The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-11
COURT FROWNs ON DELAY
IN d. u. R. RENTAL CASE
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ules or tables prepared by F. II. Mac
pherson & Co.. public accountants, az
ter 10 months OF strenuous labor,
showing revenues OF the Fort-st. and
every other line operated by the com
pany and going In to the entire trans
portation problem OF the city OF De.
troit In the minutest detail The &C.
countants, under the direction of the
company. had even gone so far as 10
estimate what the Fort lines share
OF the earnings of a Woodward car,
running on Fort from Woodward to
Third. would be In case an emergency
should arise some time or another TO
make such a switching of traffic neces-
sary.
There were eight sets of these
schedules and Mr.. Joslyn proposed to
read each Individual item into the
records, but the court drew the line
at that. However, Mr.. Bonthron, OF
the Macpherson firm, was permitted to
tell how the schedules were prepared
and to read certain portions OF the
schedules which had been prepared
In the form OF testimony.
An analysis OF the figures presented
shows that the Fort line compares
favorably, In earning power. with the
other lines of the system. The total
revenues OF the city lines within the
one-fare zone for 1910 was s6,2S7,-
60l.S2. The revenues Of the Fort line
alone were $605, 860.63. and for that
portion OF the Fort line on which the
franchises are claimed to have ex-
pired, $406.24S.27. The revenues OF
the other lines were as follows:
Jefferson, $792,376.76; Depot, So
BAIL; Michigan. $942, 140.17; South
Chene, $S1,278.82; Trumbull. $780,
247.5S: Brush, $l70.765.67; Baker.
$39S,95S.72; Sherman, $560,486.74;
Springwells, $1S,255.26; Fourteenth,
s6lS, 9OS.30; Warren West, $56,6s4.9l;
Crosstown, 1922, S5027; Harper, $780,
697.42; Victor, $4,123,43; Woodward.
$1,127,524.20; Third, $238,09SS3.
The total car mileage within tho
one-fare zone, for 1910, was 25,686,219
miles, and on the Fort line alone, g.
250,12S miles. In this respect the Fort
line was exceeded only by the Wood
ward, Jefferson, Michigan, Sherman
and Fourteenth lines.
There was nothing in these SEIZED
ules to show the expenses Of opera
ton, but Mr.. Joslyn said this would
be shown In four additional sets OF
schedules to be produced later.
The avowed purpose OF all this evil
dence Is to show that the rental OF
5000 per day demanded by the city for
the Fort line Is exhorbitant, ruinous
and confiscatory. The company claims
that it's earnings on this line. over
and above operating expenses. do not
exceed 100000 per year, while the
rental amounts to $4,000 per year.
Thomas Beath, assistant to Robert
Oakman, land commissioner of the ID.
u. r., was the first witness called to
the stand. He testified as to the taxes
paid by the company on the Fort line
last year. On the same rate OF taxa
ton as prevailed last year, he figured
that the Fort line would cost the COM
pany, in taxes and rental this year,
$S5, So on an assessed valuation O
s704,000.
The taking of testimony was rather
a one-sided affair. Corporation Coun-
sci Hally, who takes the position that
the testimony Is all immaterial and
is merely introduced for purposes OF
delay, had no questions to ask either
of the witnesses examined Thursday
and was merely a listener during the
proceedings.