The Detroit times., 1911-02-14
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sfhe Third ward Republican committee
wiii meet Jhasssay evening st Geo.
John schuItx, aged 10, who lost leg
under . street ear, and whose ease
was thrown out OF court by Judge
/. Rohnert because the motorman who
y Witnessed the accident is dead. will
have another chance In court, as Al
bert A. Kirby has come forward and
announced that he witnessed the ac-
cident. picked the hoy up and helped
carry him TO an ambulance.
fhe council committee ON ordinances
can see mo- necessity for changing the
market ordinances so that the tarm-
ers and market gardeners who sell
produce In the eastern market may
nave regular stalls assigned them.
and will so report TO the council on
Tuesday night. A big delegation OF
market gardeners appeared before
the committee Monday To urge an
amendment TO the ordinance along
the lines suggested.
As q result or the continued agitatioa
} On the part OF the railway mail
clerks over the long hours they were
compelled TO work. IL was decided In
"A meeting between representatives Of
the clerks and The postmaster-ge gem
eral In Washington. that the old
hours would be restored and the
working force increased Many of
the men have been working from IL
TO "a hours day. but hereafter they
win work an average of six hours on
\ the road and have two hours at home
for study. Detroit postal clerks have
voted In favor of the Golden bill,
which provides a pension for retired
clerks.
Abraham seriinE, who was several
months ago expelled from member
raei. & BY by the the ss board Of management. "a gem
and who brought court proceedings
10 have himself reinstated. was on
Sunday expelled by vote or the en-
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II Is alleged. and he admitted in
court that he had threatened TO
shoot the president, s. Goldsti-,<. In
the court proceedings last week
Judge Murphy advised that the entire
congregation be given a chance 10
vote on the matter. with the result
that the acion OF the board was con-
firmed.
Aid. HARPER has called . meeting Of
the franchise committee OF the COM
mon council for Wednesday morning,
TO consider Mayor Thompson's rec
ommendatiCn that the council take
steps To prevent the Michigan Unit
ed railway from coming into the city
over the d. u. r. tracks without the
city's permission. Corporation Count
sci Hally has been asked 10 attend
should interfere. Chairman HARPER
has expressed the opinion that the
city Is powerless to prevent the NJ
u. r.. from briiging Its cars In, AZ the
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agreement with the outside company
for the use of the tracks
Once more the trustees Of the Central
Presbyterian church nnd IL necessary
to Issue public denial of the oft-re-
peated rumor that their church prop
ertyi Is to be sold. The church
authorities are constantly sought by
real estate agents for prices and op-
tions on the property which bears a
peculiar location, in the downtown
district, opposite police headquarters
but, as the members OF the church
and the pastor, the Rev. Marcus
Scott, are frmly convinced that there
IL need OF the church Just wnere IL
IL. they propose TO stay there. The
church finances are In excellent shape
and u greater activity than ever Is
planned.
rhe following were chosen NJ delegates
by the Prohibitionists OF Wayne
county to attend the prohibition con-
vention in lansing; Wednesday;
John; Weaver, N. G. Wylie. Mrs n,ld M
Charles w. Messer. II. l.. Herrick. K
). Walsh, Albert Il. King. William 7
Nash. John Murphy, James s: Wright
Cormick, Robt j. Mcdowell, Dominic
Minnie, Il. j. Kinnisten, A. w. .Soper.
Chas. b. Vosler. Fred Pierce, VIM. H.
P Hassard. Thos. w. Wilson. A. w
Jones. Ralph E. Tucker. Arthur T.
Kruger, Ernest II. Joiner, A. II. Cros-
by, Chas. III. Cloutier. Fred J. white,
ID. M Pickett, II. r.. Titus, Thomas
A. Askin, f. j. Watt.
4 naring announcement, Monday, that
the water board wns to conduct AN
investigation as to the purchase OF
meters by Thomas r. Putnam. super
intendent of meters. came as sur
prise to most OF the commissioners
az well as to Mr.. Putnam himself. To
the charge that meters have been
purchased without bids being adver-
tised for, Mr.. Putnam replies that he
has been purchasing meters. from one
firm, the Thompson Meter Co, OF
Brooklyn, since 1896 or 1897. under
instructions OF the board. The board,
ne says, had used the same meters
for several years before that and
had found them to be satisfactory
and low in price. Mr.. Putnam admits
that his son Is western manager for
the Thompson Meter-Co., but says
this connection began long after the
board decided to buy all it's meters
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