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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
BY Aid. Rosenthal:

Resolved. That Alley between Eliot
and Rowena, John II and Brush streets
and Waterloo street from Hart avenue
TO Connor's Lane, be, and the same are
hereby ordered TO be graded and paved
with the material named and width stat
cd In the foregoing communication, un-
der the 100000 clause OF the charter.
In accordance with the specifications
adopted by the Common Council and
the provisions OF the Charter and Ordi-
nances OF the City OF Detroit, and fur
Their, be II.
Resolved That the Department OF
Public Works. be. and is hereby directed
TO advertise five times for proposals for
improving said alley and street In ac-
cordance with the recommendations con-
tained In the foregoing communication
and said charter and ordinances
Adopted as follows:
Yeas = Aid. Brozo, Deimel, Ellis.
Field. Gri ley, Hndle, Heating.
Keusch. Koenig, Knapp. Littleheld.
Lodge, Lynch. McCarty, Mason. Mer-
rift. O'Brien, Ostrowski, owen. Rosen-
thai, schultz. Skrzycki, Thompson. Yer
nor, Walsh. Watson, Zoeller, and the
President-2S.
Nays-None
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
From the Department Of Public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Conference.-The Department OF Public
Works 10 whom was referred the reso-
lutions asking consideration OF the matter
OF paving alley between Eliot and Row
ena street, from John II. to Brush streets
and Waterloo street. from Hart avenue
10 Connors Lane. under the charter
clause permitting S300.000.00 worth OF
paving TO be contracted for in any one
year without the consent OF the AUDITING
property owners respectfully recon-
mends that said alley and street. within
the limits stated, be paved with the mate
rial named and width stated. under the
clause OF the charter referred to-
II is estimated that the cost OF these
improvements will be as follows:
Alley between Eliot and Rowena
streets. from the Il. line OF John II.
street. 10 the W. curb line OF Brush
street; 20 r. wide. with brick and con-
crete foundation:
EstlinHteu cost. .....,.4.l.... .s4,lOV w
Waterloo Street-From the e curb
line OF Hart avenue TO the w line OF
Connor's Lane 26 IT, wide. with cedar
blocks on concrete foundation and Berea,
Medina or any other curbstone which
may be bid upon and ordered:
Estimated cost In Berea curb
In Medina curbstone ........ 3.696 90
Respectfully submitted,
HAARER
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19

rolls having been made according 10 a
published In the official newspaper OF
the city, OF Detroit. AZ prescribed ny
the Ordinances of said city in such
case made and provided, Attached
hereto IN a communication from the
Corporation Counsel. stating that the
proceedings taken In relation TO the
above named sewers are In accord
ance with the ordinances and that all
legal requirements have been complied
With.
Respectfully submitted,
T. J. HAAEER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19

and In connection with the Brush street
line
This Company accepts said Resou-
ZION. ANA Will construct the extensions
mentit ned iu said Resolution, and will
operate such extensions subject to qnL
la accordance with the terms thereof
Respectfully.
DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY.
by j. &. Hutchins.
President
Attest;
a +. PETERS.
Secretary.
T. III
Accepted and placed on flle
Following is the resolution referred
TO:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-For the year ending
June 3Oth. 1911, an appropriation OF
forty-five thousand three hundred and
thirty eight and $4,000 dollars ($l5,-
33S.50J was granted the Public Light
In gCommission for the construction OF
conduits in Jefferson avenue, etc. This
appropriation was also for the con-
struction OF the lateral connections re-
quired In some of the intersecting
streets.
1t is very desirable to extend some
OF these lateral conduits beyond the
limits defined In the original layout. In
addition TO the above, the Public Light
ing Commission has received a COM
munication fFe# Commissioners +. HI.
Croul. requesting more light at the In
tersection OF Woodward avenue and the
North Grand Boulevard.
Whereas. the contractor building the
conduits for this commission has not
completed his work. u is impossible
to determine just how much OF a bal
ance Will be In this account; but II is
not likely TO be more than four or five
hundred dollars.
We would, therefore. petition your
Honorable Body TO permit this commits
sion to transfer any balance that may
be on hand. after the completion OF
the Jefferson avenue conduit. for the
construction OF other lateral conduits.
manholes. handholes and lamp posts la
connection with the Jefferson avenue
conduit, and the construction OF con-
Quits. handholes and lamp posts at the
intersection OF woodward avenue and
the North Grand Boulevard
All OF which IL respectfully submit
ted
+. 7. BOWLER,
Secretary.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
FROM THE SAME
The Honorable the Common Council:
OF the city OF Detroit
Gcrtlcmcn--The Detroit United Rail-
way Il advised OF the adoption by IN p
Common Council on April fth. 1911. and
OF the approval by the Mayor on April
1lth, 1911. OF the subjoined Resolution,
providing for extensions OF the street
Railway on Hamilton Boulevard. Chene
strs~A, Grandy avenue, Mack avenue,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--I transmit herewith as
sessment rolls Nos. 1910. 1911 and 7512
for the construction OF lateral sewers
Nos. 220o. 220i and 1902 said assessment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
From Department Of public Works

