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

committee heartily lndorse the sugges-
lions for the reasons that IL the NUM-
Der OF electors L. limited 10 500 IL will
Insure more accuracy I'm the count; the
various boards will not be compelled
10 sit up all night In the booths tabu-
lating the returns. after spending the
entire day I'm the booths receiving
them; that the returns from all pre-
cincts should and undoubtedly will be
In the hands OF the City Clerk by mid
night of election day. instead OF noon
the next day. and In many instances
"a hours after the boxes have been Of
IDEALLY closed, and IL will tend To Sc
this purpose. knowing that they can
complete their work and get good
nights rest.
In addition TO this, IL the 2-o'clock
count Is abolished which we most
heartily indorse and recommend. II will
remove any possibility of fraud in that
members OF the board friendly to par
ticular candidates will not be able 70
morning vote. thereby enabling them
to pick out those voters favorable to
their candidacy and urge them To cast
their ballot before closing time. TIL.
bill will be submitted TO this Council
at the next session for passage.
AS under the advice of the Corpor-
alton Counsel, no charter amendment
Is necessary To reduce the number Of
voters allowable In each precinct. We
recommend the adoption of the follow
ing resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN G. LODGE,
JAMES VERNON.
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD,
Td3s; E z G T6EsS.
Accepted and on leave the following
resolution was offered
BY Aid. Lodge:
whereas, The Corporation Counsel
has advised the City Clerk to the effect
that IL Will not be necessary TO submit
charter amendment to permit OF the
Clerk C. A. Nichols TO redistrict the
City into election districts or not TO
exceed 400 registered voters; therefore
be IL
Resolved. That the Common Council
of the City OF Detroit does hereby APP
prove OF the plan TO reduce the pre-
cincts TO not more than 500 registered
voters each and that the City Clerk
be. and Is hereby directed to take the
necessary action involved in creating
new districts, and redistricting old ones
to the extent required.
Aid. Grlndley was called to the chair.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Brozo. Burton. Ellis,
Field. Frey. Carney, Gilman, Gutman,
HARPER, Hindle. Heating. Keusch,
koenIg. ,Krspp. Littleheid, Lodge.
o'Brien. ostrowski. owen. Rosenthai,
Schultz Skrzycki, Thompson, Tossy,
Vernon. Walsh. Watson, Zoeller, and
the BTeSt0ent FRO Iem-3S.
Nays-None.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Charter and City Legislation. beg
leave to state that we have had under
consideration a bill to amend Section
of Chapter 4 OF an Act entitled AN
Act to provide Charter for the City
OF Detroit and to repeal all acts and
parts OF acts In conflict Herewith" ap-
Inn tad txrkl lrn
bill provides that the members of the
mates be elected for term OF four
years, one-haif Of whom shall be
mittee believe that the best interests
OF the City will be served IL one-half
of the Common Council Is elected
every two years instead or eiecung
will always insure experienced men
remaining In the Council, which Is
not true under the present election
law. The following nsnh y the sse,, bill; Of
Chapter of an act entitled An
Act to. provide Charter for. the
City of Detroit and to repeal all
.s sna passs OF act. June 0n isss
THE PEOPLE, OF THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN, AND THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY OF DETROIT EN-
Section 1. That Section 1 OF Chap
ter 4 OF an act entitled AN ACT TO
provide a charter for the City OK
Detroit and to repeal all acts ana
parts of acts in conflict herewith
approved June 4. 1854, as amended
be. and the same 10 hereby amended
so as to read as follows
Sec /. There shall be elected at
the biennial city election In the year
nineteen hundred two and every
second year thereafter by the quail
fed electors of the whole city. the
following officers OF the corporation
on a general city ticket. VIZ: A
Mayor, a City Clerk, and Ave mem
bers of the Board OF Estimates. VINO
shall hold their Offices for the term
OF two years. beginning on the sec
ond Tuesday OF January next sue
cecding their election, and q Treas
urer, whose term OF office shall De
two. years beginning on the nrst gay
ton. At the biennial City Election
in November. nineteen hundred ana
twelve there shall be elected one al
derman and one member OF the soaro
OF Estimates in each ward OF the
city who shall hold their omces Tor
the term OF two years from the sec
ond Tuesday of January next, sue
oeeding their election; AZ the Dien-
teen hundred and twelve. there shall
be elected one Alderman and one
member Of the Board OF Esfimateg IN
each wafd Of the City, VINO sha ~
four years from the second TUESDAY
of January next succeeding their
election. At each following biennial
CITY Election in November, there
shall be elected one Alderman and
one member OF the Board of Esti-
mates in each ward OF the Guy VINO
shall hold their Offices for the term
Of four years from the second OF
January next succeeding their cleo
zion. At the biennial election In
November nineteen hundred Two,
there shall be elected two Justices
OF the peace. who shall hold once
for the term Of four years from ana
after July fourth, nineteen hundred
three and thereafter there shall be
elected at each biennial November
election two justices Of the peace.
who shall hold their ofhces Tor the
term OF four years from and after
The fourth day Of July succeeding
their election. The police justice
ten held in nineteen hundred one.
shall enter upon and hold mis- once
Tor the term of four years from ana
after July fourth, nineteen hundred
one and thereafter ut each bienniai
spring election q police justice snali
be elected TO and hold once Ior the
term OF four years from and AFTER
hts election. At the biennial spring
election In the year nineteen nun
Aired Ave, and every third sprlns
siection thereafter, there shall De
elected a recorder and an additional
Judge of the recorders court OF she
City OF Detroit; sacn 10 n sror, o and
after the FIRST day OF January sue,
ceedinR their election. CAS- amenosu
NV an act approved May "a. 1s0l)