The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-08
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Mayor.

70 the Honorable the Common Council'
Gentlemen--I am Informed through
the public press that mt an informai
fion was given to the Corporation
Counsel 20 prepare a bill TO so amend
the city charter as TO increase the limit
OF bonded indebtedness from two 90
three per cent This action on part OF
Your honorable body has my approval
I have examined the section OF the
charter which limits our debt-contract-
ing power !ssetion Of Chapter , Ia;
these bonds are to be issued annually
An lfue OF raising the money by taxa
ton. should Recommend TO your oody
that the amendment be MADE 70 inclnae
grounds, bath houses, street openings.
and q high-pressure water system, so
as to enable your honorable body to
Of placing them on tax rolls when IL is
deemed advisable to your body and TO
the Board OF Estimates.
A'''s VIM. L THOMPSON.
Referred to Committee on Charter
and City Legislation.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common COUNCIL:
Gentlemen--Owing to the recent de-
cision of the supreme court or the state
of Michigan. think At incumbent upon
t yS A. 0n %iii make apparent the posi-
fion OF the City of Detroit. 1t Is for
this purpose that address to you this
II has been pointed out that to meet
the situation. one OF two things Is pos
sibie: either amend the Home Ruls
Act. or proceed to general revision
o. the charter; Considering All that
not like TO see the city placed In an
attitude where n would have no other
affirmative. In the first place, II will
Of money which has not been counted
upon. a very modest estimate of which
makes IL sixty or seventy thousand dol
lara. While we should save this money
tainly should not DO placed In a post
y ton which would compel us 60 ex-
pend II and then possibly accomplish
nothing.
general revision Of Detroit's
charter - no small undertaking. Grand
Rapids began its sessions on December
LIST, last, and expects to remain I'm SEES
sion until after April 1st Port Huron
required five months, and Pontiac re.
Guirsd 1--WE months within which TO re-
vife the charters OF these municipal
itfes. Under these circumstances, n
would not be extraordinary II Detroit
would require a year. This. with the
time consumed In elections, primary
and regular, for the charter commits
Adoption or rejection Of the Charters iS s
would eat mp close to two years. al
the end OF which time the work, as a
whole. with It's good and it's bad pro
b vtfions, would be submitted to the PEG.
PIE. With what result, IL IL certainly
6xceedingly doubtful TO tell. IN ap.
pfceed, we might then proceed towar nd
the accomplishment OF some or tn
things that are very near to tire hearts
y 81 the people OF this community. n
a fe1ccted. all OF this work, with its &C.
!. companying additional expenditure oI
money. would have 20 be repeated. II
seerns that under such circumsta nee,
there could be but one opinion. nn6
should be but one opinion. II IL 4.
possible 10 avoid that contingency. and
the enabling Home Rule Act placed IN
such shape that II would be possible
70 amend n from time 10 time before
this work was inaugurated or ever
while the work was In progress this
o&ouid be done. And recommend that
! the Council lend the weight OF its I'M.
npencs 20 the accomplishment OF this
RespcotfuIly,
". WA. p. THOMPSON.
Referrsd 70 comnittes On CGsrter
An1 City Legislation,
FROM THE SAINT
. 10 he Honorable the Common Council
0<rtl<r1>n--op Monday. Februsry q
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