The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-22
Charter and CITY Legislation.

To the Honorable the Common Councils
Gentlemcn-On the 2lst of February
last tJ. G. G. p. 20G), there was sub
mitted to this committee by your Hon
orable Body, a resolution by Aid Me-
Carly. OF which the following IL the
principal feature
Resolved, That the question OF
whether Charter Commission shall
be elected for the purpose OF revising
the Charter OF the city OF Detroit be
submitted to a vote OF the electors nj
the coming April election. and that the
same be submitted In the following
form:
Shall a Charter Commission be
elected for the purpose OF
revising the Charter OF the
City Of Detroit. ........ (Yes)-
Shall Charter Commission
be elected for the purpose
OF revising the Charter OF
the city OF Detroit?. (No)
and. be II further
Resolved, That the City Clerk be
and he Is hereby directed to certify
the above resolution and question to
the city Election Commission and
cause the question TO be printed In the
form herein set forth on the official
ballots"
Your committee desires to report at
this time that the question involved
is one OF such great Importance 10 the
city that IL Is deemed most advisable
that the Common Council as body
should take specific action without In
any manner DtlnE DOunu or lnUuHn ceu
by recommendations OF this commit
tee.
This conclusion has been reached
after careful consideration and study
resolution. and we therefore respect
fully request that your Honorable
Body discharge this committee from
further consideration OF the matter.
and that by the acceptance Of this re-
port the resolution be. and is consld-
cred as now before the Common Coun-
ell for such disposition as may be
deemed best for the best interests OF
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN &. LODGE.
JAMES VERNON.
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
/. T.. TOSSY
Accepted. and adopted as follows
Yeas--Ald. Brozo. Delmel Ellis
Field Garvey .Grindley:. HARPER,
Hindle. Heating Keusch. Knapp. Late
tleneld Lodge. Lynch. McCarty. Ma
son. Merritt. q Rrien. Ostrowsk owen.
Roscnthal. Schultz. SkrzycN Thelsen.
Thompson. Tossy Vernon, Walsh
Watson. Zoeller, and the President8l.
Aid vernon moved to amend the
resolution OF Aid McCarty g. O. c., D.
205), so az to read as follows:
Resolved; That the question OF
whether a Charter Commission shall
he elected for the purpose OF revising
the Charter OF the city OF Detroit. be
submitted TO a vote OF the electors NJ
the election TO be held In tho CITY OF
Detroit on the third day OF April. 1911.
and that the same shall be submitted
In the following form:
Shall Charter Commission be elect
ed for the purpose OF revising the
Charter of the City OF Detroit in case
the law governing the matter at this
time Is not changed by the Legislature
OF the state OF Michigan at It's present
So ssion. so as 20 make II possible for
tho City OF Detroit to amend its ex-
listing charter. without first revising Al
through the medium OF such a Charter
Commission tYesD
Shall Charter Commission be elect.
ed for the purpose OF revising IN,
Charter OF the City OF Detroit, in cas-,
the law governing the matter al thij
time. is not changed by the Legislator,
OF the State of Michigan at Its present
the City OF Detroit 10 amend its eN
ist'ng charter. without first revising 4
through the medium OF such Charter
Commission? tNo)
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald Allan. Brozo Burton
Deimcl Ellis. Field. Garvey. Grindiey
HARPER. Hindle. Heating. keusch, Zoe
Mig Krspl Littlefeld. Lodge Lynch
McCarty. Mason. Merritt. O'Brieu Us
| trowski owen. RosenthaL Schultz
Skrzyck Theisen. Thompson. Tossy
Vernon. Walsh. Watson. Zoelier, and the
| Presideut---34. -
, Nays--None.