The Detroit times., 1911-01-11

Dealers and Manufacturers Associa-
tion TO string banner across Woou
ward avenue. between Hotel Metropvle
s Snu hSM, a,,, Du Issh soa sSth' isii.
THIRTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid. Brozo:
hereby granted 10 order OF the Amar-
anth 10 string temporary banner across
Gratiot avenue at the intersection OF
81, Anbin avenue. for period Oh eish'
days commencing February Z, 1911.
Referred TO Committee on Streets
BY Aid. Brozo;
Resolved, That permission be and IL
hereby granted TO sherwood s oc.a.
Club TO string temporary banner across
Gratiot avenue at the intersection OF
ST. Aubin avenue. for "A period OF eisht
days commencing February 1, 1911.
Referred TO Committee on streets
Resolved. That the Department of
Public Works be and n hereby re-
quested to include in its estimates TOT
cient to re-pave or re-surface. as may
be necessary. the following streets
with such materials as appear Opposite
thereto:
McDougalI avenue. Gratiot to Can
Congress street. McDougall to Elm
wood. brick.
Moran street. Forest TO Boulevard.
brick.
Mt Elliott avenue. Mack to Garfield,
brick.
Mt. Elliott avenue. Forest TO Harper.
brick.
Waterloo street. McDousall to Mt
Elliott, brick
Leib street. Jefferson To champlain'
brick. f.,
Fort street. Elmwood to Mt Elliott
brick.
Elmwood avenue, Clinton 10 Water
Walker street. jefferson to Atwater.
Medina.
Adopted
FIFTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid Ellis
Resolved. That the Department OF
Public Works be and II is hereby, re-
quested TO include i'm it's estimates Tor
the ensuing fiscal year, amounts suIh-
Client TO repave or resurface the follow :
ing named streets with such materials
as appear opposite thereto:
Mt. Elliott. 81 Paul to kercheval,
brick.
Mt. Elliott, Mack TO Gratiot, brick.
Beaufait, Pulford To sylvester. brick.
Kercheval. Mt. Elliott TO Field; brick
Mack, Bellevue TO Field, brick
Meldrum. Jefferson TO kercheval'
asphalt.
Medium. Mack to Gratiot. asphalt,
Bellevue, Mack to Berlin, asphalt.
Concord. ST Paul to Jefferson, creo-
sote block.
Adopted,
SIXTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid. Carney:
Counsel be directed TO give his opinion
as to the rights of the City OF Detrolt
involving Street Railway matters IN IN
response to questions numbers 10 ~
What is the City's title to any
physical property on public streets or
highways new used Tor street raIlWas
purposes. upon which the franchises
2-Do non physical Items cease to
exist co-terminously with FRANCHISES
that have expired? -
3-Can the city legally guarantee the
present or any other company hxed
compensation or return upon any phy-
steal property on public streets OF
highways where the franchises nave
Gam the City legally guarantee
the present or any other company
fixed compensatiCn or return upon
or highways where the franchises have
HAS the City the right to demand
an accounting on lines upon "n nnil
iect the pronts thereon from date OF
expiration?
S-Under what condition has the
City the right to demand an aGe1I ins =
ing on lines upon which the rrahchiseS
have not expired?
Tin case of guarantee or purchasse:
would the City have to assume or puy
all of the physical property, or only
such part Of 1t as the City may deem
necessary?
SIN case of guarantee or purchase
Of physical proPefty', waat me'noo o'
s---Has the City the right 10 TAKE
possession OF the company's property
upon which franchises have not ex-
pired; paying them a daily rental ur :
Ill the franchises do expire. since the
company Is now paying the city daily
rental on all lines upon which iran
chises have expiredf
IO-Has the City the legal right:
ta) To demand the application or
profits to supply adequate service De
fore the company can devote sueh prof
its to the payment or diVidehu on
(b) To demand the application OF
profits TO supply adequate service De-
fore the company can , devote sgs sHS
profits TO retire bonds issued asaihs'
this property?
Counsel.
sEvENTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid. Schultz:
he and Is hereby requested TO include
I'm it's estimates for the ensuing nsca
wear an amount sufficient to provide for
the erection and maintenance or an en-,
CINE house in the vicinity OF Grafton ano
Harper avenues.
Adopted
EIGHTEENTH WARD.
Nv Aid Gilman:
Resolved, That the Department OF
Public Works be. and IL Is hereby re-
ouested to include in Its estimates foi
the ensuing fiscal year an amount sum-
cient TO extend the public sewer In Mar
tin avenue from Horatio street TO cen.
ter line OF public street first north oi
Horatio and extending east or Martin
avenue.
Adopted
BY Aid Gilman.
Resolved, That the Department OF
Public Works be, and IL Is hereby re-
uuested to include in Its estimates for
the ensuing fiscal year. an amount SUM-
cient TO extend Carbon avenue sewer
from its terminus at Ferndale avenue
northeriy In Norman street TO Belle ave-
nue.
Adopted.
BY Aid. Gilman:
Whereas The space between the cal
tracks I'm River Rouge west of Artillery
avenue Is unpaved and a serious menace
TO public travel. therefore be IL
Resolved That the Commissioner OF
Public Works be- and he Is hereby oil
rected TO Immediately take up with the
OFFICIALS OF the Detroit United Railway
the matter OF paving the space between
the tracks and outside thereof situate on
west Jefferson. between Artillery avenue
and River Rouge, and endeavor TO Sc