The Detroit times., 1911-12-06
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ways and Means.

Ways and Means.
To the Honorable the Common Councils:
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Ways and Means. 10 whom wns re-
ferred the reports OF the various city
officers for the week ending Dec. 2.
1911, respectfully report that with the
Chief Accountant we have examined
the same. and believing them to be
correct recommend their approval
Respectfully submitted,
TtIOS r. GILMAN
John c. LODGE,
VIM KOENIG.
A j WALSH
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
JOHN G.. CARNEY
Accepted and adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Rrozo. Burton, Deimel,
ley. Hnrpfer, Hindle, Heating. Keusch.
koenig. Krapp, Littleield. Lodge,
Lynch. MeCarty, Mason, Merritt os-
trowski. Owen, Rosenthai. schultz,
Vernon. Walsh. Watson, ZoeIler ana
tho President--32
Nays-NOne
Aid o'Btien entered and took his
seat.
FROM THE SAME
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on WAYS
and Means, to whom was referred the
petition OF Detroit Society for the stud =
rnd Prevention OF Tuberculosis. re-
Fpectfully report we have had the same
uuder consideration and beg leave 20
state that Mr.. Frank y. Leland. Mrs.
Charlotte Dey. President. and Mrs.
Clara b. Arthur Secretary OF the above
society. appeared before your commit
tee and called attention TO tho fact that
there are several hundred children I'm
Detroit who have tuberculosis in vari-
Gus stages who ought not 20 he In our
regular schools that II has been clearly
shown in every case where II has been
tried that the open air school for tuber-
cular children Is great boon to them
and that when they have the privilege
Of such schools they almost universally
gain in health and strength and at the
~ me time keep up In their studies with
other children. Mr.. Frank y Leland
las offered 10 erect an open air school
IN Detroit AZ his own expense for the
lament Of children affected with tuber-
culosis. The Board OF Education, BOARD
Of Health and the said society are work
inc In perfect accord. the Board OF Edu-
cation having agreed 10 furnish the
teacher. the Board OF Health the doctors
md the society. In cooperation with
Mr.. Leland. will furnish the necessary
moneys for erecting a building and
rquipping same. The petitioners nsk
that they be allowed 10 erect said
school on that portion OF the so-called
high school property lying west OF
Brush street between willis and kIeN.
gndrine avenues. which was not len sed
80 Grace Hospital and your Committee
seeing no objection thereto. recommend
hat their request be granted. In this
connection we desire TO state that Mr.
LELAND and the society are To be highly
commended for their Interest and cf-
| forts In the premises and your commit
tee are frank To state after listening "a
/ the splendid address delivered by Mr.
| Gland that much good will be accom-.
| plished for the school children who are
thus affected In the city OF Detroit. and
| We therefore recommend the adoption OF
I the following resolution.
Respectfully submitted
THOS r. GILMAN
JOHN & LODGE
WIN. KOENIG
HERMAN SCHULTZ
A. j. WALSH
l JOHN & CARNEY
Accepted. and on leave. the foilowlns
] resolution was offered
Z nv Nd. Gilman
! pesolved That Mr.. Frank a. I.elln,
and the Detroit society for the stud,
and Prevention or tuberculosis be .,us
are hereby granted permission To ereti
Z an open air school on the property no
longing TO the city OF Detroit. sItuat,