The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-23
COUNCIL ASKS THREt-CENT
FARES ON THE BRUSH LINE
Demand Made Because Portion
of Tracks Belonged To De-
troi. Railway System.

On motion OF Aid Rosenthal. OF the
Fifth ward. the common council,
Tuesday night, unanimously adopted
a resolution instruc:ing the Detroit
United Railway TO accept eight-for-a-
quarter tickets on Brush-st cars run
ming up Hastings-st., between Adams
and Piquette-aYes This track Is a
part of the old Detroit Railway sys-
TEN, and Rosenthal maintains that
all cars running over IL are subject
20 the terms of the Detroit Railway
ordinance " is very doubtful If the
company Will see IL that way. but
Aid. Rosenthal says that. ii the reso-
luton Is ignored, he will try other
means OF forcing the company 10 ac-
Cept three-cent fares on the Brush
cars.
Another OF Aid RosenthaFs resolu-
tions. which was adopted by the coun-
ell, directs the company 10 instruct
all the conductors on the Brush line
20 carry passengers north-bound on
llastings-st for single fare 10 the
intersection of Russell and Farms
wo:th-sts., over the present route.
This order will also be ignored by the
company in all probability.
The new traffic arrangements on
the Brush line went into effect only
last Monday. Aid. Rosenthal says
confusion has already arisen as a re-
sult OF passengers boarding Brush
cars, thinking that the same fare OBJ
tanned as on the Fourteenth line cars.
Although the council transacted a
lot of business of considerable i'm
porance, the session was one of the
shortest In many weeks and was de
void of verbal fireworks.
In accordance with the recommen-
dation OF the committees on ways
and means and city and charter legis-
latiCn, the resolution adopted last
January. calling for a redistricting of
the election precincts, was rescinded
and City Clerk Nichols was instruct
ed TO provide for new precincts where
most needed As was expected, $l0,-
900 was appropriated from the con-
tingent fund 10 provide for. temper
AIRY fire house in the vicinity of Oak
land and Euclid-aves.
The ways and means committee re-
ported adversely on the proposition
VI tue hidCt HOSplldl lIHSteeS 10 puT-
chase for $4,000 a portion OF the
citv's property in the rear of the hos
pital, but they were informed, by
resolution. that they could lease the
property at 81 per year, the city re-
serving the right TO terminate the
lease at any time.
Public Works Commissioner Haar-
er's suggestion for the submission of
charter amendments raising the fore.
ed paving limit from $500 900 to $780,
900 per year and the public sewer
limitation from 100000 to 100000,
was referred 10 the committee on city
and charter legislation
The council concurred i'm the In
dorsement given the proposed Board
of Commerce garbage junket by the
committees on ordinances and ways
and means, and President Gutman ap-
pointed Aid Allan. chairman of the
ordinance committee, to represent the
council on the trip. The party will
leave some time next week
President Gutman appointed spe-
cia committee TO receive the western
governors who are coming here with
exhibits OF the products OF their re-
spective states, Nov. 30 The mem.
bers OF the committee are: Aid Yer
nor Lodge, Gilman, Allan, Grind
ley. Brozo Watson, Garvey, Mason
and Gutman