The Detroit times., 1911-12-27
ONLY SUGAR COATING WILL
SHOW IN FRANCHISE PLAN
AS IT WILL Be SUBMITTED
Bitter Dose Inside the Pill Care
fully Covered BY Hally's
Sharp Trick.
VOTING SET FOR JAN. %.
Vernon Fights To Have Civil
Service Amendment In
cluded in Ballot.
VOTING SET FOR JAN. %.

Aid. John Harpfer, chairman OF the
franchise committee of the common
council. and an ardent advocate of the
Thompson-H -Hally street car franchise.
trotted out his little steam roller In
Tuesday nights council meeting. and.
ably assisted by Corporation Counsel
Hally, used IL with telling effect
against the opponents OF the Thomp-
son-Hally program to submit the pro
posed franchise to the people, January
20, and to confne the election to this
ordinance and the Gilman municipal
ownership amendment.
That program went through like a
man sliding down a creased pole, but
there is just a possibility that the
council overreached itself a BIT In
voting to confine the election to the
two propositions mentioned. IL ex-
cluded, among other proposed charter
changes. the Vernon civil service
amendment which the council, a good
many weeks ago, adopted and ordered
submitted to he people at the first
special or general election. The reso-
luton calling for its submission was
made a part OF the amendment itself.
and the measure In its entirety having
been approved by Gov. Osborn. the
council Is powerless to prevent its sub
mission at the forthcoming election.
In the opinion OF Aid. Vernon.
Mr.. Hally, who Is a member OF the
city election commission by virtue OF
his Office, declared after the council
meeting that the civil service measure
would have to wait until some subse-
quent election. and that the councils
action with respect TO the Gilman and
Thompson measures effectively barred
the submission of any other prop
ositions in the same election.
Il don't care what Mr.. Hally says,
the civil service amendment has got
TO be submitted In the coming cleo
tion.' declared Aid. Vernon.
| City Clerk Charles A. Nichols. chair
man OF the election commission. SHARE
Aid. Vernor's view and says the YER
nor bin will go on the ballot II he has
anything TO say about II. City Treas
urer Max Koch Ia the third member OF
the election commission and he win
have the deciding vote.
The reports OF the joint committee
on franchises and charter and city
legislation on the Gilman and Thomp-
companying them, were drafted by
Corporation Counsel Hally, at the re-
quest of Chairman Harpfer. Tlfe
mayor and Mr.. Hally insist that they
are not advocating the proposed street
car franchise, but the form in which
the franchise proposition Is TO go on
the ballot, could hardly have been
more cleverly devised TO suit the pur-
poses OF Its proponents. Its popular
features are brought out prominently,
but there is no reference 10 the paw
! ing and other burdens assumed by
| the city in return for the concessions
| IN the way OF fares. Here is the
proposition as IL will go before the
people:
Thompson-HalIy Ordinance.
DO you favor adopting ordinance
| which makes provisions of De-
! troit Railway ordinance cover the
! entire city. ends all franchises,
/ Dec. 4, 1924, fixes fare at eight
| tickets for 20 cents, from 5 a. m
to 8 D. m, or five cents or six
tickets for 25 cents al any time.
| with transfers, secures certain
extension In 1912, and annually
| thereafter per cent OF track
mileage in city streets, and gives
! the city right to purchase said
system? (Yes) tNo).
The Gilman municipal ownership
amendment Will be submitted in the
| following form:
| The Gilman Charter Amendment.
DO you favor amending the city
/ charter TO provide that the city
/ shall acquire or construct, own
and operate street railway sys-
! TEN. and that there shall be elect.
ed board of street railway com.
| missioners, and directing the com
! mon council and board OF esti.
mates TO make for the preliminary
! expenses OF investigation by such
| board an appropriation of such
portion of 100000 as said board
| may demand7 CYes) (No).