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Lateral Sewers Nos. 2i6t and 21S5
assessment rolls Nos. 7i74 and 1895
heretofore approved and confirmed by
your Honorable Body, have been COM
pleted according TO plans and speci-
ficatlons and accepted for the city
Respectfully submitted.
J. J. HAARER,
Commissioner
BY Aid Walsh:
Resolved. That. the City Controller
be. and he is hereby directed TO draw
warrant on the City Treasurer In
payment of the cost OF the city arms
II ANY, on lateral sewers Nos. 2164
and 2ls5. and be IL further
Resolved. That the city Controller
be. and he Is hereby directed. TO pre-
pare special assessment lateral sewer
bonds for parts /. 2. 2. and 4. OF MS
sessment rolls Nos. 747i and 74g5. in
accordance with the provisions OF Sec
lions az and 80 OF Chapter III OF the
'Charter Of the city OF Detroit. "a
amended by an Act of Legislature OF
the state OF Michigan, approved June
9Th, 1901. said bonds 20 bear interest
at the rate OF 3 per cent per annum
Adopted az follows:
Yeas Aid. BrOZo, Deimel Ills.
Field. Grindley. Hindle, Heating
Keusch. Koenig, Knapp. Littleneld
Lodge. Lynch McCarty, Mason. Mer-
rift. O'Brien Ostrowski Owen. Rosen-
thai, schultz. Skrzycki, Thompson, Yer
nor. Walsh, Watson, Zoellet. and tho
President-2S.
I Nays-None.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
Respectfully submitted.
j. !. HAARER,
Gommissionpr

j. j. Haarer, Esq. Commissioner Dept.
OF Public Works. Detroit!
Dear Sir--I return herewith lateral
sewer clippings for lateral sewers Nos.
220O 22Oi and 22G2, as being In COM
pliance with the provisions OF the
charter and the ordinances relative
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
BY Aid Rosenthal:


Resolved. That. Iroquols avenue,
from Kercheval TO Waterloo. be. and
the same is hereby ordered to be grad
ed and paved with the material
named and width stated in the forego-
ing communication in accordance with
the petition referred TO and the speci-
hcations adopted by the Common
Council and the provisions OF the Char
ter and Ordinances OF the City OF De-
trolt and further, be it
Resolved. That, the Department OF
Public Works. be. and Is hereby or
dered and directed to advertise Ave
times for proposals for improving said
avenue in accordance with the recon-
mendation contained I'm the foregoing
communication and said charter and
ordinances.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas - Aid. Brozo. Deimel, Ellis,
Field, Or ind ey, Hindle, Heating,
Keusch. Koenig, Knapp. Littlefield,
Lodge Lynch, McCarty, Mason, Mer-
rift, OBrien, Ostrowski. owen, Rosen-
thai. Schultz. Skrzycki. Thompson, YER
nor. Walsh. Watson. Zoeller, and the
rresident-2S.
Nays-None
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
From Department OF Public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--The Department OF Pub
lie Works to whom was referred the
petition OF Albert NJ II Ewing for
the paving OF Iroquois avenue, respect
fully report that the petitioner is the
owner or the greater number OF feet
fronage OF real estate abutting on the
avenue proposed to be improved. The
Department, therefore, recommends
that the prayer OF the petitioner be
granted and that the avenue named
within the limits statad be paved with
cedar blocks on concrete foundation.
Ii Is estimated that the cost OF this
Improvement Will be as follows
1roquois Avenue-From the N. curb
line of Kercheval avenue TO the =.
curb line OF Waterloo street, % II
wide, with cedar blocks on concrete
foundation and Berea. Medina or any
other curbstone which may be bid up
on and ordered
Estimated cost in Berea curbstone,
$5,9ll; In Medina curbstone. $0,16S.
Respectfully submitted.
A A -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
Yours respectfully,
BERNARD II. WEADOCk,

