The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
AID. JOHN LODGE
STARS AS ORATOR
Two Speeches Win Pair of Victories
in Council Meeting-Bill to Boost
Bonding Limit Endorsed.

Aid. Thomas l.. Gilman, OF the
Eighteenth ward, may have a rival
for the leadership of the common
council. The feature OF Tuesday
nights session was the way Aid. John
Lodge. the new member from the First
ward, came to the front as a debater
In two worry battles. which marked
the session, Lodge took an active part
and in each instance was on the win
ming side. After the session Lodge
received many compliments on what
was practically his maiden speech,
and the new alderman was hailed as
q conner"
IL was on the. adnntioa OF the new
building code that Lodges opportun-
ity came. The committee on ordi-
RANGES submitted a divided report.
The majority report, signed by Aid.
Allan. chairman, and AID. Garvey and
Schultz, Disseminated against the so-
called LEM signs, limiting them to
Is square feet, while the bulb signs,
so-called, were allowed ~ square feet
on the ground that they we're more
ornamental and helped TO illuminate
the downtown streets. The minority
report, signed by Aid. Lodge. Brozo.
Field and Hindle, recommended that
tie bulb signs and the LEM signs be
placed on the same footing, thus per-
hitting no discrimination.
Aid. Lodge led the debate In favor
Of the adoption Of the minority report,
which was adopted by vote Of q to
i. even though Aid. Gutman left the
chair TO talk for the bulb signs. The
nays were: Allan, Garvey, Gutman
and Knapp.
The ordinance, as amended, was
then adopted by unanimous vote and
the title was confirmed. This marks
the end Of the councils struggle with
the new building code, which has
been under consideration for about a
year.
For more than an hour the council
wrangled over a divided report sub.
mitted by the ways and means com.
mittee on Controller Heineman's re-
quest for extra compensation for two
of his. clerks, Auditor William III. Hall
and Assistant Auditor George w.
Lally.
In Halls case, the controller asked
that he DE allowed 5000 for extra
work in connection with the annual
report of the controllers Office. For
Lally, Heineman asked 49, to pro-
vide for an increase in salary from
s1,050 to $1,000 per year, the amount
in question covering the period from
Jan. 1 to July I, of the present year.
The minority report, signed by Aid.
Allan, Lodge, Walsh and Garvey, fav-
ored granting the extra compensa.
ton and was finally adopted by vote
OF 2G to 5. Aid. Gilman. chairman
of the committee, who. with Aid
l<oenig and Schultz re. orted against
granting the controllers request, Wig
orously opposed the minority repo-i
On the floor to no avail
AS expected, the council put its
20. K" on the bill submitted by the
city and charter legislation commit
tee. increasing the citys bonding linn.
Il from to 3 per cent. 1t will be TAX
en- to Lansing, Thursday, for preSen-
tation to the legislature, by Aid. Yer
nor, Littleield and Gilman and Chief
Assistant Corporation Counsel Law
son. Aid. Lodge, chairman OF the COM
mittee, will not accompany his c,l-
leagues, as he will be out of the city
on other business.
The bill, as approved by the coun-
Gil, includes the recommendations
made by the mayor for enlarging the
bonding power so as to include po-
lice stations, fire houses, Fairgrounds
and other public improvements now
taken care of by direct taxation.
The mayor submitted a communlca.
ton, suggesting that Corporation
Counsel Hally be instructed to take
the necessary legal steps to prevent
the Michigan United railways from
coming into the city over the ID. u.
r. tracks without first obtaining per-
mission from the city. The comm uni
cation was referred to the committee
on franchises. The mayors communi-
cation urging that steps be taken to
secure an amendment to the home
rule bill to permit a piece-meal
amendment of the old charter, was
referred to the committee on city and
charter legislation.
No attempt was made to secure a
reference of the question of a GEN
eral charter revision to the people.
as had been expected. This would
require a two-thirds vote. and while
the aldermen who are urging a gener.
al revision stated that they were
practically sure OF a majority vote
on the proposition, they were doubt.
full OF being able to line up the neces-
sary two-thirds vote. Accordingly il