The Detroit times., 1911-10-18


fuei s......... .-........s. l,vZI ID
Cost Of repairs. etca...I.... si0 81
Vases paid. 10 and si.40
pet day We have re-
Gently raised these wages
60 tl.s5 and $40. i6 men
ID whites are employed.
IL Is noticeable from this statement
that thc wages baid are considerably
less than paid Ia the city ~ Detroit
that nigkt soil Is now flushed into the
sewers.
A member OF your speech Committee
made a personal inspection OF the plant
and out OF 40 loads that were dumped
not pet cent was garbage. but oom-
posed mostly OF light street sweep
tngs. refuse, paper. tin cans and boxes.
They onlJ receive so-called solid gar
base about months ~ the year viz
June. July, August and September, and
Mr.. John JentEen. the chief or this de-
partmcnt. stated that II an attempt
was made TO incinerate solid garbage.
that the plant. would not be able TO
care for same: that they are required
TO mix the solid garbage. with the
refuse and light street sweepings and
by doing SO. satisfactory results are
obtained. Incineration, In the judy
ment OF the chief OF this depa ftni emit.
Is the most sanitary system for the
destruction Of garbage and refuse. put
not the most economical. as no returns
are received from the former method.
while the reduction system IL produc-
tive or an income. which latter method
IL strongly favored by him.
The CITY OF Atlanta has in addition
TO this plant IA burying grounds where
they dump that Is excess OF the
capacity OF the plant. although during
the past months. nve OF these have
working at It's fun capacity OF "a hours
day Collections are made daily.
semi-weekly. and weekly, depending
upon che location. The present plant
trial portion OF the city and all gar
oage collected In the residence sections
Is dumped I'm the burying grounds.
Considering the obstacles which now
confront the City OF Detroit this sub
jeet should be given most thorough
and exhaustive consideration. and your
Committee Will at some future time
endeavor to make supplemental re-
port thereon.
h also has a sewer disposal plant.
alteration plant and improved lighting
system, and a creosote plant. Au the
streets are cleaned by night and Q hole
in the pavement Is repaired at once.
The City OF Richmond. Va, IL q very
pretty city. The streets are paved
mostly with rough stone laid on
natural sand or gravel. All the side
walks are brick and very uneven. The
Tepaving rs done with asphah brick.
Ia asphalt block and IL IN very good
condition. but the traffic on the
streets In Richmond does not compare
with the traffic on the streets In pe-
troit. 1t seems that the City of Rloh-
mond IL progressing and we learned
that improvements are being made.
and new buildings in the course Of
construction amounted TO about U.s.
The city OF Washington n a bsanti-
ful city. The pavement Ii mostly OF
asphalt which seems 10 be durable and
giving very good satisfaction.
In MI hNnG h. ~.
streets. such as Broad. Long. and
Chestnut streets. and mostly all tine
cross town streets I'm the business sec
ton are paved with square stone and
other streets. such as Gay aud Main
streets. are paved with brick. re-
sembling our Grlswold street In sew
eral other streets visited where the
traffic was exceedingly Light we found
1t was very noticeable that on most
of the streets there Were no holes or
large depressions in the brick pave
mont except on Bernead street and
one other street. which were laid years
ago without any expansion joints, and
these two streets seemed 20 be badly
cracked and broken They formerly
used s" Of crushed stone with sand
sffted down among the crushed stones
and left q hollow between the brick
and the foundation. causing the brick
TO 20 down under q heavy load They
a
with sand cushion OF IL Inches. They
formerly used tar and pitch filler. but
they found that these ran out into the
gutter. leaving the bricks loose anc
easy TO crush. but now they use grout
I To ] mixture.
The asphalt filler was very salts
factory. but the citizens objected u
paying 10 cents more per square yarC
for it--as they have 10 pay part OF the
cost or repairing-and Ii Is not In use
now. They use full inch board foi
expansion along the curb. and removt
IL the next day after putting in the
grout. They have no other expansion
joints in laying the pavement.
This Committee has a copy OF tn,
paving specifications OF the city Of
Columbus. as well as the annual re-
port. 1t was stated by one of the rep
resentatives OF the city Of Columba,
that brick pavement would not stanc
up on heavy traffic streets. and tina
they were taking Up the matter Of as
phalt paving by sending man TO Do
troit and other cities. The city o.
Columbus has been using the follow
ing make OF pavement bricks: Harris
Payer. Portsmouth, Trimhle, Nelson
vile and Athens. The Trimbie prici
hard TO get level surface on tn
street.
In conclusion, we wish to comment
all these matters TO your earnest con
siderauon. and with the assistancs Q
the citizens of the City OF Detroit. q
nut into Operation and erect some o
the good ideas as provided by this re
port. And we wish 10 state that tn
City OF Detroit pays. dues as q mem
her of the League OF American NUM-
cfpalItfes in sending delegates 10 tn
annual convention at Atlanta, ana ~
appropriating money tnereIor an
this was approved by the entire com
nittee of ways and means. excepting
ona member, and was supported Dy tn
unanimous vote of this Council an
approved by the Mayor Delegats
We're appointed by the president of TN
common Council and we believe w
have performed our duty 10 the pes
interests of the city OF Detroit. py AT
tending the meeting. and were Know
AZ the convention and to the citizens o
the CITY Of Atlanta. as live delega
ton Hooking after the best interests
tie City OF Detroit; and. lrust tns
this report will be OF beneht 70 IN
members OF this Body. as Wen as
.hs citizens OF the city of Detroit.
- the city of Detroit LIS known a
the greatest convention Sly IN
United states. and, Where IRE - WIZ VIII
living" and OF which motto this Com
,,,,tee IN proud we trust the question
- s,ou as to wether Detroit VIII o.
known as lie Convention Clty'
live city. entertaining conventions AZ
,y,iitn q TO send delegates 70 otner cite
W. d,sc,,sS live questions OF the day. a
- citv government and the better
.,ea,t thereof: and we entrust the sam
10 your broad and fair consosrarr 9.,
a. this Committee rnntsssn Ices by its homes
ot,,sene desires reputable Representa-
49, az any convention where there y
.nv,hing TO learn for the oettermen
OF me Witch Is respectfully reported
FOR YOUR consideration.
lot w. John GRINDLEY,
A. ]. WALSH
0FO. III. ELLIS.
srrTnG GI,INNAN.