Asst Corporation Counsel
BY Aid. Walsh:
Resolved, That assessment rolls Nos.
1910, 1911 and 1919 for the construc-
tion OF lateral sewers Nos 22OO, 22Ol
and 2202 transmitted by the Depart
ment OF Public Works In accordance
with the ordinances In such case made
and provided, be. and the same are
hereby approved and confirmed.
Adopted az follows:
Yeas Aid BroZo, Deimel Ellis,
Field. CIR ind ley. Hindle, keatlng,
Keusch. Koenig, Krapp, Littleheld,
Lodge, Lynch. McCarty, Mason, Mer-
rift. O'Brien, Ostrowski, owen, Rosen-
thai, Schultz, SkrZycki, Thompson, YER
nor. Walsh. Watson. Zoeller, and the
President-2S.
Naya-None
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
FROM THE SAME

Referred to Committee on Liquor
Regulation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
From Board of Lighting Commission

Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-19
From me Clerk,

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen beg TO advise your hon
orabe body that I have been served
with copy OF Declaration and Rule 10
Plead, Issued out OF the Circuit Court
for the County OF Wayne for a cause
wherein Charles Kunst Is Plaintiff, and
the City of Detroit. a municipal cor
poratlon. Is Defendant.
1 have referred the same to the Cor
poration Counsel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Immortal Struldbrugs

One day person of equality knowing that the traveller was curious about he peculiar institutions of the country, asked him if he had seen any of their struld- brugs. or immortals. Gulliver replied that he had not and asked what he meant by applying such an appellation to morta creature.
 His friend then said that sometimes though very rarely. a child happened bave been born in Luggnagg with a cil cular red spot situated directly over tn left eye. By this mark 1t was infallibls known that the child would never die.
 This spot grew somewhat larger and changed it's color as the child grew up. finally becoming coal black. These birth. were so rare that his informant did not believe that there could be over HOO strudbrugs in the whole kingdom.
 The youngest was 8 gird born three years before. These productions were not peculiar to any one family. but seemed to happen by chance and the children Of struldbrugs were equally mortal with the rest of the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Flowing Without Labor

Another professor was at work upon a scheme for calcining ice into gunpowdsr and was about to publish pamphlet up- on the malleability of fire.
 A most ingenious architect was full of a scheme for building houses from the roof downward, which plan he justified by the example of those prudent insects, the bee and the spider.
 In the department of agriculture was a man much esteemed by the fraternity who had promulgated a new way in blow ing the ground. To save the expense of horses, oxen and man labor hogs were 10 be used. The method was this
 In an acre of ground you bury six inches apart and eight inches deep a quantity of acorns, dates. ehestnuts and other mast, or other vegetables, of which the hog is most fond. You then drive 500 or more of them into the field where in few days they will root up the whole place in search of their feed and make it fit for sowing, at the same time enrich ing the ground.
 This method of cultivation had been re- ceived with great enthusiasm by the farmers, but, unfortunately, the charge and trouble had been found to be very great and there had been no crops re- sulting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Longing for an End

