The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-25
COMMON COUNCIL


great automobile center I'm the world.
furnishing employment 10 many thou
sands OF people. and holding an annual
automobile show I'm this city. which ex-
listing buildings are entirely Inadequate
TO properly house; and
Hall in the city OF Detroit Is OF the ut
most Importance ot-only To its citizens
In general. but 10 the manufacturers OF
all classes; therefore be- IL
Resolved. That the Committee on Pub
/ lie buildings be- and IL hereby directed 20
take up for consideration the advisable
10y OF erecting "a Convention Hall I'm the
/ city OF Detroit, aud that the Board OF
Commerce. the ID. \. ID. A. and the Auto
mobile Manufacturers Association be re-
quested To APPOINT committee of three
with the Committee on Public Buildings
for the purpose OF devising ways and
means.
Adopted
! ny Aid. McCarty:
AN ORDINANCE 70 regulate the use
or hatpins I'm the City of Detroit. IL
Is hereby ordained by the people OF
the city OF Detroit:s
2 any hatpin i'm this city. when
shall extend more than one-inch
beyond the crown OF the hat.
Sec. 2. The point OF every hat
pin while in use shall be provided
with guard or protector as
10 cover the sharp point OF said
sec. 3. Any violation of the
provisions OF this ordinance shall
be punished by fine not TO ex-
coed $50 and costs OF prosecution
and the offender In case OF con-
Nictlon shall be sentenced To be
con1ne1 TO the Detroit House OF
Correction NATL such nne and
costs are pGid provided. that the
10 imprisonment in no case shall eX-
al coed period OF six months
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall
take effect 80 days after the first
) publication which follows the pas
: sage OF said ordinance by the Com
Read twice by title. ordered printed
and referred TO Committee on Ordi-
nances.
BY Aid. McCarty:
Resolved. That the Public Lighting
Commission be and IL hereby request
| ed TO cause arm lights TO be erected
on the following streets. to-wlt
Monroe avenue. between Eimwood
Larned street. between LeIb and Mt.
| Elliott.
Heidelberg. between Eimwood and
| Ellery.
Adopted.
FouRTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid. Walsh:
Resolved. That the Department of
Parks and Boulevards be. and is here
1 by requested TO include I'm Its estimates
| for the ensuing fiscal year an amount
suf1cient to re-surface Lafayette
boulevard. from Scotch to Clark ave-
nues, with sheet asphalt.
! Adopted.
! BY Aid Walsh:
Resolved. That the Department of
Public Works be. and is hereby re-
quested TO include in its estimates for
the ensuing fiscal year, amounts SUIT
! hcient TO re-pave and re-surface the
following named streets with such ma
terials as appear opposite thereto.
! Clark. Fort to West jefferson. gran
ite or medina.
Clark. Dix TO Brandon. sheet asphalt
| Clark, Subway to Michigan. brick.
| Vinewood. Lafayette to Porter,
br.ck.
vinewood. Dix to Toledo. brick
vinewocd. subway to Michigan.
Vinewood. Michigan to Subway west.
OF Michigan, brick.
Adopted.
BY Aid. Ellis:
Resolved. That the City Controller
/ be, and he Is authorized and instruct
ed TO draw a warrant upon the. prop
sum OF sl1o. being the amount OF IL
cense fee paid by him for dog license
twice issued for 1910. said Schultz be-
ing under the impression that the fee
had to be paid January LIST. for 1911.
instead of May LIST. upon presentation
/ of the license certificate issued him
! by the License Collector.
/ Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Brozo. Burton, Ellis.
Field. Frey. Carney, Gilman. Gutman,
HARPER. Hindle. Heating. Keusch,
k kSeGbs M Ksspp Masan M1 dTs
o'Brien. ostrowski. owen. Rosenthai.
Schultz, Skrzycki, Thompson, Tossy,
Vernon. Walsh. Watson, Zoeller, and
the President Pro Tennis.
+, Nays-NOne.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid. Lynch:
Resolved, That the Department OF
| Public Works be and Is hereby re-
quested to transmit estimate for the
repaving or resurfacing OF Concord
avenue from Mack avenue TO Gratiot
avorue with sheet asphalt.
4 Adopted.
BY Aid. Lynch:
! Resolved, That the presiiert OF the
Common Council appoint special
committee OF five. Tor the purpose or
! inqr.ring into the cost OF maint ming
| a plant for the manufacture OF Hum
| mating gas: the revenue to be de-
the cost of distribution. and the cost
| IF collection, the wea? AMI tear, the
depreciation OF the property or said
plant. and report the same back to
| mendation as TO tho advisnbiliIy of
| the City engaging In the r1uniciral
manufacture of gas for light and pow
AID. Lynch Moved tho adoption Of
/ Aid. Vernon moved as an amend
mept: that the resolution be , referrea
| which motion prevailed.
| BY Aid. Lynch:
| Resolved, That the Department OF
| Public Works and the Board of Health
| be. and they are hereby requeste1 TO
| consider the necessity OF repaving the
| alley in the block bounded by Cham
| plain, Beaufait. St. Paul and Meldrum,
with brick on concrete foundation, on
accordance with an ordinance entitled
| accordance with an ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance to provide Tor the
| grading and paving or regarding and
repaving of alleys in the City OF De-
| troit."
| ADOPTED.
] SIXTEENTH WARD.
's Resolved. That the Public Lighting
| Commission be and 1t Is requested TO
| install arm light at intersection or cav
airy and Christinncy.
| Adopted.
Resolved That Frank Metz be. and
he is hereby appointed Registrar OF
Election in the Eighth Precinct of the
sixteenth Ward in place of August
Schewe who does not now reside In pre-
cinct.
Yeas-Ald. Brozo. Burton, Ellis. Field
Frey, Garvey, Gilman, Grindley. Harp
fer Hindle. Heating. Keusch. Koenig.
Knapp, Littleheld Lodge. Lynch. Nc
| Carty, Mason, Merritt O'Brien Ostrow-
skI owen, Rosenthal. Schultz, Skrzyckl,
| Thompson. Tossy, Vernon. Walsh, Wat
son. zoelier. and the President-3s.
Nays-None.
BY Aid. Garvey:
Whereas. IL Is currently reported that
during certain early evening hours 2 low
quality OF electric light Is furnished
Sts,.o,s ~ prIvate lighting companv