The Detroit times., 1911-02-01
Charter City Legislation.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gcntlemen-Your Committee on Char
ter and City Legislation, TO whom was
referred the communication from the
Commissioners OF Police requesting that
the Charter be so amended so as TO
provide that all licenses which are now
issued at Police Headquarters be issued
at the City Hall, and that the money
which is now paid TO the License Collec-
tor be paid direct TO the City Treasurer
by the licenses when getting license;
also the resolution presented by Aid.
Gilman requesting your committee TO
consider the advisability OF drafting a
bill 10 provide for the confirmation by the
Common Council Of all contracts entered
into by the various Boards OF Commits
Sions: also the resolution presented by
Aid Keusch. requesting presentation Of
"A bill for dividing the Seventeenth Ward.
and also resolution presented by Aid.
McCarty for bill granting to the City of
Detroit the right TO condemn private
buildings respectfully report that we
have had all OF said matters under con-
sideration and beg leave to state that
I'm regard to the Issuance of licenses, we
concur in the recommendation OF the
Commissioner OF Police and believe that
all licenses should be issued by the City
Clerk and the fees collected by the City
Treasurer We also concur I'm the resolu-
ton presented by Aid. Gilman provid-
ing FOR the confirmation of all contracts
by the Common Council. and the resolu-
ton Of Aid. Keusch for dividing the
Seventeenth Ward. AS TO the bill
Carly. we are informed by the Corpora
ton Counsel that there Is no necessity to
draft such n bill because the city now
has power to condemn private property
init the following bills covering the
matters hereinbefore mentioned:
A BILL To provide for "A division or the
territory OF the Seventeenth Ward OF
,f n Ia YnN aatsa n
llshed into two wards 10 be hereafter
known as the Seventeenth and Nine
teenth Wards, and TO provide for rep
resentation OF said wards upon the
Board OF Supervisors OF Wayne County.
The People OF the State OF Michigan
and the People OF the City OF Detroit
enact.
2 comprising the Seventeenth Ward OF
2 the City OF Detroit be and the same
4 IL hereby divided into two wards To
be hereafter known as the Seven
teenth and Nineteenth Wards as
follows The Seventeenth Ward shall
3 hereafter consist OF all that. part of
said city lying between the center
10 line Of Field avenue extended north
ii erly and southerly 10 the city limits
~ and the center line OF Crane
IA avenue extended northerly and
ia sbutherly 60 the city limits. The
rs Nineteenth Ward shall hereafter CON
rs sist Of all that part OF said city lying
IL east Of the center line OF Crane ave-
Is nue. extended northerly and southerly
10 90 the city limits.
Sec 2. The Common Council shall
2 designate by resolution one alder
2 man from each Of said wards to rep
resent the said wards upon the
Board OF Supervisors OF Wayne
County.
Sec. .. All acts and parts Of act.
2 contravening the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed
A BILL to provide that all contracts q
which the city OF Detroit Is n party ~
In any wise interested shall. before
they become valid, be approved and
confirmed by the Common Council OF
the City Of Detroits