The Detroit times., 1911-10-18


fancy that caused most OF the troubie
Ina carrying on the business or our city
governments and not the form VI ,ov-
eminent
A very instructive address was de-
liversi by Hon. Jacob Billkon, mem
Der II the Board OF Public WeifQre OF
Kansas city. lie stated that they nave
a prison farm for both men and wo-
mon. which il similar 10 that 81 Min
ncapoiis that part OF the work OF
the Beard OF Public Welfare - TO lnnk
after the paroling OF prisoners, the
controlling OF loan sharks. dance halls
and other public places OF amusement
b the prison farm he claimed a mans
nIaYhoCd Is not taken away froia him
Mr. Arthur = Huey. vice-pres.dent o.
the National Electric Co. Chicago; III,
an address on the Regulation OF Pub
lie UtintiesI His address has been
printed and your committee has ccpt-
thereof. but on account OF the length
OF the same we only mention nis con-
exchange. The man who gives nothing
gets nothing. The attempt 20 get
something for nothing In equally flu
tile In business. In society. and In
friendship Legitimate trade rs merely
matter OF exchange OF mutual bene-
nts Z Is this giving and taking. this
fecos nitton OF our mutual needs. that
has held the world together, and the
one who fails 10 understand this fun
eamCEtal relation has missed the mean
Ing OF life"
Mr.. Leslie smith. superintendent OF the
Department OF Public Services, Cleveland.
Ohio, gave a very instructive address,
and. among other things. he discussed
at large. the whole Cleveland Street Car
question. extending over several years.
Hon. F. III. Cosgrove, Comptroller of
the City OF Omaha. Neb.. had an address
on The Standardization OF Municipal
along the line. as followed by our Con-
trollers offfce and the methods which
are used by our own city government.
Hon. 7. {. Thompson. Mayor OF Chata-
nooga- Tenn. had an address on The
ments." which has for years been fol-
lowed by the City OF Detroit
Hon J. J. Kelley. Alderman OF Jack
son. Michigan. delivered an address on
The Government, its Needs and Re-
government OF the city OF Jackson Is
working along the safe and conservative
road for progress
Hon. Marcus cullam. Mayor OF Duluth,
Enforcement" which dealt with all the
questions OF vice connected with large
city, showing that the City OF Duluth
had the matter I'm control for the best
interests OF the city.
Hon Thomas Maloney MAYOR OF
Council BLUFFS Idaho. in discussing the
last mentioned paper. commended that law
should be enforced only as far as APP
phcable, and that many laws now were
obsolete, conditions having changed. and
that one law will not apply TO any two
cities, for In some cities the people are
very strict, while In Others they are
quite liberal In their views
Hon. Martin Behrman. Mayor OF New
per on Municipal Owned Public Rail-
roads" The City OF New Orleans owns
and operates belt railroad which sur
rounds the entire city His contention
was that IL was a cure for the delay In
shipping goods and way OF obtaining
satisfactory rates The city of New Or
leans has control OF all the funds. II
charges $500 per car using the line He
stated that they have commission that
looks after the operation OF this line and
all roads under control OF this commits
sion have use OF the belt line. thus saw
Ing the shipper either by water or rail
the numerous. and sometimes exhorbitant
charge for switching and doekage- and,
other charges exacted from patrons OF
the roads and water ways. as IL done In
some cities. This committee certainly
conrnends the City OF Detroit to the
earnest consideration OF installing such a
this address In writing, which IL subject
TO your inspection and we trust will re-
ceive consideration. as IL certainly would
be great benefit TO all shippers.
At the close OF the Convention the fol-
lowing officers were elected and Detroit
was honored by one OF its citizens OBJ
tanning the election OF Secretary and
Treasurer:
John Mcvicar Of Des Moines, iowa.
President: Edward r. schreiter. OF De
Keeley, Of Jackson. Mich. First Vice
President. as well as the election or other
Officers and. after a hot contest between
numerous cities. including Chicago San
Francisco, 81. Paul. Baltimore. New
York. and the City OF Buffalo. Buffalo
was chosen as the place for the next
meeting OF the convention.
While we have tried TO be brief In
stating what occurred at the meeting
OF the Convention. your Committee also
made observations while in Atlanta and
in going and coming from Atlanta. and
further report
AS passing through cities and villages
OF the state of Ohio we found that
where the trafic was light the streets
were paved with brick as the sub-soil
seemed to be OF sand or gravel and the
pavement seemed to be In very fair con-
dition. While In Cincinnati only a short
time. we noticed that the business
streets I'm the center OF the city were
paved with square stone blocks. the ma
terial being similar 10 that used on Ora
tiot avenue of our city. The alleys
cobble stone. The pavement In their
streets has no comparison with the
streets In our own city.
At Chattanooga, Tenn. gwe found the
the same kind OF material as IN Cincin-
natl; that the one thing which ATTRACTED
our attention was the double truck
noiseless street cars. II seems that
each truck has two large and two small
wheels and I'm their movement they get
along without much noise; that the
names on the cars are well lighted and
each car going along different streets
and to n different destination has the
base OF the car painted In different col
ors
The city OF Atlanta, ga, has different
kinds OF pavements. stone block. asphalt
macadam, cobble stones. brick. creosote
block; the cobble stone In rough and
where IL IL not rough IL Is made or ce-
ment and concrete. The city r. a beau
tiful city and many OF the improvements
that are made are done by the city and
county working prisoners. They appear
on the streets dressed In stripes, under
on tiae streets dressed In stripes. under
OF Atlanta has an incineration plant
which we desire 10 report in full. as
Your Committee beg leave 20 state
further that particular investigation
was made OF the question of collection
Of garbage and refuse In the City or
Atlanta The City OF Atlanta has an
incineration plant known as the De
Carte system, located in the central
norton OF the city and within the half
mile circle. adjoining the southern
RAILWAY property This plant was
built in 1903 being the first in the
south at cost OF $4,000, with guar
nnteed capacity OF 100 tons per DAY
tions are now under way for another
nlant at an estimated cost OF $4,000.
with a daily capacity OF 400 tons The
plant IL not of modern construction.
being built OF wood and does not in
any sense meet the needs and require
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