The Detroit times., 1911-11-15
THINKS BR OK VETOES
HAVE HAD GOOD EFFECT
Public Will Reap Benefit in
Amended Specifications.
Mayor Tells Council.

Aid. Tom Lynch. of the Fifteenth
ward, furnished the only excitement
In Tuesday nights meeting OF the
common council by his indignant pro-
tests against the petition OF irwin
Long. trustee for tie Belle Isle Auto
Co., for hUther time in which TO re-
move the companys property from
Belle Isle. Aid Lynch thought that.
inasmueh as the council had ordered
the company of the island, there was
nothing left for II 10 do but get out.
and, In stentorian tones, he moved
, that the petition be denied. In spite
OF his protests, however, the petition
was referred 10 the committee on
parks and boulevards.
II occurred TO Mayor Thompson,
late Tuesday afternoon, that. under
the terms of his purchase OF the
Jewell property, near Fort Wayne,
which the city has decided 10 take
on his hands for park purposes,
payment OF $4,000 is due Friday in
default OF which the 81 600 previously
paid by the mayor 10 bind the bargain
IL to be forfeited The mayor took
the matter up with the ways and
means committee and that committee
brought In a report, Tuesday night.
which was adopted. authorizing City
Controller Heineman 10 issue and sell
the bonds and conclude the purchase.
All this cannot be done before Fri
day, OF course, but the money can be
taken from some other source for the
present.
The mayor sent in a communication
in which he announced that inasmuch
as the paving season is practically
closed, he would not veto the few re-
manning brick bills, the council having
passed the other bills vetoed by him
from time 10 time over his head. He
still insisted that the city had suf-
fered during the past summer through
the acceptance OF poor paving br1ck,
but he felt that the discussion of the
brick question had resulted in much
good and that the people will reap the
benefit in the future.
From views expressed by several
members of your honorable body,
the letter continued. II have reason TO
believe that 1t is your sincere purpose
TO make such changes in the specifica-
lions for paving material and paving
as will place them above criticism.
On AID. Lodges motion, the munich
nal owpeFship- amendment WAS taken
fron, the table for a minute or two so
as 10 insert the words "or lease AFTER
the word purchase IN one clause OF
the bill. The words were omitted by
Corporation Counsel Hally through an
oversight.
In accordance with resolution
adopted last August, City Engineer Me-
Cormick submitted plan Tor renum,
i,ering the city, streets, Numbers on All
streets running east and west OF Wood
ward-ave. are to begin at WOODWARD.
Numbers on north and south streets
are TO begin at a line or the south 80
located that the numbering snail De
uniform on all the streets all the way
out That Is IL No. 200 on Woodward
ave Is al Forest-ave., for instance, NO.
1000 On any other north and, soutn /
gineer has allowed one number Tor
every 90 feet. lie suggests that names
be changed wherever necessary 70
make a continuous street The plan
was referred 10 the committee on or
dinances.
Board ~ Commerce sent communica-
ton advising against any change IN
the present garbage ordinance until
the city determines Just how II rs going
10 dispose OF its garbage and other
refuse I'm the future. The committee
expresses the belief that the present
ordinance can be enforced. III the
various branches OF the city govern
ment will cooperate and the commit
tee has received assurances that they
will. The suggestion is made that
delegation composed OF three members
OF the Board of Commerce committee.
a member OF the council, the commits
sicner OF public works and a represen-
tative of the health board VISIT four
other cities where modern methods OF
collecting and disposing OF garbage OBJ
tain before any change is made In the
local system,
The ordinance committee now has
under consideration an ordinance sub
mitted by Frank u. Hovey, but IL was
held up few days ago pending an
expression from the Board OF Com
merce. IL is expected that Mr.. Hovey
will attempt to force some action on
his ordinance. Notwithstanding the
recommendations of the Board Of Com
merce.
President Gutman appointed spe-
cial committee consisting OF Aid. keat-
ing. Littleheld. Ellis, Knapp and
O'Brien. TO assist in entertaining the
Tarty Of Newark. \. j., aldermen who
are coming 10 the city next Monday TO
get IDEAS on city markets and munici-
pal power plants.