The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-23
GDUnClL CUTS
OUT ALL 0RAT0RY
Vades Right Into Business and
pisposes Of Heap of II in Less
Than an Hour.

No display OF oratorical pyrotech-
nics marked Tuesday nights session
of the council. with the result that
that body dispatched a considerable
aznount OF business In about 40 min
u<ss.
AID. McCarty. OF the Thirteenth
ward. made good his promise to sub
NIT resolution calling for the sub
mission to the people In the April
election OF the question OF general
charter revision.
The resolution il drawn In the ma
ture OF an alternative to pieoe-meal
legislation. That Is. II provides for
the submission OF the question OF q
charter revision In case the legisla-
ture falls to amend the home rule act
or In the event of the amendment. II
passed. being held unconstitutional by
the supreme court The McCarty
measure was referred to the commit
zee on city and charter legislation
without comment.
Aid. McCarty's hat-pin ordinance
has gone by the boards for the time
being. consideration being indefinitely
postponed on recommendation Of the
ordinance committee. The committee
sent invitations to 40 women's socle-
ties to attend public hearing on the
ordinance and only one Individual re-
sp0nded. In its report to the council
the committee says In part:
while your committee does not
doubt but that many people have been
injured in the past by the careless
.manner in which these nefarious hat
pins have been used, we do not feel
that IL Is necessary and essential to
pass an ordinance regulating their
'uise. Hat-pins protruding more than
q reasonable length beyond the crown
OF the hat are not only dangerous,
hut unsightly. and we believe that the
|ladies have enough pride in their per.
ieonal appearance to cut down the size
,of the hat-pins without imposing any
'ordinance tending to regulate the
Ipame. We feel that the matter OF
using hat-pins OF a length greater
than Is necessary has been given suf-
llIcient publicity in the public press
30 that the matter will regulate IT.
'pelf.s
In a fowery communication. in
which he threw bouquets at the alder
men and the city generally, Marcus
P0llasEy submitted his proposed sub
way ordinance; which was referred tol
the committee on franchises. Mar
Gus expects "a square deal and prompt
action on the part of the council In
order that the proffered aid may be
kept available and actually employed
at the earliest possible time consist.
emit with the Importance and magni-
'tude OF the undertaking" Mr.. Pol
lasky proposes to call his company
the Detroit Central Sub-Railway Co.
Mayor Thompson's communication
on the brick contracts was referred
TO the committee on streets without
comment. Contracts for eight paw
ing jobs awarded by Commissioner OF
Public Works Haarer were referred TO
the same committee. On the commit
tees recommendation, contracts with
the Barber Asphalt Paving Co., r. +.
Conway Il Co., and the Union Oil Co..
Tor furnishing asphalt during the pres
emit year, were approved, as were con-
tracts for the purchase of tar. sand
and various other material.
Aid Gilman put through resolu- |
ton authorizing the mayor, corpora- |
ton counsel, controller and members |
Of the committee on city and charter |
legislation to go to Lansing whenever |
they should deem 1t necessary in the |
interest of legislation affecting the