The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-29

buying up all the tonds Ne havs money
In the shaking fund to buy sfiII w. have
oten notified that n We did ~ could not
OF $4,000 taken out. 70 psy soms rsr<
OF pretended claim made by YOUR noar1
o. Public Works Department And . fhs
Honorable Commissions has par.dst that
formally at least 10 the individual mem
oers OF your Honorable Body the under
signed has been deputsd % explain the
position OF this board thereon. The
claim extends back longer than the ten
gre OF any commissioner nov upon this
board. IL II aan inheritance 70 90 Huf
We quite plainly understand our position
Firstly the decision OF the suprems
court In the case Of Jones vs. the Board
OF Water Commissioners. ~ Mich. 371-
The CITY OF Detroit was divided a. 70 this
tax payers. These two classes combined
were only equal 10 Detroit ciuxenship.
ne water rates. we're the contributions
OF water users. enforced In many css<s.
ers with necessary water for their con-
sumption. The board plants It's pipes iu
the public highways or elsewhere a. may
Very m Ss. Sp.. sSs ma Ts:s s s ss
which they have tested. by all known
tests, They lay H. and repair II and pay
Tor the expense Fay for the cleaning
the same. But II some unforeseen and
avoidable disaster arises. whereby an un-
preventable burst occurs. they do feel.
that when they get in with their men.
and repair the same with the utmost
celebrity that they have done their whole
duty In the premises The prodigious out
the last six years has kept them very
poor indeed And II In clear to them that
this law putting this burden upon them
Is clearly Unconstitutional In that without
to- ekANw ~ A. q
en- without their consent to apply TO gem
eral city purposes. In other words 90
remedy something common TO their be-
Ing highway or pavements at ALL
As to the Honorable Commissioners
&C mplaint that the work OF this board 10
G lticisable In putting down pavement
This commission pays for the salary 81
an inspector %o appointed by the Commit
| required. lney submit that II In strange.
that under these circumstances. there
! should be any reasonable ground OF com
plant Assuring your Honorable Body.
end fully as well as though we could not
escape the use OF this money. which now
oeems entirely probable. we beg to sub
scribe ourselves for the good OF Detroit.
THE RoARD OF WATER coMMIs-
! sIoNERs or THE CITY OF
BY JAMES II. POUND.
| President.
Placed on file.
Detroit. Nov. H. 1911.
SECURITIES IN sTRoNG BOX
| Oct. l0-To credit OF the
Detroit City Sinking
Nov. Ito SO Special AS
sessment Bonds taken up si,t3l 10
= ,s.is5..ss u
Nov l4--4o Special As
| sessment Bonds Nos. 4ss7
| TO 1905, deposited. ....t 5o.o2s ~
To the credit OF the Detroit
sinking Fund .....:.. .sa.isSsis 81
To the credit OF the =. A. 8.
and Int. Fund ...... $4,000 90
Total amount OF securi-
ties in the strong
sTaTEMiENNIT OF OF SINKING FUND
CASH ACCOUNT.
| Oct. 10-To balance. .....t 110.2S1 10
Oct. l1-Received OF Dime
Savings. mos. interest,
to Sept. 80, 1911, on
daily balances ...... 400 30
Oct. 30-City Taxes collect
! ed on 1911 appropriation SIS ~
Nov. IL Proceeds of
Nov. IL ................ 7fisl ls
,lss47s u
Nov. g. Disbursements
| since last meeting OF
Commission ............ 50o2s 1s
Total Sinking Fund
cash ....,".. ............t lJSffs VI
The meeting then adjourned
Respectively submitted,
MAX c. KOCH.
Secretary.
Referred to City Controller.