At that time of life they had not only the in1rmaties and follies of other old men, but many more which arise from the dreadful prospect of never dying.
 They were incapable of friendship and dead to all natural affections. Envy and impotent desires were their prevailing passions. They envied both the vices of the young and the deaths of the old, isnd whenever they saw a funeral they lament and repine that others have gone to . raven of rest.
 And whenever they saw the young en- toying themselves they lamented that all pleasure for them was so long past. They have no memory of anything except what they learned in youth and middle ago. and even of that they have imperfect recollec- tions, so that it is safer to trust to com mon tradition than to them.
 The least miserable among them appear to be those who turn entirely to dotags and imbecility, for these meet with pity and assistance because they lack many of the bad qualities which abound in others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Happy Racei

Gulliver in his travels had seen so many strange things that he did not doubt the truth of what he was told and began to exclaim upon the felicity of a people where such things could happen.
 Happy nation," cried he, "where every child has at least chance of being born immortal. Happy people who enjoy so many examples of ancient virtue and have masters ready to instruct them in the wisdom of all former ages.
 "But happiest, beyond comparison, must be these excellent struldbrugs who, being born exempt from the universal calamity of human nature, have their minds free and disengaged without the weight and depression of spirits caused by the eon- tinual apprehension of death."
 Whyi Gulliver would be pleased to spend the remainder of his days in Luggnagg and pass his time in conversation with these superior beings. He wondered why he had not seen any of them at court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Such Crazy Ideasi

Gulliver was much entertained and instructed by what he saw and heard in most of the departments of the great academy, but when he entered the school of political science declared that he was but lily entertained as the professors seemed to be entirely out of their senses, which Is scene which never fails to make one sad. These unhappy people," says he. were pro- posing schemes for persuading mon archs to choose their favorites upon the score of their wisdom, ability and virtue; of teaching ministers to con- suit of public good; of rewarding merit great abilities and eminent services; of instructing princes to know their true interest by placing 1t on the same foundation with that of the people.
 Also to choose for employment per sons qualified to exercise them and many other wild, impossible chimeras that it never before entered into the heart of man to conceive, and confirmed me in the old observation that there is nothing so eXtravagant and irrational but that some philosophers have not maintained it for the truth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Up to Date Taxation

In regard 10 the best method of raising taxes without grieving the taxpayer, Gulliver heard a debate between learned professors of political science; for, in measure. the opposing principles advanced by the savants of the Lagado academy seem to be still contending to this day in some degree with regard to the question of taxation.
 The first professor advanced the theory that the best way to raise taxes was to tax vices and folly, and the sum fixed upon every man was to be assessed by the judgment of his neighbors.
 The other declared that 1t would be bet ter to tax those qualities of body and mind upon which men most prided them- selves, the rate to be fixed according to their degees of exceling and that the de- cision of what they were bound in justice to pay should be left entirely to them- selves. It will be seen that combiua- tion of these two principles of taxation enter into all tax systems to this very day, which Is probably because of the wisdom which the eminent traveller, Cap tain Gulliver, brought back from the realm of Daputa two centuries ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Jogging Their Memories

But Gulliver admits that he ought, in justice to this part of the academy, to say that all the professors of political science were not so visionary.
 One eminent doctor. for instance, starting with the admitted fact that all men high up in political office--all great ministers of state and royal fa- vorites---are of short memories--recom- mended that when d man had attended upon a minister and has briefly stated his business he should, at taking his leave, give the great man tweak by the nose, or q kick, or tread upon his corns or lug him by the ear, or run a pin into him. or pinch his arm black and blue so as to prevent forgetful- ness--the treatment to be repeated every reception day until the request was granted or absolutely refused.
 This learned doctor likewise advo- eated that after a senator in the great council of a nation had delivered his opinion upon any matter and argued upon it he should be compelled to vote against it; because if this were done 1t would infallibly result in the good of the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
To Do Mans Work

