The Detroit times., 1911-04-05
TRACK EXTENSION
RESOLUTIONS PASS
Council Gives Approval, Aid. Koenig
Alone Dissenting-Veto Ready in
Hanley Gig Back" Matter.

With only one dissenting vote, that
OF Aid. Koenig. the common council,
tuesday night, adopted the resolu.
lions prepared by Corporation Coun-
sci Hally and recommended by the
committee on franchises, in accord
ance with Mayor Thompson's plan,
providing for the extension of me
Third. Brush. Chene and Mack-ave.
street car lines.
The permits for these extensions,
Tor they are nothing more. must be
accepted by the company within 10
days after their approval by the mayor
to be effective. There Is no doubt
on this score, however, for the form
OF the resolution had been previously
approved by the counsel for the Do
troit United Railway and the whole
plan grows out of long negotiations
between the company and the mayor.
The company, 1t is understood. will
make arrangements at once for Dor
rowing the funds necessary to proceed
with the improvements.
Aid koenig's objection to the
project was that the company is per-
mitted TO collect five-cent fares on
Brush cars running down Beaubien-
St, which is a three-cent line. His
argument failed to impress the other
aldermen, however, as the vote shows.
Mayor Thompson sent in a veto on
the resolution adopted by the council
week ago, authorizing the purchase
OF the lot at Twenty-fourth-st. and
west JeHerson-ave. ga site for a
ID. p. w. barn and storage sheds out
OF the 100000 OF garbage bonds au,
thorized by the council two years ago
The mayor says the price il is pro
posed TO pay is too high. On the
mayors suggestion the entire matter
was referred To the committee on
ways and means.
The mayor also had a veto ready
on the councils action in releasing
James Hanley from his contract for
building portion of the Fairyiew
sewer. He withheld il. however. be,
cause Aid. Schultz had filed notice OF
reconsideration. Aid. Schultz was not
on hand, Tuesday night, and the mo
ton TO reconsider will not come nm
until tie next meeting. In the mean.
time the mayor will hold his veto in
allowance. He takes the position that
Hanley had the same opportunity 10
investigate the conditions of the soil
that other contractors had and that
the city should not be Obliged TO nav
for his mistakes. He also calls Han.
ley a broker in contracts. He saws
be has been Informed by the engi.
neer's office that Hanley has success.
fully bid on $4,000 worth OF work in
the past few years but has himself
completed only about $4,000 worth
Aid Merritt put through resolution
instructing the department OF build.
ings to make thorough inspection of
all buildings where many people are
employed and 10 compel the owners
to provide fire escapes wherever thew
are called for by the law.
Aid. Heating, at the request OF Pres
tdent Barnett, OF the board of esti-
mates, introduced a resolution. which
was passed, instructing the board of
estimates TO meet Thursday night in.
stead OF waiting until April 8, the
date on which the estimators ordinar.
lily take up their work
MY idea Is to get the preliminary
work out OF the way this week. so We
can actually start work on the budget
next Monday" said Barnett. I'VE
have big Job before u.s."