The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-01
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Reaching, Meaning The 49,
Of Every Charter Ansnl
Which People Have xaspt
Plans Already On Foot Her c.
Revision. Which Court 1ulc1
Proper Procsdu.s.

AS result Of the supreme ooC
decisiCn rendered Wednesdo1s
joining the submission OF the ~
municipal ownership plan TO <hV
pie, Aid. Thomas Gilman. c11lr
Of the ways and means conm1ffc
the common council. announcoG q
he will call caucus OF All tho a.
men In a day or two, 10 take y
looking to a general charter roV(
He has already been In confo|0
with the corporation counsolD q
on the proposition. The 6oc|
knocks out all the charter om1
ments adopted by the city thus
including the civil service bin,
those now pending In the col1ncI
the opinion OF Corporation Con-
Hally. "
Aid. Gilman was OF the op1n10
that the council could authorize M
election of q charter commlD1ioU
connection with the coming op<l
election. Corporation Counsel Hall
however, believes that the QuoG(
OF whether there should be 3
erai revision must first be sub1Al
TO the people. +. q
Great gloom prevails In the GI1I
hall because or the supreme CONT
action. II means that the ground Co<
cred by the amendments thus
adopted. will have to be gono ov4I
again. All that has been done by a
civil service commission thus Ior 111l
been In vain and the examinatlon ~
Gently held for the selection Of = ~
retary counted for nothing. under ~
courts ruling. IS
The charter amendments now pon1
ing before the council, which w6ro <
be submitted to the electors ~ n.
spring, are In the same boat. TIT
include the proposition to roino
honding limit from two TO throo
cent, upon which many Imports
lie projects depend, and IU1
other changes urgently neodo1> g
Among the amendments apDCcxUI
by the people last fall was one ~
cressing the power Of the park c.
missioner, which OF course, now lnII
by the wayside. Another clothed q
council and board Of estimates VIII
authority to make an annual opot(
Ipristion for the art museum. A (hlf
repealed the old noxfous weed r11
fibiou AL tuSbe Will naE0 " - ~
corr GRATED In the new charter uu44I
a general revision, II the people On
still OF the same mind. ~
The charter commission would co.,
1ist of Fl members, one elected 4o1
each ward and three at large. "a
Word comes from Lansing {h1<
Rep. Ogg, chairman of the Legislative
committee on cities, has called q co1<
ference, to discuss the situation -
which Detroit finds herself, for nox1
Wednesday evening. Corpor1t1c1
Counsel Hally and the COMMITTEES o.
charter and city legislation. Of u
| Detroit common council, VIII ~ ~
vited to attend. There n q po11l1I
! ity. IL Is said, that some .re5uo1I1
| Legislation will be rushed throu01-
The Moore plan, so-called. ~
drafted by Attorney George WIl(I4x
| Moore. of this city. In collabof1liou
with other members of a special com-
| nlttee appointed for this purpo4o ~
the self-appointed municipal oWnor-
ship committee of 100, which cnmo
| into existence after Mayor Bre1tmoy
er had appointed his committees q
fifty to settle the street car Quec<5un
The municipal ownership commt<teo
was composed Of men who wero o<toI-
| ily opposed to any settlement MN
, the ID. u. r., holding that tho cl(<
should own and operate ito Own
street car system. w
The plan provided for a commits
sion OF FIVE men, elected by tho oeor
ple, to take full charge OF the street.
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