The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-22
COUNCIL CUTS
OUT ALL 0RATORY
Wades Right Into Business and
Disposes of Heap of II in Less
Than an Hour.

No display OF oratorical pyrotech-
mics marked Tuesday nights session
OF the council. with the result that
that body dispatched considerable
amount OF business in about 40 min
utes.
=. Aid. McCarty. OF the Thirteenth
ward, made good his promise to sub
NIT resolution calling for the sub
mission to the people In the April
election of the question OF general
charter revision.
The resolution is drawn in the ma
ture of an alternative to piece-meal
legislation. That is, II provides for
the submission OF the question of a
charter revision In case the legislg-
ture. fails to amend the home rule act
or In the event OF the amendment. IL
passed, being held unconstitutional by
the supreme court. The McCarty
measure was referred to the commit
tee on city and charter Legislation
without comment.
Aid. MeCarty's hat-pin ordinance
has gone by the boards for the time
being, consideration being indefinitely
postponed on recommendation OF The
ordinance committee. The committee
sent invitations to 40 women's socte-
ties to attend public hearing on the
ordinance and only one individual re-
sponded. In Its report to the council
the committee says In part:
While your committee does no.
doubt but that many people have been
injured in the past by the careless
manner in which these nefarious hat
pins have been used, we do not feet
that II is necessary and essential to
pass an ordinance regulating their
size. Hat-pins protruding more than
a reasonable length beyond the crown
OF the hat are not only dangerous,
but unsightly, and we believe that the
ladies have enough pride in their per.
sonal appearance to cut down the size
of the hat-pins without imposing any
ordinance tending to regulate the
same. We feel that the matter Of
using hat-pins of length greater
than Is necessary has been given suf-
ficient publicity in the public press
so that the matter will regulate IL
self"
In a fiowery communication, in
which he threw bouquets at the alder
men and the city generally, Marcus
Pollasky submitted his proposed sub
way ordinance, which was referred to
the committee on franchises. Mar
Gus expects IA square deal and prompt
action on the part of the council in
order that the proffered aid may be
kept available and actually employed
at the earliest possible time consist
ent with the. Importance and magnl-
tude of the undertaking" Mr.. Pol
lasky proposes to call his company
the Detroit Central Sub-Railway Co.
Mayor Thompson's communication
on the brick contracts was referred
to the committee on streets without
comment. Contracts for eight paw
ing jobs awarded by Commissioner OF
Public Works Haarer were referred to
the same committee. On the commit
tees recommendation, contracts with
the Barber Asphalt Paving Co., r. f..
Conway 4 Co., and the Union Oil Co..
for furnishing asphalt during the pres
ent year, were approved. as were con-
tracts for the purchase Of tar, sand
and various other material.
Aid. Gilman put through a resulu-
ton authorizing the mayor, corpora
ton counsel, controller and members
of the committee on city and charter
legislation to go to Lansing whenever
they should deem IL necessary in the
interest of legislation affecting the
city, the expenses to be paid out OF
the contingent fund. The controller
tth pr nH 70 M O
we're contracted in connection with
the visit of the League Of Michigan
last week.
Aid. Field submitted an ordinance
changing the name Of Langley-ave. to
Ferry-ave. west. II was read twice
by title and referred to the committee
on ordinances.
Aid. Brozo, of the Thirteenth ward,
two amendments to the
Watson ordinance, extending the 50
loon restrictions in his ward. One
takes In the district bounded by the
river on the south, on the west by
the center line of McDougallave., on
the north by q line 100 feet north OF
and parallel to the north line OF Cham
PIANIST, and on the east by the CEN
ter line of Mt. Elliott-ave. The other
amendment covers the district bound
ed by the river, the center line OF
Chene-st., the center line of McDous-
all-ave., and the center line of Larned-
st.
The amendments, after being read
twice by title, we're referred to the
committee on liquor regulation.
A request from the building de-
partment for $198 for printing $500
copies OF the new building code, and
for 5000 for new blanks and forms
called for by the ordinance, was re-
ferred to the ways and. means com
mittee.,
The specifications for the Belle Isle
casino contract and for the operation
OF the various other park privileges.
as amended by the committee on
parks and boulevards. were approved
by the council, and Commissioner
Hurlbut was requested to advertise
for bids at once. The contract now
provides that, Gin case the lessee Of
the casino Is not married or has no
wife, and therefore cannot take up
his abode In the building, II will be
obligatory on him to have in his en-
ploy a man and wife who shall do so.
and said man and wife shall have full
control over the other employees who
are housed In said building" The
,1nOlo will no uira1 t.al