The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-14

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there being a quorum present. the
Council was declared 10 be In session.
The Journal or the preceding session
Petitions Presented.
BY AID. LODGE.
90 a. g yarney and y. J. Winter. for
D<rmission 20 erect two marquise In
Woedward and Asndrie avenues.
keferred TO Committee on Streets.
on X. NJ Marshall ct al. for the cam
csIlation OF street opening assess
Referred to Committee on Street
BY AID BURTON.
hEainst the paving OF alley between
ard and Pitcher streets.
Referred 10 Committee on Streets.
Of chas y Curry. for the aecep-
Referred TO Committee on street
or Finsterwaid Clothing Co, for
permission TO erect show case in front
OF No. 1o1 Michigan avenue.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
OF David Stott ct al. protesting
against making an alley OF Twelfth
street, north OF Boulevard.
Referred to COMMITTEES on Street
BY AID. KoENIG.
OF IA Ekelman, for permission TO
erect barber pole between sidewalk
and curb In front of No. ass Hastings
Referred to Committee on Streets.
OF Caroline Ffckewirth ct al. for the
vacation OF portion OF ST. Antoine
Referred to Committee on Street
BY AID. HEATING.
OF p. A. Bush. for permission to con-
struct covered area In front OF No. l2s
'I&f RaferrAa 10 Coynnit,aa an Straata
BY AID. DEIMEL.
or II. Hebda ct al, for the paving OF
eiley nrst north Of and parallel with
20 east line OF the l. Moran farm.
Referred TO Department of Public
BY. AID. o,BRIEN.
OF Mrs Chas. Miller, for cancellation
OF general city taxes for the year 1911.
Referred az g A GGpT THsfsS On Taxes.
60 erect covered area along side build
y Ing TO be constructed on n W. corner
of Chene and Cleveland streets.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
OF German American City League ct
nrBsissr a hf Be t aio% Rf TO a ae%aG
q In their present positions until Aug. 8.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
BY AID. ELLIS.
or John w. Becker for permission to
n1s4 Kercheval avenue.
.t. RtIerfeu 10 department. OF bulld-
BY AID. LYNCH.
Of Johr T. lurFK, Tor the cancella- |
tion Of general city taxes for 1910.
BY AID SCHULTZ.
OF Frank Petley. to cause lateral /
IN the block bounded by Mcclellan, !
Cooper. Chaplin and Barker.
Referred 10 Department OF Public
OF John s. Foley. to vacate that por-
ton OF alley lying adjacent to and in
rear OF lot No. Is OF Yeoman's &
sprague's subdivision on the south of
Referred to Committee on Street
ny AID. Gilman.
OF Thomas Forman Co. to accept
deed covering the extension OF Forman
Referred to Committee on Ways and
By THE CLERK.
% W. G. King, for the approval OF
& plat OF Bendelow's sub. --4---4
Referred TO Committee on Street
"a ssanislaus Madaj. for refund Of
Referred to Committee on Liquor
or Thomas Forman Co. for accept
ance or quit-claim deed
Referred to'committee on Ways and
% Thomas Forman Co. for the paw
Ing OF Fcrman avenue, extending from
Fort street TO NJ c. r. r.
Referred to Department of Public |
From the Mayor.
TO the Honorable the Common Council: |
Gentlemen--I return without my APP
proval that portion Of the proceedings
Of your Honorable Body In your ses- |
sion of June 9Th. 1911, which approved |
the following accounts:
1f87--Alliance Clay Product I
Company, estimate. s1,722 "a !
IS e5o2--Detroit vitrifed Brick
$500 Co, estimate . 23s4 90 |
tc61s-Neisonville Brick Co,
estimate ............ 1,224 90 |
b .1g17--Noveity Brick q Coal
Co. estimate 1907. 5O7 ss /.
:1637--Deckman Duty Brick
p t CO., estimate ....... Sl3 20 /
1t36--Wassal Brick Co. es-
innate .....,. 147o so |
The above items. as l understand 1t, |
pkrtment OF Public Works under the
exfstIns contracts for furnishing paw
1nE brick for the city of Detroit. My
y reasons for netoing the payment OF
these claims are embodied in a com
uunication from me under date OF
8 June 9Th. 1911, addressed TO your Hon.
sss sa 0 sss and sas Of 1u Your on Of RsS
a proceedings.
Permit me TO state In addition, as 1
have already informed your Honorable
Body when the matter Of the annual
fontracts for bricks was pending, that
RECEIVED the unqualified promise of
q - ..rattler" would be purchased and all
bricks used In the streets submitted
to this test The Commissioner now
declines TO fulfll this promise and the
brick are being placed in the streets
without being submitted to any test
approved OF by scientific or practical
men IL IL true that a guarantee ac-
" companies the contract, but this guar
ontee Is OF little value when the In
convenience OF bad paving IL consid-
cred and the cost OF the labor to relay
these brick Is taken into consideration
The Commissioner OF Public Works Is !
+, an officer of the City. As such officer
he IL under bond and has taken an
loAth OF Office and his opinion and judg-
Efnent are entitled TO consideration, but
when he wilfully breaks his promises
and knowingly disTegards the only test
which science has found suitable In
order 10 ascertain IL the material used
y suitable and meets the requirements
tof the city's specifications. II may with |
some force be questioned in the event
o. this material now being used nrov-
ing unsatisfactory and OF inferior anal
|If<. whether his obligations and those
OF his bond have not been vIolated
And under these circumstances II aleeyn
a. my duty 10 call this situation tn
your attention so that you may notify
the bonding company which a. fba
. the C0uumfasin,n~,.