The Detroit times., 1911-01-04
BREAD ORDINANCE
STANDS As IT IS
Council Refuses To Reconsider Vote
On Measure-Euilding Code Back
To Committee.

While there was much talk, COM
paratively little was accomplished by
the common council, Tuesday night,
considering the fact that IL was prac-
tically the last session OF the old
body. The new council takes bold
next Tuesday night and the occasion
will be marked by appropriate cere-
monies.
The nearest approach to a scrap
came when Aid. Rutter, one or the
lame ducks" brought up an old
resolution introduced by him last
April, providing for the payment OF
a claim of 5000 presented by Charles
Forster for his services as weed clerk
two years ago. Forster was then OH
the city payroll as a clerk In the de-
partment OF public works, an he is
now, SO the claim Is In the nature OF
extra compensation. The corporation
counsel had given an opinion that the
claim Is illegal, but Rutter managed
to have the resolution taken from the
table and then secured its passage by
a vote Of "a TO 10.
Aid Grindley, chairman OF the COM
mittee on claims and accounts, char
acterized Aid. Rutter's action as an
attempt 10 shove the resolution down
the councils throat, but Forster did
not want for champions and the oppo-
sition was overwhelmed. However.
the fight is not ended yet Aid. Grind
ley changed his vote from nay to aye
for the purpose of filing notice Of re-
consideration.
Through the efforts of Aid. Heating,
the council was induced to reconsider
Its action OF last week in adopting the
new building code and final consider
alton Of II will be left to the new
council. This will give the sign men
who claim they were Disseminated
against an opportunity to present
their objections.
Reconsideration OF the vote by
which the council last week refused
to repeal the bread ordinance was
voted down, % TO 10.
AID. Lempke was accused of at
tempting to perpetrate a joke when
he introduced a resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee
10 be known as the Scott fountain
W JOdtHCy W NOhiNS, itoAy
and other famous old world cities to
secure pointers for the Scott mem
orial
For some reason not explained the
ordinance taking Aid. Koenig's prop
erty at Beaubien-st. and Harper-ayc.
out OF the restricted district, was no.
brought up for final passage. In view
Of the opposition that has devolepd
and Mayor Breitmeyer's announced
determination to veto the measure, II
is supposed that Aid Koenig was con-
tent to let the ordinance rest in the
piSeon-hole.
The ordinance committee did not
report out the messenger boy ordi-
nance, and the measure will die nat
ural death unless the new council sees
fit to revive II. The messenger COM
panies and others interested were
given a hearing before the ordinance
committee, Tuesday, and when it de-
veloped that some of the provisions
CT the proposed measure were con-
trary to the state law, the committee
decided to drop it. The ordinance pro-
bibited the employment OF boys under
q years of age at night, but under
tho state law telephone and telegraph
companies and the postofiice depart
ment may employ boys over the age
of IA without restriction as to The
hours of work.
Resolutions eulogizng the late Au
gust Marxhausen. publisher of the
were submitted by spe-
ciaI committee, headed by Aid. Gut.
man and were unanimously adopted.