The Detroit times., 1911-03-16
TO READVERTIsE
CASINO PRIVILEGE
Aid. Thompson's Plan of Getting
Fresh Bids Indorsed-0ther Con-
SESSIONS To High Bidders.

The expected fight over the Belle
Isle park privileges contracts came
on In the meeting of the common
council as per schedule. Tuesday night
and Aid. John Thompson. chairman OF
the committee ON parks and boule-
wards. emerged from the fray with
colors flying. Thompson won out on
every point he had contended for, and
Park Commissioner Hurlbut, accord
ingly, was instructed to re-advertise for
bids for the Belle Isle casino privilege.
Contracts for all the other park priv
ileges were awarded to the highest
bidders, as recommended by the una
jority report. OF the park and boule-
ward committee, signed by Aid.
Thompson and Merritt.
Two minority reports were submit
ted, and each was signed by Aid. HI
lis, Lynch, Rosenthal. McCarty and
Hindle. One had TO do with the ca.
sine contract alone and recommended
that IL be awarded To William konen,
the present lessee, at $4,000. or $500
less than he was willing TO pay
few weeks ago. Konen was the only
bidder qualified under the specificas
tions This report was TUNED down
by a vote of 10 to 10, after Aid.
Thompson had recited the facts in the
case and had given a brief resume
OF the controversy over the park
contracts.
The second minority report recon,
mended that all the privileges eX.
cept the casino and skating privileges
on Belle Isle. be awarded TO the high
est bidders. Aid. Ellis explained that
Frank Marschner, who now las the
skating privilege, had rendered the
city excellent service, that his prices
were the lowest possible and he
thought Marschner was entitled to the
contract even though his bid was
considerably lower than that of Tos-
sey & Loersch. Aid. Allan champion
ed the latter firm, pointing out that
they were energetic, hustling young
men and should be given a chance.
Herbert V. Tossy, one OF the members
of the firm is a relative OF Aid. Louis
E. Tossy, OF the Ninth ward. The re-
port was finally turned down and the
majority report. instructing the com.
missioner to re-advertise for bids on
the casino and awarding all the 9th
er contracts, including the skating
contract, to the highest bidders, was
adopted with roll call attached.
Park Commissioner Hurlbut, in a
communication to the council, again
recommended that the city take over
all the privileges except the pony
privilege, but no action was taken on
IL beyond referring the matter to the
committee on parks land bouleyards
None of the alternative propositions
submitted by Lessee Konen has been
considered by the committee.
The council allowed the building
commission a chief building Inspector
at $3.50 per year and secretary at
$1,000 and allowed 1898 for printing
$500 copies of the building code.
The old Woodbridge-st. police sta
ton was turned over to Public Works
Commissioner Haarer as headquar-
tiers for the white wing brigade. Tho
reappointments of Dr. f. o. Chapoton
and Jacob +. Lewis as members OF the
fire and lighting commissions. respec-
lively were confirmed. The council
confirmed the contracts entered into
between the controller and the Mich
igan Savings bank. the German Amer
lean bank and the Dime Savings bank
as additional city repositories.
Aid. Tossy's ordinance compelling
the ferry company to place guard
rails on gang planks was adopted.
The name of Langley-ave. was changed
to Ferry-ave. west
No action was taken on the sane
Fourth" ordinance recommended by
the ordinance committee which is a
substitute for Aid. Mason's measure
The council committee on city and
charter legislation took no action,
Tuesday afternoon. on Aid. McCar-
tvs resolution providing for the sub
mission to the people, i'm the April
election, of the question of general
charter revision. II decided to await
the action of the legislature on the
amendment to the home rule bill.
which is now under consideration by
the legislative committees. The
probabilities are that Chairman Lodge
of the council committee. will put the
question up to the entire council next
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