkes and two sons of
THE contractor did some active lobby
{nk and claimed 10 have enough votes
TO pass the resolution releasing Han
. lev over the mayors head. but be-
cause OF the parliamentary mlx-up
they were fearful that, II the matter
were put to vote, there might be
a eome question as TO the legality OF
the action. Accordingly TIE whole
matter was laid on the table.
Aid. Vernon started the ball rolling
BY moving that the vote whereby
/. Hanley was relieved of the contract,
1t the last meeting, be reconsidered.
This was carried unanimously, and
. Aid. Vernon then moved that the mat
ter be referred back to the commit
tee on sewers Aid Gilman moved as
m amendment that it lie on the table,
inasmuch as some OF the members ~
the sewer committee were absent. he
Jaw no object in sending it back to
the committee Aid. Heating then
came forward with a motion 20
adopt the original resolution notwith-
etanding the mayors veto. This was
made as an amendment TO the amend
ment. Before any OF these motions
had been acted upon, Aid. Lynch
made a substitute motion that the
~. al a..d ha al "a
ruled that he was out OF order, after
friendly tilt between Aid. Vernon
and Heating The latter finally with.
drew his motion to pass the resolu'
don over the mayors head and Aid
Humans motion to lay on the table
then carried unanimously.
From the sentiments expressed by
the aldermen, IL was evident that,
with possibly two or three exceptions
they are inclined 10 uphold Hanley. No
one arose to advocate the adoption
Of the minority report OF the sewer
committee, holding Hanley To his con-
tract, as recommended by the mayor.
Aid. Mason had filed notice that he
would move TO reconsider the vote
whereby the council, week ago, au-
thorized needed extensions OF the
street car lines, but changed his mind,
Tuesday night. He explained that he
had hoped by this means TO force ear
" action on the needed improvements
In street car facilities In the west
end, but inasmueh as the ID. U. X. had
promised to meet the west side alder
men on the proposition, Thursday
morning, he was not disposed TO hold
up the other extensions. The COM
pany Is now free to go ahead with
these improvements as soon as 1t can
make arrangements for the necessary
capital.
The council passed resolution
protesting against the passage OF the
etate-wide boiler inspection bill and
President Gutman appointed Aid.
Heating, Brozo and Garvey a commit
tee TO go to Lansing to work against
the measure, which has already pass
ed the house. All three of the alder
men named on this committee, ac-
cording TO rumor, were present at the
secret conference Of aldermen held
F. recently In the Griswold house, when
the bill to pave the way for an in
crease In the pay OF the city dads
from $1,000 to $4,000 year was fran
ed up. Aid Heating is said TO have
presided and orations were delivered
by Garvey and Brozo. These alder
men deny, however, that there is any
Significance In their appointment on
the committee that will go TO the state
house ostensibly to lobby against the
boiler bill
The council finally allowed Julius
g. Ottos bill OF $369.5O for his SER
vices as street commissioner OF the
old village OF Fairview, which is now
q part OF the city. The matter has
been hanging fire two years, but the
snpreme court has held that Otto Is
entitled to the money, SO there was
nothing for the council TO do but
pay 1t. With interest, Otto will re-
ceive s6009I.
Aid. Ostrowski put through reso-
lution calling on the department of
parks and boulevards to submit a sup
Elemental estimate Of $4,000 for the
purchase OF the property at st. Aubin
and Forest-aves. for park purposes
A communication from the water
board. asking the council to concur
In the issuance of 100000 of water
bonds approved by the legislature and
the people, was referred to the com
rnfttee on ways and means.
A resolution was presented by Aid
Keusch and adopted, providing that
$1QAS6s.44 for building section four
OF the Fairview sewer be raised by
taxation instead of by bonds.