The Detroit times., 1911-09-27
CITIZENS WIN
SALOON FIGHT
Council Rescinds Action Granting
Permission for Transfer Of License
To Place on Mack-Ave.

After holding out stolidly against
the citizens who are opposed to the
establishment Of a saloon at No. 1404
Mack-ave.. for two weeks. the council
committee on liquor regulation held
a secret meeting, Tuesday afternoon,
and decided to recommend that the
action granting Richard 8. thinner
permission to remove to that number
from No. 45S Rivard-st.. be rescinded-
The committees recommendation was
adopted by the council, Tuesday night.
When Aid. Schultz, Of the Seven
teenth ward. tried TO have the action
reconsidered a week ago, Chairman
Ellis, OF the liquor committee, hotly
opposed him, and reconsideration was
voted down by big majority. The
citizens protested 80 strongly. how
ever, that the committee evidently
concluded that they were entitled to
some consideration.
AS one result of the fight on this
saloon, Aid. Schultz has introduced In
the council an amendment to the Wat.
son ordinance placing in the restricted
district all OF the Seventeenth ward
not now so affected. The amendment
was read twice by title and referred to
the ordinance committee. Aid. Schultz
also put through a resolution instruct
ing the corporation counsel to take the
necessary steps against Luther p.
Robin. saloonkeeper, at No. e0l
Kerchevalave., to deprive him OF bis
license. The district was restricted
at the time his bond was fined.
The appointment OF Edward Com
mand as justice OF the peace to sue
ceed the late John B. Teagan went
through with roll call attached and
was then cinched, reconsideration be-
ing indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Com
mand was sworn In by Deputy Clerk
Guy L. Ingalls, Immediately after the
council session and Is free to take
Office at once. Mr.. Command an
nounced that he would be In favor OF
retaining William Teagan, brother OF
the deceased Judge, as clerk OF the
justice courts.
In all seriousness, the special COM
mittee appointed at the special meet
ing of the council last Wednesday
night to argue an immediate settle
ment of the street car strike, submit
ted report, which was adopted by
the council, and in which the commit
tee took lot of credit to itself for
bringing the parties together The re-
port concludes:
"Your committee urged those pres
emit to effect a speedy settlement OF
the existing differences and after q
conference those present realizing
the Importance Of the issues, and upon
persuasion and influence brought to
bear by your committee, arrived at a
settlement of their difficulties"
The council took no action on the
brick question. Some OF the alder
men had planned to at least make the
effort to pass the bills now q.
over the mayors veto, but this pro
gram was abandoned at the last min.
ute, the promoters Of the plan evi-
IDENTIFY fearing that they could not
muster enough votes to turn the trick.
A resolution by Aid. Schultz, which
was adopted, directs the commission
er OF public works to consider the
duNlodpiiib1 Va uOiiB hAot PoNhab
with asphalt or brick in the future,
cutting out cedar block entirely.
President uutman appointed Aid.
Grindley. Gilman, Ellis, Walsh ant
Tossy committee to. represent the
city at the annual convention OF the
League of American Municipalities, to
be held In Atlanta, Ca, next week.
The corSsnittee will leave on Its little
junket next Saturday. Each Is al
lowed 800 for his expenses. Score
tary Schrieter, of the council, COM
mittee, will accompany the party.
Mayor Thompson will also be invited
to go along.
The council approved Aid. vernor's
civil service charter amendment and
II will be submitted to the people at
the next general election In the fall
OF 1912. The bill Is practically iden-
tical with that knocked out by SUI
preme court, through the decision in
the municipal ownership case.
The committee on ways and means
recommended that the city controller
put In an estimate of $4,000 for the
purchase Of the James Scott prop
erty at Cass-ave. and Peterborost. as
a site for a normal school. The CON
mittee approved OF all the acts OF
the executors OF the will up to date
and indorsed their policy Of closing
out the real estate as soon as pos
sible and the selling Of the diamonds
and jewelry except that worn by the
late Mrs. Scott, which, the committee
thinks, should be turned over to Aer
son, Joseph Campau.. The counc.
adopted the report.
Deputy Controller Palmer reported
that the water board had offered TO
sell it's property at the foot Of Or
lans-st. to the city for $4,000. and he
expressed the belief that the prico
is excessive. The matter was referred
to the ways and means committee.
Public Works Commissioners Haar'
or was allowed to transfer $4,000
from the general road fund surplus
TO the pavement repair fund. There
uaa No objection.