The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-05
From the CONTROLLER.

40 the honorable the common COuncHs
Gentlemen--On March 2sth. your Hon
orablc Body passed an ordinance making
the minimum wage for laborers 81 90 per
day This ordinance has been this day
approved by the Mayor Much az |
might be personally In sympathy with
the purpose OF this ordinance there nre
some features In connection with It's en-
forcement II having been given immed-
late effect. which require further in
struction and assistance from your
Honorable Body. II will be noted that
all OF the increases OF 25 cents per day
for the current fiscal year entailed by
this ordinance We're presented as dis
tinct items 10 the Board OF Estimates
and were disapproved BY H.
II rot appearing or being claimed that
there has been or Is any difficulty about
obtaining labor at ,l,75 per day, your
Honorable Body is in the position OF
authorizing expenditures which have
been expressly presented TO and refused
BY the Board OF Estimates. IL this is a
Charter violation. II Is immaterial
whether IL Is done by resolution or by
ordinance. Until this can be determined
would request your Honorable Body
to protect the auditing and disburslng de
partments OF the city In case injunction
should be sought OF valid legal objection
raised
To this end I would request your Hon
orable Body to REFER the legality OF said
ordinance to the Corporation Counsel
and 10 instruct the departments I'm the
meantime 10 present two-fold pay rolls
one for $1.75 per day. the other for 20
cents per day and the latter TO be with
held from payment until the matter In
decided.
Respectfully.
DAVID f. HEINEMAN.
Controller.
BY Aid. Lodge:
Resolved. That the communication OF
the Controller relative to the legality OF
the ordinance providing for paying lab
orers 200 per day be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means and To
the Corporation Counsel; and that until
said legality is determined. the various
departments be. and are hereby directed
TO present two-fold pay rolls for labor,
one OF which TO be for sl.75 per day and
the other for 25c per day, payment OF the
latter being withheld until the legality
OF such ordinance Is established
Adopted as follows;
Yeas-Burton. Defined. Ellis, Fled
Garvey. GrIndley HARPER Hindle. Keat-
ing, Keusch, Koenig Knapp. Littleneld
Lodge, Lynch McCarty. Mason. Merritt
o. Brien, Ostrowski, owen Rosenthal
Skrzycki. Theisen. Thompson. Vernon
Walsh. Watson, and the President --27
From the Department Of Public Works.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-There Is deficit OF
Avenue Sewer--Sec. and / would rec
ommcnd that that amount be transferred
from the surplus remaining In the 1903
Public Sewer Fund
Respectfully submitted
j. J HAARER,
Commissioner.
BY Aid Gilman:
Resolved. That the City Controller
be. and Is hereby authorized and
tries on his books to effect the trans
fer OF Sl29S2 from the surplus remain
Ing In the 1909 Public Sewer Fund &c
the credit ini q s. an appropriation in the
nue. Public Sewer-Sec. 3.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Burton. Defined, Ellis, Field
Garvey. Grindley, HARPER. Hindie. Keat.
ing. Keusch, Koenig. Knapp. Littleneld
Lodge, Lynch. McCarty, Mason. Merritt
o. Brien, Ostrowski. Owen Rosenthnl
Skrzyclu Theisen. Thompson. Vernon
Walsh, Watson. and the President.-27
From the Department Of Public Works
To the Honorable the Common Council;
Gentlemen-Owing to a misprint on
the City map an assessment was made
for the construction OF cement side
walk In front OF lot No. 81 +. side
OF Sixth street. between Charles and
Brainard. Lot number should be 81
This Department recommends TO your
Treasurer to cancel said assessment
and n new roll will be submitted for
assessment against the proper lot. No
a.
Respectfully submitted.
J. J. HAARER,
Commissioners.
by Aid Theisen:
Resolved, That Whereas the assess
ment for a cement sidewalk RI erron-
I'm front OF Slot 81. r.. side Of Sixth
street between Charles and Brainard:
The City Treasurer In herby instructed
and authorized to cancel said assess
ment and the Department OF Public
Works Instructed TO prepare q new
assessment roll against Lot No. 81. In
stead OF Roll No. 1886.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Deimel Ellis. Field. Carney.
Grindley. HAPPIER Hindle. Kuesch. Koe-
mig. Knapp, Lttleneld Lodge Lynch
trowski owen. Roscnthal. SkrzyckI
Theisen. Thompson. Vernon. Walsh
watson. and the President---27.
Nays-None.
From the Department OF Public Works
To the Honorable tho Common Council.
Gentlemcn-The Department OF Pub.
lie Works recommends the cancellation
OF sidewalk assessment on Roll No.
1911 so far as ~ relates to Lot No. 81.
N Jefferson avenue between Beaubien
and ST. Antoine streets, the same being
orroneous and should hive been chars-
"a TO Intersection Fund.
Respectfully submitted.
J. j. HAARER.
Commissioners.
By Aid. Theisen;
Resolved, That the City Treasurer
he and II hereby directed 20 cancel