The Detroit times., 1911-09-08
MAY PAVE fORT-sT.
WITH CEDAR BLOCK
This Will Probably Be Result Of
squabble Between Mayor and
Haarer Over Brick.

Fort.st, from Dearborn road TO
River Rouge. may be paved with
cedar block instead OF brick, as re-
suit OF the controversy between
Mayor Thompson and Public Works
Commissioner Haarer, over the brick
question. Aid. Gilman of the Eigh-
teenth ward. whose constituents are
chiefly interested In the improve
ment. says he will ask the commits
sioner TO use this material II, as
Haarer says. he cannot get the brick.
This action would probably invite
q lawsuit, however. The brick for
that j-b were ordered by the commits
sioner In June, while the concreting
was going on, from the Deckman-
Duty Co. manufacturers OF Medal
block. but have not been delivered
because the mayors veto has held
up bills for brick previously furnish
ed. William Thomas, agent for
Medal block here, declares that every
order for brick amounts to con-
tract, and hints that II the city at
tempts to pave FOREST with any
other material than Medal block the
company will bring suit.
Commissioner Haarer says that
Aid. Zoellers proposed resolution, in
structing him TO use any of the three
brands OF brick that have passed the
mayors tests, will not help the situa-
ton. He has already received 2,400.-
600 OF Bessemer brick this season
They are all assigned and the manu-.
facturers will not take any more or
a. l. q
makers OF Jacksonville and Massillon
say they can't ship any more brick
than ha been ordered and assigned TO
various jobs. The other manufactur-
ers VIII not ship because their bills
are held up.
IF my plans had not been Interior
ed with, Forst-st. would have been
finished by this time" said Haarer,
Friday. Il would be willing to 20
ahead and pave with any kind OF
brick. but can't get any without go
ing outside my contracts, and have
no right to do that. Last spring
sent on TO the council, contracts for
enough brick to run me through the
season. Those contracts were con-
firmed by the council and approved
by the mayor and | am bound by
them. wen II | should want to buy
Metropolitan or Big Four or some OF
these other brick recommended by
the mayor, would have to adver-
tise, and that would mean delay OF
a month or more and the city would
stand a good chance of running into
a lawsuit. The brick companies
stand ready to furnish all the brick
I want under their contracts, but
they will not make any further ship
ments until we pay their bills"
The aldermen. however, are not dis
posed to release the bills. Just as
long as the mayor continues TO veto
them, they, will continue to let them
lie on the table. for the Republican
Aldermen especially are fearful that II
they pass the bills over the executives
I head II will give thc latter a chance
to blame the counfT for rotten pave
fnents in his next a. r1ign.
I'VE don't propose TO help his cam
paign along by any such methods"
said one west-side alderman, Friday.
Mr.. Thomas, agent for Medal block,
defends his brick, and points to a sec
ton Of pavement out Fort-st., laid with
Medal. as one OF the finest pieces Of
paving In the City.
II remember when Mayor Thomp-
son was In the council, he fought hard
Tor Medal block" he said. Now he
Is lighting Just as hard to keep 1t out
! couldn't understand that at ALL"