The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-13
BURTON FAILS IN ATTEMPT
TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE
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Section 3. providing for the termina-
ton OF all franchise rights held by
the d. L. II. "as OF 1911" in 1924,
Aid. Burton submitted his first
amendment lie wanted the year
1911" changed TO 1924" SO that all
franchises existing within the city
limits as they will exist then shall
terminate Aid HARPER replied that
this question had been threshed out
before the committee, and A. b. du-
Pont had said that il any stub-ends
were left. the company IA the outly-
ing sections in 1924, they would be
OF no value A lengthy discussion
followed and when the amendment
was finally submitted to a vote. 1t
was lost, TO 20. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas-Ald Burton. Gilman Koenig.
McCarty, Rosenthal, Schultz. Vernon,
and Zoeller-S.
Nays-Ald. Brozo. Detmei. Ellis.
Field, Garvey, Grindley. HARPER,
Hindle, Heating, Keusch, Knapp, Lit
tle1eld, Lodge. Lynch, Mason. Mer-
rift, O'Brien. Ostrowsk. owen, Skrzy-
cki. Theisen. Thompson, Tossy,
Walsh, Watson. aud the President
90.
Aid Burton next tried TO alter Sec
ton 3. so as 10 make the fare follow
the flag. a provision which the mayor
says he purposely left out because
he thinks the citys area is now large
enough for good many years to
come. On this proposition. two more
aldermen, Walsh and Knapp, voted
with him. the vote standing, 10 yeas
providing for fve-cent city fares on
suburban cars. struck out altogether.
but the amendment was lost on a viva
voce vote. He proposed to amend
Section 9. by making IL necessary for
the company TO get the consent or
the council before changing or re-
arranging existing routes, with the
same result. Other amendments pro-
posed by Aid Burton were as fol-
lows:
Amend Section IL. by adding the
following;
II by Dec. 4, 1924. the city has
decided not TO purchase said rail-
way property. IL shall have the
right TO name a third party or
corporation TO whom the grantee
shall sell its property under the
same conditions as offered TO the
CITY under Section II hereof.
The total assessed valuation OF
said property in 1924 shall be the
price 10 be paid In the event OF
the city purchasing said property.
Amend Section %, by adding the
following after the words, Jefferson
ave-:
Also a cross-town line within
two blocks of the present North
Boulevard 10 extend from Milwau-
kee Junction to Grand River-ave.
Aid. McCarty. OF the Thirteenth
ward, submitted an amendment pro-
viding that. In the event of the pur.
chase OF the street railway property
by the city, the bonds shall not be
considered a part of the purchase
price. This met the same fate as the
Burton amendments.
Aid. Garvey wanted TO know why
Aid Burton had not made his objec-
lions before the committee
I'VE spoke to deaf ears" was Bur-
toms retort. Not one man on the
committee seemed 10 be listening TO
anything that w8s said"
IL was before the committee with
some objections and they didn't lis
ten TO me-" put in Aid. McCarty.
Aid. Burton demanded to know why
the company is not required to pave
between its tracks further than Gray
ave-, in old Fairview instead OF to the
city limits.
II the mayor or Mr.. Hally we're here
they could answer that" replied Aid.
HARPER
why can't you answer IL? You're
the father OF the thing here aren't
you?" was Burton's shot.
I'm not the father OF the thing at
ALL" HARPER protested with emphasis.
We'll. you are the man who's trying
TO rush Il through"
The council. on motion of Aid. NC
Carly. adopted a resolution directing
the corporation counsel to take such
legal proceedings as may be neces-
sary to compel the Detroit United
railway TO furnish the service OH
Harper-ave. that the ordinance calls
for