The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

municipal appropriations ant that
there shall be printed on the back OF
every tax receipts, q schedule or the
various city departments. together
with the appropriations allowed each.
30 that every taxpayer may know for
exactly what purpose his money Is
being used
The resubmission of the question
of increasing tie citys bonding limit
at the earliest possible moment, was
urged, and the amendment should be
SO framed, the mayor urged, that a
certain percentage OF the increase be
reserved for the sole purpose OF fur
thering the municipal ownership and
operation of street railways. In con
cluslon, he suggested that steps be
taken early to insure sane Fourth
| of July, and invited the cooperation
of every citizen and taxpayer In his
effort TO give the city business ad.
ministration.
The message was in striking con
/ trast to the exaugural of Mayor Brett
meyer on the question Of taxation, the
latter reiterated his familiar state
ment, justifying increased taxes.
THE city OF Detroit cannot stand
STILL" he said. 1T has wonderful
future il its public servants will be
frank enough and honest enough with
themselves and with the people to
meet the city's needs fairly and
squarely without hiding. behind the
time worn plea that the taxes must
not be raised"
Mr. Breitmeyer had no word of
A. hn1 nTIN a
him and thanked those who had as
sisted his efforts. He expressed the
firm belief that the street car settle
ment he had proposed was step IN
the right direction. and would nave
met general approval. had 1t been car
RED through He extended his best
wishes to the incoming administra
ton.
Aid. Gilman, in rellnquishing the
presidency of the council. declared
strongly for municipal ownership as
the only possible solution OF the
street railway question. and, III MS
opinion, all the people, regardless Oh
whether they are taxpayers or not
should be allowed to vote on the
question. In his opinion, the new
council should not take any ACTON
hooking toward settlement, pending
the decision of the supreme court III
The municipal ownership case.
In accordance with the usual Gus
tom Aid Gilman was presented with
a silyer.mounted gavel before step
ping down.
The business of the old council was
disposed of in short order. Resoiu-
lions were unanimously adopted,
thanking Aid. Gilman, City Clerk
Nichols and Committee Clerk e. n.
Schreiter for their services during tne
wear. Aid. Watson introduced reso-
luton commenting the newspapers
for their fair reports OF municlpal al
fairs during the past year. IL was
unanimously adopted. Aid. Vernon
Deimel and Owen were appointed a
committee TO ebcort Mayor Brett
never to the cohncil chamber and the
reading OF HIS message followed.
President GlinRan's address followed
and the councfh then aajUnrned sine
die. on molten of tld. John Grtndley:
Thirteen new aldermen took theif
seats when the new council was called
10 order by City Clerk Nichols Few
minutes later The election OF Aid
Gutman as president and Aid Grind
icy as president pro tenn followed as
a matter OF course. The latter. In re-
sponse to vociferous demands for a
speech. made the hit Of the evening
when he rose and declared simply:
Gentlemen, | wish TO extend my
thanks for your kindness.
Aid. Gilman, Lodge and Tossy were
appointed committee TO escort
Mayor Thompson to the chamber. and,
i'm the interim, Public Works Commits
sioner Haarer, in very happy speech
presented the new president with a
beautiful Consistory ring, set with dia.
monds, on behalf OF his friends In the
Third ward Aid. Gutman is enter
| ing on his fourth term as alderman.
| Mayor Thompson's message was or
dered printed In the proceedings and
referred to the ways and means com
mittee for distribution to the proper
committees.
Petitions for aldermanic recounts
were submitted by August Schultz. In
the Seventh; August Forth, in the
Ninth: Robert Rutter. in the Eff
| teenth. and by Alexander Dill, In the
| sixteenth The recount Of the vote
In the Sixteenth is on today.