The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-01
COUNCIL PASSES BRICK
BILLS OVER MAYORS VETO
Exactly Enough Votes Mustered
For Purpose-"Just Debts
Must Be Paid"

~ tile exact, NUMBER OF NoVSs 10
ouired under the rules, the common
council. Tuesday night, passed over
fhe mayors veto the brick bills, that
have been accommodating for the last
ax months, representing a total OF
s54.13s67. The aldermen lined up as
* follows:
Ayes-Ald. Allan, Deimel, Ellis
Gilman, Grindley, HARPER, Hlndie'
Knapp, Littlefeld. Lodge. McCarty'
Mason. Merritt, Ostrowsk, owen
Rosenthal. Schultz. Theisen' Tossy,
Vernon, Walsh, Watson, Zoeiler ana
K Field.--24
Nays--Ald. Garyoy, Gutman, Keat.
ing, Keusch, Lynch, Merritt ana
O'Brien-S
THen. by the same vote, two bills
vetoed Tuesday by Acting Mayor
4 Gutman. We're passed.
The fact that eight of the aldermen
voted against paying the billse does
not necessarily mean that they were
opposed 10 this course. They belieV-
; ed. how ever, that, out of courtesy the
mayor. who is now out OF the city
Should be given an opportunity 70
withdraw his vetoes. The majority
view, however, was that the mayor
must have known the sentiment OF
the special committee appointed 10
consider the brick question before ne
went away and that he ha ample OPP
uortunity to withraw his vetoes II ne
were so disposed. Moreover. the
mayors secretary, Ernie hurz. mad
stated that the mayor would not avail
himself OF such opportunity.
Aid. Grindley moved the adoption
OF the report of the special commit
tee. composed of the committees on
streets and claims and accounts. Aid.
Garyey moved, as an amendment, that
4 LIE report be laid on the table Tor one
week. After brief discussion, the
amendment was defeated by vote
nf % TO 10 and the report was then
adopted as already indicated.
The report stated that TO vitiate
tie existing contracts with the brick
manufacturers for the current year
would be only inviting litigation.
The report also says:
our committee believes that a rat
tier, absorption and compression test
should b. made part of the speci-
fications. but to attempt TO amend a
contract OF impose the performance
"a the original contract is unfair and
unbusinesslike, and while some of the
brick furnished the department Of
public works may not. in the judg
ment of the mayor, come up TO the
standard fixed by his office, the city
Is. nevertt eless, bound TO pay it's just
debts and obligations"
The council adopted report, signed
49, ~ hn Aua mo- nj
committee on health and city hos
pitaIs, confirming the contract en-
tered into between Public Works
Commissioner Haarer and F. Porath
for the erection OF city barn at the
foot of Twenty-fourth-st for sl6,5
Aid. O'Brien submitted a minority
report, but later withdrew it. He ex-
planned that there would be other de-
+ veiopments later, which would make
his report unnecessary.
Aid. Koenig put through resolu-
ton requesting the corporation ccun-
sci to compel the Detroit United rail-
way to put modern cars on the three
cent lines.
The report OF the ways and means
committee, recommending that sS75
be allowed to secure new quarters for
the state free employment bureau,
which was laid over on the objection
OF Aid. Ellis in the last meeting. was
turned down by the council, after AS
sistant Corporation Counsel lawson
had given an opinion that the coun
had no authority to make an appropri-
alton for such a purpose. The liquor
Interests of the city, because OF their
animosity to Labor Commissioner
Perry +. Powers. had been very active
the past few days. lining up opposi-
ton to the appropriation.
The council adopted the ordinance
giving Police Commissioner Croul au-
thority TO regulate street parades and
street meetings The ordinance reg.
Mating the sale of milk in bottles 81
jars was also adopted.
The resolutions adopted by the
municipal ownership committee, urS-
ing the submission Of the municipal
ownership charter amendment in adj
vance of the Thompson franchise. was
referred 10 the committee on city
and charter legislation. Aid. Lode.
chairman of the committee has called
a meeting for Friday noon TO CO l.
slider the amendment.
L.