The Detroit times., 1911-06-21


the best and the most tried material
should be used. certain gFade OF
Stag OF good grade may De permit
ted I'm certain forms or concrete con
struction work. but inasmuch as tne
grade that Is apparently being used IN
the City OF Detroit il OF an unknown
quality. and Is apparently being UNI
formly condemned by men or expert
ence. Ii should, In my mind. De elm
mated from the specifications. i may
add here that a certain railroad OF inc
city has been approached by manuiac-
turers or Stag products. with the re.
quest that they use IL In certain torins
OF their construction work. however
the railroads engineers claim that
there Is such little data available as 70
Stag. that they will not accept ~ ~
any form, except for the purpose OF
ballast. until comprehensive tests COW
ering a period OF two years have been
made, A certain laboratory In De
troit has. since last December under,
should he favorable at the end OF TWO
years, II does not mean that stag Is
applicable on our streets, inasmuch az
the tests that are being made now Tor
pieces. an Inch or less In size, ana ~
Is a well-known fact and think tnnt
engineers will bear me out. that viii
the great porosity of the material tur-
nished. the size usually used in our
streets. two inches I'm diameter, woulI
not at all attain the same standa.u
that a one-inch piece might possibly
attain.
Icannot hold UP the paving bills on
streets on which Stag has been useu,
inasmuch as the contractor IL hot 70
blame II he uses Stag IN CONFORMITY
with the specifications. However 9o
contend that your Honorable Body
ought TO take steps that would enii-
nate Stag In the future from our Iouh-
dalton specifications OF .very ueSriit
ton. whether for cedar block. asphalt
brick or for creosote block. until aoso-
lutte proof exists that II Is at ieast
the equal OF some OF the other material
Respectfully submitted
Mayor.
Referred TO Committee on Streets
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentiemen--Early I'm July the Pohsh
Falcons will meet In natlonal conVen
ton at New Lincoln hall, corner OF
number of delegates and visitors are
expected. and the committee has ek-
pressed a desire 10 have rev Elks
Pillars installed or placed IN the vi
thing unreasonable in the request, ana
recommend favorable action
Respectfully submitted,
WM, b THOMPSON.
BY Aid. Ostrowski: -,
whereas, the Polish Falcons VIII
meet in national convention on or
about July for period OF three days
and
whereas some thousands OF dele
gates and visitors are expected TO De
present on the occasion; therefore :
Pubic Works be and he is hereby In
structed 10 remove the so-called Elks
Pillars from the vicinity of Arbeiter
hall and place them around New LIN
coin hail. on the corner of Chene ana
I~a, mr. before \.
1911. or under the instruction or the
Falcon executive committees; and
Resolved. That the Board OF Light
ing Commissioners be and IL Is hereby
Instructed TO wire the pillars and cause
the same TO be illuminated during the
period OF the convention: and
Resolved. That the City Controller be
and he is hereby authorized and In
structed to pay the attending expense
out OF the proper FUNDS.
Adopted as follows:
Teas-Ald. Allan. Brozo, Burton
Grindiey. HARPER. Hindle. Heating.
Keusch. Koenig. Knapp. Lttlefeld.
Lodge, Lynch. Mason, Merritt. O'Brien.
Ostrowski. owen. Rosenthal. Schultz,
skrzycki: Theisen, Thompson. Tossy.
dent-33.
Nays-None
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Councils:
Gentlemen herewith transmit
communication from the Andrew J.
Smith Construction Company enclos-
ing sketch OF area-ways and bag
gage slide for building at the cor
ner Of Cass and Congress Streets. the
property OF the Riverside Storage
Company.
/ would respectfully ask that the
communication and sketch be trans
mitted TO the proper COMMITTEES.
Respectfully submitted.
WIN. B. THOMPSON.
Mayor.
Referred TO Committee on Streets.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen respectfully request
your Honorable Body TO instruct the
City Controller TO make the following
transfer Of funds OF the Executive
ONCE:
$3.50 from the Auto Hire Fund TO
the Stationery Fund:
$4,000 from the Auto Hire Fund TO
the Contingent Fund.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. b. THOMPSON,
Mayor.
BY Aid. Gilman:
Resolved. That the Controller be and
he IL hereby instructed to make the
following transfers on his books:
$3.50 from the Auto Hire Fund OF
the Executive once to the Stationery
Fund of the same ONCE:
$4,000 from the Auto Hire Fund
to the Contingent Fund OF the Exccu-
tive ONCE. said transfers being ncces-
sary I'm order 10 carry said fund
through the remainder OF the present
fiscal year. .,
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald Allan. Brozo, Burton.
Deimel. Ellis. Field. Carney. Gilman.
Keusch. KoeniE. Knapp. Littlefeld.
Lodge, Lynch, Mason. Merritt. OBrien.
Ostrowski, Owen. Rosenthal Schultz,
Theisen. Thompson, Tossy.
Walsh. Watson. Zoelier. and the Presi-
dent--33
Nays-None.
From she Controller.
To the Honorable, the Common Council:
Conference.-The following Reports OF
City ofncers. for the week ending satur-