The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
FROM THE SAME.

FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
CONTAMINATION Committee on
Claims and Accounts TO whom was re-
ferred the communication from the
a settlement, Of the suit wherein the
City of Detroit IL plaintiff. and the
Picard Boiler u Engine Company OF
Toledo. Ohio. and the Title Guaranty
are desendsnts. Which suit was insti.
tuted to recover damag es sustained by
the City through the failure OF the
Ricard Boiler q Engine Company to
s.Ians 1ne aesornns eontrRct
which was entered into between said
Company and the City for that pur-
pose, beg leave to report that, upon
Investigation we find the City. sustain
ed an actual loss OF something over
S2,191. that being tho difference be-
tween the cost OF the elevator which
the Ricard Company agreed 20 put In
and the elevator which the Otis Eleva-
tor Company Installed.
3, We further find that the Title
Guaranty q Surety Company are will
ling TO pay. the City $4,000 in settle
will cover the City's actual loss. we
recommend that the same be received
I'm settlement OF said suit and that the
accompanying resolution be adopted.
JOHN GRINDLEY,
~ JAMES VERNON, 9 st ~
GEO. A. OWEN,
) SHERMAN IITTLEFIELD.
JOHN II. THOMPSON, =
CHAS r., MCCARTHY,
STEPHEN $. sKRAzYCkL
BY Aid. Grindley:
Resolved, That the City OF Detroit
which II has against the Ricard Boil
err e. Engine Company OF Toledo,
Ohio, and the Title Guaranty & Surety
Compsny Of ala Rsa9d company or TO Inc
stall the elevator in the Municipal
Building according TO the contract said
Company entered into with the. City;
and
he It further Resolved. That upon
the payment of said $4,000 to the City
of Detroit within 80 days from this
date the Corporation Counsel be and
the suit now pending In the Federal
Court for recovery of the damages sus-
tanned by the City on account OF said
Ricard Boiler q Engine Company. fall
ing to perform it's said contract for the
INSTALLATION or the elevator in the
Municipal Building. and give such fur
ther release as the Title Guaranty d
surety Company may request or re-
Quire.
Adopted as follows.
Yeas--Ald. Allan. Brozo. Ellis. Gar
vey, Grindley. HARPER, Hindle, Keusch.
Koenis. ,Krspp. Listlefeid' Lodse.
osBrisn. ostrowski owen, Rosenthai.
Schultz, skrxycki, Theisen. Thompson.
Tossy. Vernon. Walsh. Watson, Zoei-
Ter and the President.--so.
Streets.
To the Honorable the Common Council;
Gentlemen--Your COMMITTEES on
OF J. Ryan ct al. protesting against
paving assessment levied for the paw
ing OF Hudson avenue from Fourteenth
TO Wabash avenues, respectfully report
that we have had the same under con-
sideration and beg leave TO state that
said assessment was levied against the
abuttipg property as provided by law;
that the cost of same is somewhat In
excess of the previous expense recent
ly paid for the paving OF another sec
ton OF Hudson avenue, because OF the
fact that the section pointed out to
your Committee was paved some nine
labor were considerably cheaper. The
fact that only one block was paved
has considerable bearing upon the cost
per square yard, and your COMMITTEES
seeing no possible way by which re-
lief can he granted. and inasmuch as
said assessment was levied as provtd-
ed by law. we recommend that the
prayer Of petitioners petite b., BE- denisd-
JOSEPH l. THEISEN,
JOHN HARPFER.
n. j. MASON,
j. i. MERRITT,
MARTIN J. OSTRowSkI.
Accepted and adopted.
FROM TILE SAME. - 49,
TO the Honorable the Common council:
Gentiemen--Your COMMITTEES on
OF United Motor Detroit Co. for per-
nit TO construct coal chute and also
sink gasoline tank In alley In rear OF
5o7-13 Woodward avenue. respectfully
report that we have had the same un-
der consideration, have examined the
plans submitted and seeing no objec-
ton thereto, recommend the adoption
of the following resolutions.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH l. THEISEN.
JOHN HARPER,
J. r. MERRITT,
FRANK J. MASON,
MARTIN ]. OsTRoWSKI,
Accepted, and on leave. the follow
ing resolutions were offered:
BY aid. Thelsen:. 80,
R9solved, That the Department OF
lied and directed to issue a permit TO
United Motor Detroit Co. to construct
coal chute flush with grade OF alley In
rear Of so7-is woodward avenue :.
performed under the supervision OF
the Department. OF Public Works. and
In accordance with plans submitted 20
and approved by said Department: and
the public streets shall be considered
waived by this permission. which is
granted expressly on the condition that
said chute and all distractions In con-
nsction Herewith shall be removed at
any. time when SO direcsed by the
Common Council.
Aid Rosentlial entered snd took his
seat.
Adopted as follows.
Yeas-Aid. Brozo, Ellis. aafvey.
0rindley. HARPER. Hlndis, Reusch.
Kosnig. Knapp. IJttleneld. Lodge,
Lynch. Alccarty. Mason, Merritt,
O'Brien. Ostrowski, owen. Rosenthai
schuitx, skrzycki. Theisen, Thompson,
Tossy, Vernon. Walsh, Watson. zosller,
and the Pfssident--2s,
Nays-None.
By AID. Theisen: .
Resolved. That tee Department OF
Public Works be. and IL hereby au-
thorized end directed TO Issue permit
20 the United Motor Detroit Co. 20
sink gasoline tank In alley IN rear or
Nos bcs-1s Woodward avenue.
Provided. That no work II 10 be done
on the construction OF said OIL tank ~
the aforementioned grantee until rsiu
grantee shall ale with the city 'lffk
a good and sufficient surely eompsr<
hopd in the sum Of 5000 - ind<,rnifys
saws and keep hermleee me CIT or
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