The idea soon so spread among the people that there was. after little, not town of any size in the country which did not have its academy mod eled upon the one in the metropolis
 In these academies the professors contrived new rules and methods of ag- riculture and building and new instru- ments and tools for all trades and man. ufactures whereby they undertook to have one man do the work of 10; where materials so durable that 1t would last forever.
 And all the fruits of the earth they planned to have come to maturity at whatever season one might choose and increase an hundred fold more than hitherto.
 There were numberless other happy proposals, all based upon pure science. and the only trouble was that none of the projects had been brought to such success that they were in practical working shape In the meantime the country had become what Gulliver saw it--a miserable waste. the people with out food or clothes, the houses in ruins.
 But instead of being discouraged by the situation, the people were more firmly bent than ever upon prosecuting their scientific schemes, being driven on both by hope and despair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Science Gone Mad

However, there was no doubt but that this method would soon be greatly im- proved and become practically successful, as it was really successful now from a scientific point of view and was being followed all over the country.
 There was one man, born blind who had several apprentices in his own cons dition. Their employment was to mix colors for painters, which the professor taught them to distinguish by the senses of touch and smell.
 The apprentices at the time of the Gulli- ver's visits were, unfortunately, not very teacher himself was generally at fault. But he was much looked up to and much encouraged by everybody.
 And many more wonderful celebrities, pursuing their scientific way toward .he improvement of things, did Gulliver see upon this-the "practical' side of the great academy.
 Among them should be mentioned a man known as the universal artist. who had been 30 years occupying his thoughts upon plans for the betterment of human life. He had two large rooms and 50 men at work.
 Some were condensing air into hardy dry substance; others softening marble so that it might be used for pillows and cushions, and so on. The universal ar tist was himself employed with a scheme for sowing land with chaff and with an other for producing sheep having no wool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
At the Great University

Gulliver paid visit to the great uni versity at Lagado and spent many days Investigating it. Every room had in it one or more projectors, and there could not have been fewer than 500 rooms.
 The first professor he saw and talked with was a man of. meagre aspect with sooty hands and face, his hair and beard long, ragged and singed in sev- eral places.
 He had been eight years working upon a scheme for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers which were to be put up in phials, dramatically sealed and let nut to warm the air in raw, indictment wealth CT. In eight years more, he said, be did not doubt but that he would be able to supply the governors garden with sun shine at reasonable rates.
 But he complained that this had been a very dear season for cucumbers and that his stock was low. intimating that con- tribution to him in the cause of science would be appreciated-a hint to which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Nothing More To Learn

TRe question of taxing wisdom honor, learning and justice was brought up, but both professors agreed that it was not practicable to tax them at all, because they were qualifications of so singular kind that no man will either allow them in his neighbor or value them in him. self.
 The question of taxing constancy. chas- tity, good sense and good nature was brought up also but both sides agreed that it was impossible to rate them, be- cause they would not be found frequently enough to bear the charge of collecting.
 Seeing nothing that he thought could interest him more in the kingdom of La puta, Captain Gulliver meditated return ing to England But upon the recom- mendation of his friend, the Lord Munodi, he determined to make trip to the great island of Luggnagg, which no European had visited so far and with which the kingdom of Laputa was in communication by ships.
 Hiring horses and mules he set out for the port of Maldorado, and taking snip finally arrived at the desired island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
New Ways of Quelling Rebellion

When the stone is in an oblique position the motion of the island is so too, for in this magnet the forces all ways get in lines parallel to its direc- tion. And thus by changing the situa- tion of the stone as often as there is occasion the island is made to rise and fall by turns in an oblique direction, and by these alternate risings and fall ings (the obliquity not being considera- ble) is conveyed to any part of his majestys dominions.
 But 1t must be observed that the isl and cannot move beyond the extent of the domains below, nor rise higher than four miles. From this scientific men of Laputa have concluded that the mag netic virtue does not extend beyond four miles from the earth and that the mineral which acts upon the stone is situated in the bowels of the earth only domains and extending under the sea some six miles from shore.
 When any of the kings subjects in the land below get restive-refuse to pay taxes, or tribute, or dispute some royal decree-the monarch has two ways of bringing them to terms.
 First he orders the flying island to hover over the rebellious town, thus shutting off the sun and the rain from 1t. and if this does not do he lets the island come plump down upon houses and men and "squashes" them out of existence.