The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-17
ATLANTA JUNKETERS y
MAKE REPORT PUBLIC
Take Thirteen Pages To Defend
Trip South and Tell
What They Learned.

In O typewriter report covering Is
pages, the committee OF aldermen,
headed by John Grindley, who attend
ed the annual meeting OF the League
OF American Municipalities In Atlanta,
Ca, as Representatives OF Detroit, will
tell the council, Tuesday night, just
what they did to earn the 800 the
city allowed each or them to cover the
expenses Of the trip.
The committee evidently feels that
II is necessary to defend the junket,
for their report closes with the fol-
lowing:
"As the city OF Detroit is known as
the greatest convention city OF the
United States and the city where life
is worn living, and OF which motto
this committee Is proud, We trust the
question to you as to whether Detroit
Will be known as the convention city
q live city, entertaining conventions
and willing to send delegates to other
cities to discuss live questions OF the
day, as TO city government and the
Detterment thereof; and, we entrust
the same to your broad and fair oon-
sideration. as this committee feels
that the city OF Detroit, represented by
It's honest citizens desires reputable
representation at any convention
where there Is anything to learn for
the betterment OF the city"
The report followshn part:
Passing through cities and villages
OF the state of Ohio, we found that
where the traffic was light, the streets
were paved with brick and where the
sub-soil seemed to be OF sand or
gravel, the pavement seemed to be
in very fair condition. While in Gin.
cinnati we noticed that the business
streets In the center of the city were
paved with square stone blocks, the
material being similar to that used
on Gratiotave., in our city. The al
leys were narrow and paved with
brick and cobble stone. The pave
ments In their streets have no COM
city.
In Chattanooga, Tenn, we found
the majority OF the streets were
paved with the same kind OF material
as in Cincinnati. The one thing which
attracted our attention was the
double-truck noiseIess street cars. II
seems that each, truck has two large
and two small wheels, and. In their
movement, they get along without
much noise. The names on the cars
are well lighted, and each car going
along different streets and to differ-
eut destination has the base Of the
car painted In different colors.
Atlanta, Ca, has different kinds OF
pavements, stone block, asphalt mac
adam, cobble stones, brick and creo-
sote block. 1t is beautiful city, and
many OF the improvements that are
made are done by the city and coun-
ty, working prisoners. They appear
on the streets dressed In stripes, un-
der ball and chain and guarded.
Your committee begs leave to state
further that particular investigation
was made of the question of collec-
ton OF garbage and refuse In the city
of ATLANTA. Atlanta has an incinera-
tion plant, known as the DeCarie sys-
TEN, located In the central portion OF
the city and within the half-mile cir
Gle. This plant WAS built In 1903, be-
ing the first In the south, at cost OF
10000, with a guaranteed capacity OF
100 tons per day of IL hours opera
ton, and negotiations are now under
way for another plant at an estimated
cost of $65,000, with a daily capacity
of 400 tons. The plant Is not OF mod
ern construction, being built or wood,
and does not III any sense meet the
needs and requirements Of the city.
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