The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-06
Gilman WILL FIGHT TO
HAvEAMEHDMEHT PRfcEDf
THOMPSON PLAN TO POLLS
Wants City Ownership Scheme
Submitted Ahead of the
Mayors Franchise.
MEASURE Is TABLED-
Ordinance Held Up for Week on
the Objection of Aid
Theisen.
MEASURE is TABLED.

Aid. Gilman, father OF the ouhn@"
municipal ownership amendment g
the city charter, will make a night ~
the council TO have the amendnen<
submitted TO the people independcntiy
and in advance of the Thompson
street car franchise. He announces
his intention to do so after the coun-
Gil meeting, Tuesday night, when the
Thompson ordinance was read twice
by title and laid on the table on the
objection OF Aid Theisen, who said
he had been laid up for a couple of
days and had not had an opportunity
to look over the ordinance. II 70
thought, however, that he took this
action at the instance OF Aid. Gilman
To block the efforts of AID Harpfer,
chairman Of the franchise COMMITTEES.
TO rush the ordinance through it,
third reading. To do this II was
necessary first TO obtain the unani-
nous consent of the members
The Gilman amendment was, res.
ported out by the committee on city
and charter legislation, Nov. z, and.
in accordance with the home rule act.
was laid on the table for 80 days.
Ordinarily this period would expire
Thursday, but on Nov. IA, the ordi-
nance was taken from the table ana
amended by the insertion OF couple
of words that had been inadvertently
left out by Corporation Counsel Hally.
and this will extend the 30-day period
another week, or to Dec. Ia Aid.
Gilman plans to have the amendment
taken from the table a week from
| next Tuesday night, and will try to
have 1t submitted to popular vote
early in January.
Under rule 37a of the council rules
OF order, every ordinance granting,
amending or renewing a franchise for
a public utility, must lie on the table
80 days after It's third reading before
1t can be submitted to the people, and
cannot be put on It's final passage
until after the people have approved
1t. The Thompson ordinance win, or
course, have TO lie on the table for 80
days unless the rule is suspended.
This would require two-thirds vote
and there Is some question as to the
ability Of the advocates OF the ordi-
nance to line up a sufficient number
OF their colleagues. II the ordinance
Is placed on it's third reading next
week and the rule stands, the meas
ure must lie on the table until Jan.
IL, and Aid. Gilman evidently figures
on having his amendment submitted
sometime previous to that date.
Whether he can secure the support
OF enough aldermen to carry out this
program. remains to be seen, but the
alderman from the Eighteenth. doesn't
seem to be worrying a great deal.
Maynard ID, Follin, who has been
4 CAhn \
the city acquire control OF the ID. u.
Il. by purchasing a majority of the
stock, was again active among the
| aldermen, Tuesday night. and ii was
reported that he is planning to make
definite move In this direction In
| the near future. Aid. Walsh admits
that he may become sponsor for the
Follin scheme.
BY vote OF 81 to the council
! adopted the report of the ways and
means committee, recommending that
the Detroit Society for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis be given
permission TO establish an open air
school for tubercular children on
portion of the city property adjoining
Grace hospital Frank b. Leland has
promised TO finance the building and
equipping OF the school and the board
Of health and the board of education
will cooperate In its operation.
Aid. Lynch objected TO the school on
the ground that it would be FIRE
trap
without debate. the ordinance pre-
Jared by Fred r. Schmalzreidt, re-
storing the restricted saloon district
in the Third ward with Aid. Koenig's
property included. was passed. Not
even Aid. Koenig objected, but he
intimated. after the session, that he
may renew his fight for saloon later.
Aid. Rosenthals ordinance, putting all
Of the Fifth ward north of the Boule-
Yard, in the restricted district was
slso adopted. Aid Watson presented
a petition from residents OF Twenty
third-st between Hancock-ave. and
Buchanan-st. asking that that por-
ton OF the street be included in the
restricted territory.
Aid. Lodges ordinance creating
zones OF quiet around all city hospi-
tails was adopted without a dissenting
vote. A protest from the Parmenas
club against reckless driving OF
motor cars was referred TO the COM
mittee on streets. The mayors re-
anpointment of A. c. Stellwagen as
member OF the building commission,
was confirmed.