The Detroit times., 1911-11-28
BOND FOR MILLION
TO Be GUARANTEE
OF TITLE BY DU, R,
Ordinance With So-Called Mu-
nicipal Ownership Attach
ment Finally Announced.
MEASURE GOES TO THE
COUNCIL TUESDAY NIGHT
Roads Failure To Carry Out
Purchase Agreement Carries
$4,000 Day Penalty.

Mayor Thompsons ions-iooheu-io'
street car ordinance, or franchise'
which has been In preparation for the
past month, will go TO the common
council, Tuesday night The nnal
draft was completed by Corporation
Counsel Hally, Satur day afternoon
Following the final conference between
the city's and the company's repre-
aentatiyes In the ONCE of Attorney
John C. Donneily, at noon. When the
conferenfe broke up; n was agreed
that the parties would not meet again
The principal features OF the ordl'
nance. outside of those made public
at the time the mayor announced nis
settlement plan. the latter part Oh
October. are the requirements Ia Sec
ton III, that the company shall give
a 1000 ,ObO bond to protect the CITY
in case the company fails TO tender a
clear tffie In the event OF purchase
or In the event or the city being dis
possessed through any faux Of the
company and that the company pay
the city IS, 900 per day -as stipulated
damages for each day the city, after
demand. ls prevented from possessing
itself or the property. - -.
The company is Also required TO
give a bond for 500, 900 tDr the faith
full performance OF the terms and con-
ditions OF the ordinance, this bond TO
be approved by the common council
and fiied with the city controller with
i'm 10 DAYS after the ordinance has
been approved ny the people! At the
same tfrne, IL 10 to file a written &C
ceptance OF the ordinance with the
city clerk. The. ordinance taises Ell
feet 80 days after It's approval by the
people, i.---- l-
ttas Been Long Delay.
When Mayor Thompson gave 10 the
public the details OF his settlement
plan. It was understood that Mr.. Hally
was to have the ordinance ready for
submission to the council Tuesday,
OCT. Al. Then the mayor sailed away
up the lakes, leaving the ordinance
10 the tender mercies OF the press and
the leisurely consideration or the
home folk. There had been hurried
meeting OF the franchise committee
OF the council. at the mayors solictta-
tion-it was held right In his own Of
Ace. In fact--and Corporation Counsel
Hally was authorized TO proceed with
the work of drafting the ordinance
without any unnecessary delay.
But the ordinance did not go to the
council. Oct. 81, nor the Tuesday
night following, nor the next meet
ing after that. The mayors boat had
scarcely cleared this port before the
public, and particularly the advocates
OF municipal ownership, began to pick
flaws In the Thompson plan. and the
opposition grew until the franchise
looked like a dead one before II was
even submitted. The public was not
satisfied with the mayors purchase
plan, as originally outlined, and
strongly suspected that the mayors
real object was to secure thFee-cent
fares and a settlement of the street
car question for 13 years rather than
municipal ownership.
Thereupon, the advocates or real
municipal ownership rose en- masse
and demanded the submission OF the
Gilman charter amendment, giving
the city the right to acquire and oper-
ate street railways, in advance OF any
franchise. Accordingly, the Gilman
plan was reported out by the com
mittee on city and charter legisla-
ton and is now on the table, in ac-
cordance with law, though the 30-day
period will soon expire and the coun-
ell will then be free to submit II to
popular vote.
Daily Conferences Held.
IN the meantime, the mayor, Cor
poration Counsel Hally and the rep