The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-25
From the Clerk.

That he presented such portion or the
proceedings of the last session as Is re-
TO his Honor the Mayor for approval. on
the 2fst inst. and that they were APP
proved on the 2ith inst.
Placed on file.
Also. That he has received the bond
of George Dunning. as Constable OF the
Seventeenth Ward.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Also. That he has received bond.
waiver and agreement from Detroit. To-
ledo q Ironton Railway Company, TO con-
struct spur track. In accordance with a
resolution adopted by the Common Coun-
ell on the nth day OF January. 1911.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--I beg TO advise your Hon
orable Body that the following applica-
tons for licenses under Act No. POI OF
the Public Acts OF 1909 have been filed
in my office to-wit:
2ols--Paul Johann Lipanski. l116 Rio
pelle street.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES A. NICHOLS,
City Clerk
Referred TO Committee on Liquor Reg
FROM THE SAME
To the Honorable the Common Councils:
City Of Detroit
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned she
directors OF the More Daylight club.
hereby respectfully request that you'll
Honorable Body submit to the elector-
ate of the City OF Detroit at the com
ing Primary Election In March tne|
question OF the adoption OF Eastern
Standard Time In place of Central
Standard Time as the official time OIL
the city.
Your petitioners. believing unalter-
ably I'm the necessity OF "a Standard
time. requested your. Honorable Body
TO submit the question In this form|
over two years ago. At that time your
Honorable Body deemed IL wise 20 in
clude also the question of local or sum
tlm". While we realized this actionI
would make our success impossibie|
and would prevent determining ac-|
curately TIE sentiment between theI
two standards OF time we believed the|
educational advantages TO be gained
on the time question would be of Ines
Unable value and would make successI
assured at a later date The result OF
the election showed conclusively that
Eastern Standard Time had attained
tho strength we claimed; II also dem-I
onstrated conclusively the UNPOPULAR
ity OF Central Standard time, as 1T
Central Standard) received nearly
nine thousand votes less than theI
other two times, although IL had bcen|
in use nearly four years AT that time
The result of the election verified our
assertions Today we can positively
claim from IS per cent to 30 per CEN q
OF the voters OF Detroit are EASTERN
the Federation of Labor was openly
for sun time, today nearly every ~
ficer of that body Is a member of the
the adoption OF Eastern Standard
Time
A, the last election :wo years ago
the Bpard OF Commerce was ofhciallyI
opposed to the efforts or the Nor
Daylight club A recent poll of The
mcmi.crs of that body 20 determine
the present sentiment for or against
Eastern Standard Time Tor Detroit
gives the following result TO date: for
Eastern Standard Time, 647; agains
Eastern Standard Time, Ill. No more
convincing proof OF the marked change
OF sentiment Is necessary tnan TINS re
TO continue with data to prove this
The fact can be easily verified by any
citizen who wishes to determine the
same. We again submit TO your hon
oraDie consideration brief resume
OF few OF the advantages OF Easterr
STANDARD Time:
During nine to twelve months of tht
year. according TO the habits OF tbs
individ uals, the sun shines upon the
city while we are asleep, and Is rapid
~ nearing the horizon when we reaei
home after the work OF the day
one hour and adopting Eastern Stan
dard Time we would begin everything
on an earlier daylight basis. and qui
light added 10 the end OF our da
would frequently multiply severa
times, the usefulness OF that which w
have at present. The advantages o.
as follows: IL would do away With
the split hour system which IL main
tanned for economic reasons; Of fhij
we can speak positively. Il woui}
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