The Detroit times., 1911-12-27

pu ~ TUG iast erection; that the spe-
clal election should be held therein
Tor the purpose OF submitting TO the
electors or Detroit the ordinance which
rscehtly passed It's third reading before
rail-, Soay an9 cover the entire street
unhy provisions OF the ordinance and
the diniculty OF adequately epitomizinS
-" It's sections In single question
bhouid upon the ballot be identi-
He'd so that the elector may rsadiiv as
ungIlsh II and In the form OF ballot
"hlch We nave prepared we have plac
ton D whio certain words OF identlnca-
letters and In black faced tyne
We therefore,. recommend the adop-
ZION OF the following resolution:
JOHN HARPER.
| GEORGE III. ELLIS
LANES VERNON,
| JOHN G.. LODGE
| LOUIS BROZO.
X. NJ. WATSON
~. LOUIS T.. =TossY
by Aid. HARPER:
RESOLVED That a speeiat sl.c,,o, =.
S Suu me same Is hereby called In he
booths 70 my 10 De held In the voting
ions as al the last spring elecion ths
! k 70 open and close at the reaula,
nsrd "a designated by law on Tuesday, the
urday. Janu srnus aG 1872 1872 and that Sat.
r resiIs.ration on which ali who are no,
| .csstereu may have the opportIpttv ~
~ ISs 80 s during the hours liked by law. and
c ii q. al 9hcers OF the city who are
sles va connection with a regular election
pe aud they are hereby charged with The
nat duties and responsibilities with
r:spect 10 this election: that the DetroI,
United Railway be required 10 FORM VIII
pay mo the City Treasury, for the mr.
pose OF conducting this election. the sum
%or, ~, $500; that the City Election
81 ,ha aIs prepare ballots for the use
Ia
Jaw. and that the form In which the
question shall be submitted tosthe neonis
he rs follows: 1929
THOMPSON-HALLY ORDINANCE
DO you favor adopting ordinance
Which makes provisions OF De-
tIolt railway ordinance cover
me entire city, ends all fran
chlses Dec 4, 1924, fixes fare
at tickets for 20 cents, from
u; IN, TO y. m, or cents
on tickets for 20 cents at any
Time, with transfers, secures
certain extension I'm 1912 and
annually thereafter per cent
OF track mileage in city
streets, and gives the city right
10 purchase said SYSTEM. YES q
DO you favor adopting ordinance
which makes provisions OF De-
troit Railway ordinance cover
the entire city, ends all fran
Chises Dec. 4, 1924 Axes fare
al tickets for 20 cents from
a: m. 10 y. m, or ) cents
or tickets for rs cents at any
time, with transfers, secures
certain extensions In 1912 and
annually thereafter per cent
of track mileage In city
streets. and gives the city right ..
To purchase said system NO
AID Harpfer moved. the adoption Of
the report and resolution
Alu Giinnan moved that the resolu-
ZION ana report be laid on the table.
some some objection being offered. the Alder
table for one week. thus allowing de-
bate on the question. The motion was
Yeas-Aid. Allan, Gilman, Krapp.
Z zl.5leaeld Mccarty' Rosenthsi. Schultz.
~H Nays-AId Brozo DEFINE, Inn. ~.
yey, GrindIey. Hsrpfer. HIDE Kls saf dar-
hensch, koenig. Lodge. Lynch, Mason
Merritt 0rBBrien. ostrowski, owen,
SSs srnor " Thelsen. Thompson, Tossy,
az Burton was excused.
,io az MeSsrty moved that the resolu-
G 9iom De amended to the effect that the
special election any other proposition
that IL may see At. = :.
inc motion was lost AZ follows
RSosnIs Knapp. LittledeTd. Mccarty,
HHosenthal, Schultz, skrzycki. Theisen'
tNSa aSsZ zSfeiier s and the PTesident-l4
GIrindiey., HARPER, Hindie, Keating'
Tossw ~; OstroWski owen. Thompson,
me question was then put on the
motion or Aid. HARPER to adont the
resolution and report
f Yes m3ii9n prevailed as follows.
lis, Garvey Grindley, HARPER. HindIe
keating Keusch koenig, Littlefeid
Lodge, Lynch Mason, Merritt. oBrien,
THOMPSON. Tossy. Vernon, watson
Zoeller. and the President-a7. "a,son,
Nays-Ald' Gilman, Knapp MeCarty,
Special
10 the Honorable the Common Council
Gentlemen-Your Committee on
rianchises and Charter and CITY Leg
Grafton OF the proper time for ths s,,h.
mission TO the people OF the proposed
charter amendment TO provide for the
. y, ownership, and operation OF
street railways beg leave TO report
We believe that this matter IN 40
Intimately associated with tha 0rdiS
rance which recently passed it's third
,eeauing before this body and covers
the entire street railway situation, IL
should be submitted to the psonIe a /,
the same election
We therefore recommend that this
iuesuoh DE placed upon the same bal
That because OF the many proyisions
IN the proposed bill and the dificulty
OF aoeauately epitomizing all it's sec
lions single question, II should
upon the ballot be identified so thar
the elector may readily distinguish A.
and In the form OF ballot which We
nave prepared we have placed above n
certain words OF Identification which
as In the case OF the ordinance ahould
be printed In large black faced tyne
the type TO be Identical In size I'm both
cases. " '''"
We therefore recommend the adon-
ton or the following resolution.
JOHN HARPER
GEO. H. ELLIS
JOHN c. LODGE
LOUIS BROZO.
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LOUIS r.. TOssY.
JAMES VERNON
SHERAAN LlTTLEFIELD.
THOs. h. Gilman.
JOSEPH l. THE1SEN.
BY Aid. liarpfer:
Resolved that the proposed charter
amendment providing for the munIcInal
ownership and operation OF street ~
ways In the city OF Detroit be suhmitted
| toNlhe electors OF Detroit al the Same
time\and place and at the same spec,sl
election called for the submission or The
street railway ordinance. to-wlt: Janu-
AIRY gard. 1879:
That the city Election Commission bs
| and they are hereby instructed TO place
upon the ballot TO be used az said cleo
ton. IN addition to the proposition reiat-
ing TO the street railway ordinance. the
THE Gilman CHARTER AMEND.
MENT
DO YOU FAVOR amending the city
charter to provide that the
city shall acquire or Construct.
4 own and operate "A street rail-