The Detroit times., 1911-05-06
L|TTlEF|ELO PLAN
IS INDORsED BY
COMMITTEE
Despite Auto Owners Protest Cor
poration Counsel Is Instructed To
Prepare Ordinance Designed To
Stop Slaughter in Streets.
Lloyd Hallman, Who Ran Down and
Killed Miss Emma Gibson, Is
Held for Trial.

The presence Of big delegation OF
automobile men, most Of whom siren
uously objected TO being compelled to
stop their machines before passing
street car that is letting OF or taking
on passengers, as provided in the pro
posed Littlefeld ordinance, did not
deter the Ordinance committee OF the
common council from indorsing that
measure, Friday afternoon. The COM
mittee instructed Chief Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Lawson TO draft
new ordinance, incorporating the pro.
visions OF the Littlefeld ordinance,
as speedily as possible, and Mr.. Law
son will try to have IL ready for the
council meeting, next Tuesday night.
Under the ordinance, automobile
drivers will not only be compelled TO
stop on approaching standing street
cars but will also have to bring their
machines to full stop at all street
car intersections. These provisions
will apply only to motor-propelled We
hicles though Commissioner Croul ex'
pressed some doubt as to his being
able TO enforce the ordinance II II did
not treat all vehicles alike
The ordinance to be drafted by the
corporation counseis Office will be a
general measure for the regulation OF
the automobile traffic, with Aid. Lit
tlefield's suggestions as its salient pro-
visions. There Is every reason to be-
lieve that the committees Judgment
will be sustained, for the canvass
made by The Times recently, shows
an overwhelming sentiment In favor
OF some drastic action.
... Lodge Hits Nail on Head.
Aid. John Lodge, OF the First ward,
hit the nail squarely on the head.
when he declared just before the
meetinf adjourned: ......
ITO the careful drivers It may be
hardship to be compelled to stop
when approaching standing street
cars, but We must take some action
that will bring the reckless driver 10
time and we can't make any distinc-
tons. We must protect the lives OF
the people and this Is the only way
we are going to do 1t. / am not
prejudiced against the automobile
drivers. AS a matter of fact, practi-
cally every dollar of my savings is
invested in the automobile business,
but as a public Official, l believe 1t is
my duty to stand for an ordinance
that will stop the Staying OF citizens
in our streets by reckless drivers.
Aid. Allan, chairman of the commit
tee, vigorously opposed both provi-
sions of the Littlefield ordinance, con-
tending, with Commissioners Croul,
that It would be better to simply re-
ouire drivers to slow down to about
In
sections and passing standing street
cars, but the majority Of members OF
the committee, Aid. Lodge, Hindle anu
Schultz were against him. Aid. Allan
Is himself an automobile owner.
Mailman Held For Trial.
The police court examination OF
Lloyd Mailman, charged with man
slaughter In connection with the
death of Miss Emma Gibson, run
down by Hallman's automobile at
Spruce-st and Trumbull-ave., April
II, was concluded before Justice
Stein, Friday afternoon. Hallmann
was held for trial in the. recorders
court. His bail Of $4,000, one surety,
was continued.
At the close of the testimony for
the prosecution, Attorney Percy
Grose, for Mailman, represented to
the court that Assistant-Prose
Koscinski should have called all his
witnesses, instead Of only a few OF
them. Mr.. Koscinski replied that he
had the privilege of calling just as
few as he saw At. Justice Stein
sustained Mr. Koscinski.
MIR. Crosse then called one Of the
prosecutions witnesses, Mrs. May
Bell, a nurse, himself. Mrs. Bell said
that Miss Gibson had backed into the
automobile, but declared that Hall
man was driving much faster than
the law allows.
CHARLES w. WARREN a CO,