The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-10

| CITY Tor all damages incurred by reason
81 sueh accident and in full release {
at the time Of such accident and in full
release 10 the officers In charge OF tn,
automobile at the time OF such accident
| forever, releasing them from any liabilit,
by reason Of such accident
Adopted as follows:
leas-Ald. Allan, Brozo, Burton
DDeiniel EMS, Field. Carney, Gilman
Grindley, HARPER. Iindle, Heating
keusch. Koeng. Knapp. Iittlencld
Lodge. Lynch. McCarty. Mason, Merritt
- Brlen, Ostrowsi<i. owen. Rosenthal
Schultz skrzycki Thelsen, Thompson
| Tossy, Vernon, Walsh. Watson Zoeller
and the Prcsident-35.
| Nays-None.
Streets.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
streets. To whom was referred petition
| or Alfred T.. Sheppard ct al. for refund
or part OF paving assessment. respect
| tully report we have had the matter
under consideration and lind that petit
tioners are the owners OF Lots 1875 and
496 OF Noigt Park Sub. situate on the
$. W. corner OF Edison and Second ave-
nues' that they ask to be rebated a
part or the paving assessment lcvled
against said lots the same having been
paid under protest; that we submitted
| the matter to the Corpora ton Counsel
/ FOR an opinion and by him are Informed
that petitioners paid under protest the
paving assessment hereinbefore referred
| TO and claimed that they are Justly en-
titled under decision OF The Supreme
Court, 10 rebate of rs per cent or
$l63.3f; that the reason for their conten-
| ton Is that the other side OF the street
| opposite their property is occupied by
! Voigt Park. and that I'm place OF its pro-
| portion OF the paving assessment hav-
Ing been paid by the city for Yoist
Park frontage, the entire assessment and
cost OF paving the street In front OF
1 their property was put upon them; that
| this Is the same contention that was
presented To the Supreme Court in the
| case OF Newberry VS.. City OF Detroit.
| and In that case the court held that the
| city could not hold property for park
purposes. pave the street alongside OF
II and charge To the abutting owners the
| entire cost OF the street. and that Mrs.
! Newberry was entitled To have a certain
sum of money refunded to her. which
| she had paid under protest IN cOnnec-
ton with said assessment. The Supreme
Court seemed satisfied that IL was an
| involuntary payment and under these
! circumstances the Corporation Counsel
! recommends that petitioners request be
| granted. and in view hereof we recon-
mend the adoption Of the following reso-
luton.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH l.. THEISEN,
| THOS. T.. Gilman,
| j +. MERRITT.'
| JOHN HARPER.
| D. ROSENTHAL,
| T. j MASON.
MARTIN j OsTRoWSKI.
| Accepted. and on leave, the following
| resolution was offered.
/ BY Aid Theisen:
| Resolved That the City Controller be
and ne is hereby authorized and In
! structed to draw warrant upon the
proper fund in favor OF Alfred e. Shep-
pard for the sum OF sl63.3l being the
! amount Of rebate To which he Is en-
titled under the decision Of the Supreme
Court I'm the case OF Ella Newberry VS..
City of Detroit on paying asse ssn NJ
Voigt Park Sub. situate on the g. w
corner of Edison and Second avenues, for
the paving OF Edison avenue, upon pre-
| ~ assessments levied against said lots
+, for the paving Of said street TO have
been paid.
=Yeas-Aid Allan, Brozo, burton
! DcimrI Ellis. FIELD Carney Gilman.
| Grindley. HARPER. Hindle. Heating,
Keusch. Iiocnig Knapp. Littlehsia'
| Lodge Lynch. McCarty. Mason, Merrl.i l.
O'Brien. Ostrowsh. Owen Kosemtnmi'
| schultz. SkrzycN Theisen THOMPSON
| rossy. Vernon Walsh. Watson, Zoel!er,
| and the prcsidont-So.
Nays FROM THE SAME.
| To the Honorable the Common Councll'
| Gentlemen - Your Committee on
streets. to whom was referred pc
l
| hermit TO erect sign corner Jefferson
and Cass avenues, respectfully report
we have had the same under cohsla-
| Grafton and beg leave 10 state tht the
| sitrn proposed to be- erected Is similar
| 70 that now maintained by the ID. ~ Z.
| line and petitioners having obtained
permission of AUDITING owners We beg
leave to state that we can see no , oDo
recommend the adoption or the Iol-
lowing resolution
| Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH L. THE!sEN'
a THDS.- GILMAN, --
j. f. MERRITT,
JOHN HARPER,
d. ROSENTHAL,
T . MASON,
| MARTIN j. OSTRoWSKi.
| Accepted and on leave, the follow
| ing resolution was offered:
Resolved THAT the Department OF
Public Works be and is hereby au-
| thorized and directed to issue permit
| 10 Northern Steamship Co. TO erect
sign corner Jefferson and Cass ave-
Provided. That said work shall be
| performed under the supervision OF the
! Department OF Public Works, ana In
| accordance with plans submitted 10
and approved by said Department; and
| Provided further. That no rights In
| the public streets shall be con1idercd
| waived by ;his permission, which is
1 granted expressly on the condition that
/ said sign and all distractions in con-
nection Herewith shall be removed at
any time when so directed BY the Com
| mon Council.
Ala. GaTvey was called to the chair
Adopted as follows:
| Yeas-Ald Allan. Brozo- Burton
IDcimel Ellis. Field. Gutman. Gilman.
| Crlndley, HARPER. Hindle. Keating.
/ Keusch. Kocnig. Knapp, Littlcncld,
Lodge, Lynch. McCarty. Mason Mer-
rift, o'Brien, ostrowskL Owen. Ros9n-
thai. schultz. Skrzycki, Theiscn.
! Thompson. Tossy. Vernon. Walsh.
Wateon, Zociler and the President
Pro Tem.--@J.
| Nays--Nonc.
FROM THE SAME
I To the Honorable the Common Council:
/ Gentlemen Your Committee On
: streets, TO whom was referred the Re-
tition OF Hammond. Standish a CO. for
4 permission TO construct water meter
well between curb line and north wall
j OF building on Standish street between
!, twenty FIRST street and alley first west
thereof. respectfully report that we